Ranger Stacey is a proud ambassador of Radio Lollipop Queensland and never fails to turn frowns upside-down when she visits. In October the Super Saturday team had a creepy crawly Halloween theme and who better to call on than our friend Ranger Stacey to teach the children a thing or two about bats, spiders and snakes!

After a quick chat on the radio, Ranger Stacey took to the wards visiting all the kids who were busy making halloween crafts.

Thank you Ranger Stacey. You lifted the spirits of so many children and inspired our volunteers. We love your visits!

Radio Lollipop Gold Coast Volunteers, Harley Dhessi and Miriam Crowe, had a very juicy interview about Radio Lollipop on community radio station, Juice 107.3. The interview was to raise awareness of what we do at Radio Lollipop in the Gold Coast Community and to talk about Lollipop Day 2011 held on Saturday 29 October.

These days it’s hard to find a radio station that is safe for the whole family to listen to, but that’s what Juice 107.3’s ‘Good Taste’ community radio station is all about. Unlike other radio stations, Juice 107.3 is owned completely by the community, for the community. Their aim is to ‘bring a smile to your face, a swing to your step and a sense of hope to your soul’.

Juice plays the latest family friendly music, containing no swearing or vulgar lyrics. Their announcers do the same to keep the stream free of crude, offensive or negative content, so there are no awkward moments when the kids are in the car. They also offer helpful ‘life tips’ which are great little motivators throughout the day.

Thank you to Breakfast Presenter, Kingsley Colley and the Juice 107.3 Team, for allowing us to talk about Radio Lollipop and help spread awareness of what we do in Gold Coast Hospital. We love what you guys do in the community and hope to be back on the air with you guys again soon.

If you would like more information about Juice 107.3 please visit their website www.juice1073.com.au, find them on Facebook or tune in and listen to some ‘Good Taste’ radio.

Gold Coast United’s Jake Barker-Daish, Dylan McGowan and Glen Moss had a ball visiting the kids at Radio Lollipop Gold Coast on Monday, the first of monthly visits planned for the 2011/2012 football season ahead.

The boys got straight into the games playing Table Tennis, Foosball, Jenga and UNO with the kids. A couple of the boys had a go painting a soccer player picture, our craft for the evening. Our Radio Lollipop Volunteer Marissa even had GC United themed paint out on our craft tables, blue, yellow and white.

There were a few competitions as to what player could paint his soccer player picture the best. The winner was judged by the young girls we had in the studio. They told us Dylan was the winner with his blue and yellow coloured picture, despite their comments of a ‘vomit coloured’ t-shirt. The runner up was Jake but the judges told him he used ‘too much black’.

There were table tennis battles, playing in the cubby house painted by our very on Radio Lollipop kids and a few shout outs on the Radio to our Gold Coast Lollipoppers. Filling the studio was laughter, energy and many statements from the young kids about GC United players being their ‘best friends’. The boys made quite an impression.

The boys also visited the wards to see the patients who were unable to make it down to the studio. A young five year old boy, who is a major soccer fan, had recently been brought into the ward. His face lit up when GC United suddenly appeared around his bed and handed him a signed poster. It was a very special moment to watch.

For Jake and Dylan it was their first time visiting the ward with Radio Lollipop. They had a great time and told us it was a real eye opener, they loved acting like a kid again and they look forward to coming back again soon. I’m sure they secretly enjoyed the crafts too!

A big thank you to Gold Coast United for visiting the children at Radio Lollipop and thank you also to Nicole, GC United’s Community and Events Manager, for organising the visit with us. Our Radio Lollipop Volunteers and the kids at Gold Coast Hospital look forward to seeing you next month.

Eesh Bristol and Dom Walker are proud to present a night in aid of Radio Lollipop Bristol.

The Halloween Themed Night is taking place at Eton, Baldwin Street, Bristol on Friday 4th November. 8pm to Late. Free entry and Halloween Fancy Dress!!

For those of you who are not able to attend the party but would like to make a donation, please visit Radio Lollipop Bristol’s justgiving site and the page http://www.justgiving.com/Dom-Walker which has been set up for the event.

Poster for the event designed by Charlie Hoskin aged 7.