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Good Friday Royal Children's Hospital Appeal, Melbourne

Easter in Melbourne is a glorious four day holiday weekend.  Amidst  the hot cross buns and Easter eggs, it's hard to escape two big events in our city: the start of the Australian Football League AFL season... Go Hawks! AND  our Good Friday Appeal. Across the city, fundraisers are out in force collecting for our Royal Children's hospital. Last year the  Good Friday Appeal  raised over 16 Million  a staggering amount that they are hoping to exceed this year. Having raised three children in Melbourne  I am very happy to say  I had never visited the Royal Children's Hospital until this week,  when I visited for coffee with a friend who was working there.  For me, arriving on foot from across the parkland,  and not in an ambulance with a sick child,   I was able to appreciate the  architectural  beauty of the buildings ...