Thann Sanctuary Brunei has teamed up with conceptual furniture lifestyler, InnerSpace to offer what they are calling a “Pay It Forward” Giveaway. Member of the community that have fallen on hard times are encouraged to enter the contest to win a Thann Signature Aromatic Massage from Thann Sanctuary Brunei.
Many of you may have seen the movie or read the book “Pay It Forward”, a story where a young boy Trevor McKinney (played by Haley Joel Osment), is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward–repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people and keep the cycle going and so on.
He describes it to his mother and teacher this way: “You see, I do something real good for three people. And then when they ask how they can pay it back, I say they have to Pay It Forward. To three more people. Each. So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven.” He turned on the calculator, punched in a few numbers. “Then it sort of spreads out, see. To eighty-one. Then two hundred forty-three. Then seven hundred twenty-nine. Then two thousand, one hundred eighty-seven. See how big it gets?”
“The idea was inspired by the movie and motivated by a client we had in the spa recently,” said Spa Director, Thann Sanctuary Brunei. “Our client had a six-year-old son whose been diagnosed with cancer, and having lost many of my family members and friends to the battle, I can related, and it made me want to find some way to give back to those who are going through a rough time, who are hurting.” We believe in trying to help someone – no matter how big or small – without any expectation of being paid back. For 2011, we want to further push this envelope with our “Pay It Forward” campaign.
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
Mother Teresa
A deeply relaxing massage using Thann signature products infused with pure therapeutic grade essential oils made from pure nature to lift the spirits and soothe the mind is what Thann Sanctuary came up with as a way to “Pay It Forward” and help ease the worries of an individual or family in the community that is struggling with financial trouble or other unfortunate circumstances.
“I know it won’t make their problems disappear,” said Spa Director, Thann Sanctuary Brunei “but it will make life a little better, a little sweeter, if only for a day.”
Our Pay It Forward Campaign is created as our hands on way to give back. We know there are people who is going through a hard time, and who can benefit from our wellness services, but feel that the services are inaccessible to them. With our program, you may nominate someone who would benefit from spa services, but would not have the resources or energy to make a spa moment happen. Community members can enter themselves or others to win the Pay It Forward Giveaway at payitforward@thannspa.com through 31 December 2011. Be sure to provide us the full name and contact details of the nominee, along with a reason why you are nominating this person. Nominees will be chosen base on need and Thann Sanctuary Brunei will set aside one treatment per month over the course of the year to the value of BN$2800 to Pay It Forward to the community
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
Start a revolution – it begins with you! The premise of the novel Pay It Forward is one that any person can implement in his or her own life, at any time. It begins with doing a favor for another person – without any expectation of being paid back. Indeed one would request that the recipient of that favor do the same for someone else: ideally for three other people. The unconditional favors can be large or small. As the fictional 12-year-old Trevor observes, “It doesn’t have to be a big thing. It can just seem that way, depending who you do it for.”
Alternatively, you may wish to purchase any Gift Certificate from Thann Sanctuary Brunei and donate it to our “Pay It Forward” program. We will forward your gift with your name or anonymously – should you prefer – with a message explaining the concept of “Pay it Forward”. In addition, Thann Sanctuary Brunei will donate an additional treatment to match your donation as our Thank You for spreading the love. Together we can change the world, one good deed at a time.
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Help us by spreading the words on our campaign. Blog, Share, Tweet about our “Pay It Forward” initiatives. Create a link to our Website and our Face Book Fan Page to raise awareness.
High resolution images of our Pay It Forward Campaign can be found here.
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