Village Scene
Village Scene
Trip of a lifetime for lucky winners Joe and Julia
Photos courtesy of Joe & Julia Mugo
On its website , the Official Travel Guide to the Maldives simply describes the island as ‘ the sunny side of life ’. It ’ s a modest tagline , an understatement if you like , more so to the city-dweller who gets the chance to vacation there .
Such was the luck of shopper Joe Mugo , who won first prize in The Village Market ’ s Great Getaway Giveaway festive season promotion . The prize was a five-night trip for two to the Maldives worth KES 800,000 inclusive of meals , accommodation , Emirates air tickets and all taxes plus US $ 500 for shopping .
During the festive season promotion , Joe stopped by The Village Market for his regular shopping at Nakumatt . As he was leaving the supermarket , one of the promotion attendants told him about the promotion . Having time to spare , Joe registered to take part in the promotion and began accumulating entry points .
“ I totally forgot all about it after that ,” Joe told ‘ Village Beat ’ after he and his wife returned from the Maldives .
Then in January Joe received a phone call from The Village Market management to tell him he was a winner in the promotion .
“ I was sceptical about the call ,” admits Joe . “ But then the caller was persistent and asked that I visit the management office to claim my prize .”
All this time , Joe wasn ’ t aware of the scale of his prize and how much it would impact his life . He simply
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