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Come out to the Teddy Bears' Picnic and help support The Children's Hospital at Westmead!

When: Sunday 19th October
Time: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Where: Rosehill Gardens, Rosehill

What is the Teddy Bears' Picnic?

The Teddy Bears' Picnic is a fun family day out with a great atmosphere and plenty to do. The event is organised for all ages, including parents, and includes a wide range of activities such as face painting, jumping castles, an exciting Centre Stage Concert, showbags, rides, sports clinics, a giant sandpit and much more. Your all inclusive one low ticket price includes all activities, shows, rides and parking!

To see a full listing of all the events and activities for 2008 click here.

WHAT'S ON? - Keep checking back for updates!

Rides:

• Thomas the Tank Engine ride
• Giant Slide
• Cup and Saucer ride
• Miniature Train Ride
• Jumping castles

Other Activities:

• Art and Craft
• Bear Clinic
• Bear Competitions (enter your teddy and win a prize!)
• Channel 7 Celebrity Autographs
• Chocolate Wheel
• Face Painting
• Fairy Wings
• Hair Spraying
• Kindifarm
• Lucky Dips
• Motor Bike rides
• Parents Massage
• Product Sampling
• Raffles
• Sandland
• Showbags
• Snakes and Ladders
• Sporting Clinics
• Teddy Drive
• Temporary Tattoos
• Test the toys for Christmas

Baby Changing Facilities

Baby changing facilities will be available at the Huggies Nappy-Pants Quick Change Station. Multiple change stations will be provided. Please refer to event day map for location.

Centre Stage (sponsored by Woolworths)

Come out and meet the hosts of Saturday Disney at the famous Centre Stage Concert!

MCs - Saturday Disney Hosts Sally Stanton & Jack Yabsley

• 12.00pm Centre Stage Opening with Bandaged Bear and the Hospital Heroes
• 12.05pm Alvin & the Chipmunks Show
• 12.40pm Clown Doctor Performance
• 12.50pm Mr Magic - Magic Show
• 1.20pm Marvel Superhero Show
• 1.55pm Kung Fu Panda Show
• 2.30pm The Dorothy the Dinosaur Show

All performances and appearances are subject to change due to unforseen circumstances.

A special thankyou to all artists and entertainers who have donated their services.

We ask that no prams be brought into the concert arena. Pram cloaking is available on entrance.

The School Stage (sponsored by Myer)

The School Stage is proudly brought to you by Myer and will showcase school talent from across NSW. Acts range from Bands, Singing and Dancing as well as the Picnic Popstars Contest!

Register your talent to be a Popstar!

This contest is open to performers up to 15 years old. All you need to do is sing and dance to a karaoke song of your choice and you will be judged by our special celebrity guest Sara Groen from Channel 7 + others! There are some great prizes up for grabs. Entry into the contest is free; you just need to get in early as spots fill fast!

If you would like to be involved in the School Stage or register for the Picnic Popstars contest please contact Michelle Lockley on 9845 3469.

Autograph Signing

Channel 7 celebrities will be at the Picnic again this year and will be signing autographs at the official Channel 7 stand at the times below:

Autograph Signing Program Time John Howard (plays Dr Frank Campian) Samantha Armytage All Saints Sunrise / News 11:15am - 12:30pm Charlotte Best (plays Annie) Christie Hayes (plays Kirsty) Jordan Rodrigues (plays Jai) Home & Away Home & Away Home & Away 12:30 - 1.30pm Zoe Ventoura (plays Melissa) George Hourvardas (plays Nick "Carbo") Hugh Sheridan (plays Ben) Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters 1:30 - 2.30pm Lincoln Lewis (plays Geoff) Celeste Dodwell (plays Melody) Home & Away Home & Away 2.30 - 3.30pm

The following Channel 7 celebrities will be appearing at the BEAR CLINIC activity:

Presenter Program Time Erica Davies Mel Symons Sally Obermeder Sydney Weekender Sydney Weekender Sydney Weekender 1:30pm - 2:30pm

NB: Celebrity appearances are subject to change due to unforseen circumstances.

How to Get There

By car - All parking for the Teddy Bears' Picnic is free. Parking is available off James Ruse Drive, Grand Avenue and Unwin Street. Click here to view a map of Rosehill Gardens.

If you park in areas P4, P5 or P6 there are stairs leading into the venue.

Pram access - Pram-only parking is available in the P1 carpark off Grand Avenue. A level crossing is available for parents with prams via the lower P4 parking off James Ruse Drive.

Wheelchair access - Disabled access is available from the P3 carpark off James Ruse Drive.

Public Transport - Additional trains will be added to the timetable between Rosehill and Clyde between 9.30am and 4.30pm. Children under 16 years in possession of a teddy bear and their accompanying parent or guardian will receive free travel on all trains and Sydney Metropolitan bus services. Call the Transport Information Line on 131500 or visit www.131500.info for all timetable information.

Can't come to The Teddy Bears' Picnic but still want to help?

If you can't make it on the day, or don't have young children but would still like to support The Children's Hospital at Westmead, why not purchase a ticket through our Charity Ticket-a-thon Program. The program allows disadvantaged families to attend the Teddy Bears' Picnic and share in the magic of this very special event.

The concept is simple. Supporters can purchase tickets to the Teddy Bears' Picnic which are distributed on their behalf to struggling families associated with The Children's Hospital at Westmead and also through charity groups, such as The Smith Family, Barnados and the Salvation Army.

To make a donation call (02) 9845 3364.

To download a copy of the Ticket-a-thon brochure click here .

Order raffle tickets to sell on our behalf

One way that you can really help this event is by helping to sell tickets in the Teddy Bears' Picnic raffle. Raffle tickets are available in books of ten and tickets are only $2 each. Please call the event team on (02) 9845 3364 to order your tickets. Tickets can be sold for the duration of October and will also be available to purchase at the event.

First prize in this year's raffle is return flights for two people to Singapore!

Volunteering

Thank you to all those who have applied to become a Teddy Bears' Picnic volunteer. Applications to volunteer have now closed - we have had a great response and all positions have been filled.

Confirmations and briefing notes have now been sent to successful applicants. If you have applied to become a volunteer and have not received confirmation, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator on (02) 9845 3745.

Sponsors

Thank you to the following sponsors for their continued support of The Teddy Bears' Picnic

Media Partners

Event Partners

Supporters

Thank you to all the supporters of The Teddy Bears' Picnic 2008!

Activity Providers

• A1 Amusements
• AH Beard
• Ambulance NSW
• AMF Bowling
• Australian Pedal Car Club
• Bettina Child Model Management
• Book Bunker
• Bunnings Warehouse
• Clinique
• Coleman & Son Pty Ltd
• Commercial Travellers Cot Fund
• Dirt Works Australia
• DMAG
• Dorothy the Dinosaur
• Football NSW
• Fun in the Sack
• Ingleside Rural Fire Brigade
• Jumping J-Jays Castles and Slides
• Kimberly Clark
• Kindifarm
• Mr Magic
• Myer
• NSW Police - Traffic Support Group
• Operation Art
• Saturday Disney
• Scholastics
• Showtime
• Singapore Airlines
• Skansen Beanie Kids
• Springfree Trampoline
• Table Tennis NSW
• The Clown Doctors
• The Natural Confectionery Company
• The Sun Herald Newspaper Distribution
• The Train Shed
• Tupperware Australia
• Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway
• Yamaha Motor Australia
• You Studios

Event Suppliers

• ACES Security
• ABC Music
• Amazing Raymond Tattoo's
• AMF Bowling
• Australian Garrison of the 501st Stormtrooper Legion
• Australian Museum
• Bensons Trading
• Bridge Climb
• Budget Truck Rental - Westmead
• Carlingford Produce
• Coca-Cola
• Corban & Blair
• Daryl Charles Photography
• Deals Direct
• Disney Channel
• Disney Magazine
• Dominos
• E-Dry Carpet Cleaning
• EMI Music Australia
• Featherdale Wildlife Park
• Funky Fairy Parties
• Greater Union Hornsby
• Hanson Construction Materials
• ID Warehouse
• Intencity Broadway
• Jazzright Productions
• Kids Go Crazy
• Kidzown
• Krispy Kreme
• Lollipops Playland Nth Strathfield
• Luna Park
• Macquarie Ice Rink
• McDonalds Australia
• NSW Police - Rosehill Local Area Command
• NSW Toy & Railway Museum
• Ontera Modular Carpets
• Otter Press
• Ozjet
• Pacific Magazines
• Parramatta Eels
• Patti's Hire
• Premier Healing Centre
• Priceline
• Ryan's Toys
• Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre
• Scholastic Australia
• Southern Star
• Storage King Homebush
• Subway Rosehill
• Sydney Markets
• Sydney Tower & Oz Trek
• Taronga Zoo
• Timezone
• Toys R Us
• Universal Music
• Civic Video

Promotional Supporters

• Activities for Kids
• AMP Shopping Centres
• Auburn Home Mega Mall
• Buspak
• Busways
• Country Women's Association of NSW
• Crowthers Buslink
• Encore Music School
• GPT Group
• Hillsbus
• Inflatable Image Technologies
• Liquor Stores Association of NSW Inc
• Optometrists Association Australia
• Premier Hire
• Restaurant and Catering Association of NSW
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Shop-a-docket
• Shorelink
• Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Inc
• Stockland Shopping Centres
• Sydney Markets
• Veolia Transport
• Westbus
• Westfield Shopping Centres

CHW Internal Departments

• Burns Unit
• Grace Centre for Newborn Care
• Operating Theatres
• Respiratory Medicine

Promotional Opportunities

Do you work for a company that is interested in promoting itself at The Teddy Bears' Picnic? There are plenty of opportunities for your organisation to get involved and become part of this wonderful event. If you are interested in receiving a proposal please contact the Special Events team at events@chw.edu.au or call (02) 9845 3364.

* Note: Due to catering contracts already in place at Rosehill Gardens we are unable to utilise the services of individual or non-contracted catering companies (donated or otherwise).

For more information, please contact:

Special Events, Public Relations
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Ph: (02) 9845 3364 / events@chw.edu.au