SnowyShiloh
Well-Known Member
Are you interested in Wendell, Rabbits Online's traveling stuffed bunny? If so, this is the right thread to be in! If you would like to read about Wendell's adventures, check out his blog. Here is some information about Wendell:
Who is Wendell the Wandering Wabbit? First of all, this is Wendell:
Wendell is a small stuffed bunny that I crocheted specifically for this endeavor. His name means "wanderer" and he is a sort of good will ambassador for the Rabbits Online community!
What does Wendell do? Forum members from all over the world sign up to host Wendell. He gets mailed from person to person. Each host then takes him out to do some activity and posts photos and a description of the adventure in his blog. You can show him your town, bring him along if you go to a football game or on a hiking trip, take photos of him working in the garden with you or making cupcakes, really anything you want! Please share lots of photos if you can since seeing pictures is so much fun
What are my responsibilities if I decide to host Wendell? It's pretty straightforward! As mentioned earlier, if you decide to have Wendell come visit you, it will be up to you to do some sort of activity with him and then post about the activity in Wendell's blog. After Wendell's visit with you, which should be about 1 week in duration, you are responsible for sending him to the next host. You will need to pay for shipping yourself, but it should not be expensive since Wendell is light weight and not fragile. I originally sent him out in a small box, but you can send him in a padded envelope or something if you wish. Just make sure he won't be damaged. I put him inside a plastic bag to make sure he won't get wet. Also, please resist the urge to stick other things in the package with him. It would be so much fun if we could all add something to the package, but that will unfortunately make him more expensive to ship. Last of all, please check your PMs. When it is your turn to host Wendell, I will send you a PM asking you if you are ready for him. Please reply to it or else Wendell will move on to the next person in line. Once you have received him and are ready to mail him off, I will send you the next host's address. Please let me know when you have mailed him.
How long can Wendell stay with me? Please try very hard to keep Wendell's visit to about a week, with two weeks maximum. There are lots of people who want to meet him so he unfortunately cannot stay long in each place!
How do I sign up to host Wendell? Just send me a PM with your full name and address, and I will place you on the list! If you do NOT hear back from me, assume I did not get your PM and try again. Things go wrong sometimes and I would hate for anyone to miss out on hosting him. Note that there are 17 people signed up right now and people go on the list more or less in the order that they sign up. I will need to tweak the order though if someone will be out of town, or if people from the same part of the world outside of the US sign up. For instance, if a person from Australia is #6 on the list and then someone from New Zealand signs up and is #18, I will bump the person from New Zealand to #7 so Wendell will go to them right after they visit Australia. This will cut down on shipping costs and travel times. When you PM me, PLEASE let me know if you live in the USA and are willing to ship outside the United States! Shipping internationally will cost a bit more, but should not be too expensive. You will need to fill out customs forms at the post office, but it isn't hard. If you live outside the United States, unfortunately you will need to be willing to ship internationally since we wouldn't want poor Wendell to get stranded in a foreign country.
If I decide to host Wendell, will my address be available to all Rabbits Online members? No. I will have the full address list, but the only people that will see your address is whoever mails Wendell to you and whoever you send Wendell to (since they will see your return address on the box). The address list will NOT be used for anything other than mailing Wendell.
Please PM me if you have any other questions!
Who is Wendell the Wandering Wabbit? First of all, this is Wendell:
Wendell is a small stuffed bunny that I crocheted specifically for this endeavor. His name means "wanderer" and he is a sort of good will ambassador for the Rabbits Online community!
What does Wendell do? Forum members from all over the world sign up to host Wendell. He gets mailed from person to person. Each host then takes him out to do some activity and posts photos and a description of the adventure in his blog. You can show him your town, bring him along if you go to a football game or on a hiking trip, take photos of him working in the garden with you or making cupcakes, really anything you want! Please share lots of photos if you can since seeing pictures is so much fun
What are my responsibilities if I decide to host Wendell? It's pretty straightforward! As mentioned earlier, if you decide to have Wendell come visit you, it will be up to you to do some sort of activity with him and then post about the activity in Wendell's blog. After Wendell's visit with you, which should be about 1 week in duration, you are responsible for sending him to the next host. You will need to pay for shipping yourself, but it should not be expensive since Wendell is light weight and not fragile. I originally sent him out in a small box, but you can send him in a padded envelope or something if you wish. Just make sure he won't be damaged. I put him inside a plastic bag to make sure he won't get wet. Also, please resist the urge to stick other things in the package with him. It would be so much fun if we could all add something to the package, but that will unfortunately make him more expensive to ship. Last of all, please check your PMs. When it is your turn to host Wendell, I will send you a PM asking you if you are ready for him. Please reply to it or else Wendell will move on to the next person in line. Once you have received him and are ready to mail him off, I will send you the next host's address. Please let me know when you have mailed him.
How long can Wendell stay with me? Please try very hard to keep Wendell's visit to about a week, with two weeks maximum. There are lots of people who want to meet him so he unfortunately cannot stay long in each place!
How do I sign up to host Wendell? Just send me a PM with your full name and address, and I will place you on the list! If you do NOT hear back from me, assume I did not get your PM and try again. Things go wrong sometimes and I would hate for anyone to miss out on hosting him. Note that there are 17 people signed up right now and people go on the list more or less in the order that they sign up. I will need to tweak the order though if someone will be out of town, or if people from the same part of the world outside of the US sign up. For instance, if a person from Australia is #6 on the list and then someone from New Zealand signs up and is #18, I will bump the person from New Zealand to #7 so Wendell will go to them right after they visit Australia. This will cut down on shipping costs and travel times. When you PM me, PLEASE let me know if you live in the USA and are willing to ship outside the United States! Shipping internationally will cost a bit more, but should not be too expensive. You will need to fill out customs forms at the post office, but it isn't hard. If you live outside the United States, unfortunately you will need to be willing to ship internationally since we wouldn't want poor Wendell to get stranded in a foreign country.
If I decide to host Wendell, will my address be available to all Rabbits Online members? No. I will have the full address list, but the only people that will see your address is whoever mails Wendell to you and whoever you send Wendell to (since they will see your return address on the box). The address list will NOT be used for anything other than mailing Wendell.
Please PM me if you have any other questions!
