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Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Last year several people volunteered to add their name to a list for a holiday exchange of charitable gifts. It's been on my mind for a couple of weeks, so I decided to start this thread and see if there is any interest this year.

For the newcomers, what we did was select a poster we don't know very well from the list. Then we exchange general information about ourselves with each other to help give ideas about what kind of gift to offer. This exchange gets us two things: one, to get to know someone better and two, to honor that person with a gift from the heart.

For instance if the person you select loves animals you might want to donate some animal food to a shelter near you in their name. Or if they have a grandfather in a nursing home with Alzheimer's disease, you might want to donate to the Alzheimer's foundation in their name (or username). Last year my donation was to a children's home.

How about it? Let's encourage our newbies to join us.



Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was a great exchange last year. I could have sworn that it was a random draw of names from those who signed up though. I could be wrong. But no biggie. However it works is just fine by me.

Count me in!

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oops Who, I think you are right about the random drawing, but the principle is still to get more acquainted with the person you draw.


Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
FYI: This was the beginning post for last year's "TVCH Holiday Exchange". I have the archives available to me and would be happy to dig through for any discussion of 'guidelines', if anyone is interested. Here's the opening post:
Zachsmom Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 03:59 pm

I would like to know if anyone is interested in a Holiday Exchange. Some of us have been here for 4 years and have a certain level of trust and many friends on the board, but I would like to make this Exchange inclusive to everyone, even those who have just joined.

So my thought for this exchange in not to give to another poster/member, but to give to an anonymous person in that persons name.

Example, my person who I draw for the exchange is Pamy. Instead of giving Pamy a gift, I give somewhere else in her name. It could be a shelter, charity, food drive or some random person on the street.

So, if anyone is interested, let me know. I'll keep this open until the day after (USA's) Thanksgiving and then assign (randomly) names.

I think this could be a lot of fun, for those who are old hats here and newbies and lurkers a like.


Bigd
Member

09-13-2001

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm in

Vee
Member

02-23-2004

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sounds fun!

Pamy
Member

01-02-2002

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm in, it was such a great experience last year!

Idolworship
Member

05-07-2003

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
If posters who mainly stay under their rocks
are welcome, I'd love to be "in." Those giving
experiences are what make it feel like Christmas

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Absolutely! The lurkers and mostly lurkers are very welcome. You don't have to give up your anonimity either, if you don't want to.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh! I just saw Dra's post of Zachmom's original. Yay!

Cher
Member

08-18-2004

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would like to participate. Thanks

Ohiomobprincess
Member

11-07-2003

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Count me in

Puppylov3
Member

01-26-2004

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd like to participate!!

Zachsmom
Moderator

07-13-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was going to start this tomorrow!

Ugrace, are you going to take over this year?

Skootz
Member

07-23-2003

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Are we Canadiansincluded in this too..if so..count me in!

Zachsmom
Moderator

07-13-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
EVERYONE is invited! It was a lot of fun last year..I cried so many happy tears. TVCH Members were very very giving.

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I"M IN!!! i couldn't believe the person who got me last year, actually read my posts around the board and saw a post that i had written about grave's disease, and that my mom had died of heart disease and donated to the American Heart Association. they learned about me, and what moved me in choosing their charity to donate to in my name. i am forever touched by their generosity.

Tess
Member

04-13-2001

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Count me in again.

Calamity
Member

10-18-2001

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Please sign me up too. Happy holidays, everyone!

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'd like to participate, too!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It was fun last year. Sign me up again, too, please.

Faerygdds
Member

08-29-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't know how I missed this last year!!! Count me in!

It's such a great idea!!!

Grannyg
Member

05-28-2002

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Count me in!! This was one of my highlights last year!! I love it. Thanks for doing this again!!

Curious1
Member

08-31-2002

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm in too! Sounds wonderful! Although I've been here for years and years it might be hard to find any posts of mine since I mainly lurk LOL....but I'm trying to be better about that!

Moondance
Member

07-30-2000

Friday, November 05, 2004 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I'm in:-)