List of December 2018 Special Events
December is always a fun month here on 7 Cups with lots of events to get involved with for the holiday season. Please document the events you are already thinking about or working on in this thread.
December Special Events Master Post of events in the works and other awareness days to consider getting involved with:
- International Day of Persons With Disabilities: December 3rd
- International Volunteers Day : December 5th
- Human and Animal Rights Day - December 10th
- Holiday week (includes christmas, new years eve and new years day)
- Santa Paws Month (giving love and appreciation to our pets and all us that keep them safe and well)
- Blue lights for christmas from 22nd november until 31st December ( appreciating blue light services )
- General Support: No One Feels Unheard
- Help Decorate the Cupsmas Tree
- Caregivers Week: December 12-18
- Coping During the Holidays Addiction Team Forum Discussion
- Personality Disorders Coping Challenge
Please post in this thread and let us know if you are working on any of these events already and let's see if there are opportunities to collaborate and work together! Remember, there is an opportunity to earn the new Busy Bee Badge!
- A full list of Busy Bee Badge winners for December will be posted the first week of January so get those nominations in!
Please also let us know if you are working on additional events during the month of December that I may have missed.
@Kate how can I get involved with Santa paws month ?
@Kate
35+ is working with Student support on a Winter Events badge
The 35+ main post and the Student Support main post - You will find the Winter Picture and Holiday Memory on the 35+ forums and the New Year Resolution and the ABC Holiday Game on the Student Support forums.
35+ will be having the following in December
Forum postings:
- Holiday ABC game!
- Winter story time using Narrative Therapy
- Need help with the holidays or year round with good coping skills
Discussions scheduled below for fun and we have a New Year's Trivia Quiz planned in January.
Discussion list for the 35+ Room
Need a time converter? Please click here Please also see updates for the 35+ Discussions here.
Dec 3 - Monday 5pm EST Christmas Movies Trivia
Dec 4 - Tuesday 9:30am EST Christmas and Hannukah Trivia
Dec 4 - Tuesday 7pm EST Tips for Setting Successful Resolutions that Stick
Dec 5 - Wednesday 7pm EST New Year how can I plan ahead for a better year
Dec 10 - Monday 5pm EST Christmas Music Trivia
Dec 11 - Tuesday 9:30am EST Christmas Movies Trivia 2
Dec 12 - Wednesday 7pm EST New Year Coping
Dec 13 - Thursday 9:30am EST Tips for Setting Successful Resolutions that Stick
Dec 17 - Monday 5pm EST Christmas Trivia
Dec 18 - Tuesday 9:30am EST New Year how can I plan ahead for a better year
Dec 20 - Thursday 9:30am EST New Year Coping
Hi Kate,
I just updated the list with more items we are doing in the 35+ room and in the forums and also added a link to our main page for our schedule also that we update all the time for discussions.
@Kate @Soulsings
50 Plus we currently have the following things going on in the forums:
- Winter story time
- Candy ABC game
- What are your favorite holiday traditions
Addiction Support has started an accountability challenge this month! Participants come up with goal(s), and they keep track of them by taking part in our check ins. At the end of the month, they let us know how their goal(s) turned out. They will also receive the accountability challenge badge!
cupsmas tree is uppies :3'
Addiction Support just started a forum discussion for this holiday season; link is below.
Coping During the Holidays
All are welcome to join! If people answer at least 3 questions, they will earn the Santa Helper's badge. Questions will be posted every 2-3 days until the end of the month.
I am currently working on these projects:
— Gift Extravaganza
— Do Good December
— Holiday ABC game
— General Support: No One Feels Unheard
— Winter Events Challenge - What is in your Safety Toolbox?
@Kate Novembers busy bee winners were already announced HERE
@CaringBrit Oops! Good catch. Forgot to change the months.
Personality Disorders is doing a coping skills challenge happening NOW until Christmas (12/25)!
