The Give Me Five for Kids appeal has raised more than $268,429 to help improve the quality of care and equipment in the children’s wards of Coast hospitals.

The Mix FM radio station appeal, which was supported by the Sunshine Coast Daily, involved a range of community events including lawn bowls days and corporate golf days.

One of the highlights was a “wheelie bin walk” which consisted of three teams that walked from one end of the Sunshine Coast to the other, finishing at the Nambour Hospital. Full story [link=http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/jul/07/digging-deep-kids/]here[/link]