Let's have a birthday party for VINCENT

 

Dear All

 

A very good morning to you!

 

I've been sitting with an idea for the last couple of years now, but just never got around starting anything, as we're always too busy, and every season goes by without me starting up what i had in mind.

 

VINCENT is an icon in St Lucia / iSimangaliso, we have sooo many stunning photographs taken of Vincent over the last 11yrs doing our Hippo / Croc Tours.

Vincent was also painted by the artist in Richardsbay after he was on our boat for a couple of tours, the first time him and his wife came on the boat we were fortunate to have Vincent in close proximity to the boat, playing around with members of his pod.

 

So many other neigbouring towns have festivals, and St Lucia besides from the Skiboat Club Fishing functions and competitions don't have anything formal.

 

Let's have a ''birthday'' party for Vincent every year, it can be twice a year, as during August we have the peak of our overseas tourists visiting, and in December we have most inland locals visiting.

My idea was :::: that is if i can get the support of everybody and the authorities :::::

 

It will be Vincent's birthday in August and again from 20December to 5th of January, we will have a fund where money will be paid in, with this money I want to go and purchase purple balloons, and purple t-shirts, throughout this period you will get to wear your purple t-shirt, with words saying ''happy birthday Vincent''  - and your purple balloons will be in your offices / guesthouse lobby /restaurant entrance / Clubhouse /etc - ALL businesses in St Lucia must participate.

 

People will obviously ask WHO or WHAT is Vincent, i have many beautiful pictures of Vincent, and a newspaper article that was written a while back, it will be good if i can make everybody a laminated copy of a photo of Vincent and the article, then no one has to waste time to explain to each client who Vincent is, they can just point them to the article and the photo.

 

The only things that is going to cost money is the balloons, t-shirts and the laminated copy - i'll take it on me to go buy everything, and then distribute to all everybody that paid their contribution.

 

If we do get the okay from all the authorities to go through with this and have this from now on annually, new t-shirts and laminated copies won't neccessarily be needed every year, maybe every 2nd /3rd year new t-shirts, as people will be asked to put their t-shirts somewhere where they can find it again, it's only going  to be neccessary to buy new balloons twice a year as the balloons obviously won't last. We can maybe also have banner made for the entrance of town.

 

it's then up to every business to decide what kind of little extra you're going to offer for Vincent's birthday, maybe 5% off ticket price, or free little gift ( doens't have to be expensive, it's the idea that counts) or free coffee if you order Hippo breakfast or whatever.....! 

people from the local community can make little purple beaded crafts, and paintings and sell in the main street and at the jetty's- (( go and have a look at my two purple hippo paintings on the wall at the Purple Hippo Cafe ), we can all participate in advising the community what kind of little curious they can make that will be the most popular for the tourists to buy to take back home ) 

 

Please let me know what you think of the idea and I'll keep in touch and let you know if the authorities will support this event.

 

Fond Regards

Riette Bennett

 

 

 

 

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Warm Regards
Riëtte Bennett
St.Lucia Tours & Charters t/a Advantage Cruiser CC
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