The Toowoomba Hospital Foundation‘s fifth annual Teddy Bears Picnic took place on Saturday 2 June in Toowoomba’s Queens Park raising essential funds for sick children in the region. The events main sponsor was the Kath Dickson Family Centre, with CEO Judith Mills stating that this was an easy decision to make. Other sponsors included Metro Parking, 3 Little Monkeys, Bendigo Bank, LJ Hooker Residential Real Estate Toowoomba, Bishopp Outdoor Advertising and Triple M Darling Downs.

Children and adults were entertained on the day by host Jimmy Giggle of Giggle and Hoot, a musical performance of the Wizard of Oz from Concordia Lutheran College and a magic show from Awesome Adam. There were also roving entertainers, face painting, games, story corners, community stalls and some real-life teddy bears. The day saw hundreds of visitors attend the free event, which aimed to raise funds for new medical equipment.

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