The kind-hearted owners of luxury Newquay agency L&K Travel are giving five local people the chance to win a prize of their choosing, in their latest campaign to help the community.
Directors Jessica and Laurie Gardener have asked applicants to put themselves forward or nominate someone who deserves to have their wish come true in a ‘Big Wish’ campaign, running on L&K Travel’s Instagram and Facebook profiles.
People can ask for any prize, within reason, such as concert tickets or a day out with the family, and the winners will be announced on the day the competition closes, 1 December.
Exclusive goodie bags, containing industry products from Disneyland Paris pens to easyJet holidays teddy bears, will also be gifted to the winners.
It’s the latest in a series of initiatives Jessica and Laurie have run to help the local community. They’ve previously run Christmas appeals to ensure every child across the town receives a present, and have set up a Santa’s letterbox and asking for nominations of people who needed help. Last year, several travel suppliers stepped up to offer gifts for local hampers.
‘Big Wish’ entries have already been piling up, including from one person who wants vouchers for their children’s Christmas presents and another hoping to send their disabled mother on a relaxing trip.
Jessica told Travel Gossip: “I was inspired to launch the campaign because I have two neurodiverse children and am a member of a Special Educational Needs Facebook group that grants wishes.
“It got me thinking that there are lots of people out there who are struggling just to buy a weekly shop at the supermarket or can’t afford to treat someone they love. I like making people happy and I’m in a position to help.”
While the competition is only open to Cornwall residents, Jessica said she hopes to roll it out nationwide in the future.
She said: “As much as we want it be across the UK, for the first Big Wish we’re focussing on our local area as the community is really important to us. But we hope it will become a yearly event nationwide.”
People can enter under L&K Travel’s ‘Big Wish’ post on Facebook or Instagram describing the prize you or your nominee should win and why.
