RADIO LOLLIPOP (UK) LIMITED

This cause was part of Easter Race
This unique race URL is https://ecoracing.co/cause/radio-lollipop-uk-limited-2144/

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 £4 and you can buy as many balloons as you would like.

Setting off from Alice Springs, Australia , the balloons will be ‘released’ on Easter Sunday, 17th April 2022 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 24th April 2022 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 £4 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:
1. £500 Cash
2. Amazon Alexa / Echo Dot 4th Generation!
3. 10 lucky winners of £10 Book Tokens
Plus special bonus prizes for all high performing causes or charities
1. Sales in excess of 1000 balloons - £100 for furthest balloon flight
2. Sales in excess of 10,000 balloons - £1000 for furthest balloon flight

Our fundraising target is: £1000

Gross monies raised so far: £364

Supporters so far: 35

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Top 20 balloons within cause

  • #1 Gemsington Palace: travelled 1,308.08km FINISHED
    Race position: 9
    Cause position: 1

  • #2 DSH: travelled 1,290.55km FINISHED
    Race position: 37
    Cause position: 2

  • #3 Go you good thing RL: travelled 1,286.05km FINISHED
    Race position: 57
    Cause position: 3

  • #4 Winderella: travelled 1,155.45km FINISHED
    Race position: 125
    Cause position: 4

  • #5 Good luck Kirsten: travelled 1,116.70km FINISHED
    Race position: 145
    Cause position: 5

  • #6 DarcyDo: travelled 1,103.36km FINISHED
    Race position: 188
    Cause position: 6

  • #7 Hannah Monks 2: travelled 1,103.28km FINISHED
    Race position: 189
    Cause position: 7

  • #8 Mikes balloon: travelled 1,100.58km FINISHED
    Race position: 218
    Cause position: 8

  • #9 Duncan and Annabel: travelled 1,100.55km FINISHED
    Race position: 220
    Cause position: 9

  • #10 Good luck Erin: travelled 1,096.95km FINISHED
    Race position: 241
    Cause position: 10

  • #11 Waltzing Osterhase: travelled 1,034.22km FINISHED
    Race position: 283
    Cause position: 11

  • #12 Dotty the Dasher : travelled 958.52km FINISHED
    Race position: 392
    Cause position: 12

  • #13 Waltzing Lollipop: travelled 953.43km FINISHED
    Race position: 403
    Cause position: 13

  • #14 Balloon: travelled 952.15km FINISHED
    Race position: 407
    Cause position: 14

  • #15 Rhys1: travelled 949.76km FINISHED
    Race position: 413
    Cause position: 15

  • #16 Balloon: travelled 945.01km FINISHED
    Race position: 428
    Cause position: 16

  • #17 Balloon: travelled 944.57km FINISHED
    Race position: 430
    Cause position: 17

  • #18 Wendy Lady 2star2right: travelled 899.93km FINISHED
    Race position: 476
    Cause position: 18

  • #19 Suz the Sniper: travelled 897.21km FINISHED
    Race position: 484
    Cause position: 19

  • #20 Hedley: travelled 891.12km FINISHED
    Race position: 505
    Cause position: 20



Supporter Balloons (91)

  • Gemsington Palace joined the race on March 29, 2022, 8:05 PM
    Cause position: 1
    Race position: 9

  • DSH joined the race on April 16, 2022, 10:49 PM
    Cause position: 2
    Race position: 37

  • Go you good thing RL joined the race on April 11, 2022, 7:04 AM
    Cause position: 3
    Race position: 57

  • Winderella joined the race on April 8, 2022, 6:56 PM
    Cause position: 4
    Race position: 125

  • Good luck Kirsten joined the race on April 15, 2022, 6:33 PM
    Cause position: 5
    Race position: 145

  • DarcyDo joined the race on March 18, 2022, 10:35 AM
    Cause position: 6
    Race position: 188

  • Hannah Monks 2 joined the race on March 31, 2022, 2:55 PM
    Cause position: 7
    Race position: 189

  • Mikes balloon joined the race on March 18, 2022, 2:13 PM
    Cause position: 8
    Race position: 218

  • Duncan and Annabel joined the race on March 18, 2022, 12:44 PM
    Cause position: 9
    Race position: 220

  • Good luck Erin joined the race on April 15, 2022, 6:33 PM
    Cause position: 10
    Race position: 241