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I thought it might be kinda fun to do a postcard exchange. I'm not sure how we could construct it... whether we do like a Secret Santa thingie, or more like a free-for-all and we can privately collect addresses and send a bunch all out to whoever. Or we could do like a VJ booklet/journal, and each of us keeps it for one week then forwards it on to the next person.... etc.

Anyways, I just thought something like this might be kinda fun, and wanted to see if anyone else was interested. :) Getting mail that's not bills is fun! lol

Let me know if you're interested, and we'll get something going! (and if this has been done before, my apologies, but I couldn't find anything recent)

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January 7, 2013 - RFE Received
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April 11, 2013 - ROC APPROVED

June 8th, 2013 - 10 yr GC Received (FINALLY)

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March 23, 2010 - Mailed I-485 (AOS), I-131 (AP), I-765 (EAD)
June 7, 2010 - AP received
June 12, 2010 - EAD received
August 27, 2010 - 2 yr Green Card Received!

K-1 Timeline:
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November 20, 2009 - Interview in Montreal - Approved!
January 3, 2010 - POE (Ambassador Bridge)
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I am not going to be an enforcer. If someone else wants to implement a 3-strikes rule, that's fine, but I won't do it. It IS supposed to be a fun exchange, and I'm sorry some people have not sent ca

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Thanks for your responses everyone. I have several meetings today for an animal shelter I volunteer with, so I will not be on the computer much (if anyone expects immediate replies to any questions

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Ditto, I wanted to join once I have more money and can get into it but... I actually find it all a bit insulting and I'm not even in it! It sounds like people are being accused, without fact, of not s

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Novel idea. If it gets off the ground, I'm in! I'm sure there are lots of great postcards for D.C. B-)

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NOA1: 09-04-09

NOA2: 10-01-09

NVC received: 10-14-09

Opted In to Electronic Processing: 10-19-09

Case complete @ NVC: 11-13-09

Interview assigned: 01-22-10 (70 days between case complete and interview assignment)

Medical in Vancouver: 01-28-10

Interview @ Montreal: 03-05-10 -- APPROVED!

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I'll definitely participate :) I love sending and receiving mail!

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Chicago Lockbox received: 06/18/2010

Received e-mail notification from Chicago Lockbox: 06/24/2010

Hard copy NOA1 received: 06/28/2010

Touch!: 06/28/2010

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Attempted walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- DENIED: 07/16/2010

2nd attempt at walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- SUCCESS!: 07/28/2010

EAD card production ordered!: 08/09/2010

AP approved!: 08/09/2010

2nd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/12/2010

AP arrived!: 08/16/2010

3rd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/16/2010

EAD arrived!: 08/19/2010

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Add me too! I like stuff like this -- it's a fun, inexpensive thing to do to boost some VJ moral!

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Anything in the mailbox that isn't a bill is fine by me! :lol:

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NOA2 01/20/09

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Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

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Great idea, Ashenflowers! :thumbs:

Count me in too....:)

Just send me a PM, with more info about this, and I'll take it from there...;)

I agree, it is more fun to get mail from other VJers than it is to get bills, junk mail, and USCIS stuff!

I love snail-mail! Lol..And it sure would give me a reason to walk/bike to my mailbox (that is a mile away)!

Ok...A few questions I would like to ask though:

1) How often will we be sending postcards?

2) How many people are we supposed to send postcards to? One person? Everyone that is participating?

3) Is it just postcards that we are sending only? Or are we sending other things too?

4) Who is keeping the 'master list' of addresses/contact info? Ashenflowers, or someone else? Are we also exchanging e-mail addresses and/or other contact info too? (umm..I need to know who has my address and/or other contact info..for security reasons...)

5) Is this only for VJers who are Canadians, or are other VJers welcomed too?

I like this idea...VJ pen pals! I especially like the postcard idea too, since it is low-cost and easy to do! :yes:

Looking forward to sending and getting VJ postcards! Keep me updated about this new 'VJ postcard project' too!

Ant

I thought it might be kinda fun to do a postcard exchange. I'm not sure how we could construct it... whether we do like a Secret Santa thingie, or more like a free-for-all and we can privately collect addresses and send a bunch all out to whoever. Or we could do like a VJ booklet/journal, and each of us keeps it for one week then forwards it on to the next person.... etc.

Anyways, I just thought something like this might be kinda fun, and wanted to see if anyone else was interested. :) Getting mail that's not bills is fun! lol

Let me know if you're interested, and we'll get something going! (and if this has been done before, my apologies, but I couldn't find anything recent)

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2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

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2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

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2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

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sounds fun!

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Count me in - sounds fun! :)

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NOA2: 2010-03-05

I-129F: 2009-10-16

NOA1: 2009-10-23

NOA2: 2010-03-05

NVC: 60 days

Case #: 2010-03-11

AOS Paid: 2010-03-15

IV Bill Paid: 2010-03-24

Package Sent: 2010-03-29

AVR says received: 2010-04-02

RFE: 2010-04-13

Sign in Fail: 2010-05-10

CONSULATE: 17 days

Medical: 2010-06-04

Interview: 2010-06-15 - APPROVED!

Visa rcv'd: 2010-06-21

POE: 2010-06-29 LAX (286 Days from when we started this whole mess!)

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I'm up for this - sounds like fun.

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Great idea, Ashenflowers! :thumbs:

Count me in too....:)

Just send me a PM, with more info about this, and I'll take it from there...;)

I agree, it is more fun to get mail from other VJers than it is to get bills, junk mail, and USCIS stuff!

I love snail-mail! Lol..And it sure would give me a reason to walk/bike to my mailbox (that is a mile away)!

Ok...A few questions I would like to ask though:

1) How often will we be sending postcards?

2) How many people are we supposed to send postcards to? One person? Everyone that is participating?

3) Is it just postcards that we are sending only? Or are we sending other things too?

4) Who is keeping the 'master list' of addresses/contact info? Ashenflowers, or someone else? Are we also exchanging e-mail addresses and/or other contact info too? (umm..I need to know who has my address and/or other contact info..for security reasons...)

5) Is this only for VJers who are Canadians, or are other VJers welcomed too?

I like this idea...VJ pen pals! I especially like the postcard idea too, since it is low-cost and easy to do! :yes:

Looking forward to sending and getting VJ postcards! Keep me updated about this new 'VJ postcard project' too!

Ant

Thanks for the Qs Ant. It's awesome to hear people are interested! I'll give it some thought to see how we could do this as the safest way possible for everyone. Here's some answers off the top of my head though:

1) I was thinking once a month or so, but there's no max really! ;) Enough to keep it fun and engaging, but not too much to overwhelm ppl with busy lives. Does everyone think that sounds reasonable?

2) I haven't decided on this yet... it all depends on how people feel about having their address shared with a bunch of people. Need to think on this.

3) I thought for cost purposes we could just do postcards. It's a dying art really!

4) Since it was my idea, I will take the responsibility of keeping the master list. As long as everyone is ok with that. :) I don't thinking email addresses or any other contact info would be necessary to share. Mailing address only.

5) I kind of like the idea of keeping it just for VJers who participate in the Canada forum... to be honest.

K.... going through and answering those questions gave me some ideas. :lol: How about we kinda do it in a secret santaish way? I will gather a master list of people who are interested... and every month I will do a random draw, and we will each get a new person to send our postcard to! I will notify everyone via PM or email (whatever method you prefer) each month or two (or however long this ends up carrying on for), who to send your postcard to that month! That way everyone gets to share with different people, but there isn't just a long list of addresses going out to everyone. Well, over time I suppose the address would get passed to everyone who is participating, but it would strictly be amongst the participants only.

You could even put in a max of the amount of times you want to do this. Opt out any time ;) lol If you only want to send one postcard, then I'd only include you once, and your address will only go out to one person!

Is everyone comfortable with that? Or do we think there's a better way?

For details visit My Timeline or Profile

ROC Timeline:
May 23, 2012 - Mailed I-751
January 7, 2013 - RFE Received
March 26, 2013 - RFE Response Sent
April 11, 2013 - ROC APPROVED

June 8th, 2013 - 10 yr GC Received (FINALLY)

AOS Timeline:
March 23, 2010 - Mailed I-485 (AOS), I-131 (AP), I-765 (EAD)
June 7, 2010 - AP received
June 12, 2010 - EAD received
August 27, 2010 - 2 yr Green Card Received!

K-1 Timeline:
April 22, 2009 - I-129F Sent
November 20, 2009 - Interview in Montreal - Approved!
January 3, 2010 - POE (Ambassador Bridge)
January 20, 2010 - Wedding

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<<< count me in, I am hate bills... anything but bills :)

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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