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 IMSA 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
