YOUNGSTER Emily Bermingham's last day in hospital was more memorable than most.
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The Wauchope football fan met a handful of rugby league greats when they visited Port Macquarie Base Hospital paediatric unit during the Hogs for the Homeless charity ride.
Brad Fittler, Nathan Hindmarsh, Matt Cooper, Steve Menzies, Josh Perry and Ian Schubert signed autographs and gave the children footballs, posters and stickers.
Hogs for the Homeless charity ride, a fundraiser for Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets, covered 3200 kilometres.
This is the third year rugby league legend Brad Fittler's has taken part.
Fittler said he loved motorbike riding and football.
"The fact we get to do a little bit of good and raise a lot of money for a man that works really hard for young kids is the side attraction that makes it all worthwhile," he said.
Youth Off The Streets is a non-denominational community organisation working for young people aged 12 to 21 facing challenges of homelessness, drug dependency, disadvantage, exclusion from school, neglect and abuse.
Matt Cooper said it was great to get out into schools, junior clubs and the hospital environment.
"We are just trying to get around to promote the game and put a smile on kids' faces," he said.
The hospital visit is the third in as many years organised by Blake Cannavo, the managing director of Port Macquarie's Bamford Engineering and Consulting and head of the Australasian arm of cyber-security business Iboss.
Nurse unit manager Cheryl Nolte said while the NRL stars always produced big smiles in the paediatric unit, it was Blake and Belinda Cannavo's generosity that continued to help sick children.
Bamford Engineering on Friday presented a $10,000 cheque to the hospital's paediatric unit.