Pirates, Pixie Dust, Lucky and HOPE!!

 

 Remember that blog I wrote a few weeks ago? About my Birthday wish? The way I was going to use my Disney Vacation Planning business to help St. Baldrick's Foundation Conquer Kids' Cancer?? The one that started like this... Since my business' name is Pirates and PIXIE DUST Vacations and I LOVE helping people to create MAGICAL Disney memories I thought it only fit to do something for my birthday that can spread Pixie Dust to families, like mine, that need it.

Well, I wanted to share with you my new friend... LUCKY!! Look at what the Graphic Artists at St. Baldrick's Foundation made for me to use with my Birthday Pixie Dust Promotion!! :) The St. Baldrick's Foundation Mascot is Lucky the Leprechaun and this is the best looking Lucky I've seen (and I've seen more than 70 of them!! lol)!I mean really, is it any wonder that I support them as much as I do?? On top of working daily to Conquer Kids Cancer for my son, Michael, and the 46 kids diagnosed with cancer every single weekday, they made this absolutely adorable Pirates and Pixie Dust Lucky JUST for me to use with my promotions!! :)

For any of you that haven't read my Birthday Wish Pixie Dust blog , I'll give you some info!! :) The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. St. Baldrick’s Foundation currently funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. As a Volunteer Event Organizer (VEO) I, along with a committee of amazing family and friends, run an event in Rockaway Beach, NY. Last year our event raised over $128,000! I like to tell people we raised over 128,000 glimmers of HOPE for us and the other families who are in this battle with us. St. Baldrick's Foundation is best known for their world-wide signature head-shaving events where individual event where volunteers get bald to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer and raise money to support life-saving childhood cancer research.

I run one of these events in September along with the support of our wonderful family and some amazing friends. Our event is called Hope is in the (h)Air. This year we are holding our event on 9/15/2012 at Bungalow Bar & Restaurant in Rockaway Beach, NY. It's going to be another awesome day full of love, support, hope and in honor of 5 amazing kids! These kids are Mikey and his friends, Emily, Eddie, Ty and Evan. Evan passed away on April 16th so our day is not only in honor of these amazing 5 kids but in memory of Evan as well. So, in honor of my birthday (that has, by now, come and gone) I've decided to give myself a birthday present!

To spread some Pixie Dust and HOPE to our families... and to help St. Baldrick's Foundation make my WISH come true, here's my birthday present to me: For every Disney Vacation booked through Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations between June 1st and August 30th, not only will you get my booking and planning services at NO cost to you but, I will donate 10% of that trip's commission to St. Baldrick's Foundation! I will get to do what I love, helping people plan MAGICAL Disney Vacations, while helping Mikey, his friends and all of the kids diagnosed with cancer have just a little more HOPE!

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With love & HOPE... and a little bit of Pixie Dust,

Chrissie

A little Pixie Dust and some Birthday Magic

Since my business' name is Pirates and PIXIE DUST Vacations and I LOVE helping people to create MAGICAL Disney memories I thought it only fit to do something for my birthday that can spread Pixie Dust to families, like mine, that need it. My 6 year old has cancer. In medical-ese he has 'Unclassifiable LeptoMeningial Disease'. In 'regular terms', they don't know what kind of cancer it is but it's coating his brain and spine. He's a wonderful little boy. He's a fighter and he, along with all of the children diagnosed with cancer, are amazing. Our families need a cure for our kids. The only way to find a cure is through research. While the government cuts research funding for Childhood Cancer and while other foundations allot only $0.10 for every dollar raised to Childhood Cancer there's one foundation has raised the bar on funding Childhood Cancer Research. That Foundation is:

The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. St. Baldrick’s Foundation currently funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. As a Volunteer Event Organizer (VEO) I, along with a committee of amazing family and friends, run an event in Rockaway Beach, NY. Last year our event raised over $128,000! I like to tell people we raised over 128,000 glimmers of HOPE for us and the other families who are in this battle with us. St. Baldrick's Foundation is best known for their world-wide signature head-shaving events where individual event where volunteers get bald to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer and raise money to support life-saving childhood cancer research. I run one of these in September. Our event is called Hope is in the hAir. This year we are holding our event on 9/15/2012 at Bungalow Bar & Restaurant in Rockaway Beach, NY. It's going to be another awesome day full of love, support, hope and in honor of 5 amazing kids! These kids are my son, Mikey and his friends, Emily, Eddie, Ty and Evan. Evan passed away on April 16th so our day is not only in honor of these amazing 5 kids but in memory of Evan as well. So, in honor of my birthday this coming Saturday I've decided to give myself a birthday present! To spread some Pixie Dust and HOPE to our families... and to help St. Baldrick's Foundation make my WISH come true, here's my birthday present to me: For every Disney Vacation booked through Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations between June 1st and August 30th, not only will you get my booking and planning services at NO cost to you but, I will donate 10% of that trip's commission to St. Baldrick's Foundation! I will get to do what I love, helping people plan MAGICAL Disney Vacations, while helping Mikey, his friends and all of the kids diagnosed with cancer have just a little more HOPE!

So, Happy Birthday to ME!! Contact me TODAY to get started planning your MAGICAL Disney Vacation and know that when you book, you will be helping me spread some Pixie Dust and HOPE to thousands of families just like mine!! Happy Planning and Don't forget... If you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true Love, HOPE & Pixie Dust, Chrissie

Foodie Fridays Disney Style... Birthday Cakes!!

While I will go into greater details about celebrations at Disney at a later time, today it's all about being Foodie Friday so we're going to talk about birthday cakes at Disney!! :) 


Birthdays are special days for everyone! They are days to celebrate us as individuals... and NO ONE does celebrations like Disney does!! See that cake? Yes, that yummy looking chocolate cake with my favorite Mouse on it wishing my daughter a happy birthday :) That's a 6 inch celebration cake! We had this cake sent to our table for her 7th birthday celebration at Cinderella's Royal Table a few years ago. It was delicious and she LOVED the fact that everything (except the candles) was edible! Yep... she ate that chocolate screen printed disc with Mickey's picture wishing her a Happy Birthday with her name written in CHOCOLATE FUDGE icing!! lol 


Did you know that six-inch cakes just like this are available at most Disney full serve restaurants for birthdays and anniversaries?? The six inch celebration cake comes in either chocolate or vanilla and costs $21.00 (plus tax and gratuity.) These do not require advance notice! Yep... if you want to make sure this is the cake for you and not pre-order it you can request one at the podium of the full serve restaurant when you check in for your ADR and the cost will be added to your bill! 


If the 6-inch celebration cake isn't doing it for you, other cakes are also available and must be ordered in advance. I've seen pictures of some of the cakes that the Disney Pastry chefs have made for friends of mine and they do AMAZING work!! You can order these custom made personalized cake by calling the Cake Hotline: 407-827-2253. This requires 48 hours advance notice.


If you don't have advance dining reservations on your birthday and you are staying at a Walt Disney World Resort, you can order a Celebration Cake to be delivered to your room through room service or through the resort guest services. 


Even if you have a birthday cake to celebrate your special day in Disney, don't forget the Disney Celebration buttons!! They are a great way to celebrate all day long!! 


If you have pictures of a personalized Disney cake and you wouldn't mind sharing please send them to me at piratesandpixiedustvacations@gmail.com :) 


Have a MAGICAL day!! :) And if today is your special birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! :)