At Radio Lollipop Glasgow we love to share good news!
We recently received a fantastic donation from our friends at West Coats Primary in Cambuslang, Glasgow. We cannot thank you enough for your fundraising efforts and support, this money will go towards ensuring we can provide our invaluable service to the children of the new hospital.
Our Chairman, Andy Gray, was absolutely delighted to be presented with this cheque at the school. Pictured below is Andy Gray and the amazing fundraisers from West Coats.
On 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!)
Kids at the Gold Coast University Hospital were treated with an uplifting distraction when Police Officer, Sergeant Chris Lynch came to visit. Sergeant Lynch spent time with each child and was able to answer questions and share interesting and fun facts about the job of a policeman.
“Apart from helping to make the kids’ stay more enjoyable, I want to show them that the police are there to help and that we’re friendly,” said Sergeant Lynch.
Throughout his visit children could wear a policeman’s hat, fingerprint and have a mock mug shot taken. They especially enjoyed fingerprinting and the fact that no one had one like theirs because each and every one is unique.
The children were entertained for hours and the fun continued with Sergeant Lynch giving each child a police themed colouring-in activity sheet.
Three-year-old twins, Ryder and Jesse (pictured), were excited to meet Sergeant Lynch and wear a real policeman’s hat for their mug shot.
The surprise visit was organised by Radio Lollipop Gold Coast who aim to make a child’s stay in hospital less frightening and more fun.
“Radio Lollipop has really saved the day – it’s always the best time of the day,” said Jaye, Ryder and Jesse’s mum. Sergeant Lynch accompanied Radio Lollipop volunteers Cristle, Bert, Liz and Jaime (pictured) on one of their regular Paediatrics ward visits.
In 2015, Radio Lollipop Gold Coast is expanding to include visits to Children’s Emergency and the Children’s Critical Care Unit (ICU) to see their service reach more sick children than ever before.
BUNBURY women will flock to South Bunbury this Saturday to lock in their tickets for what has grown to be one of the most popular events on the social calendar. Local women Erin Jackson and Kirbee Nielsen will host the Girlfriend’s Night Out to Celebrate Friendship for the third year in May.
The event is a fundraiser for Radio Lollipop, which is a volunteer-run charity that provides care, comfort, play and entertainment to sick children in West Australian hospitals. This year the Bunbury event aims to raise more than $25,000 to ensure Radio Lollipop can continue its work putting smiles on little faces in our hospitals.
Tickets for the event are $35 per person and this includes a glass of champers on entry and some light nibbles. Tickets will be on sale for one day only from 10am until all sold at 22 Patrick Street, South Bunbury.
The event will take place at the Lord Forrest Hotel on Saturday, May 30.
For further details contact Erin Jackson on 0458 292 344.
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