This year’s Uniform Free Day was another great success for Radio Lollipop Perth. While the figures are still being collected as the last donations trickle in, it is estimated that an excess of $62,000 AUD was raised on Wednesday 19th March 2008.

Each year the Transperth bus drivers get into the spirit of having fun with Radio Lollipop and dress-up in fancy dress costumes and collect donations from passengers. This year we had scary witches, wizards, pirates and many other characters.
Lots of local schools came on board this year and helped in the city mall to collect donations from morning workers.

Transperth also transformed one of their buses and have the entire outside painted and decorated to support Radio Lollipop and Uniform Free Day. This year the slogan “Helping to Entertain the World” was across one side of the bus with our Logo and this year’s theme.

A BIG thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of this day especially Transperth who have supported this event for the past 12 years.

Kevin Keegan, Newcastle United and former England manager, today spent an afternoon at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary to announce the name of the new state of the art Children’s Hospital in the region.

The GREAT NORTH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL was chosen by the public as the name for the new £100m building which will house all of the children’s services under one roof, including the brand new Radio Lollipop Newcastle studio.

Whilst visiting the hospital, Keegan spent time meeting the children and signed autographs for staff, patients and the Radio Lollipop team.

Press / PR representative for Lollipop Newcastle, Helen Hudspith said “it was great to see the amount of time he spent with the children. He didn’t just announce the name and then walk away. He really understood that today’s event was all about the kids. They were so excited to see him and it gave many of them a real lift”.

Keegan has been a keen supporter of Lollipop in the past and signed a Radio Lollipop shirt for the charity. It will be framed and put in the new studio for everyone to enjoy.

It was a typically beautiful Brisbane morning for this year’s annual Mater Hospital’s 5K’s for Kids annual fundraising event. Radio Lollipop volunteers were invited again this year to help support the Mater Little Miracles fun run by blowing up and handing out balloons.

Miss Lollipop (Aka volunteer Rachel Neden) was invited as a special guest again this year and was a great hit with children and adults alike! Everyone wanted their photo taken with Miss Lollipop even Batman and Robin from Australia’s Movie World had their photo taken with Miss Lollipop.

The atmosphere was fantastic as the Southbank Parklands filled with over 3,000 families, local celebrities and lots of balloons!! The Radio Lollipop volunteers were out in force handing out balloons and chatting with the children!

Everyone had a great time and it was a great opportunity for Radio Lollipop to give back to the hospital which provides tremendous support to us.

Check out Radio Lollipop Brisbane Chairperson Scott Bradley and Radio Lollipop Logan Volunteer Co-ordinator Sarah Nolan with some of the balloons.