OT: GeoBear Info -- Important
Tia Mary
First off -- I will be using RCTN & RCTQ to send out any updates.
Since some jerk hijacked my e-mail -- from Facebook, I think -- I don't
want to send out a lot of e-mail just yet. I will make sure that any
updates get posted to both newsgroups, if needed.
OK -- I am ready to send GeoBear on his way to Annette (RCTQ person)
in New Zealand. I plan on including snail mail address labels for all
of the volunteers in the package with GeoBear. Unfortunately, I STILL
need a snail mail addy for Mirjam in Israel and Gillian in FL so please
e-mail me that info, OK?. I don't want to wait to send him on for much
longer so will absolutely have to get him in the mail by Monday, latest.
Ladies, if I don't get your snail mail by then, you might not get to
host GeoBear.
Gillian, you're not that big a problem as Lucille likely already has
your snail mail. Mirjam -- if I don't get your snail mail then you
would need to give it to Joyce in Rep. SoAfrica once she has received GB.
PLEASE -- I would like to request that the hosts in places other than
the States use air mail to send GeoBear on his journey. There just
isn't that much time for him to get from one country to another. I
would also like to ask that you do your best to send him on his way ASAP
-- within a week or so if at all possible. With NINE countries (or
locales) scheduled for a GeoBear visit on the "other" side of the pond
-- well that's going to take a lot of time just in the mail! Once this
side of the pond, he has two places in Canada to visit and then five or
six before he needs to be back in Lizard Land by early May. Here in the
States, I would ask that you us Priority Mail.
Hopefully, I will have the last two snail mail addies before Monday.
Thanks again to everyone for offering to be involved in this
project. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
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"Tia Mary" <CatWo...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Kate XXXXXX
He's going to get held up in the Christmas post if he doesn't go soon!
Fingers are crossed that he gets round safely. It'll be lovely to see
him. :) We'll try to take him somewhere like Dover Castle, Canterbury
Cathedral, or some other known landmark as well as here at home! :)
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DiMa
I can't wait for him to arrive - I am so looking forward to meeting him.
Safe journey Geobear.
Cheers,
Di
I'm creative! You can't expect me to be neat too.
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Polly Esther
addresses so she can teach her students how to write thank you notes. For
sure, no one participating in their project expects a Nobel Peace prize but
it is quite an opportunity for the class to at least acknowledge the
generosity of those giving their time and not a little money to Geobear's
travels.
I hope to not sound snarly but when the Flat somebodies came through the
Swamp, I never even knew if he made it safely to the next person. Learning
to say 'thank you' is, methinks, as important as watching a bear's travels.
Polly
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Tia Mary
> He's going to get held up in the Christmas post if he doesn't go soon!
> Fingers are crossed that he gets round safely. It'll be lovely to see
> him. :) We'll try to take him somewhere like Dover Castle, Canterbury
> Cathedral, or some other known landmark as well as here at home! :)
Kate -- I just realized that I DO NOT have your snail mail addy!!!
HMM -- I also just realized that you are in the directory :-) -- got
your addy on the list now.
For everyone -- I had said that I would send GB to Annette in NZ. I
have since remembered that Di in OZ is going to try and take him to the
local school and that has to be done before they close for the holiday
in mid-December! So -- I will be sending GB to Di and she can send him
to Annette and she can send him to Joyce in Rep of SoAfrica. Then, the
most "efficient" route would be for him to go to Israel (assuming we get
Mirjam's snail mail) then Claudia in Spain, Kate in the UK, Bruce in the
Orkney Islands, Roberta in Germany, Lena (the cousin) in Sweden, Meg in
Uruguay, Sheena in Nova Scotia, Dawne in Saskatchewan, Cheryl in NH,
Susan in MD, Lucille in FL, Gillian in FL, Gen in OH, Olwyn Mary in LA,
and finally my DSis Betsy in TX.
FYI, Meg in Uruguay has a special USA mail address. She says it
only takes a few days for her to get her mail and for return mail to get
back to the States. I'm going to leave it up to everyone this side of
the pond to determine where GB should go next. If the time is getting
close to his requested return arrival date of early May, then some of
the volunteer hosts will have to be left out. Everyone has been so
generous to offer to host GB that I would *really* like all of you to be
involved. Thanks again & I will post when I have gotten him in the mail
to Di in OZ. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
Tia Mary
> And now from Miss Manners. I do hope you will provide the teacher a
> list of addresses so she can teach her students how to write thank you
> notes. For sure, no one participating in their project expects a Nobel
> Peace prize but it is quite an opportunity for the class to at least
> acknowledge the generosity of those giving their time and not a little
> money to Geobear's travels.
> I hope to not sound snarly but when the Flat somebodies came through
> the Swamp, I never even knew if he made it safely to the next person.
> Learning to say 'thank you' is, methinks, as important as watching a
> bear's travels. Polly
I need to remind everyone that Raechel's GeoBear isn't the only one
being sent out into the big wide world. I'm not sure how many kids are
sending out GeoBear's. The best I can do, as far as thank yous are
concerned, is to make sure that the SMDGD is involved in thanking all of
those involved. In this day & age, the thank yous will probably be
electronic unless R decides she is up to actually writing some out by
hand. She is only in First Grade and her writing skills are not all
that good just yet :-).
You're not sounding snarly, Polly and learning to say thank you IS
important. But, I am the one who is responsible for asking RCTN & RCTQ
people for help so it is mostly up to me to thank those involved. Also,
I didn't force anyone to offer to host GB and I'm not such a "big name"
here that those who volunteered would get any sort of thrill by being
involved in a project of *mine*. That being said, R would be absolutely
thrilled if I helped her to send a proper thank you electronically to
both newsgroups AND personally to those involved -- assuming I can get
her 6 year old body to sit still for that long :-)! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
Polly Esther
challenge, but in this age, TKYU + GB rc'd would be a good start. Ply
DiMa
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Di
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Vic Australia
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Roberta
helpful to email the next person whenever GB enters the postal system,
and have her email back when GB arrives. And maybe CC you every time,
in lieu of a tracking #.
Roberta in D
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:33:58 -0500, Tia Mary <CatWo...@aol.com>
wrote:
Kate XXXXXX
> Kate XXXXXX wrote:
>> He's going to get held up in the Christmas post if he doesn't go soon!
>> Fingers are crossed that he gets round safely. It'll be lovely to see
>> him. :) We'll try to take him somewhere like Dover Castle,
>> Canterbury Cathedral, or some other known landmark as well as here at
>> home! :)
>
> Kate -- I just realized that I DO NOT have your snail mail addy!!! HMM
> -- I also just realized that you are in the directory :-) -- got your
> addy on the list now.
Giggle! Panic over! :D
> For everyone -- I had said that I would send GB to Annette in NZ. I
> have since remembered that Di in OZ is going to try and take him to the
> local school and that has to be done before they close for the holiday
> in mid-December! So -- I will be sending GB to Di and she can send him
> to Annette and she can send him to Joyce in Rep of SoAfrica. Then, the
> most "efficient" route would be for him to go to Israel (assuming we get
> Mirjam's snail mail) then Claudia in Spain, Kate in the UK, Bruce in the
> Orkney Islands, Roberta in Germany, Lena (the cousin) in Sweden, Meg in
> Uruguay, Sheena in Nova Scotia, Dawne in Saskatchewan, Cheryl in NH,
> Susan in MD, Lucille in FL, Gillian in FL, Gen in OH, Olwyn Mary in LA,
> and finally my DSis Betsy in TX.
> FYI, Meg in Uruguay has a special USA mail address. She says it
> only takes a few days for her to get her mail and for return mail to get
> back to the States. I'm going to leave it up to everyone this side of
> the pond to determine where GB should go next. If the time is getting
> close to his requested return arrival date of early May, then some of
> the volunteer hosts will have to be left out. Everyone has been so
> generous to offer to host GB that I would *really* like all of you to be
> involved. Thanks again & I will post when I have gotten him in the mail
> to Di in OZ. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
Noted. :)
Tia Mary
> Are you putting in a list of email addresses too? IMO it would be
> helpful to email the next person whenever GB enters the postal system,
> and have her email back when GB arrives. And maybe CC you every time,
> in lieu of a tracking #.
> Roberta in D
I thought about that and if I have time, I will try to get them all
listed and included with the snail mail addies. Basically, I had
thought we could just use both newsgroups (RCTN & RCTQ) to post updates
or request an e-mail from someone specific. If it's easier for hosts to
e-mail me, then I can make sure any updates are posted to both groups.
Seems that a lot of folks who are not hosting are reading the GeoBear
threads and would like to hear about his travels, too :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
Tia Mary
> Ah yes. I remember getting the 6 year-old body to sit still as a
> formidable challenge, but in this age, TKYU + GB rc'd would be a good
> start. Ply
GeoBear is due back to Lizard Land in early May. Raechel's b-day is
May 10 and we will be out there at that time. I had already decided
that she and I would sit down and post a thank you to both groups at
that time. Unfortunately, we will have to do this using Google -- not
fun but do-able.
Now let's just say a bitty prayer that GB has enough time to travel
to all the different countries and hosts and then back home on time!!