Call for next round for the NSSSF Swap is up (June through August). This is one of the best ways on our group to get to know individual members. I for one have met many wonderful ladies and gents this way.
Please read the guidelines below for all the details. For those of you interested in participating please copy the form from the bottom of this post and e-mail it to me at tmussel11 AT sbcglobal DOT net. Our website has most of the information also )
GUIDE LINES.....
If you would like someone to share your scrapbooking accomplishments personally... someone to encourage you to do more pages, someone to exchange little gifts of encouragement with... and best of all, someone from our wonderful newsgroup to get to know better.. Join the Not So Secret Scrapbooking Friend (NSSSF) Swap.
The following guidelines have been established to help organize NSSSF and hopefully assuage hurt feelings and misunderstandings.
- To be eligible to be and have an NSSSF you must have been a "regular" poster to RCS for a minimum of three months. A regular poster is one who posts at least 2-3 messages per week! The NSSSF Coordinator does have the discretion to allow a long time regular who was absent "with cause", to register. However the Coordinator must be confident that the person will not disappear again, but will post to RCS regularly at least during the three month period of the NSSSF round.
- Commit to uplifting your NSSSF at least once each month during a three-month session with a surprise gift. Problems may arise from time to time. If you cannot meet this commitment, send your Not So Secret Scrapbook Friend Coordinator an e-mail. The important thing is to let your Coordinator know as soon as possible. Hopefully this will eliminate someone from having hurt feelings or being left out.
Note: Feel free to send little surprises more often, but send something at least once a month. If after one month your NSSSF has not received/heard anything from you, a friendly reminder will be sent to you. If no action is taken, the Monitor will assign a new NSSSF and your participation in this session will end.
- Items must be sent via "Snail" mail. In other words, gifts must arrive at your NSSSF's home or mailing address. You may also send e-mail, postcards, greeting cards, virtual flowers and messages.
- THANKS. PLEASE thank your NSSSF for EVERYTHING you receive. When you receive your package please post a thank you message with details directly on the newsgroup! We all love hearing what people are receiving! You can and probably should also thank your NSSSF privately by email. This is the only way she will know that you have received what she sent if for some reason she can't access the newsgroup everyday.
- Prior to the end of each three-month session, please notify Coordinator of your wish to continue participating in the NSSSF Swap. If at any time you wish to end your participation, notify your Coordinator immediately.
- If, after reading the guidelines, you would like to participate, please click here to fill in the required information and email it. If you have any questions just click on this link to email the NSSSF Coordinator.
Your Coordinator will do her best to match you with another scrapbooker
who shares your interests and is in the same gift range. However, sometimes there is an odd number of people in one price range, so the Coordinator has the right to match scrapbookers without regard to criteria. If the match is not acceptable, contact our Coordinator as soon as possible at tmussel11 AT sbcglobal DOT net.
- Have fun and enjoy!
Please fill out the following form if you are interested in participating.
A. Name:
B. Full Mailing Address:
C. E-Mail Address:
D. Telephone number:
E. Birthday Month/Day/Year:
F. Amount of gifts price range
G. Are you willing to have an NSSSF in another country, bearing in mind
the extra cost of shipping and the need to file customs documents:
H. Type album(s), page size(s) used:
I. Share the following information with your NSSSF: Name of Husband/Significant Other: Wedding Anniversary Date: Children Name(s)/Age(s)/Birthdate(s): Grandchildren's Name(s)/Age(s)/Birthdate(s): Pets: Favorite Scrapbooking Tool: Favorite Scrapbooking Technique: Album you're working on: Scrapbooking Technique(s) you want to learn: Other hobbies/ interests: Favorite Color: Things you collect Likes: Dislikes: Favorite Food: Favorite Drink: Favorite types of movies: Favorite types of books: Favorite types of music: Favorite sports: Favorite thing you like about yourself:
J. My Scrapbooking Wish List (this is very important - be specific). Online wish lists work really well for this. Why not go shopping and insert the url for your wish list and how to find you?
K. List your previous NSSSFs:
--Tammy