Texas Children’s Hospital is celebrating their 50th Birthday in 2004 and they have started off the year in Texas-style (for all you non-Texans, that means really BIG!). In January they held a 50th Birthday Gala and to start the festivities for the day, Hillary Duff made a guest appearance at the hospital and stopped by Radio Lollipop to visit patients and answer some questions about being a celebrity teenager. {By the way, she does have a curfew and chores to do!}

The Governor of Texas, the Mayor of Harris County, and the President of the United States (George Bush, a Texan), declared Tuesday, February 3rd, as Texas Children’s Day. In honor of this special day, David “the Bubble Boy’s” Mother, was invited to the celebration. She stopped by Radio Lollipop to visit with the patients and read the proclamations from President Bush and the Governor on the air.

There are a lot more activities planned throughout the year and we’re busily working on ideas for our 5th Birthday Celebration in October. So stay tuned for more exciting news from Texas!

The Service Level Agreement (SLA) between Radio Lollipop and the Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Child Health Directorate was signed on Wednesday 3rd March 2004.

Sue Burr, Southampton Station Trustee and Karen Brown, Clinical Services Manager for the Child Health Directorate both put pen to paper, witnessed by Southampton Chair, Steve Read and Radio Lollipop Chairman, Hedley Finn, MBE.

The SLA is a written document outlining the partnership between the parties involved and details what each partner is responsible for.

Radio Lollipop, Southampton is now in it’s 10th year and exciting times are head as Southampton General is being redeveloped and improvements made.

The Southampton Station has an excellent working relationship with Karen and her team and many other people involved in the Trust. Special mention should also be made to the Voluntary Services Management Team of Kim Sutton and Sue Hebard, who have been wonderful in assisting Radio Lollipop in it’s continuing endeavor to provide care, comfort, play and entertainment to sick children and young adult’s in Southampton’s General Hospital.