Secret Santa 2010

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Just wondering if anyone would like to take part in the Secrat Santa again this year?

Hopefully (if we get enough interest), we will run it the same as last year and try and send even more presents to the piggies in rescues.

Can people just let me know if they are interested?
 
I wasn't on here last year but it sounds good to me.
 
x-vic-x said:
Just wondering if anyone would like to take part in the Secrat Santa again this year?
Hopefully (if we get enough interest), we will run it the same as last year and try and send even more presents to the piggies in rescues.
Can people just let me know if they are interested?
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YES YES YES .... PLEASE. I've already started shopping, and HOPED you'd be doing it again. Please count me in for two, like I did last year.

Last year we volunteered to be Secret Santa and it was for those piggies who sadly hadn't been rehomed during the year, and so were still going to be in the Shelters over Christmas. Nothing wrong with that, as we know the Shelters look after them wonderfully, but those piggies didn't have their own special families, and so the Secret Santa was anonymous, and we were given the name and address of who to send to, nearer to Christmas.

I haven't got my own piggies, and so it was a special pleasure to search for and find some lovely things to send to them.

I don't know if it will be the same idea this year, but that's what Secret Santa 2009 was. And it was great.
 
Ooh yes! I'd like to join in please! xx>>>

Wheeky, you'll be given the name and address of a rescue piggy and you basically send just them a Christmas gift :) I'm sure Vicky will explain it properly closer to the time, but that's basically it ;)
 
The 'santas' were amazingly kind and generous last year- the piggies here got some wonderful prezzies xx>>> I was more excited opening theirs than I was my own..................rolleyes:red

Teresa xx
 
me too, i cant afford a lot but I'm sure i can get something.:)
 
I'd love to so please count me in.

How is it decided which piggies are eligible? Do rescues put piggies forward? If so I might direct Layla (NEGPR ) here
 
If I remember rightly last year rescues nominated any piggies they had in at the time to receive gifts - think that's how it worked:) It was a year ago though and my memory isn't brilliant - perhaps someone will correct me if I'm wrong.....................:{

Teresa xx
 
count use in ....we loved waiting to see the pic's of the piggy and it's present's last year,
will get shopping now xx
 
Basically how it works is recues nominate some of their pigs to receive a secret santa present. They usually highlight any long stay residents or ones that have a special story so these are paired up first.

Everyone else then pm's me nearer to christmas and I pair you all up with a rescue piggy. You then get shopping and buy your secret santa piggy a present, it doesn't have to be an expensive or a big present and you can order online and get it sent straight to the rescue if you want.

The rescue then posts pics of the piggies with the presents they have received. It is a secret so you can't tell anyone who your piggy is.

Here is thread of piggies with their presents from last year:
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=40694

I'm so pleased that those of you that took part last year want to join in again and that alot of new members want to be secret santas.
 
I've got all emotional reading the thread with pics from last years secret santa. Can't wait to start piggy shopping now. May even start tomorrow! :)
 
flips said:
I've got all emotional reading the thread with pics from last years secret santa. Can't wait to start piggy shopping now. May even start tomorrow! :)
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Flips, it was wonderful - I wept buckets over and over, even now I go all shivery - it was so good to be a part of it, and the lovely thing is it's all anonymous. It doesn't matter how much or how little is sent to the chosen piggy, they love it all the same.
 
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