How To Run A Jam/Thank you letters
Attendees
A huge THANK YOU to everyone for coming and hacking with us at the <Jam name> at <location> this past weekend! Here's the summary of what we accomplished (this will be spread to mailing lists and blogs shortly):
<boilerplate summary paragraph about what was accomplished goes here>
We'll also post up shiny things at <Jam wiki page>/Results.
A special shout-out goes to...
- <shout-outs go here; in a small group try and get everyone>
<encouragement to continue projects goes here - will depend on status of individual projects>
Thanks again for coming, and please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or feedback - we'd love to hear from you.
Hosts (informal)
A good thank you for hosts you know personally.
Dear <hosts' names>,
Thank you tremendously for hosting us at <location> this weekend. We know you're all incredibly busy, and to take a weekend of your precious free time to wake up early and spend hours in a windowless room is more than we could ever ask for.
<follow up on this, if you'd like>
We've written a more formal thank-you to <institution> in case it helps to send it to "official" people in order to get more happy goodwill surrounding OLPC events on campus.
Here's the boilerplate summary that's going out to everyone:
<boilerplate summary paragraph about what was accomplished goes here>
We'll also post up shiny things at <Jam wiki page>/Results.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
Hosts (formal)
For thanking "official" people at the host location, or for a host you are less familiar with.
Dear <location>,
Thank you for generously allowing us to use your space for the OLPC <Jam> this past weekend.
<boilerplate summary paragraph about what was accomplished goes here>
More details are available at <Jam wiki page>/Results.
Many thanks,
<your name>
Jam Coordinator
Sponsors
Use this to thank people/businesses for donations of food, supplies, etc.
Dear <sponsor>,
Thank you for your generous donation of <donation> to the OLPC <Jam> this past weekend. Thanks to your contributions, <explain how their donation helped with the jam>.
<boilerplate summary paragraph about what was accomplished goes here>
More details are available at <Jam wiki page>/Results.
Many thanks,
<your name>
Jam Coordinator