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Collected Item: “Ain't No Party Like A Covid Party”

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Ain't No Party Like A Covid Party

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Photographs

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We host an annual holiday party that we call 'The Cookie Party' because we have a contest where we decorate cookies, judge them, and declare a winner. We also do paper puzzles, a live gameshow, and have lots of food. Because of the pandemic, we had to shift our plans for the 25th anniversary of the party. For food, we delivered goodie bags filled with treats and safety gear. On the day of the party, we all met up on Zoom - we judged cookies via pictures, we sent games over email and graded them live, and we did the gameshow using games that could be played over computer. It was a long three hours and we were tired, but everyone had a good time.

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#holidayparty, #cookieparty, #goodiebags, #gameshow, #25thanniversary, #zoom, #online, #christmas, #hannukah

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Rachel Rosewater

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2020-12-19
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