ATTENTION: In Honor of CherylLaVon

Suggestions/options for mailing condolence cards 1) anyone who did a swap with Cheryl should still have her address 2) maybe the person hosting this swap could get the home address and Swapbot members could send their stamped cards to her to send to the family. This way the family wouldn't have extra to think about during their time of mourning and they would not have to give their address out to strangers who want to send a card as part of the Swapbot family Just some suggestions I hope no one is offended.

No problem. :-) @Fairy20tails isn't a family member and will be forwarding the cards to Cheryl's family so that they aren't bothered with requests for their address. That's why I ask that they send the cards to her, since she had already asked that in the public forums.

I'm not clear why we would need to wait and not send our cards until partners are assigned? Wouldn't it be better to send the card as soon as possible rather than wait until next month?

did she pass away?

If you have @Fairy20tails address, then of course, send them ASAP! I was thinking of the people who don't have it, and I didn't want to send an email every day and spam people... if that makes sense?

Thanks for clarifying!

I've been in contact with Frank and have created a memorial page for Cheryl. He'll receive an email every time a donation is made. The link to that page is in the swap description.

Thankyou @TheFallenAngel for setting this up:) This is so sad, but we knew this day was coming. I am definately in.

So sad to hear this...She was so sweet to me when I first joined Swap-Bot!

thanks for setting this up

Yes, Thanks @TheFallenAngel I am sure Cheryl would be very happy about this. (I have just donated as well.) Amanda

I made a donation yesterday, and mailed my card to Fairy20tails today.

I made a donation yesterday and am working on a card to send to Fairy20tails too.

I don't quite get this swap - will it be one of those swaps where partners never get assigned?

Cheryl was a sweetheart. I once got a really, truly HORRIBLE swap that was late to boot and I left feedback for my partner telling her how unhappy I was. Cheryl wrote me out of the blue asking me to give the lady another chance, even though she didn't know the lady, but she felt bad for her and Cheryl's kindness made me feel like a big meanie. I reconsidered and rerated and the next thing I knew Cheryl was sending me a gift just because she was grateful for my deed. I was really surprised by how she went out of her way to be so kind. I didn't know her well but that incident really touched me and I think it's really rad how much she touched all of your guys' lives in so many different ways.

Oh wow @JenDiggityDirt that is really awsome:)) Cheryl was just like that:) She had a HUGE heart and was such a caring person:)))

Cheryl is the first person who "friended" me here. I felt welcome and like I had a mentor when I first started swapping. She reminds me, even in her passing, to remember kindness really matters. Jen, you are proof. Many of us in this community have been touched, blessed by having known her.

She will always be a presence.

I don't think there should be any confusion with how to rate. Everyone gives/gets a heart and a 5. That's the way Cheryl would want it. If someone would rate anything other... then maybe they need to reassess why they are here? No? This is about doing something nice and making yourself and others feel good. Share some friendliness and a smile in the face of a crushing loss. Just my 2 cents on the situation... :))

I totally agree @myrrhmaid . If she was here she would have given everybody fives and hearts! I will be happy whenever I come across this swap in my list (as in not archiving it), remembering her and what a character she was. Then perhaps dig up a few of the threads that she contributed a bit of her dry wit to... one in particular comes to mind. She was a funny lady.

I sure hope nobody will rate me heart just because someone else thinks she should do so just on principle.

I think @pahasiga that @myrrhmaid was saying principle is what this swap is about. My first experience with Cheryl was her little poo flinging monkey and no matter what I said her response was I fling poo. I didn't have any idea of how to respond to that and tried to ignore her, perhaps in hopes that she would go away???? Later she pm'd me and was absolutely the sweetest person and showed me how to up load my "I pledge to be nice button" This swap is a swap about principles and Cheryl's were of the finest kind. So, yes, I would rate you a heart on principle, because of Cheryl and I think that is what myrrhmaid was trying to say.

Well, I was your partner, Pahasiga and you got a heart purely on principle. If you read my story above you know Cheryl DEFINITELY would have wanted it that way.

And I haven't even sent anything yet... I sure hope Cheryl would not have wanted it that way. ;)

I wanted to share something I made for a different swap in memory of Cheryl.

For this swap, I have been trying my hardest to quit smoking by June 30th. I have cut down immensely and have stopped buying them since June 24th. But, until then I'd like to keep this on my profile as a constant reminder. Thank you for hosting this swap! I will always miss her xoxo

I've sent mine to my partner twice. I hope she gets it this time! I made a donation and wrote a poem. I am marking unsent so I can keep the swap on my front page too. Miss you, Cheryl!