*************************Mumsnet Christmas Appeal 2006***********************************

[soapbox]

I thought I had better start a new thread in case the old one falls over at 1000 posts.

First of all I would like to say a big thank you to all those who have helped make this a huge success Thanks to all of you, life will be a little bit easier for some of our MNetters this year!

Firstly all of the MNetters - without you this would only have been a pipe dream! Givers and receivers - all take a bow

Then the corporates:
GLTC - for going well beyond the call of duty
Hazell -www.verko.co.uk- for her most generous offer of christmas trees - I hope you join in and make some new friends here
Great expectations - a lovely company with wonderful fairtraded toys and again help beyond what was expected.
LCC - to Jaysmummy for her crafty goodies and warm hearted support
www.thesweetiestop.co.uk - for their generous support

And of course it goes almost without saying, MNHQ!

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How it works:

You email me:

[email protected]

as a giver or receiver. If a receiver I will ask for a bit more information to find a good match for you. If a giver I will find someone for you to send your gift to.

All matches to be done by 30 November (did I really promise that)

All gifts to be posted by 15 December (at the latest).

i have started a thankyou thread........my two wonderful givers get over there now!

I BLOODY LOVE YOU LOT xxx

had a pretty bad night overall last evening. got up feeling grotty and grumpy.

this thread has lifted my spirits once again, it's truly amazing.

i wish i could do more, get involved more, give more..........

thanks to Soapy and MN - you are all amazing!

thankyouthankyou thankyou

brilliant!

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Hi!

I've had a few emails from people waiting to be matched - some more patiently than others

I will get to you all soon - I'm just working my way down the list, slowly but surely

People with early alphas who think they may have been overlooked, haven't been - honestly

There are three possible reasons for this:

i. Your offered gift matches well with a family where I am still waiting for RL address details

1. Your original offer email was sent to my Joycemgrant account, all of these when forwarded ended up being filed as 'js', so will be hitting them some time today

1. You are a giver and a receiver, in which case your emails are in a separate folder, which I will get to later on!

But everyone will get picked up but if you are posting from overseas like Sarah in Phuket - please do drop me an email reminding me of that and you will get priority matching status

Off to spend a little family time now- but will be back soon for more matching - so watch that email account

This thread cheered me immensely this morning thanks

Soapy no immediate hurry but if I get to mid week and I haven't heard I'll e-mail as I can only go out with DH (agoraphobic- can mange the village but shopping centres a bit more arrgh) and we go thursday, REALLY sorry of that's hassle

So thanks to my reciever you'll have done me far mroe of a favour getting me out than anythng else LOL!

Morning all. Good grief we will be marching towards 1000 posts on this thread before long.

Thanks for letting us know how the matching is going on Soapy. I promise not to send you an email till after the 30th if I don't receive a matching email.

God I hpe that made sense. Was at work till midnight last night te=hen had an early wake up call from the kids. Am back off to work at 1 will stumble home some time round about 12.30 as we are open till midnight on Saturday on the run up to christmas.

can i have your addy soapy and i will send my craft packs for you to distribute. would like to remain anon so will post direct to you.

ellbell, thanks but unfortuantely i'm over in ireland

Xmasmummy - Soapys email address is [email protected]

mummyhill- hun i already have her email addy but cant really post craft packs to it lol

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just wanted to bump this in case anyone else wishes to join in or could offer any corporate help

Soapy - my outgoing email is not functioning atm. You kindly emailed me with recipients children's ages and names but need to know if youngest and eldest are boys or girls as I know children of both genders with both these names....help!

thanks.

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Wow fast work soapbox!

Only emailed this morning and I've already been matched. Gift will be out in the post first thing Monday morning

me too fifi26. Wonderful work soapbox, this is a fantastic idea. Dd and ds are really looking forward to choosing presents to send to our matched children

Oh goodness if you only knew how 'tingly' I am feeling at the moment!

Wonderful, just wonderful things are going on to sort something out for someone. And it looks like it's going to work out thanks to a truely wonderful MNetter and her equally fab DH!

Shame I can't tell you...

Suffice to say, I've been sitting pressing my refresh button every 2 seconds for the last hour or so!

have been trying to get hold of you regarding my craft packs soapy wondering if it would be easier to send them direct to you as there prob not many people with 4 kids all old enought for the packs hun

im still tingling from my surprise this morning.....i could have gone after the postman, swung him around in a big hug and given him a kiss.................althought would have been very difficult as im 4ft11 and he's a veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy tall heavy man

xmasmummy - email went out to you last night???

If you haven't got it, can you resend your's to me on:

[email protected]

and I will resend it to you - in case email addy for you wasn't the right one?

i was just ready to come off the computer...but now im sitting here refreshing.....why????????????

sweet innocent smile

Sorry - refreshing my email not here - LOL

The giver may want to keep it as a surprise, so it may be a while before you hear anything!

Anyway - UNBELIEVABLY - I have just been through my inbox and no one has bagged that PS2 yet

First one on my receivers list to email me, with age appropriate children, gets it!!!!