Thursday 19-Jan-2012, 10:50 PM
Date: 19th Jan, 2012
Venue: Wonder Factory, Royal Childrens Hospital
Time: 11am - 1pm
Mission:
After receiving notification from a family friend, the 501st Legion were mobilised to brighten the day of our newest recruit, Peter.
We were told that the force was strong in one so young - and indeed it was!
Trooper Attendance:
Kev Vader, Moxxxie, Phoenix, DarkVoyd, Cavalier, Phantom, Stormraven
Guest Trooper Attendance:
Representing the Rebels - Sith Princess
Support Crew:
Anakinra should have had her Imperial Officer's jacket, but Moxxxie forgot it.
(Sorry Shannon!) You still looked fab in the Imperial "Summer Uniform"
Detail:
Troopers began arriving at 1100hrs, finding their way through the labranthine corridors towards a garish room covered in cartoon characters. By the time Moxxxie rocked up, everybody was halfway through changing - ready for our curtain call of 11.30. With a mad scramble, the troopers assembled themselves for inspection on time.
Once the Wonder Factory nurses had approved of our weapons and attire the troopers were escorted to the rendezvous point, where we met Peter - the cadet that we had heard all about. We presented him with a recruitment pack, along with a swag of trading pieces to make him the envy of the other cadets.
We then preceded to tour through the nearby children's wards - visiting many young cadets. Everything's better when there's Stormtroopers around! Anakinra and Stormraven were kept on their toes, making sure that all potential cadets were armed with temporary tattoos and Cadet Training Booklets.
A lot of people commented on the "Dirty Stormtrooper", at which Cavalier took great delight in informing everybody that he was the only one who did any work. Cheeky thing.
Many photos were taken - some reluctantly - with mum's and dad's getting in the swing of things. Sadly, not one cadet accepted Vader's challenge to come to the dark side. Next time, we'll have to bring those cookies...
We also found some droids along the way, but they weren't the ones we were looking for.
We went through three wards today - we visited a lot of kids who are facing some pretty heavy realities. For a moment, just briefly, we got them to forget about their day and live in the wonderful world of make-believe. A world located in a Galaxy far, far away.
Be proud of yourselves troopers. This is what the 501st Legion is all about.
Injuries:
Cav was sporting a rather large armour bite on the back of his knee. Time to get the dremel out, sir!
Malfunctions:
Nil
Public Incidents:
Public Incidents seem to follow us wherever we go! We got quite a few nurses in on photos - so we cant have been that scary!
Mission Status:
Jo from the Wonder Factory has invited us back and would like to set up a regular visit.
Photos:
The Wonder Factory nurses took a number of photos for us, and will be sending them through.
Venue: Wonder Factory, Royal Childrens Hospital
Time: 11am - 1pm
Mission:
After receiving notification from a family friend, the 501st Legion were mobilised to brighten the day of our newest recruit, Peter.
We were told that the force was strong in one so young - and indeed it was!
Trooper Attendance:
Kev Vader, Moxxxie, Phoenix, DarkVoyd, Cavalier, Phantom, Stormraven
Guest Trooper Attendance:
Representing the Rebels - Sith Princess
Support Crew:
Anakinra should have had her Imperial Officer's jacket, but Moxxxie forgot it.
(Sorry Shannon!) You still looked fab in the Imperial "Summer Uniform"Detail:
Troopers began arriving at 1100hrs, finding their way through the labranthine corridors towards a garish room covered in cartoon characters. By the time Moxxxie rocked up, everybody was halfway through changing - ready for our curtain call of 11.30. With a mad scramble, the troopers assembled themselves for inspection on time.
Once the Wonder Factory nurses had approved of our weapons and attire the troopers were escorted to the rendezvous point, where we met Peter - the cadet that we had heard all about. We presented him with a recruitment pack, along with a swag of trading pieces to make him the envy of the other cadets.
We then preceded to tour through the nearby children's wards - visiting many young cadets. Everything's better when there's Stormtroopers around! Anakinra and Stormraven were kept on their toes, making sure that all potential cadets were armed with temporary tattoos and Cadet Training Booklets.
A lot of people commented on the "Dirty Stormtrooper", at which Cavalier took great delight in informing everybody that he was the only one who did any work. Cheeky thing.
Many photos were taken - some reluctantly - with mum's and dad's getting in the swing of things. Sadly, not one cadet accepted Vader's challenge to come to the dark side. Next time, we'll have to bring those cookies...
We also found some droids along the way, but they weren't the ones we were looking for.
We went through three wards today - we visited a lot of kids who are facing some pretty heavy realities. For a moment, just briefly, we got them to forget about their day and live in the wonderful world of make-believe. A world located in a Galaxy far, far away.
Be proud of yourselves troopers. This is what the 501st Legion is all about.
Injuries:
Cav was sporting a rather large armour bite on the back of his knee. Time to get the dremel out, sir!
Malfunctions:
Nil
Public Incidents:
Public Incidents seem to follow us wherever we go! We got quite a few nurses in on photos - so we cant have been that scary!
Mission Status:
Jo from the Wonder Factory has invited us back and would like to set up a regular visit.
Photos:
The Wonder Factory nurses took a number of photos for us, and will be sending them through.
