VM Awards
Ceremony
Charity
Auction
The Vapouround Awards evening ended
with a charity auction which raised
money for two really worthwhile causes Nora’s Dream and Help for Heroes.
The auction raised £6,400 which is a
fantastic sum of money and it will be split
equally between the two causes.
It was a relaxed, informal and fun event
where the whole idea was to benefit two
great causes and have a good time while
doing so.
Once again hosts Ashley Hanson and
Chris Tucker set the tone just right
and did an amazing job in keeping the
auction moving and the charity cash
rolling in.
The vaping community is very generous
and giving and when a collection of
Vapouround Magazine branded goodies
was snapped up for £450 at the start of
the auction it was clear that the event
was going to be a great success.
Framed first and second edition copies
of Vapouround Magazine were next up
and swelled the pot by another £250.
A couple of cool mods brought in another
£500 and a front cover picture in a
future edition of Vapouround Magazine
was amazingly popular and brought in
£3,300.
One lucky attendee managed to snap up
£5,000 of Vaper Expo stand space for
the October 2016 show for just £2,000
and two limited edition Vapouroundbranded mods were also auctioned off
before the hammer fell for the final time
of the night.
Although this was a fun event for all
those who took part, the main focus of
the auction was on the two charities
involved.
Help for Heroes was
chosen because of
the amazing work
it does in offering
comprehensive
support to those
who have suffered
life-changing injuries
and illnesses in the
line of duty.
It provides grants
to individuals,
other charities
and organisations, funds capital build
projects and runs four Recovery Centres
across the UK.
Soldiers, sailors and airmen can get the
help and support they need from Help for
Heroes and the charity is committed to
being there for servicemen and women
who suffer life-changing injury in the line
of duty.
The charity also works closely with the
MOD and The Royal British Legion to
deliver the Defence Recovery Capability
(DRC) which helps wounded, injured and
sick personnel launch back into the next
phase of their lives.
Nora’s Dream is a charity which is
very well known by members of the
international vaping community and we
are very proud to be associated with it.
It raises money to fund the ongoing
medical care of a beautiful young girl
called Nora who was born with two forms
of cystic fibrosis.
Keith Fairman from Diamond Vapor
named his first e-liquid Nora’s Dream
and a percentage of every one of the
20,000 bottles of Nora’s Dream he sells
each month goes to support this little girl,
AWA R D S
the daughter of a close family friend.
Keith was named ‘Vaper of the Year’ at
the awards ceremony for his amazing
charity efforts on behalf of Nora and
this proved to be a very popular choice
amongst the attendees.
Keith spoke movingly about his own
personal journey after being named
‘Vaper of the Year’. He said: “Eight years
ago I lived under a bridge and I did not
think I would be able to make anything of
my life.
“Four years ago I told my wife I was
going to create my own e-liquids and she
thought I was out of my mind…but I held
onto my dream and it paid off.
“To everyone who is struggling with their
own problems in life I would say that
you must never give up on your dreams
because it is your dreams which will take
you where you want to go.
“I want to thank everyone who played
a part in naming me ‘Vaper of the Year’
and I want to especially thank everyone
who has supported the Nora’s Dream
fund which is so very close to my heart.”
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