Last week, I was asked by a previous Blast Off client Nicola to photograph her family again, this time in a special place. Nicola and Stewart were celebrating their 10th anniversary and decided to celebrate it in style at their wedding venue Airth Castle (quite topical as today is my 14th anniversary!)
This year has been a year to really test those vows of marriage for the Haddows, as their youngest boy Frankie was struck down by a virus, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. Rehabilitation has been tough on the family and they have had to make many trips to the Sick Kids Hospital in Edinburgh.
After the session, I was sitting in my car thinking..... more fund-raising is needed for this amazing hospital, which continues to help other Blast Off clients like Frankie, and also Alex F, and was great help for Evie before her passing. So I thought, at this time of year, as the kids are about to go back to school, what would mums and dads like Nicola and Stewart like? A wee bit of pampering? Of course!
So NMP bought a £30 voucher for the beautiful spa at Airth Castle Resort. Who wouldn't like a facial or massage, and a swim in their amazing pool?
Since then, other local businesses have been very generous in quickly donating vouchers themselves.
All you have to do to win one of these amazing vouchers is the following;
1) Donate minimum of £2 to the Blast Off Sick Kids Hospital Just Giving page, making sure you put your Facebook name on your donation. The money goes directly to the Sick Kids Hospital.
2) On the Nikki McLeod Facebook page, there is a pinned post about this raffle; comment ON THAT THREAD ONLY with your choice of voucher you would like to win. Each £2 donation gives you one entry, you can donate as much as you like but only one entry per £2 donated - for example, a £10 donation will give you 5 entries, so you can apply for 5 vouchers of your choice.
You can gain an extra free entry into the draw (for any voucher) by PUBLICLY SHARING the thread with your Facebook friends (you first must have made a minimum of £2 donation, and then you must share it under PUBLIC, as I won't see it otherwise and therefore you won't gain an extra entry).
It would be really great to donate at least the target of £100 to Sick Kids, we are already 1/3 there already after #eyesforevie. Let's do it!
'RELAX & INDULGE' for Sick Kids
VOUCHERS
Please note that not all vouchers are full price for treatments etc, you may have to pay extra to complete the treatment.
1) One £30 voucher for the spa at Airth Castle Resort & Spa, near Falkirk; can be used for part payment to any spa treatment - at the moment, they have a summer special for £28 until the end of September, meaning you could get a free treatment without any further payment!
2) One £30 voucher for Simply Make Up & Beauty, Dalgety Bay; can be used for part payment to any beauty treatment; nails, facials, massage and more from the wonderful Emily!
3) One £10 voucher for Loopy Lou's Nails & Beauty, Dalgety Bay; can be used for part payment to any beauty treatment at my next door neighbour!
4) One £30 voucher from Dalgety Bay Chiropracter Clinic, Dalgety Bay for a new patient consultation by the lovely Vicki!
5) One voucher value to be confirmed from The Remedy Rooms, Edinburgh; CACI Endermologie, Decleor Body & Face, Eye Spa and much more!
6) One £20 voucher for Jem Therapies, Cowdenbeath; OPI nails and more!
7) One £40 voucher for 'Beauty By Carrie', Rosyth for a luxury manicure and pedicure in your own home (only available in Rosyth, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Dalgety Bay and surrounding areas)
8) The Clubhouse, Dalgety Bay have very kindly donated a bottle of wine; the ultimate indulgence!
9) One £35 voucher for 'Beauty By Carrie' (a different one in Rosyth!) for a Dermalogica Express Facial and Back Massage at her home based studio
10) 2 x 'Actiderm' free inch loss wrap treatment, designed for home use from Caroline Kechida
and of course, I am happy to indulge you at the studio with a £30 voucher towards a fun Blast Off Portraits session!!
So at the moment, I have £150 worth of vouchers to give away, and that will be more once I find out what the Remedy Rooms is donating! Can we at least attempt an equal amount to Sick Kids??
So all you mums and dads looking for a little relaxing when the kids go back to school, or anyone needing a little self-indulgence, for just £2, you could win a voucher and help Sick Kids!
GOOD LUCK!
T&CS
Closing date 23th August 2013 6pm.
All winning vouchers must be collected from the Blast Off Portraits studio by appointment only.
All names will be drawn 23rd August with winners announced 24th August.
Entries only accepted by above rules, judges decision is final.
