Monday, 4 July 2011

PiggyBankKids – and My First Ever Give Away

As you all know, last weekend I went to Cybermummy 2011, very kindly sponsored by Zu3D without whom I would have not been able to attend.

There were two parts of the day that resonated with me the most. The first was the address to us all by Sarah Brown, wife of the former Prime Minister. She spoke passionately about her charity PiggyBankKids. To my shame, I hadn’t been fully aware of this charity until now. I knew vaguely of its existence, but not its purpose. 

“PiggyBankKids is about changing children’s lives. Every single child is precious and unique. At PiggyBankKids we work hard to give children the best possible chance of living a healthy and happy life, here in the UK. We want to help as many children as we can: from the vulnerable babies whose lives could be saved with the right scientific breakthroughs, to those kids and young people who have the hardest start in life.”

The second part of the day that really spoke to me was the seminar on Blogger Activism. I love my blog and I’m passionate about blogging and I’m passionate about the content of my blog.  I am keen to utilise my blog to do more, to help charities that mean something to me, and that I have benefited from, directly or indirectly.
PiggyBankKids do many worthwhile things, but the one that has captured my attention is the Jennifer Brown Research Fund and Laboratory, named in the memory of Sarah and Gordon’s beloved daughter.  This centre researches causes of prematurity, is conducting pre-eclampsia research, and some of the conditions that affect neonates, often into adulthood. 

So now to the giveaway! To help raise the awareness of this wonderful charity we are giving away one of their fabulous Disco Pigs. To win one of these gorgeous pigs please answer the following question.
How many colours of Disco Pig are there?
For additional bonus entries:
·         “Like” PiggyBankKids on Facebook.
·         “Follow” PiggyBankKids on Twitter 
·         Tweet the following
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Please comment on this blog separately for each step you’ve taken.
Entries close at 5pm on Friday 15th July and we’ll announce the lucky winner on Monday 18th July
Giveaway is open to UK residents only
Good luck and please share with your friends!

A Disco Pig would make a lovely new baby gift or a christening gift, and you are helping a very worthwhile charity at the same time. If you can't wait to see if your a lucky winner, you can purchase one here