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Maycation Giveaway from Sandals honors moms, teachers, nurses and military persons who “rock”

This Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s Day just in case you weren’t aware. All forms of media, TV, Social, Internet, have been reminding us with ads and emails full of gift suggestions for moms.  Everyone including retailers, brands, restaurants and other businesses all have provides us with ways on how best to celebrate the moms in our lives.

One of our clients, Sandals Resorts, who we have worked with for several years, has a Mother’s Day promotion this year that is quite unique. They are currently running their “Maycation Giveaway” which not only celebrates Mother’s Day, but also Teacher Appreciation Week, National Nurses’ Day and Military Month. Every day for the month of May one deserving mother, teacher, nurse or military member will be rewarded with a complimentary 7-Day / 6-night luxury vacation for two at any Sandals or Beaches Resort of their choice*, for a grand total of 31 giveaways.

Participants are invited to visit the Sandals website at www.sandals.com/maycation/ and fill out a registration form. They then have to nominate someone they believe that “Rocks” who may be a mother, nurse, a teacher and/or an active or retired military person who they believe is deserving of a #SandalsMaycation. Participants must only nominate someone with whom they are personally acquainted with and must have the nominee’s permission and include their contact information. They may also nominate themselves if they feel that they fall into any of those categories. Part of the nomination process asks entrants to explain why the nominee rocks by writing up to 250 characters and also uploading a photo of the nominee.

Winners will be determined in four separate random drawings during the month of May. The first drawing will be conducted this Friday, May 10, and the last one on May 31. There will be a total of four Grand Prize winners and 27 First Place Winners.

Each Grand Prize Winner will receive a 7-day/6-night Luxury vacation for two in a Butler/Love Nest Suite® at any one of the 16 Sandals Resorts of the winner’s choice located in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, The Bahamas, Barbados or Grenada. Each Butler suite offers the utmost in privacy and plush elegance, including 24-hour room service with professionally trained butlers. Additional amenities offered at any Sandals are inclusive of all meals, unlimited premium brand beverages, daily & nightly entertainment, all land and water sports, including daily scuba diving, snorkeling and airport transfers. However, airfare is not included in any of these prize packages. Total value of each of these packages is $5,360.

Each First Prize Winne’s package will will receive a 7-day/6-night Luxury vacation for two in a Entry Level Deluxe Category Suite at any one of the 16 Sandals Resorts as indicated above or their Beaches Resorts located in Turks & Caicos or Jamaica. The same additional amenities are also part of the package, not including airfare. Total value of each of these packages is $3,556.

This Mother’s Day unfortunately I won’t be sharing with my two daughters. One just moved into a new apartment last weekend and the other daughter is closing on her first home on Friday. So they’re a little busy. Hope to visit them both soon though. Happy Mother’s day to all moms and hope you have a great day.