...Shortly after the release of Sam's Balloons, we then drew the Raffle...  Ben delved deep into the 'box' and picked out the winning ticket...  Sophie then read out the 'Winning Ticket Number' and 'Name'!

Ticket Number '435' was the winning ticket drawn and was won by a family from Ben's Pre~School Play Group...

As we were driving home from the Beach after friends and family had departed, I tried to call the number that was written on the back of the winning ticket to let them know they had won...  Sadly, there was no reply, so we tried again later that same evening...

When I got through I explained who I was and why I was calling them...  I spoke to 'Robin' and excitedly told him that the winning ticket with their name and Number on had been drawn by our Ben that afternoon and that they were the lucky winners of our Sam's Virgin Balloon Flight Voucher...

Robin called to his wife 'Gillian', telling her what the phone call was about...  I told them that I would present them with the voucher the following Monday Morning at the Pre~School where both our children attend...

That Monday Morning Ben and I went out first thing to purchase a 'Congratulations Helium Filled Balloon' to be presented alongside the 'Winning Voucher'...  Just before we presented this to Gillian and Robin, I took a photo of Ben holding the Balloon before he gave it to 'Beth', his school friend, Gillian and Robin's daughter...

Gillian told us later that they are going to donate the Prize to her 'Father' later in the 'Summer' as a gift...  Her father is to undergo surgery soon and they thought it would be a nice gesture to offer this Flight to him after he has recovered from his surgery as a 'Get Well Gift'...

Andrew and I cannot think of a more wonderful way for this 'Virgin Balloon Flight Voucher' to be used...

Gillian and Robin will let us know when they intend to use the Voucher so that we may have a copy of a photograph of her 'Father' that will be taken during the flight, which we can then include in this page...

Thank You to Gillian and her husband Robin for participating in our Fundraising Sponsorship and 'Congratulations' to you both!

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