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Give me Five! for Radio Lollipop Melbourne

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PLC Cheque ceremonyOn Friday 6 March 2015, the Prep to Year 6 students at Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Melbourne Australia took part in Radio Lollipop day – a musical, colourful, fun-filled occasion to raise money for Radio Lollipop at Monash Children’s Hospital.

The students collected all their spare 5 cent coins and used them on Wednesday and Thursday to “Give me Five!” and vote for their favourite songs.

On Friday morning, Radio Lollipop Australia Board Director, Lisa Leong, was introduced at Assembly by her daughter Billie who is in Grade 1 at PLC, and then interviewed by Social Service Captains Sami Sharp and Georgiana Karakitsos about Radio Lollipop.

The Social Work Captains said: “We decided to support Radio Lollipop because we could empathise with the children in hospital and wanted to bring a smile to their faces”. Then, at lunchtime, the top ten songs with the most votes were played. Receiving the most votes – and beating Katy Perry and even Frozen’s Let it Go, was Geronimo by Sheppard! Everyone danced and sang along enthusiastically.

Radio Lollipop Melbourne was touched by the generosity of all the students and staff at PLC. Upon receiving a cheque for $800 from the school, Lisa thanked Sami and Georgiana, Social Service Co-ordinator, Hannah Bangah, and Head of the Junior School, Cheryl Penberthy, (who suggested the fabulous “Give me Five” concept!), and said: “as we heard in Assembly, “Give me Five” demonstrates that there is no contribution too small to make a difference”.

Photo 1: (L – R) Radio Lollipop Director Lisa Leong and her daughter Billie at Assembly.
Photo 2: Cheque Presentation at PLC. Hannah Bangah (Social Service Co-ordinator), Sami Sharp and Georgiana Karakitsos (Year 6 Social Service Captains), Bruce Uhlhorn (RL International Chairman), Lisa Leong (RL Australia Board Director), Billie Yuille (Daughter of Lisa!)

Radio Lollipop Glasgow AGM – The end of an era at Yorkhill

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Radio Lollipop Glasgow held their last AGM at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital on Sat 21st Feb, and what a day it was….

First of all, a massive thank you to all our volunteers who were in attendance, and to everyone for their support over the years at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital. I think we can all agree when we say it is going to be an exciting year ahead with our move to our brand new facilities at the Southern General later this year.

We started the AGM with all management team reports, who have all done a fantastic job over the past year striving to raise funds for the big move. We then had a great update on the move from our chairman and a presentation of awards long service volunteers, well done to all of you!

Last and by no means least, we had a visit from Kirsten, at the Yorkhill Children’s Charity, who have been a great support to Radio Lollipop and Yorkhill over the years, and we cannot wait to work with you in the years to come at the new hospital. The Yorkhill Children’s Charity very kindly donated an absolute staggering £30,000 to help us move to the new hospital and ensure that we continue to provide our invaluable service to the children and families of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. We cannot thank the charity enough for this amazing donation and we will ensure we make every penny worth it…

Hedley Finn MBE, Founder Radio Lollipop says “Securing this £30,000 funding for the new studio shows the fantastic relationships which exists between the Radio Lollipop chairman, management team, volunteers and the hospital staff, and patients within the sick children’s hospital at Yorkhill. Very well done.”

 

St Hilda’s Anglican Girls School

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The students at St Hilda’s Anglican Girls School have been donating craft and prizes to Radio Lollipop WA for the past 5 years. On Wednesday the 27th of August, Anthea Mccormick, our lovely Murdoch volunteer coordinator was presented with this year’s contribution.

Such an amazing effort!

Thank you St Hilda’s Anglican Girls School.

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