RADIO LOLLIPOP (UK) LIMITED

This cause was part of Easter Race
This unique race URL is https://ecoracing.co/cause/radio-lollipop-uk-limited-1604/

We provide care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in hospital across England and Scotland.

At Radio Lollipop we believe in the healing power of play, providing smiles and laughter to children at a time when they need it most.

One in four children are admitted to hospital before reaching age 14. Though some patients are short stay, many have a recurring need for care and return repeatedly to hospital. Some who are terminally ill spend much of their short lives in hospital.

Radio Lollipop gives young patients a voice and a choice during their stay. While they can't say no taking their medicine or receiving treatment, they can request their favourite songs, win prizes, and hear their own voices on the radio. These activities give youngsters a haven of normality in the hospital day, which in other respects is strange, different and often scary.

OUR VIRTUAL BALLOON RACE
The Easter Virtual Balloon Race is a computer simulation race where everything is real except the balloon! It’s 100% eco-friendly with no risk of harm to wildlife. The race simulates real weather conditions at that actual time such as the prevailing wind speed and current temperature and, reflecting real life, virtual balloons just like latex ones, can pop if the balloon parameters are not suited to the weather.

Each virtual balloon costs just £3 and you can buy as many balloons as you would like.

Setting off from Istanbul, the balloons will be ‘released’ on Easter Sunday, 4th April 2021 at 12pm (noon) and race for 7 days.

Enjoy taking part in this fun event from the comfort of your own home and track your balloons live as they gently float across the virtual sky. The specialist software uses live weather data to determine the progress of each balloon and they can be tracked on Google Maps and satellites once the race has launched. You can alter your balloon’s parameters at any time to increase your chance of winning.

The race finishes on Sunday 11th April 2021 at 12pm (noon). Winners will be contacted directly and announced on our social media platforms.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Simply sign-up (so we know who you are if you win), once you've paid for your balloon you can then name, personalise, and decorate your balloon via your dashboard by choosing the shape, colour, and pattern, plus the helium content and rubber thickness.

Virtual balloons can even be gifted and make a perfect 'virtual' gift. Choose to support Radio Lollipop whilst buying a fun and unique Easter gift.

To buy a balloon as a gift, once you've signed-up, simply purchase a balloon activation code for £3 each and send the code to your family and friends for them to activate. You could print it off, pop it in a card or wrap it up for a lovely Easter surprise. To join the race, gift codes must be activated by 11.30am on Easter Sunday. The gift recipient can decorate, name, and track their balloon themselves. They may even win a prize!

PRIZES TO BE WON
NATIONAL STAR PRIZES - for the top 12 balloons travelling the furthest from all charities joining this race:
* 1st prize - £500 cash
* 2nd prize - Apple iPad
* 10 x £10 national book tokens.

Our fundraising target is: £1000

Gross monies raised so far: £693

Supporters so far: 106

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