BCinDC & the 2011 Convention

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On Sunday, September 5, BookCrossers met up at the National Zoo in Washington, DC for a day of socializing and releasing. There were lots of fun moments, like the little girl who ran after us and asked for a book or the school principal who wanted to know more about BookCrossing because of the books her school library was planning to get rid of. There was even a moment where three people called out to KateKintail–having seen her name on a book label–because they wanted to know more about BookCrossing.

BookCrossers in attendance were: allbookedup (a BookCrosser who is visiting the area from Austria), KateKintail, mariocat, mdm139, melydia, and RockSolid. Among us, we managed to release more than 125 books! Write-up & photos by KateKintail

We met in Silver Spring, Maryland, for our July meet on the 17th. We had originally planned to meet at ‘Tis Cafe, but when a couple of folks arrived they discovered it wasn’t open on Saturdays! Luckily, we found a delicious alternative at Mama Lucia across the street.

Squeakychu, florafloraflora, LittleWhiteBird, nat4lee, mdm139, authorauthor, and melydia all attended.
Write-up by melydia. Photos by authorauthor.

BCinDC would like to thank everyone who participated in our successful auction. With the help of people who donated items and generous people who bid, we were able to auction off 8 different boxes to raise money for the 2011 Convention. The more we raise, the lower registration costs will be… and the more we can do at the convention!

We are taking a break from the auction for now but we have a few other auction boxes planned for, perhaps, late October. So subscribe to our site to find out as soon as any new, exciting boxes are up.

On August 30, 2010, we tragically lost a member of our BookCrossing family, Becky Johns. Beloved daughter of Andy (ResQGeek) and Sandy and loving sister of Cindy, her story ended far too soon. Our sympathies are with the Johns family. We were blessed to have known her.

BookCrossers who want to contribute to a gift of flowers, fruit (to be sent later when the Johns home isn’t overflowing with perishable food), and a memorial fund for a charity of the family’s choosing can donate here. You can also send cards and letters, which we will be compiling together in a remembrance book from BookCrossers.

Find out all the details here: http://www.bcindc.zoiks.org/?page_id=205

We had a great time with Bookczuk at the Book Thing on Saturday, June 26. Squeakychu, crrcookie, lilgrovers, authorauthor, authorauthor’s son, and melydia all met up at The Book Thing. Then we joined MaryZee at Panera for lunch.

Write-up by melydia. Photos by crrcookie