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<p>Just let me know if you need my help any time this weekend to
manage zoom.</p>
<p>Procured not only alabama, but also Delaware.</p>
<p>Do you know Sylvia Reid?</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/8/2022 2:10 AM, Bonnie Lucas via
NFBofAlaska wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am sending this email as per President
Kevin Whitley’s request. As you may know, the second Saturday
of the month is when we have our All-State meeting. In the
past few months, we have been gathering live at the Alaska
Center for the Blind. As most also know, this has been a more
unusual week because of the huge snow dump in Anchorage and
other places. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, we will not let the weather stop
everything. If by Saturday, it is worth leaving the warmth of
home, those who would like to come to the Center may do so.
That decision will be made on Friday so Anchor Rides can be
scheduled or cancelled. In past years, we have had a
delightful Holiday party with a white elephant gift exchange.
There are some pretty funny stories that have been passed
along over the past ten years. However, due to the uncertainty
due to weather, and not knowing just what Saturday will be
like, we will dispense with the white elephant gift exchange
but will for sure have a Zoom gathering. So, enjoy the
following narrative sent by Nate Kile regarding the white
elephant gift exchange, its origin and how it works. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note: Initially I expected to include two
Zoom links at the bottom of this note, one for the All-State
Saturday meeting at 1:00 and the other for the NFB Board
Meeting, Sunday at 2:00. All are invited to attend both
meetings. The links will be sent by Friday as Zoom has updated
and our links are no more!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“ White
Elephant gift exchange is a party game where amusing and
impractical gifts are exchanged during festivities. The goal
of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain
party-goers rather than to gain a genuinely valuable or
highly sought-after item.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The term white
elephant refers to an extravagant, impractical gift that
cannot be easily disposed of. The phrase is said to come
from the historic practice of the King of Siam (now
Thailand) giving rare albino elephants to courtiers who had
displeased him, so that they might be ruined by the animals'
upkeep costs. While the first use of this term remains a
matter of contention among historians,[4] one theory
suggests that Ezra Cornell brought the term into the popular
lexicon through his frequent social gatherings as early as
1828.[1 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rules<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Each
participant supplies one wrapped gift, usually of similar
value. The gifts are placed in a central location, and
participants determine in which order (often by numbers
randomly drawn prior to the start of the game on who will
take turns selecting a gift. The first person opens a
wrapped gift, and the turn ends. On subsequent turns, each
person has the choice to either unwrap a new present or to
steal another's. When a person's gift is stolen, that person
can either choose another wrapped gift to open or can steal
from another player.[3] Each gift can only be stolen twice
per game. The game is over when everyone has a present. At
the end, the first player may, if desired, steal any gift –
according to some rules, even a gift that is out of play.
But the decision as to which rules are being used are best
made before the game starts. Whoever goes first can be
chosen by any means, but going with whoever is hosting works
well.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Stay tuned for
links!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bonnie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bonnie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now…Thanks to Nate Kile, here is an article
with the origin and information for doing a white elephant
gift exchange. Zoom links to follow.<o:p></o:p></p>
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