Hi, it's Rachel.  Thank you for being here, reading this.  I have been involved with Lollipop Theater Network since 2008 and never before have I been a part of something that brings such joy to the lives of children.  Lollipop is a remarkable, non-profit organization and it needs your help.  Plus, let's face it, giving back feels good and knowing that you are making a difference feels good, but bringing a laugh, smile or a brief life-escape to a child feels better than anything in the world...

I will never forget my first hospital visit.  I was nervous, unsure of what to say and how to act, and, to a certain degree, I was scared.  What if I froze or failed or said the wrong thing?  I didn't want to let anyone down.  I wanted to be part of an organization that helps children with life-threatening illnesses be children again.  The most important lesson I learned that day was that I had nothing to be scared of.  Even the smallest gesture can make a difference.

My fundraising goal for Lollipop is $10,000 and I realize that it seems like an awfully big number, but I have always been a firm believer in the idea of "go big or go home".  Please contribute to this wonderful organization...every dollar counts.  Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Love, Rachel.

LOLLIPOP THEATER NETWORK INC wrote -

WHY WE DO THIS

“I’d like to thank you for bringing the patients and me the wonderful movie…it let us forget we are stuck in the hospital. Thank you LOLLIPOP." --Jonathan (Patient)

“This providential day for Cassie and her sister was just what she needed to feel like a normal kid, even if it was for only one afternoon. It has been a long time since we have seen the girls genuinely happy and truly enjoying themselves.”                                                                                                 --Michelle Ehrle (Parent)

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Please help LOLLIPOP raise the necessary funds to keep our programs active for patients like Jonathan, and parents like Michelle. Our goal is to expand our national reach in helping to offer hospitalized children everywhere an emotional cure from the challenges they face every day.

Your generous donations will help fund LOLLIPOP's programming in 2012, which includes our movie screenings (of first-run films), our monthly music session, Rhythm of Hope® in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville, artist days with Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation Studios at hospitals in Los Angeles, and celebrity visits with arts & crafts and other fun activities.

$25 will provide 25 giggles and belly laughs

$50 will provide 25 moments of escape for both a child and a parent

$100 will provide a room full of family togetherness

$500 will provide 5 red carpets for that true "Hollywood" experience

$1000 will help provide a hospital with a full day of movie magic

SPREAD THE WORD

Share this page with your friends and encourage them to join our wonderful network of supporters. Together we can help deliver smiles and joy to the children who need it most!

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You may also mail a check to:

LOLLIPOP THEATER NETWORK

10351 Santa Monica Boulevard

Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Please note "Campaign 2012" in the memo line

Email us or call 310/235-2772 with any questions.

From your friends at LOLLIPOP - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!