As Ruth mentioned, the Secret Pals are a group of Arachnians who participate in an exchange of mystery gifts. Each person sends one package a month for six months, anonymously for the first five months. The sixth month is the revealing month.
The current round of Secret Pals ended this month. The next round would go from May to October. This was my fourth time of coordinating the exchange. I think I need a break. I'm looking for someone to take the job for a round.
Here are some comments on the job that might help you decide if you can or cannot do it.
The coordinator first collects the applications from the persons interested. Then assigns each person to a sending person. Each person is sent a copy of the application information of the person she will send to. This original set up takes me about 3-4 evenings to complete.
Then, for the next six months, the coordinator keeps track of the thank you messages that are to be sent after each gift is received. Questions and concerns of the secret pals are sent to the coordinator for forwarding to the proper person, then the answers sent back to the sender. Some months, this activitiy is very small, and some months there are quite a few emails received and sent.
The coordinator must be willing to receive this extra volume of emails and respond to them. The job does not end with assigning the secret pals. The coordinator must also be willing to remove someone from the list if packages are not being sent, or if someone has a life style change that requires them to drop out of the round. This happens usually once or twice a round.
However, it can be a bit of fun. You know whom each person has as a pal. You can get better acquainted with some of them during the round. Anyone who is interested can write to me. We'll discuss it.
Prospective secret pals should wait for an application message before applying.
Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon --- where it's still raining.
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