The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

October 1997

LA Fox Christmas Party

In December, LA Fox will be hosting its Annual Christmas

Party. Normally, during this meeting, we forego speakers and

just concentrate on having a good time, sharing the spirit and

fellowship of the season.

Two years ago, we implemented two new “firsts”. For the first

time, we actually split up the responsibility of supplying treats

and goodies for the party. It wasn’t a very complicated imple-

mentation. A few people volunteered somebody brought

coffee, somebody brought paper products (plates, napkins,

etc.), somebody brought “auxilliary” goodies so that George

wouldn’t have to work so hard (George Dvorak normally bakes

himself into a tizzy <g>), somebody brought plastic utensils

(knives, forks, and spoons) ,,,,,you get the idea. It really doesn’t

take a lot of effort, believe me, and it makes it a lot easier for all

concerned. You can volunteer by reaching me at CIS#

72723,3422 or brlee@earthlink.net, or by calling me direct at

800/499-6237, or Twila Miller at tamiller@earthlink.net or 310/

318-6366.

The other “first” was the implementation of a “white elephant”

gift exchange. The idea behind this exchange is to bring a

“something” that is no longer useful to you but might be to

someone else <g>. Last year, “lucky” recipients received such

valuable gifts as “cheesy” romance novels, copies of”useful”

computer books (The Complete DOS 5.0 Reference, Under-

standing Lotus v2.01, WordPerfect 4.2, etc.), hardware (2400-

baud modems, etc.), stocking stuffers that didn’t quite turn you

on last Christmas, etc. It’s great fun, with lots of laughs, and

provides you an opportunity to pass those white elephants along

to someone “deserving” of such presents. So, look in the back

of your closets and out in the garage I’m sure you’ll find

something. It’s not mandatory that you bring one since there’s

usually plenty to go around, but it does make it easier.

So come prepared for a good time.

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