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12 December 2003  

Would you dare drop out of a small aeroplane at 10,000 feet and freefall at 220 mph back to earth in six minutes? You would if your name is Lorraine Hickson.

Lorraine who works for the Holiday Inn at Preston recently did the daring tandem parachute jump in aid of Radio Lollipop Manchester. Lorraine informed Julie Edwards’s, wife of Carl our Manchester Trustee, at the time of her daring feat. Julia asked if Lorraine would consider raising funds for Radio Lollipop and arranged a meeting with Carl. At the meeting Lorraine agreed that Radio Lollipop was a very worthwhile cause, as she only wanted to raise funds for a children’s charity. Lorraine spoke to Marcus Brall, General Manager of the Holiday Inn, and asked if we could place our Serious Fun leaflets in each hotel bedroom to the raise our profile of the charity in the region. Marcus agreed and one thousand leaflets were distributed over a four-week period.

The big day arrived and after a thirty minute briefing Lorraine boarded the six-man plane, which soared to 10,000 feet. Lorraine said “I was quite nervous at first and it was very cold as the door was open but once we left the plane it was a fantastic experience and I would love to do it again”. Lorraine raised a fantastic £620 and all the money raised will be used to buy competition prizes for the children and teenagers when we are on the wards over the next three months. Lollipop thanks Lorraine, Marcus and the Holiday Inn for their support.

If you think you could do something as daring or different to raise funds for Radio Lollipop then please contact us. Go on – meet the challenge and join Lorraine, it could be Serious Fun!