DSF promotion winner walks away with AED 5,000 voucher
Dubai, Feb 17, 2004: Valentine’s Day is close to the heart of every woman. This year however, it became even more special for Aida Issa and Isma Illahi Waren, the two lucky winners of Gold & Diamond Park’s unique Valentine’s Day promotion.
Both won a golden heart-shaped pendant each, studded with diamonds as part of the two weeks promotion by Gold & Diamond Park (GDP), the UAE’s exclusive jewellery manufacturing and retailing outlet, owned and managed by EMAAR.
Mohammed Taher Badri, Manager, GDP said Valentine’s Day is special for GDP like it is for every person in the world.
“Every year we introduce exciting promotions to celebrate the universal message of love which Valentine’s Day carries. Since diamonds are known to be a woman’s best friends, we could not think of a better way to make our winners feel truly special on this momentous day,” he said.
“A percentage of the promotional income will be donated to a local charity organisation,” Badri added.
The exquisite heart-shaped 18-carat gold pendants, with a quality 1 carat diamond, were specially designed at GDP by Al Nobala Diamonds (FZCO).
For Isma, a British national, who was visiting Dubai from London, the occasion marked the first time that she has won anything this big. Meanwhile, Aida, who hails from Lebanon, firmly believes that it is a coincidence that her first trip to GDP to purchase a Valentine’s gift for her husband ended up with winning a valuable diamond pendant for herself.
The contest, which kicked off on February 1, was open to all GDP visitors who spent AED 100, and featured two successive draws held on 7th February and Valentine’s Day (February 14th) respectively. While Aida emerged the winner of the first draw, Isma was the lucky one in the final.
Joining the lucky duo was Gill Luby, who won GDP’s Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) promotion, running in conjunction with the Valentine’s Day promotion. Gill received an AED 5,000 voucher, to be spent at any of GDP’s 37 outlets, and 14 beautiful gold and diamond pendants. She was also one of the first lucky winners of the daily draw winning a gold pendant, which depicted the GDP logo with a diamond.
A total of 28 daily draws were held during the two promotions, which were overseen by a Department of Economic Development (DED) official.
The Gold & Diamond Park is located at Interchange Four on Sheikh Zayed Road and comprises 37 retail outlets and 110 manufacturing units. Through a long-standing agreement with Jebel Ali Free Zone, the Park has full free zone facilities, including 100% foreign ownership, making it a competitive place to shop and an enviable location for retailers and manufacturers.
The Park offers 18K, 21K, 22K & 24K gold and diamond jewellery, certified HRD, IGI and Dubai Municipality Diamonds, semi-precious and precious stones cut in Belgium, Thailand, India, Africa, besides those cut in-house.
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About EMAAR Properties PJSC
EMAAR Properties is a Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. With an asset base of US$6 billion including the land bank, the Company’s vision is ‘Shaping the Future. Today’ by focusing on innovation, meticulous planning and the continuous pursuit of excellence. The Company has witnessed tremendous growth since its inception in 1997 and boasts a rapidly growing tenant base.
Currently, it has thirteen major real estate projects under various stages of development. These developments include Dubai Marina, Dubai Marina Villas, Arabian Ranch Gazelle, Emirates Hills, The Views, The Meadows, The Springs, The Lakes, Hattan Homes, The Greens, EMAAR Towers and Burj Dubai Residences. The company also owns and manages the Gold and Diamond Park and will be launching plans for its most ambitious project to date, the Burj Dubai - the tallest skyscraper in the world.
While EMAAR continues to actively pursue expansion in its core business of innovative, high quality real estate development, it has diversified into related business lines to further build value for its 41,000 shareholders. In line with this corporate belief, EMAAR also owns and manages four subsidiaries – Dubai Bank, focused on retail and commercial banking, Amlak Finance, the UAE’s first and only mortgage finance company, EMRILL, a joint venture with the UK-based Carillion plc which provides innovative property and facilities management services, and it technology and communications company, Sahm Technologies.
For further information, please contact:
David D’Souza/Sameh Hamtini
ASDA’A Public Relations
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Dubai,
UAE
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E-Mail: info@asdaa.com
Malika Bseiso
EMAAR Properties
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