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Team: SouthWest_Sunshiners
covering states: ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO & UTAH ...our team will focus on profiles in these states, but you may work ANYWHERE you wish!
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2024 Spring Connect-A-Thon, April 12-15 — Friday morning at 8:00 AM EDT (GMT -4) April 12 until Monday at 8:00 AM EDT April 15
- Check out the basic tips tutorial to help make things easier: http://youtu.be/dbhcrvsoUVU
Our SouthWest_Sunshiners team uses a LIVE group chat via Facebook messenger so we can all chat LIVE with our teammates all weekend! (Link: https://m.me/join/AbZaHytIKYH7KuVZ ) ...log in NOW and introduce yourself!
I recommend everyone request your Data Doctor badge so if necessary to leave public comment notes on profiles, you can override the standard limit, and the Pre-1700 Certified badge too for access to clean & update many more profiles (the Pre-1700 badge is required to qualify for the Data Doctor badge)!
Our team's LIVE group chat links:
Telegram app: https://t.me/joinchat/FkgCwYyv_XE4MTFh "WikiTree Team SouthWest_Sunshiners" - (reach out to team captain Russ Gunther for help)
Facebook Messenger app: "SouthWest Sunshiners team WikiTree" is our Fb Messenger group name - (reach out to team captain Russ Gunther for help)
- Both live chats available 24 hours/day NOW & ALL WEEKEND of Source-a-Thon ...when you're working on profiles, say hi to see who else on our team is working on profiles too! Log in NOW, introduce yourself, and say hello to your teammates!
Thanks for joining us for the Winter 2024 WikiTree Connect-A-Thon!
Officially, the marathon begins at 8:00 am EDT, Friday, January 19th and will go until 8:00 am EDT, Monday, January 22nd.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Here's a handy video to help you out: http://youtu.be/dbhcrvsoUVU
HANGOUTS AND PRIZES
Custom t-shirts and mugs door prizes will be given away in live chats we're hosting every 4 hours. Here's the schedule: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Connect-a-Thon_Hangouts. To get reminders add this Google Calendar. (https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=NmliZzFvbmllN2QxcDVmZDFjanM0ajZucTBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ)
We'll announce winners there as well as post them in G2G here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1643134/did-you-win-a-2024-connect-a-thon-prize
If your bib number is randomly drawn or you win a prize word drawing during the livecast, you need to claim your prize by responding in the G2G post. You only have until the next Hangout to claim your prize.
You can add your event participant sticker to your profile:
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Team Members Winter 2024 Connect-A-Thon
- Russ Gunther, team captain DataDoctor, Pre-1500, Pre-1700
- Michael Black DataDoctor, Pre-1700
- David Blair DataDoctor, Pre-1700
- Gary Haagenson Pre-1700
- Staci Golladay DataDoctor, Pre-1700
- Paige Kolze DataDoctor, Pre-1700
- Marcie Ruiz DataDoctor, Pre-1500, Pre-1700
Results: (updated every 5 minutes)
https://plus.wikitree.com/Challenges/ConnectAThon/TeamAndUser.htm
- The SouthWest Sunshiners are a Wonderful Thon Team! Jul 19, 2022.
- SouthWest_Sunshiners team chat / 2019 Spring Clean-a-Thon Mar 30, 2019.
- Data Doctor box double posting Mar 30, 2019.
- 2018 Spring Clean-a-Thon / Southwest_Sunshiners team chat Apr 7, 2018.
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We all did a great job this weekend, thank you. We hope you had fun. The total for the event was 100,934 profiles added to the tree. We appreciate your input and support for the thon and look forward to working with you all again next time and maybe reaching six figures.
Thanks again for this weekend. On behalf of everyon in the Mighty Oaks Teams
Joan, Janet, and Maddy
Team Banyan Trees here and thank you so much for all your help in the thon this weekend, we made some amazing numbers! See you all in the next thon!
From all the members of the Appalachia Roots Thon Team
We all did a great job this weekend, thank you. We hope you had fun. The total for the event was 98,937 profiles added to the tree. We appreciate your input and support for the thon and look forward to working with you all again next time and maybe reaching six figures.
Thanks again for this weekend. On behalf of all of us in the Mighty Oaks Team
Janet
Thanks to Team Sunshiners for all yeer efforts during the January 2024 Connect-a-Thon! Go raibh míle maith agaibh!
We look forward to participating with you in the next 'thon.
Jeffrey (Wall -7415), Captain for Team Nordic Noir
Mindy & Sandy .
See you at the next marathon!
Azure, Sondra, & the Western Red Cedars
Mindy Silva & Sandy Patak Team Virginia
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Mindy Silva & Sandy Patak Team Virginia
Well, it was a fun weekend, we hope you enjoyed yourself. Thank you for joining the fun. The total overall figure was 56,972 profiles sourced.
Thanks again for this weekend, we look forward to working with you on the next Thon
Mighty Oaks
Mindy Silva & Sandy Patak
Mindy Silva - Challenge Coordinator
Western Red Cedars Thanks you for all your hard work.
It was a fun weekend, see you at the next marathon!
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