WHO: Power 96 WPOW-FM, a Beasley Broadcast radio station, and Radio Lollipop, an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in hospitals.
WHAT: Power 96 once again reaches out to the South Florida community with a 36-hour Radiothon to help raise money for Miami Children’s Hospital’s Radio Lollipop program, the innovative, in-house radio station designed to stimulate the minds and raise the spirits of the young patients.
Last year, Power 96 WPOW-FM raised over $170,000 for Radio Lollipop, more than tripling the $50,000 raise at the inaugural event in 2007! In addition to numerous local celebrities stopping by, including Pitbull and Flo-Rida, several recording artists called in from around the country to make a donation!
During the 36-hour broadcast, Power 96 will be accepting donations from several Walmart locations in Miami-Date and Broward Counties. For the final 12-hour stretch, everyone is invited to Hialeah Gardens Walmart Superstore for a live broadcast by Miami legend DJ Laz. One hundred percent of proceeds will benefit Miami Children’s Hospital.
WHEN: 36-hour Radiothon: Tuesday & Wednesday, August 11 & 12, 2009
Final 12-hour Stretch: DJ Laz Live Broadcast from Hialeah Gardens Walmart
Wednesday, August 12, 6 a.m. till 6 p.m.
WHERE: Walmart Superstore in Hialeah Gardens, 9300 N.W. 77th Avenue, Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 (Just off the Palmetto and Okeechobee Road)
For more information and updates, keep your radio at 96.5 WPOW-FM and visit www.power96.com.
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.