On 27/05/2012, at 2:57 AM, MizzBassie wrote:

> Hello All,
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> I an forwarding a request from @GeorgeTheDuck about paying attention to pawty timing and themes. George is rightly concerned about #baboonpawty taking place so close to #NipClub Monthly's African Safari pawty and the impact it will have on fundraising. Fundraising has been pretty anemic as it is (times are hard for everyone) and this sort of thing doesn't help.
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> It's not the end of the world, of course, but we should always try to coordinate themes and pawty timing with each other; it's just common sense and common courtesy.
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> Hugs and Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrs,
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> Magda and Bassie
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> Magdalena Plewinska and Bassie the lady cat
> Hollywood, FL, USA
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> Hi Bru, Flicka, Gator, Hollie, Mattie, Meow Girls, Mizz B, Pumpkin, Shayna and Tutti,
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> As you probably know, the #baboonpawty with an African theme is the week before the #Nipclub Monthly (NCM) African Safari. While I plan on coming to #baboonpawty myself and think it will be fun, the close timing of the two pawties has brought up a couple of things for NCM going forward.
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> Periodically, with the large number of anipal pawties occurring, sometimes different pawties may have very similar themes. I feel that it's fine for anipal groups, including NCM, to have pawties with themes of their choice for their own purposes and goals. I also feel that trying to avoid scheduling similarly themed pawties close together, as much as possible, will help the goals of both pawties by avoiding theme burn-out.
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> I wasn't aware of the #baboonpawty planning when we set the June pawty theme back at the end of April, or I would have confirmed a different month for our African Safari. We will make an extra effort here at NCM to avoid scheduling similarly themed pawties close together in the future as much as possible. Major holidays may not be possible, and that's understandable. I hope you will all help with that by letting me and Mattie know of upcoming pawty themes others are having as soon as you find out about them. In turn, we're adding our theme information to the AT Events Calendar generally 2 to 3 months in advance so that anyone an see it, and of course, we're happy to answer questions about it any time.
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> The ultimate goal of #Nipclub Monthly is to raise funds for animal charity while having fun. As a group, we do this by creating interesting graphics, avatars, menus, games, etc. that our staff can use for and at our pawties so that people are attracted to the pawties. The more interest there is in the pawty and the larger the attendance, the better the chance is of getting more donations to help animals. At this point, there are many pawties of all kinds in the anipal community in any given month. One significant thing that sets us apart to help reach our goal of helping our animal charity is our unique creativity.
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> With this in mind, I have a couple of requests. I ask that when NCM staff are planning other pawties that occur prior to the NCM theme, they refrain from using the original resources created for NCM such as graphics, avatars, and the like for other pawties. Doing so lowers the uniqueness of NCM pawties and has the potential to lower interest and therefore donations. After the NCM pawty, reusing the graphics and other creative items is possible depending on the circumstances. We all like to share as much as we can. Just ask, as sometimes the creators ask us not to use them for anything else. Please also refrain from recruiting for other pawties while using the #nipclub hashtag. It can confuse people about what groups are throwing what pawties and what the purposes of those pawties might be.
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> Please pass on these requests to your staff. Feel free to forward my entire email if that's easiest for you.
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> Thanks!
> *ducky hugs*
> George
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> The Anipal Times http://www.anipaltimes.com
> Twitter and Blog: @georgetheduck - http://georgetheduck.com
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