Lollipop Theater Network is dedicated to bringing current movies and entertainment to pediatric patients nationwide. For seriously ill patients and their families, this can provide a much needed break from their stressful daily reality, offering the hope and laughter we believe are essential for children to find the strength to cope with hospitalization, fight illness, and ultimately recover. Since its founding in 2001, LOLLIPOP has served over 43,000 patients and families, reaching 75 hospitals across the country. Our current programs include: 1. Online, interactive programs for patients with artists and talent 2. Group and bedside screenings of current film releases 3. Animation Days that invite professional animators to visit children in the hospital, answer questions about how their favorite animated TV shows and movies are created, and draw some of the show’s memorable characters as a keepsake 4. Celebrity visits by actors, musicians, athletes and other well-known personalities, who participate in fun arts and crafts activities with the children