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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:49 pm
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.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:51 pm
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!
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Thursday, November 04, 2004 - 10:57 pm
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.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:00 am
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.
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:30 am
I'm in
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 6:35 am
Sounds fun!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:22 am
I'm in, it was such a great experience last year!
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Idolworship
Member
05-07-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 7:55 am
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
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:20 am
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.
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 8:22 am
Oh! I just saw Dra's post of Zachmom's original. Yay!
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 9:28 am
I would like to participate. Thanks
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Ohiomobprincess
Member
11-07-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 9:49 am
Count me in 
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Puppylov3
Member
01-26-2004
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:03 am
I'd like to participate!!
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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:12 am
I was going to start this tomorrow! Ugrace, are you going to take over this year?
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:26 am
Are we included in this too..if so..count me in!
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Zachsmom
Moderator
07-13-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 10:54 am
EVERYONE is invited! It was a lot of fun last year..I cried so many happy tears. TVCH Members were very very giving.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:00 am
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.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 11:00 am
Count me in again.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:42 pm
Please sign me up too. Happy holidays, everyone!
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:49 pm
I'd like to participate, too!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 12:53 pm
It was fun last year. Sign me up again, too, please.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:45 pm
I don't know how I missed this last year!!! Count me in! It's such a great idea!!!
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 2:55 pm
Count me in!! This was one of my highlights last year!! I love it. Thanks for doing this again!!
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Curious1
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 3:22 pm
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!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Friday, November 05, 2004 - 3:26 pm
I'm in
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