Unless you’ve been living under rock, or maybe just don’t follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (if not, then why not?) then you would have seen by now that we launched the Maya Sunset orange roller blind for MDUK with a bang!
We’re not going to retell the story again to how the blind all came about (you can read that here). This is instead the story of what happened on the official launch day, Thursday 30th July 2015.
Really excited about our day with @tuiss today who are supporting me, tommy & @MDUK_News See you soon 😊pic.twitter.com/IwVtz1QLWS — Hayley Lloyd (@HalesLloyd) July 30, 2015
After months of twitter banter, tuiss surprises and hard work,
we decided it was finally time to get Hayley Lloyd and Tommy to tuiss HQ, along with people from MDUK to help us to launch the very special Maya roller blind. We held our very own Wear Orange to Work Day to celebrate
Possibility the most amazing #blind company ever. Thank you @tuiss for supporting me, Tommy & @MDUK_News pic.twitter.com/OhWuuiYHcV — Hayley Lloyd (@HalesLloyd) July 30, 2015
What Hayley didn’t know was that the surprises were not over yet…
She gave a passionate speech about what living with Tommy’s Muscular Dystrophy was like (the whole office was almost in tears), and her fundraising efforts. Then, as we presented her with the blind made up to her correct window measurements, we had to make one final jibe at her terrible measuring skills and got someone close to her heart to deliver a tiny Maya Sunset Orange.
Happy surprise for Tommy and Hayley today 😉😘 #welldeserved #charity #nottingham #musculardystrophy #PayIt… https://t.co/o3c87kyQDY
— George Gilbey (@georgegilbey) July 30, 2015
That person was George Gilbey.
George, who is a Gogglebox and Celebrity Big Brother star, has helped Hayley with her MDUK fundraising efforts before (their story is a whole other chapter), and the look on Hayley’s face was one to remember…
Thank you @georgegilbey and @tuiss for making @HalesLloyd and Tommy’s day http://t.co/mqjFTRiMXepic.twitter.com/nORlhBhsDe
— Muscular Dystrophy (@MDUK_News) July 30, 2015
And all that followed after that has been incredible.
Hayley, Tommy, George, MDUK and tuiss received plenty of press attention…
What a star @haleslloyd is! We’re sure @MDUK_News and @tuiss agree… http://t.co/x7PImSsfdD pic.twitter.com/WGCyrDYwoA — Your Mirror (@YourMirror) July 31, 2015
Rugby mum’s shopping blunder helps muscular dystrophy charity after her son’s diagnosis – with help from Gogglebox http://t.co/2vgnpOJnEy — Rugby Advertiser (@rugbyadv) August 5, 2015
Thanks @your_home for coverage of @georgegilbey @tuiss @HalesLloyd quirky fundraiser — Muscular Dystrophy (@MDUK_News) August 10, 2015
and even got a tweet from MDUK’s CEO Robert Meadowcroft..
Thank you @tuiss great company and George shows he’s top man in fight to beat #musculardystrophy #EveryDayCounts https://t.co/RVbKtr2FD4 — Robert Meadowcroft (@MDUK_Robert) July 31, 2015
The next day we made the beautiful design our #FabricFriday
and it recieved some kind words too..
@tuiss@HalesLloyd@MDUK_News oh my gosh this fabric is gorgeous! I love it! — Nikki McCaig (@Nikki_McCaig) August 3, 2015
And even got a sweet shoutout from George…
Need blinds? Pick a genuine, honest company. Tuiss cares #settingthestandard #payitforword 👍🏻✌🏻 https://t.co/4xhTGCRFVD — George Gilbey (@georgegilbey) July 30, 2015
So if you’re feeling inspired, head over to tuiss now and make the Maya Sunset Orange roller blind your only choice.
