Hello fabulous WikiTree cousins!

Well, the second Connect-a-Thon for 2023 is now over. I hope that you all had as much fun as I did! There was a lot of chatter in the Discord team channels. It was great to see the camaraderie. We also had "hangouts" every four hours to say hi to each other, list some stats (thanks Greg!), and chat about interesting things we found.
You added an amazing 76,995 profiles over the weekend, which increases the chance that each of us will connect a little closer. The participation was global, so our mighty tree grew in many directions.
If you won a prize you have already been sent an email. Check your email folders if you didn't see it come in. If you didn't win a prize this time, there is still a chance for the 3rd Connect-a-Thon! Here are some of the top people for the weekend. Remember, even if you only did a few profiles, you made a difference and your efforts were appreciated!!
Top 5 Winners:
- Danita Zanrè
- Patricia LaPlante
- Emma MacBeath
- John Graham
- Darren Kellett
Top person on the top ten teams:
- Patricia LaPlante
- Anon Sharkey
- Lisette Halasz
- Darren Kellett
- Ruth Ogilvy
- Emma MacBeath
- Norman Jones
- Margaret Meredith
- Alison Palmer
- Leon M. Bezuidenhout
Top person on the top ten teams, calculated by normalized score:
- Lisette Halasz
- Morgana Patrocinio Costa
- Patricia LaPlante
- Beate Hauer
- Danita Zanrè
- Ruth Ogilvy
- Leon M. Bezuidenhout
- Anon Sharkey
- Emma MacBeath
- Nigel B. Clark
The third Connect-a-Thon of the year will take place in July. I hope to see you there!