Six Flags Enthuseast Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Ok, I finally got some facts on my postcards! They were mailed last weekend. Good luck in the contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hey Everybody!!  Shari (Mom) here... I got home from work last night and Samantha said "Mom...guess how many post cards I got today? 22!!!" She got 22 postcards-all international-in just one day! Her teacher told her to just read one fact off of each to the class to save time LOL!!! Thank you all so much!  They are still lacking in cards from the Continental US, so for those of you who are reading this thread for the first time, or who maybe thought about sending one but you were too late, please go ahead and send one. I am going to email her teacher to see if she can tell me what states they still need. If I can get a list of which states are still needed I will post it later today.  THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.... TPR MEMBERS ROCK  Shari and Sammi  ps. Here are the details once again:  My daughter, Samantha (the second of the "s"es in Disneygurlz2s) has a favor to ask of you...thanks in advance for those who would like to help her out!  Dear TPR friends,  Hi! This is Sammi. In class we are doing a thing called The Great State Race.  I need as many postcards from each of your states so my class can win the contest.  It needs to have 2 facts about your state or city (example: California is famous for movies and entertainment, the capital of California is Sacramento). It ends November 13. The sooner I get the postcard the better. Please send to:  Samantha Shoufler Team Accomplish Room H273 Mason Intermediate School 6307 Mason-Montgomery Road Mason, OH 45040  THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I sent one from Williamsburg last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flippero95 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I sent mine last Friday, it's from the State Fair of Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Maryland should be taken care of as of last week, if it wasn't already. Good luck, Sammi! Â What kinds of facts has everyone been putting on these? I included that Maryland is known as the "Free State" because during the Civil War, slaves crossing the Mason-Dixon Line north into Maryland were considered "free" (that's really more of a generalization considering the divided political climate in Maryland at the time, but it's close enough for a postcard blurb) and that the state flower is the Black-Eyed Susan because it contains the yellow and black colors of the crest of the Calvert family, who founded Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa1861 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Oh no, these facts get read to the class, I'm embarrassed and nervous. I don't remember what I wrote, But i sure hope that they were good. So glad that I don't have to read them, I just know I kind of wrote the first two things that came to my mind before I walked to the post office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 If you sent one, lets get a good count on what states were sent. Â 1. Indiana 2. 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngdiablo Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 1. Indiana 2. North Carolina (Chapel Hill) 3. Â Great idea spaceace. Be sure to add the city/town of your state/country, since there are people sending from different places. Â Â Â As for my facts, I put down that: 1. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the first public university in the United States. (Founded in 1793). 2. Chapel Hill was one of the first Southern municipalities to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lond Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 1. Indiana 2. North Carolina (Chapel Hill) 3. Sweden / Gothenburg  // Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I don't think it makes much sense to create a list by users because I'm not convinced that people who have sent in postcards will still keep reading the thread. Â I also think I remember Sharri saying that it's ok to get mulitples from each state, correct? Â Let's just make this easy...if you haven't sent a postcard...SEND ONE! Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Wow, I'm sorry, I completely forgot about this. I'll try to remember to pick something up tomorrow unless someone already has Mass covered for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nay Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 What a great idea! I can have one from NY in the mail within the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 ^Yeah.. don't worry about the list... I agree with Robb, it's a good thought, but not everyone will re-read and at this point, as I said, we are just shooting to finish out the continential US. Â According to Sam, they are only missing about 15!! but, naturally, she only remembers 4 of them (of course, she can remember all the coasters she has ever ridden, so you can respect that she has priorities!! Oh, sorry, she just said "coasters are easier to remember than states"!) The four she knows are missing are Connecticut, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. But. if you are in the continental 50 and want to represent, go for it! Â Shari and Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy johnson Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 i finally sent mine today! mines from manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Postcard from Alabama is on it's way as of this Monday (October 21). It should be there any day now. Â Hey, I still re-read the thread to see what's going on. It really is great to see so many people lend a hand with this. Yeah, we have a good group in TPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Thanks Michael.. I forgot yours was Alabama.... I should have remembered that when you were talking about the space center place. I have some family in Huntsville but I don't think they got word of this project, so I am glad you've got it covered. Â Shari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm curious, do you happen to know how many total postcards have come in through the TPR effort? Â --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 The four she knows are missing are Connecticut, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. Georgia's gonna be in the mail by Monday! Guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm curious, do you happen to know how many total postcards have come in through the TPR effort? Â Since neither her Dad or I have had the chance to actually get to her class to look at them (she WILL get them all to keep at the end of the project so I am looking forward to her bringing them home) but only the TPR folks have been sending them to school; friends and family have been sending them to our home. So, based on that, I would guess at least 40 so far...possibly more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have some family in Huntsville  Funny you say that. Most of Mom's relatives are scattered around Dayton, Fairborn, and Sandusky. There's a reunion every couple years that I just never get too. Laughably, my parents have gotten closer to Cedar Point than I have in the past few years!  Also, I'll be on a business trip in a couple weeks and will pass through Cincinatti on the way to Harrisburg, PA. Sooo close to KI and Hershey, but no weekend time for Hershey's Candy Lane.  Getting back on track. Glad to help and hope the remaining states come in for the class. Glad to hear about end results in a few weeks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Went to the post office today but they didn't have anything but basic blank ones. I'll keep an eye out for something a little bit better than that and send it in should I find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayjay719 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I'm going to look around for one tomorrow after work! Be sure to be on the lookout for Connecticut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 Since I had to pick Sammi up from the after-school program today, we headed up to her classroom so I could (finally!!) get some photos to share! Â I will apologize in advance for two things... #1) These photos were taken with my cell phone #2) The postcards are either taped and/or stapled down so it was impossible for me to read most of them. I knew who a few were from based on where the card was from or who I remembered saying "I sent one with.... on it". I can tell you that I am personally looking forward to reading all of them when the project ends in a few weeks. Â Thanks again!! Shari and Samantha Not sure if you can tell, but there's one here that pictures Balder! Thanks ZaneyMon! This is one of her personal favs because of the characters in their Halloween garb Sam is practically responsible for all the cards on the "International Board" I knew immediately this had to be from Chuck! Indiana=Holiday World!! The blue string connects the cards received to Sammi's homeroom, the green one's belong to the other class/team Alvey's representing the Golden State! This is the board where both classes from her "team" have their cards posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 So awesome!!! Â Did you get a list of the specific states still needed so we can yell at those people to get theirs in??? Â Post it here and we'll get her to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Legend one is from me (my facts might be random as I just picked them out from a random website I found). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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