Recently Lee had a great conversation with Naomi from Baby Loves Disco UK. She told him about her latest charity venture, supporting Tommy’s with a dance-athon across the UK looking for Britain’s best little dancer. As we have a toddler ourselves, we know how much little ones love to dance and we thought we’d like to support this great charity event. I am also a big Strictly Fan, so anything dance-wise at this time of the year, is always a winner in the FR office!
So, what’s it all about then?
Between Saturday 30th October and Sunday 14th November, Baby Loves Disco events in Manchester, London, Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh, will be dedicated to raising funds for Tommy’s (*see below for exact times). All across the country Baby Loves Disco is transforming the hippest venues into child proof discos as toddlers, pre-schoolers and parents looking for a break from the routine playground circuit let loose for some post naptime, pre-dinner fun. Baby Loves Disco is an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real dj’s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving.
As your little one takes to the floor in the sponsored dance-athon, celebrity judges will be on the look out for Britain’s Best Little Dancer. They’ll have to dance non-stop for three songs – no mean feat for tiny feet!
There’s a family weekend break at Butlins** to be won for Britain’s Best Little Dancer, the highest fundraiser will win Peppa Pig products, tickets to Waterworld & Twinlakes Park as well as a personalised picture from Marmaladepaws.com and a family ticket to the Baby Loves Disco of your choice.
How can I take part?
Just choose which city you want to go to and buy your tickets now! Once you’ve purchased your ticket you will be directed to set up an online personal fundraising page. You can email a link to your page to all your family and friends, so they can sponsor your child simply and securely online. You can add a photo and a personal message to your page, plus create a special ‘thank you email’ to everyone who donates.
We are asking all little participants to try and raise at least £20 – this would pay for a midwife to answer calls for an hour speaking to up to 10 worried parents. If 500 dancers raise £20 this would mean a staggering £10,000, enough to pay for a research assistant on a research trial.
Why fundraise for Tommy’s?
The money you raise by taking part in the Baby Loves Disco’s dance-athon will have a direct impact on saving babies’ lives.
At Tommy’s we know there is no experience more harrowing than losing a baby. Helping women to understand pregnancy and complications during pregnancy is at the core of what we at Tommy’s do. We rely on donations in order to continue to offer services such as our midwife-run Pregnancy Information Line and to further develop our research programs and clinical trials to reduce the number of stillbirths, premature births and miscarriages experienced each year.
*Event locations, dates and times:
Saturday 30th October – Bristol (2-5pm)
Sunday 31st October – Edinburgh (2-5pm) with celebrity judge Amanda Hamilton, Manchester (2-5pm) with celebrity judge Terri Dwyer
Sunday 7th November – Stirling (1-4pm), London Stratford (2-5pm), Brighton (2-5pm)
Sunday 14th November – Glasgow (2-5pm) with celebrity judge Kaye Adams, London Nottinghill (2-5pm)
Good luck to all the competitors, and we hope you all raise lots of money for such a great cause! For more information visit Baby Loves Disco
KEEP DANCING!
Monday, October 4th, 2010, 09:33 | 
Childrens activities, Family days out, Pre-School, Toddlers | 
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