Buy Dad A Day launches!

6 May 2009

New appeal for Father's Day to raise money for men's health!

 

This year you could make Father’s Day extra special, in more ways than one, with a helping hand from a range of famous people including Trinny Woodall, Stirling Moss and The Chippendales!

Launched today (Wednesday 6th May 2009), BUY DAD A DAY is a fun, new, charitable online auction (www.buydadaday.com). It gives anyone and everyone the chance to bid on unusual, once in a lifetime experiences that could make the dad in your life feel more loved than usual this Father’s Day.

And you could also be making someone else’s dad or granddad smile because all money raised in the auction will be donated to prostate and testicular cancer research and treatment programmes.

The BUY DAD A DAY auction, which runs until 5pm on Wednesday 17th June, is now live and the list of prizes on offer is amazing. So it’s well worth logging on to www.buydadaday.com and seeing what might be suitable for your dad.

Perhaps one of the following might appeal:

1. Makeover advice for the not-so-stylish man in your life with style guru Trinny Woodall – this to take place on a morning or afternoon in London to be agreed from September-December 2009
   
   
2. Two bronze weekend tickets to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (19-21 June 2009) including a tour of the medical area.
   
   
3. A charity play day at Wimbledon (time and date to be agreed) with ex-Great Britain Davis Cup player Nick Brown for the aspiring tennis playing dad. This prize includes the chance to get ready in the Centre Court changing room, play a game with Nick and then have afternoon tea in the members’ clubhouse.
   
   
4. Drinks and dinner with legendary British racing driver Stirling Moss
   
   
5. A day at the races with the well-known voice of horse-racing, Derek Thompson including two passes to a mutually agreed racing venue plus the chance to visit the commentary box and watch a race with “Tommo”, as he is known in the industry.
   
   
6. Or maybe your dad is a wannabe beefcake who thinks he has a body to rival Rambo? If so, and for the right price, he could perform on stage with The Chippendales for one night only! The Chippendales will be visiting the UK in late 2009 and one dad will get the opportunity to train with them during the day before performing one song on stage, on a date and at a location to be mutually agreed.

Other prizes include the chance to:

1. own a part of a vineyard for a year courtesy of 3D wines;
   
   
2. experience a rally driving day thanks to BR Racing;
   
   
3. visit Go Ape in Thetford giving dad the chance to return to his childhood and spend the day climbing trees and sliding across high wires!
   
   
4. have a full day masterclass in scriptwriting with Laura Watson, one of the creative minds behind BBC programmes including Eastenders. But beware, this prize could make your dad really smug next time he moans that there is nothing to watch on TV. When he says he could do better, he might actually be telling the truth!

All money raised from the BUY DAD A DAY auction will be in aid of men’s health research and treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. The department is looking to purchase an ultrasound device that will enable them to diagnose and treat prostate and testicular cancer more effectively. The aim is to raise as much money as possible for this vital cause.

For more information about BUY DAD A DAY or to place an auction bid, go to www.buydadaday.com