Mother’s Day may be over a month away, but if you want it to be the most epic Mother’s Day ever then you want to start planning for it now.
Sit back and think to yourself, “What should I do to really make my mom happy on Mother’s Day?” Would she love to cook with gourmet olive oil? Has she been working so hard that only the best massage could relieve her 9-5 tension? Does she own the room when she shows up flawless in a gown?
True, you could buy her olive oil, gift her a massage, or find her a new dress.
…Or, you maybe all three.
…Or you could be even more awesome get her all three and way more than that.
We can help you be that awesome! We’ve done all the work and found the best vendors around who are willing to give your mom their best – for FREE! All you have to do is tell us why your mom is so deserving!
The Manassas Park Community Center is beyond excited to announce our Mother’s Day Makeover contest! We wanted to find a way to truly thank all the mothers in our community for all the hard work they do. It turns out so many businesses in the community feel the same way!
What can your mother win?
•Hair styling and makeup by Lina from PR at Partners
•Manicure and pedicure from Pretty Nails in Manassas Park
•A dress from Blush Bridal
•A statement necklace from Deb Vaughan from Stella & Dot
•Flowers from EightTreeStreet
•Digital photos from Carol Fleurette Photography
•A 60-Minute Swedish massage from Medical Massage Specialties
•Catered lunch for up to 6 for her family from Heart 2 Heart Catering
•Cookies from Bijou’s Sweet Treats
•Olive Oil from Manassas Olive Oil Company
•A Gift Basket from Gift Baskets by Lisa Marie
•and 3 free months of membership toward an annual membership at the Manassas Park Community Center
These generous business owners are donating their time and products to help us make your mother truly feel special – and we can’t thank them enough!
On May 7, we’ll have the BIG reveal event where we’ll reveal the winning mother! You can join us to help make her BIG reveal a GRAND reveal! The event will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. During the event, you can treat your mother to an afternoon of shopping.
Our vendors will be set up to sell olive oil, jewelry, books, crafts, gift baskets, and more in our banquet hall. You can finally get that family portrait taken for only $20 at the photo booth! Your mother can relax and get a chair massage on site! With so many things to do during the BIG reveal, every mom will feel like a queen.
But really what’s Mother’s Day if she can’t share it with her family! That selfless passion is why we love our mothers so much! Kids can come and make Mother’s Day gifts for free at our cardmaking station and our picture frame decorating station – the perfect complement to that photobooth portrait!
Share snacks provided by Bijou’s Sweet Treats and Triple Oak Bakery! The kids can hang out with clowns who will be making giant bubbles, creating balloon figures, and playing with puppets – so that mom can truly enjoy her chair massage.
We sincerely hope you’ll nominate your mother for our contest and we hope to see you on May 7th at the Manassas Park Community Center located at 99 Adams Street in Manassas Park for the BIG reveal! Click here for more information about the contest including an online application.
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