ABERDEEN residents are being encouraged to think local when spoiling their mum this Mother’s Day, supporting lots of other mums working in the city in the process
A city centre cocktail bar and restaurant is taking part in a national ‘mums love local’ campaign encouraging people to think local when they spoil their mum this Mother’s Day, supporting local businesses and the mums that work in them.
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Danuta Dobrzanska, Sales Manager at Revolucion de Cuba, is joining mums from across Scotland and the rest of the UK, talking about being a working mum, and how supporting local benefits the community. Danuta said:
“Local businesses are vital for keeping our towns and cities vibrant. If we don’t go to our high street to get the things we want and need, our shops will disappear, and then when we do want to go out, the businesses won’t be here. We have to think about how we spend our money in these tough times.
“It’s very convenient to buy from Amazon, but having the experience of speaking to a person in the local shop and finding out their story is, for me, just as important for getting what you need.
“I’m mum to Teddy who is 14 months old and I work 5 days a week part time at Revolucion De Cuba. Being a mum and working isn’t always the easiest but it’s very fulfilling, both on the mum side and the business side.
“And I’m very lucky to have an amazing general manager who is supportive. He understands that as much as I love my job and am passionate about my job, Teddy has to be a priority on some days, and it is amazing to have a team around me that supports me in my job and also as a mum.”
Revolucion De Cuba is one of almost 300 businesses where the Aberdeen Gift Card can be spent. The Aberdeen Gift Card was launched by Aberdeen Inspired in 2020 to encourage people to shop local.
Danuta adds: “We’re a part of the Aberdeen Gift Card because we strongly believe in supporting local, and always try to be a part of the community and support other businesses in the area.
“We have lots of people spending their Aberdeen Gift Card with us, and it is a very convenient way of paying for services and shopping because it just works like a regular card. It’s also very senior friendly, which I like, and offers a full day in the city.
“The restaurant is located in Academy Centre Courtyard and during covid everything around us was closed. This isn’t good for anyone’s business, the more coffee shops, art shops, gift shops we can have around us, the more footfall we all have.
“My perfect Mother’s Day as a new mum would be at least 6 hours of consecutive sleep, which would gear me up for the day. I absolutely love being outdoors, so a walk in the park with Teddy and his dad, then a lovely coffee and a muffin in a local café. Then I’d maybe have time with my friends, chatting and de-stressing.
“Giving your mum the Aberdeen Gift Card for Mother’s Day brings life back to the city because it has to be spent here in the city. Aberdeen is blessed with many fantastic restaurants and bars. At Revolucion de Cuba, We’re all about a little bit of escapism, from freshly cooked food to cocktails, so mum can forget about the cold weather and enjoy a bit of me-time.”
Aberdeen’s gift card is part of the award winning Town & City Gift Card initiative from Miconex active across the UK.
Adrian Watson, Chief Executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said: “Support for local is as vital as ever. The choice of an Aberdeen Gift Card as a Mother’s Day gift not only offers huge choice – with almost 300 shops, restaurants, bars, salons, hotels and arts venues ready to accept the card – but it provides a tangible cash injection to city centre businesses so we can keep our city thriving.”
Local gift cards giants Town & City Gift Cards are leading the national ‘mums love local’ campaign, alongside Aberdeen BID.
Colin Munro is the managing director of Miconex: “The idea behind our ‘mums love local’ Mother’s Day campaign is that when we’re spoiling our mum by shopping local this Mother’s Day, we’re also supporting our local businesses and the people who work in them, helping these businesses to stay open and keep on employing local people. Ultimately, this makes our towns and cities appealing places to live, work and socialise.”
