Babies of the UAE is about to set record

Dubai will host a world record-breaking display of photographs entitled Babies of the UAE during the Dubai Shopping Festival 2004.

Parents of all nationalities are invited to submit pictures of their children aged 0 to 5 for the exhibition.

The show, a celebration of multi-national babies, is set to create a new Guinness record for the world's largest collection and display of multinational photographs.

The Babies of the UAE is jointly organised by Johnson's and Fujifilm, in association with Western Union Money Transfer and the Arabian Network.

The organisers aim to collect 20,000 pictures. The current world record is for the collection of 16,609 pictures of smiling Greeks welcoming the Olympics back to Athens.

With the UAE's cosmopolitan society, organisers are confident to achieve the target. "We've had a wonderful response from parents. Everyone is excited about the official certificate that we will issue after the event to all participating children for being part of a world record," said a spokesman for Artaaj Events, the organiser of the event.

"Babies of the UAE has been appointed as an official DSF 2004 event and reflects the theme of One World One Family One Festival," he said.

Registration forms can be purchased for a fee of Dh25 and 20 per cent of the proceeds from registration will be donated to Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs. Forms can also be obtained free by purchasing Johnson's or Fujifilm products worth Dh25.

Daily draw
Raffle ticket sale from December 25
The sale of Dh200 mega raffle tickets of Dubai Shopping Festival 2004 will start on December 25, officials of ENOC and EPPCO said.

The tickets will be sold 41 ENOC/EPPCO stations across Dubai. They will also be available at the Deira City Centre, Al Fahidi Street, Baniyas Square, the Gold Souq and the Global Village.

The prizes include Lexus cars, cash and villas in the Emaar Springs Project.