Gift Exchange Day 1 analysis and Day 2 announcement

Day 550, 00:12 • Published in USA USA • by Welcoming Committee

Yesterday (Day 549) was the first day of the brand new Welcoming Committee Gift Exchange.

I thought it was a good start to the project:

4 people gave gifts to the WCGE and were given the gifts back, boosting their wellness.
4 people were given free gifts as part of the free gift program.
5 people made donations to the WCGE, they are awesome! (more on them below)

One lesson learned is that if people donate Q2 or Q3 gifts, they have to specify that in a message. One person sent a Q2 gift and I couldn't figure out who it was. Also, some of the people given free gifts would've qualified for M*A*S*H if they were in the National Guard -- I would like to coordinate with the National Guard on this and will refer people who qualify to them.

Day 2 announcement: In my original guidelines for the WCGE, I said that if you sent a gift to the WCGE by 20:00, you will get it back the same day. For today (Day 550), you must send your gift by 12:00 to get it back the same day. This is one of those rare days I will be away from a computer for most of the day as I will pretend to have a social life. If you send the WCGE a gift after 12:00 today, you will get the gift back on Sunday (Day 551).

UPDATE: I thought I should recognize those outstanding individuals who have donated to the Welcoming Committee Gift Exchange. They are:

BettinaSet
Dubitor
Lenore Rosborough
Quanah Parker
Virgil Dante

Everyone be sure to thank them.

Thank you all for reading and participating in the program,
-- Ligtreb, Welcoming Committee chairman