Multi-Fandom Event: Holiday Cheer 2020

[vex_verlain]

This year has been rough for many of us. We have lost loved ones, lost homes, lost income. For many, this holiday season will be very different from the years that have come before. With that in mind, the Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange is hosting a Holiday Cheer event where everyone who is interested can receive physical holiday cards and/or postcards in their mailbox. We hope these tangible messages will serve as a light in the darkness and help everyone feel less alone. Even if you do not wish to participate yourself, we appreciate any signal boosting!

The basics:

• You do not need to send cards in order to receive them! We believe everyone deserves to be included, regardless of funds/ability/etc.
• All cards and postcards will be non-religious.
• Your address is PRIVATE–it is only shared with the MFPE’s mods.
• Cut offs are 11:59 PM Central Standard Time for the dates listed. You can see our local time on the sidebar of our main Tumblr page while viewing the desktop site.

How to receive holiday cards & postcards:

• Become a member of the Multi-Fandom Postcard Exchange.
• Once you have an MFPE fan number or temporary fan number, sign up to receive holiday cards & postcards here.
• Recipient sign up is November 1st through November 7th, 2020. Everyone who signs up within this time frame is guaranteed to receive a package of cards from other MFPE members. Additional sign ups will be accepted through November 14th; though we will try to accommodate everyone, late sign-ups are not guaranteed to receive anything.
• Every effort will be made to have the cards delivered to you before the last weekend of December.

How to send holiday cards & postcards:

• Submission Period (no sign up required):
  - If you live in North America or Europe: November 8th thru 30th
  - If you live on any other continent: November 8th thru 14th
• Create your cards and/or postcards. Requirements:
  - Either use commercial cards/postcards or create your own (northern hemisphere) winter holiday themed cards. They must be non-religious in both theme and text (“happy holidays,” “season’s greetings,” etc.) as well as family-friendly (no cursing).
  - Write at least one sentence of your own text and sign the card with either your real first name or your fandom name.
  - You can include a personalized insert if you’d like. When sending holiday cards, some people send out family photos/updates/etc. You can choose to include anything you’re comfortable with. Photos of pets are always welcome!
  - Make as many or as few cards/postcards as you’d like. They do not all have to be the same. They will be distributed evenly between those who sign up to receive a package of holiday cheer.
• Package all of your holiday cards/postcards together and send them to the MFPE’s PO Box.
  - You do not need to include envelopes, but if you have envelopes you’d like to donate to us, we certainly appreciate it!
  - You only have to pay the postage to get the package to us; we pay the postage to get everything to the recipients.
• IMPORTANT! Email us as soon as you can and let us know what date you put the package in the mail and how many items you sent us. This is so we can make sure we have everything before we start separating them out for everyone.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us!

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Will it be ok for me to ask you how many signed up? I make a LOT of cards and I'd love to send you enough cards for everyone no matter how many they are.

[vex_verlain]

Absolutely! We currently have 21 members participating in our Holiday Cheer event, but there's still a little time left today to sign up. I'll certainly let you know the total once sign-ups close! :)

[minoanmiss]

Thanks :)

[vex_verlain]

Hey there! We received a total of 21 sign-ups. :)

[minoanmiss]

Cool! goes to make some cards

[foxinthestars]

On the Tumblr, it says there were a few late sign-ups for a total of 24. The late sign-ups weren't guaranteed to get anything, but just in case you still wanted an update.

[minoanmiss]

Thank you! adds cards to the pile