Pink piggy bank backing kids

A GIANT pink piggy bank visited Thompson Parkway News, Post and Lotto on Saturday to raise money and awareness for Very Special Kids as part of the 2008 Piggy Bank Appeal.
Weekend shoppers got up close and personal with the three-metre tall, 700 kilogram piggy bank and dropped in a donation.
Plenty of cute piggy merchandise was sold during the visit.
Thompson Parkway News was one of the biggest fundraisers for last year’s Piggy Bank Appeal, raising over $2000.
This year, Very Special Kids, the organisation behind the piggy bank, hopes the annual appeal will raise more than $1 million.
Very Special Kids provides counselling, family support, respite, transition and end-of-life care as well as allocates trained volunteers to support families and conducts sibling and bereavement support programs, family camps and activities.
Between 12-25 September, five piggy banks – Penelope, Percy, Princess, Patrick and George – set off on trails throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria between Friday 12 and Thursday 25 September.
Last year, the piggy banks travelled an impressive combined total of 5,016 kilometres.
With trail stops along the way at over 160 locations this year, there are many opportunities to get behind Very Special Kids by giving a donation or purchasing the cool merchandise on offer.
The range this year includes wristbands, lapel pins, fluffy fridge magnets, stress pigs, pig tags, keyrings, lanyards, pens and piggy banks. Contact Very Special Kids on 9804 6222 to find out more or head to the website – www.piggybankappeal.org.au to pick up some merchandise or make a donation.