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The 7th Lindt ‘Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street’ Campaign Returns
Lindt donates thousands of Gold Bunnies to raise funds for Temple Street!
Patients at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital received hundreds of Lindt Gold Bunny soft toys to celebrate the launch of the 7th annual Lindt Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street Campaign. The special ‘bunny run’ of fluffy Lindt Easter Gold Bunnies was made by well-know Irish personalities and long time Temple Street supporters, 2FM’s Nicky Byrne and Jenny Greene from the Nicky Byrne Show to wards throughout the hospital. Hundreds of bunnies, carried in Easter baskets, were hand delivered to all the very special patients in Temple Street to mark the 7th year of Lindt’s fundraising activity.
The Lindt Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street campaign will once again see the Gold Bunny Roadshows arrive in selected Shopping Centres in Ireland to raise much needed funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. To date, the campaign has raised over €380k for the hospital which has enabled the fundraising team to purchase vital pieces of life saving equipment for the young patients at the hospital.
This year, the Lindt Easter campaign will concentrate on raising enough money for the hospital to buy a specialized Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Microscope for their ENT Theatre. This piece of vital equipment will enable Temple Streets specialized ENT consultants and surgeons receive high-quality imaging and brilliant illumination for the many Ear, Nose and Throat reconstructions, surgeries and procedures carried out at the Hospital.
Temple Street Children’s University Hospital cares for over 145,000 children every year. Since the very first Lindt Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street campaign was launched over 340k mini Lindt gold bunnies have been sold in aid of Temple Street. The Roadshow has hopped to shopping centres all over Ireland - 30 events to date - and 6 vital pieces of equipment have been bought for Temple Street Hospital. Over 50 volunteers have given up their time to support the fundraising over the years and 45 national and international celebrities have signed ceramic Lindt Gold Bunnies for the online Lindt Gold Bunny Auction. The auction alone has raised over €20k for the initiative.
LINDT GOLD BUNNY ROADSHOWS
Once again, Lindt has donated thousands of Lindt 10g Gold Bunnies which will be available to chocolate lovers at the Lindt Gold Bunny Roadshows for a minimum donation of €1, with every cent going to Temple Street. Look out for the Lindt Gold Bunny Easter Hunt Packs which will also be available at the Roadshows. Each hunt pack contains everything a family needs to have the perfect Lindt Gold Bunny Easter Hunt at home. Hunt packs retail at €10 each with all proceeds going to Temple Street.
The fund raising activity will be kicked off with a weekend of ‘bunny fun’, as the Gold Bunny Roadshow returns to Dundrum Town Centre 5th and 6th April, Blanchardstown Shopping Centre 15th and 16th April and Pavillions Swords 18th and 19th April. To find out more about Lindt “Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street” fundraising activity, Shopping Centre locations and dates go to Facebook - click on the Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Auction tab - and Temple Street and look under 'our events'.
LINDT GOLD BUNNY AUCTION
Following on from the success of the last two years, the Lindt Gold Bunny Auction returns and is set to get fans fighting for the limited ceramic gold bunnies signed by their favourite National and International celebrities on the Lindt Chocolate Ireland Facebook page. All proceeds from the Lindt Gold Bunny Auction goes directly to Temple Street Children’s Hospital and all final bid winners not only get to take home their signed Lindt Gold Bunny but also a Lindt Gold Bunny hamper worth over €100!
The Lindt gold Bunny Auction is open for bids now until 14th April at midnight. To make a bid simply go to Facebook, ‘LIKE’ the Lindt Chocolate Ireland Facebook page and get bidding!
Fans can follow the progress of the Lindt Gold Bunny Auction on the Lindt Chocolate Ireland Facebook page and get regular updates on Twitter. A fantastic array of much loved personalities have lent their support to the campaign this year and include:
Chart topping singer Emeli Sandé
Irish Actress and Author Amy Huberman
All Blacks Rugby Star Dan Carter
Oscar nominated Irish Actress Saoirse Ronan
Top Irish Band Kodaline
Singer/Song writer Gary Barlow
Ireland & Leinster Rugby Star Brian O’Driscoll
Irish actor Colin Farrell
Today FM’s Ray D’Arcy
Hilarious Irish Comedians Jason Byrne and PJ Gallagher
Munster and Ireland Rugby player Conor Murray
Irish Jockey’s Barry Geraghty & Davy Russell
Footballer Pepe Reina
“Our association with Temple Street children’s Hospital is a very rewarding one for all of us here at Lindt Chocolate Ireland. It is great to know that our fundraising efforts are not only helping the little patients at Temple Street but being able to purchase such vital pieces of equipment helps the incredible staff at Temple Street do what they do best by providing first class care to every child that comes through their doors” said Mairead Garvan, Marketing Manager for Lindt Ireland.
Speaking at the Launch of the Lindt Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street Campaign 2014, Special Events Manager in the fundraising Office, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, Angela McNulty said, “We are absolutely delighted to have such a rewarding corporate partnership with Lindt Chocolate Ireland. Lindt have taken a very proactive role in making the Lindt Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street campaign the wonderful success it is today. They have helped improve the lives of the children in the hospital and funded many vital pieces of life savingequipment for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. We are very proud and honoured to have Lindt as one of our corporate friends’.