A MAGICAL NEW YEAR

Hi everyone!!

I know, I know... it's been TOO long! We had quite a setback here at Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations once Superstorm Sandy came but we've relocated until our home is back up and running and we're settled in our new digs! To celebrate not only being back up and running,  but the ringing in of the NEW YEAR, I'm hosting a giveaway!

You can enter for your chance to win a $50 Disney Gift Card from Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations! Yep, that's right! A $50 Disney Gift Card! To win all you have to do is go HERE  (yes, click the word HERE ) and follow the directions!

 There's a lot of magic happening in Disney World this year. From the newest promotions to the year of Limited Time Magic! I'll be posting about all of it during the upcoming week but for now, don't forget to enter to WIN!!

 Happy New Year! We hope it's a MAGICAL one for everyone!

~~Chrissie

Happy Birthday America!!

Happy Birthday America! Happy Independence Day! Happy 4th of July!

Thank you to all of the service men and women... past, present and future who have given so much of themselves!

If you're spending time at Epcot, listen to and watch the Voices of Liberty sing the National Anthem and the Spirit of America Fife and Drums play a patriotic tribute! Both of these amazing performance groups can be seen in Epcot at the American Pavilion in World Showcase

Click the links below to see Voices of Liberty sing the National Anthem and the Spirit of America Fife and Drums!

Voices of Liberty

Spirit of America

Have a Happy, Safe & Magical July 4th!!

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!

Don't forget to 'LIKE' my Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations Facebook Page

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

Memorial Day

It's Memorial Day Weekend! This weekend Pirates and Pixie Dust Vacations would like to take the time to thank our amazing Men and Women who have served our country and their families and friends! We remember all who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom! Did you know Walt Disney World honors these amazing men and women daily? Every day at 5pm in the center of Town Square there is a Flag Retreat Ceremony! A random vet in the park is chosen every day to partake in the ceremony. It's a beautiful ceremony! Disney Parks Blog shares a little about the Magic Kingdom Flag Retreat Ceremony HERE You can view the whole ceremony on YouTube! This video is done by Military Disney Tips: Thank you to all our servicemen and women! Happy Memorial Day to all! ~~Chrissie

More pictures from my trip 'Around the World'! :)

On my first day in Disney World I spent many hours walking through the World Showcase in Epcot. One of my favorite countries to visit is Mexico! :) Not just because of the Margaritas (although they are amazing!) or because of La Cava del Tequila but because it OOZES Mexican Culture! From the artwork, ponchos, baskets, sombreros and food for sale to the Mariachi band that performs outside the Mexican Pyramid modeled after an Aztec Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Inside the Pyramid you can take the Grand Fiesta Tour with the Three Caballeros! Mexico is one country in Epcot's World Showcase that you should really spend some time in and enjoy all that it has to offer!

Have a MAGICAL day! ~Chrissie PS - Don't forget to enter to win the amazing gift bag of Disney World Souven-EARS that a few other FTJ agents and I are offering!! :) a Rafflecopter giveaway