The First Annual Fido Joint Crafting Echos Christmas Ornament Exchange
It may seem early this year, but it is getting to be time to kick off
the First Annual Fido Joint Crafting Echos Christmas Ornament Exchange!
This year there are a few changes and additions you need to know
about.
Let's read up and let the Crafting and Stitchin' begin! <
Due to the shrinking size of the many FidoNet Crafting type echos,
this year several of the echos are banding together to make this a
"Joint Effort".  That way we have MORE participants and MORE goodies!
Anne McReary - Moderator of the CROSS-STITCHING Echo is your Exchange
Hostess this year.
This offer is extended to ALL CRAFTING RELATED ECHOS ON FIDONET.  If your
echo has not had this information posted and you want YOUR echo
represented in this exchange, contact Anne and let her know.
Rules for the First Annual Fido Joint Crafting Echos Christmas Ornament
Exchange:
1.  To join you must not be on ANY of the related Fido Crafting Echo
    Bad Lists.  All moderators and exchange hostesses are asked to send
    details to Anne McReary about your "lists".
2.  You must meet all the rules of the Fido Crafting Echos.
3.  You must completely fill out the signup form and put your name at
    the signature line.  (See separate post).
4.  This year we will have FOUR Categories of participation.  You may
    sign up for one or all of Canvas Needlework, Decorative Needlework,
    General Crafting, and Charity Donation.
    a.  CANVAS NEEDLEWORK includes any type of Plastic Canvas,
        Crewel, Needlepoint or other "Canvas" based craft.
    b.  DECORATIVE NEEDLEWORK includes Cross-Stitching, Beading,
        Hardanger, Pulled Thread, Silk Ribbon, Embroidery, Tatting,
        Crochet, Knit or Quilted Ornaments which have decorative
        needlework on them.
    c.  GENERAL CRAFTWORK includes any craft included in the above two
        divisions AND any craftwork NOT included in the above two
        divisions.  This may include your fancy "paperwork", rubber
        stamping, wood, stained glass, or any other types of
        appropriate crafts.
    d.  CHARITY DONATION includes all of the above AND any other type
        of craft that you would consider appropriate to send to the
        Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Festival of Trees Charity
        Auction. (See separate post  THIS CATEGORY HAS AN EARLY
        DEADLINE DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE AUCTION AND NECESSARY
        PAPERWORK for your TAX DEDUCTION.
5.  You may only sign up for as many groups in each category as you
    choose.  It is expected you will meet the obligation for EACH group.
6.  The groups will be of anywhere from three to five people each,
    depending on how many people sign up.
7.  For each group you sign up for, you will be asked to make an
    ornament for the Charity Donation group, above and beyond
    individual sign-up for that group specifically.  So if there are 4
    members in your group, a fifth ornament will be sent to the Charity
    Donation group as well.
8.  Requests for special paperwork for the Charity Donation Group will run
    from August 5, 1997 through September 15, 1997.  If you desire a
    "tax-deduction" form, you will need to send Anne McReary a
    Self-Addressed and STAMPED legal size envelope with your sign-up form.
    There are several sheets of information that must be returned to you.
9.  All Charity Donation ornaments MUST BE MAILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE
    FORM FILLED OUT to arrive at Anne McReary's home address for further
    delivery NO LATER than OCTOBER 1, 1997.  Anne will see that the
    ornaments and forms are delivered to LTC Margaret Richardson from
    Madigan Army Medical Center before OCTOBER 15, 1997.  LTC Richardson
    will then make sure everything is taken care of.  (See Separate
    Message on the Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Festival of Trees
    Charity Auction).
10. Signups for the Canvas Needlework Group, the Decorative
    Needlework Group, and General Craftwork Group will begin August
    5, 1997 and run through October 5, 1997.  All groupings will be
    posted by October 15, 1997.  All ornaments are to be IN THE MAIL
    by November 15, 1997 so as to arrive by December 1, 1997.  This
    way we can all have them on our trees for Christmas this year.
11. On January 1, 1997 all participants are asked to post a message
    to Anne McReary stating whether they received from everyone or
    who still owes them an ornament.  Those people who have not been
    received from will immediately be put on the bad list until such
    time all of the ornaments owed have been received (qualifiers
    will be put out on each person though such as: Ornaments in mail
    but not received, One ornament lost in mail, etc.).
12. Size of ornaments is limited to tree size.  Use your best
    judgement.  See the guidelines for the Charity Donation
    Ornaments.
13. Please have fun and do a good job on your ornaments.  When you
    send out what you consider to be a nice ornament to someone, you
    can expect to get the same back.  Remember there is someone out
    there waiting to receive YOUR special ornament!
14. Anne McReary can be contacted in the following manner:
    FIDO     address     1:138/323
    I-NET    address     mcreary@oz.net
    I-Net    (alternate) amcreary@juno.com
    Home     address     Anne McReary
                         12852 Lincoln Ave SW
                         Tacoma, WA 98499
   * * * * * * * * * * SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * *
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   *  All ornaments should be mailed from your Post Office or an   *
   *  authorized Postal Sub-station due to new Postal Regulations. *
   *  NO PACKAGES can be sent from you home because of the         *
   *  Uni-bomber.  ANY ORNAMENTS being sent OUT OF THE COUNTRY     *
   *  should be mailed EARLY to ensure timely delivery!            *
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   * * * * * * * * * * SPECIAL SHIPPING NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * *
Let's Get Stitchin'!
Anne McReary
mcreary@oz.net
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