How it works: 50 families (one from each state) will swap postcards over the next half a year. Two states will share a week and each one will send out 49 postcards, one to each state, during that week. We will go in the order the states joined the union. At the end of 25 weeks we will all have received a postcard from 49 other states!
At my house, we plan on putting up a large map of the United States, and connecting each postcard that we receive to it’s corresponding state. We also plan to use the resources at about.com. At this link you can sign up for an email course called "Our 50 great states." This course goes in the same order we will be going (2 states per week in the order they joined the union). I plan on getting the info off this course at the beginning of the week, so we will have info ready to put into a book about the states we will receive postcards for that week.
The postcards will be somehow themed about the state that you live in (I know I see state postcards all of the time at places like Walgreens and gas stations, but you could feel free to make your own, as well!) On the back of the postcards, I was thinking that your family could just write either a fun fact about your state or why you like living in your state.
To join: email Tanya at adventures and gapcswap @ gmail dot com OR peila (at) harbornet (dot) com
If you are interested, but your state is not on the list of states we need, send me an email anyway. With enough interest I will put together a second (or more?) swap. I don't want anyone to miss out!
Here is a list of the states still needed as of today (Tues, March 16th).
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming
Tanya updates this list as she gets states added and you can find the updated list here.
She is looking to be able to start this swap at the beginning of April, so hopefully we can have all these states claimed.
So, I'm laughing I opened your site and the music started, and I usually pause it because I've got other music this time, but Batman insisted we had to listen because it's about Jesus. I thought you'd get a kick out of that.
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