CITY/REGION: Aurora, CO
MEETUP PLACE: The Arapahoe County Fairgrounds
DATE: 25 May 2024
TIME: 1100-1300
MEETUP PLAN: Meetup with other Postcrossers at the Denver Postcard & Paper Show in May to sign meetup cards, hang out, and shop for vintage and unique postcards, stamps, and more!
Hi everyone! I meant to do a meetup earlier, I had planned to set one up for December- but life got a little difficult for a minute there. I was able to get in touch with my contact who sets up the postcard shows throughout the year and she was more than happy to host us for a second year in a row at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds event. Last time we had a blast and I look forward to the one in 2024! Hope to see you there! 
I will need to give an estimated headcount no later than 1 May so they can set up our table with the appropriate space/table/chairs. Those who will be already attending the event but will be manning a booth will not be counted towards the number of people attending as we will just be passing bundles of their cards around to be signed.
Meetup cards Depending on quantity ordered, they will be between $.15 and $.20 a piece. As the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds show also cohosts with a stamp show, the postcard will depict 2024 stamps (all the ones I could get to fit! ) I will be ordering the cards April 30th!
Process of signing cards:
Prior to the meetup, I will separate card quantities for each individual person and put each bundle into its own envelope. The outside of the envelope will have who the envelope belongs to as well as a list of each person attending. These envelopes will be passed from left to right during the signing phase of the meetup, and after you have finished signing each card in the envelope, you will put a check next to your name to show that you have signed the cards in that envelope! If all goes well, by the time you get your card back, all names will have been checked off of the list. If you are late, don’t worry about it- we will pass your bundle around the table as well, you will just have quite a bit of signing to do once you arrive! 
If something comes up, please feel free to send me a quick message through Postcrossing or a text- I will be keeping an eye out for either, just in case!
What will we be doing?
- Spending time with awesome, like-minded people from our Postcrossing community!
- Swapping postcards and signing our meetup cards!
- Shopping together for unique and vintage postcards and stamps.
- Share our Postcrossing stories!
Items to bring to the meetup:
- Postage stamps
- Postcards to exchange/send out after meetup
- Rubber stamps/pen/markers to sign meetup cards
- Washi tapes, stickers, fun decorations for your cards
- Envelope/folder to safely bring your meetup cards back home
- A jacket! (Just in case it’s chilly inside of the building!)
- Money for entrance fee into the postcard show- more information can be found here: denverpostcardshow.com/home.html. It looks like entry will cost between $4 and $5.
Those who have attended meetups in the past:
- @snailmailkait
- @emilysunflower
- @yobriannas
- @VMinakawa
- @Mopothoper
- @ShadZ & Beth
- @Pstcrdldy
- @EJGorski
- @Cachefan
- @moxymaven
- @karissaplans
- @wanderfrolics
- @munkymar
- @Honalee
- @LeftyLydia
- @in_8916
- @kristencat
- @Nolablue
- @SantaFeJo
- @adrimarti
- @Musiclover79
- @mrtsv
Those who will be attending the May 2024 meetup:
- @snailmailkait (20 cards)
- @wanderfrolics (20 cards)
- @karissaplans (30 cards)
- @Mopothoper (25 cards)
- @Cachefan (20 cards)
- @WillowRaylis (20 cards)
- @Pstcrdldy (25 cards)
- @CrimsonKing (20 cards)
- @HoosierWyomingite (20 cards)
- @LeftyLydia (20 cards)
- @EJGorski (15 cards)
- @Musiclover79 (30 cards)
- @jrowley (25 cards)
- @jabigalke (10 cards)
- @Tracy-CO (25 cards)
- @TabithaCO (25 cards)
- @munkymar (20 cards)
- @Highlander18 (20 cards)
- @mteton (10 cards)
- @carried_away (10 cards)
- @ShadZ & Beth (15 cards)
Tentative for now:
- @yobriannas (20 cards)
Unable to make it but ordering cards:
- @sending_serendipity (20 cards) WY
- @antoniaseagull (25 cards) CO
- @drunkraisinsncoffee (10 cards) CO
Total number of cards: 500. Claimed - 500. Cost of cards= $0.17
Last year’s was a lot of fun and I’m planning to attend this one, too!
Does anyone have last year’s card?? I would love to swap for it. 
