Gold Coast Radio Lollipop has recently been supported by a local rugby league football club, Burleigh Bears, through a fabulous ladies luncheon filled with raffles, live auction and even a hypnotist.
The level of support in the day was positively overwhelming as the guests outbid each other. Radio Lollipop received a grand total of $5,531 from the generosity of the local community.
Junior members of the club were actively involved by selling raffle tickets for loads of prizes, hand-delivering the prizes to the lucky winners. The auction was a special one, catered specifically for the luncheon’s beneficiaries Radio Lollipop, and Sassy Survivors, a young women’s breast cancer support group. Burleigh Bears players auctioned off three pink coloured football jerseys, to be worn at the charity football game on the following weekend by the junior players. Three hand-decorated bras were also auctioned off – one special bra was decorated in a way which represented the children at Gold Coast University Hospital.
Shane St James the hypnotist created lots of buzz and laughter, as members of the audience volunteered to fall under his spell. The brave members performed silly antics, dance moves and adopted strange personas to deliver a wildly entertaining show.
To close off the day, guests were encouraged to battle it out with a sing-and-dance off; the loudest, most boisterous tables each took home a bottle of champagne per person. Needless to say, a huge dance-party ensued as guests hopped up on tabletops, dancing and singing at the top of their lungs. It’s no surprise that there were quite a few winners!
The Gold Coast team extends their deepest thanks to Damian, Nicky, Jodie, and Burleigh Bears Rugby League Football Club for allowing Radio Lollipop to be involved in such a wonderful event!
Photo credits: Burleigh Bears Rugby League Football Club
We are so proud of every single one of our “willing” volunteers who took on the challenge of the Great North Run. It is the world’s biggest half marathon and raises millions for charities in the UK and abroad – this year there was a runner from nearly every country in the world. It was a warm sunny day which made the 13+ miles a long hard run but everyone from RL Newcastle were totally committed to getting over that finish line. It isn’t about how fast or how hard you run but achieving your personal goal of getting to the end and, of course, raising money for our great charity. More news about the amount raised will follow when the figures are finally in.
