BCinDC & the 2011 Convention

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On Sunday, March 13, ResQgeek led a bunch of BCinDC members on a walking tour of historic Old Town Alexandria. We saw many significant historic locations. Even those of us who live in the area saw and learned something new! We also visited the tree planted to honor ResQgeek’s daughter, Becky (it was nice to see it in the daylight). We walked past the restaurant, Bilbo Baggins. And, naturally, we released books along the way!

ResQgeek led the group and BookCrossers who took the tour were: crrcookie, FURBALL, Ixion, KateKintail, melydia, and nat4lee.

On February 26, we staged our second trial run of the Literary Museum Hopper activity. This is a self-paced scavenger hunt through all the museums on the National Mall to find specific items of literary importance–just one of many activities that can be chosen during the 2011 BookCrossing Convention in April. We visited 11 museums in several hours, working out a few small bugs in the questions and directions here and there.

The activity was put together by KateKintail. BookCrossers who went hunting were: authorauthor & a visiting Flat Stanley, crrcookie & lilgrovers, Ixion, littlewhitebird & her husband, melydia, nat4lee, and ResQgeek.

On the evening of February 14, the ResQgeek family, friends, and members of BCinDC met in Old Town Alexandria for a memorial release walk in honor of ResQgeek’s daughter, Becky (BookCrosser N-R-Jyzer). Equipped with heart balloons and bundled against fierce wind, we walked down to the tree planted in Becky’s honor in President’s Park, releasing books along the way.

In attendance were: ResQgeek & family (Sandy, PurplyPup, and their dog), dturnip1 & her husband, apples4hugs & his family, crrcookie & lilgrovers, KateKintail, mdm139 & family (Rock-Solid & T-train), and nat4lee. Across the world, many BookCrossers released books on the day as well.

Last August, ResQgeek‘s daughter Becky (aka N-R-Jyzer) was struck and killed while riding her bicycle. We at BCinDC are organizing a memorial release on what would have been her 10th birthday: February 14, 2011. Always giving of love and hugs, Becky is remembered as embodying the true spirit of Valentine’s Day. The theme of our release in her honor is hugs, hearts, and Valentine’s day. Becky loved Winnie-the-Pooh, so we will be releasing those and other children’s books as well.

Date: February 14, 2011
Theme: Hugs, hearts, Valentine’s Day, Winnie-the-Pooh, children’s books
Release notes: Please include a link to the Becky’s Hugs facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beckys-Hugs/147053868666518) in the JE for the release.

If you are in the area, BCinDC is holding a release walk in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, at 7:00pm that evening. We will meet at La Madeleine at 500 King St. (at the corner of King and Pitt), then walk down King Street and up N. Union St. to end at Becky’s tree in Founder’s Park. Please let us know if you will be joining us so we know to wait for you.

Memorial labels are available at the supply store.

We hope you will join us in remembering Becky.

BCinDC’s first meetup of 2011 was on January 29, 2011 at Cosi in Rosslyn (Arlington, VA). There were lots of fun discussions, the reveal of the brand new Bally Blanket which all BookCrossers can enter to win, goldfish meeting goldfish, strangely expensive brownies, BookCrossers in matching shirts, and of course tons of books! Even the Ballycumber book made an appearance.

The lucky 13 BookCrossers in attendance were: authorauthor, crrcookie, FURBALL, Ixion, KateKintail, lilgrovers, LittleWhiteBird, mdm139, melydia, nat4lee, Rock-Solid, Squeakychu, and T-Train.