The Weekly Beacon: Small ways to help the community! (June 7)
Welcome to this week's Community Beacon! For those who might be new to this initiative, The Weekly Beacon is our new tradition in which we share simple, small ways you can lend a hand in the community. The heart of 7 Cups has always been the people in it, and you do not need official badges, special training, or hours of free time to make a difference in someone else's day.
🌟 The Recognition Board 🌟
Every day you reply to these weekly threads to let us know you completed one of the tasks, you earn a star. You can earn up to 7 each week for each day of the week (1 day = 1 star). Once you earn 30 stars, you will receive the exclusive "All for one" badge!
Congratulations to everyone who has earned stars for their acts of community spirit! (Much love to our lovely Twinkle Tracker @LoveHashira for counting stars!)
To conserve space, we're changing the layout. You'll now see two numbers: the first displays the stars earned that week, and the other is the total running count!
@SparkyGizmo - 7 > 85 ⭐
@AiluraTheCat - 6 > 76 ⭐
@YourCaringConfidant - 7 > 82 ⭐
@Amanda84 - 7 > 60 ⭐
@trueconfidant123 - 7 > 59 ⭐
@LoveHashira - 7 > 57 ⭐
@Magicpawsoffuture - 5 > 57 ⭐
@CuriousSloth - 7 > 47 ⭐
@Ivy229 - 4 > 46 ⭐
@TheGeminiInMe - 3 > 37 ⭐
@ACozyBunny - 5 > 25 ⭐
@MeilleureAmie - 5 > 23 ⭐
@Fossilfellow - 6 > 21 ⭐
@stormpieandpaws - 1 > 15 ⭐
@HealingwithMinionn - 1 > 12 ⭐
@Dinnaa - 7 > 10 ⭐
@CalmRosebud - 1 > 6 ⭐
@The24hrClimber - 1 > 5 ⭐
@sereneMango2512 - 2 > 4 ⭐
✨ Note: If you don't see yourself on the leaderboard, don't panic! To save space, we display only active participants from the prior week. You'll be on the list when you next earn a star!
💙 This Week’s Asks 💙
If you have a few minutes today, here are some simple ways you can lend a hand this week:
- Check the Newbie Hub for people introducing themselves, and drop into their posts to acknowledge them
- Greet someone in the Welcome thread (click the >> to go to the most recent page)
- Spend an hour in one of the member rooms, especially during a time of low activity. Welcome everyone who enters the chatrooms to make them feel seen. Click here to visit the Group Chats.
- Visit our brand new Social Support Room (click here) and take the lead on some icebreakers or games!
- Give out a resource to someone! Examples: the 7 Cups Basics, the Listener Quick Guide, or a self-help guide
- Apply for a leadership role! Listeners click here. Members, click here!
If you can do even one of these things, whether just once or for multiple days this week, please reply to this thread and let me know what you did to support our community! It can be anything, not just things on the list (even kindness tasks for yourself!).
Don't forget to tag your friends so they can pitch in and earn stars! ✨ Remember: showing up to this thread each day represents 1 star, and you can earn up to 7 stars each week. ✨
Thank you for helping bring our community closer together through everyday acts of kindness!
@Heather225
Replied to forums,
Reported spams and unsupportive content,
Welcomed people,
Participated in ice breakers. 🤍
@Heather225
Happy Fri-yay! 🥳
Checked notifications
Compassion heart bandit for "line everyday journal" and forums
S.p. checks
Responded to forum posts
Edit/Add: Replied to pms
Engaged in rooms
*high fives* 😊 and *hugs* ❤️
Friday 6/19:
Forums ✔️
Welcome 👋 Thread ✔️
Spent time in Sharing Circle and support room 24/7
Replied to Pms
Hi everyone!! Please read this!
I cannot make the new Beacon post until Monday, but we came up with a good idea for easily tracking starts going forward!
To count stars, we've been going through the thread and counting individuals, but that's become a bit difficult to track as this grows in popularity. Going forward, I'd like to ask you all to keep a running star log.
Every time you show up in the thread, mention your star count for that respective week. For example, you could write "Day 1: ⭐" and then add the contribution below, and continue the same way for the following days, updating your star count each time (Day 1, Day 2 / 2 stars, 3 stars, 4, 5, 6, 7). That way, all we need to do is look at your most recent post for your star count for the week, and we can add it to the board, easily.
Shoutout to @MeilleureAmie for the ingenious idea! 🥰
If you want to keep replying until the new post, please do so with this new method, and look for next week's post on Monday!
@MeilleureAmie
thank you for the wonderful idea , we proud that we have someone who is brilliant like you and helping us with great ideas 💐
@Diinnaa Ah thank youu for your kind words 💗💗
@Heather225
19 June: Day 7 ⭐
- Participated in icebreakers
- Greeted people in the welcome thread
- Spent time in the member support room
- Spent time in the listener room, provided resources and help
- Commented on threads under needs reply
- Flagged profiles and unsupportive content
- Shared resources with newbies
- Spent time in the MCR
- Posted one line everyday
- Member chats
- Spent time in Sharing Circle
7 stars
@Heather225
today posting and chatrooms
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (7)
Day 7: Saturday 6/20:
Forums ✔️
Greet people 👋 ✔️
I completed many steps of my training path. Also spoke with members, sometimes I could even afford to listen/speak for more than two hours with a member, I mean, a person, who is undergoing severe depression. I'm grateful for these things and much more! 💗
You did great things , keep going 💐
@ClaraField
@ClaraField
Day 7 : 7 stars
Participated in support session room
Replied to Pms , Forums