BAPIA News Summer 2014 Summer 2014 | Page 12

GOSH Children’s Christmas Party 2014 For the 2nd year running BAPIA is supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital with decor for the Children’s Christmas Parties. Many of you will not need any introduction to this event as you were all so keen to be a part of this in 2013 and it was a huge success. Due to unprecedented demand last year and to allow all of our members the same chance to be a part of this fantastic class we are going to change the booking process this year. We will open up the registration page on August 1st 2014, when you will be able to register your interest to book onto this event. On 30th September 2014 we will draw names from the list of those who registered and they will be given the first opportunity to book a place on the class. The Class: On Monday 15th December 2014 BAPIA (with the fantastic support of Amscan, Qualatex and BOC) is sponsoring the décor for the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital Christmas Party and we are offering 25 BAPIA members the opportunity to take part in this class with 2 of the industry’s leading instructors and designers, Christopher Horne of Amscan International and Sue Bowler CBA sponsored by Qualatex. Both Christopher and Sue are acknowledged not only as two of the best instructors that the balloon industry has seen but also as fantastic designers who have created designs that are replicated daily around the world. Delegates will have access to photographs of the completed décor for use in their own portfolio and will also receive a personal letter of thanks from Great Ormond St. This is no ordinary party décor; due to allergy concerns for some of the youngsters, we are restricted to using only nonlatex balloons and the décor will have to survive 4 separate parties over the following 2 days. As some children cannot leave the hospital they will not be able to attend the parties, so we have to make the décor moveable so the staff and volunteers can “take the party to the children” afterwards. This party is supported not only by some of the country’s top companies but is always attended by an array of celebrities (who take 2nd place to Santa) and we want to make sure that this party is the best decorated in town! We will be charging £35 for the day. This will also include a Pizza lunch and refreshments. Any funds left-over will then be donated to GOSH along with a single donation from BAPIA. This is a 100% charitable event with all goods and services for the décor supplied free of charge. This class is NOT suitable for beginners, all delegates must have attended a basic/fundamental balloon course as a minimum. To register for the draw go to www.bapiaonline.com/training and register for this event. Members Competition We are