How to Write a Circle Letter
With the rapid evolution of communication technology such as email, text-messaging, Twitter and Facebook, letter-writing is becoming a lost art. Writing letters and sending postcards from far-flung locales is a classic way to update friends, family and colleagues about events in your life, or to share travel experiences. A unique kind of letter is the circle letter, which is an effective way for you to stay in touch with a community of friends and family by allowing each person to contribute a letter in a circle that never ends.
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Make a list of friends or family members and include their addresses. Write the list in the order in which the letters should be sent. The person to whom you are mailing your letter should be listed first. List your name and address last on the list, signifying that you will be the last person to receive the return letters. At the bottom of the list, instruct everyone to write a letter in the list order and mail that letter along with any and all other letters received with the list to the person next in line on the list.
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Write a letter updating the people on your list about the events in your life, how things are going and inquiring about what's happening in the lives of the people on your list.
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Place your letter in a large envelope with the address list. Write the address of the first person on the list on the front of the envelope and mail your letter at the post office.
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Read the returned letters which will include your original letter and all the other letters from everyone on your list.
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Write a new letter to the people on your list and mail this letter to the first person on your list, continuing the circle.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep the old letters for use in a scrapbook or family album that you can share at reunions.
Make sure you are providing an envelope large enough to accommodate all the letters that will be accumulated as the circle is completed
You may wish to include postage or payment for postage as the envelope will get heavier with each additional letter added. If the circle continues beyond one go around, each member may wish to contribute to the postage going forward as well.
Institute a time limit for sending the letters down the chain, or your circle may be broken by someone who isn't diligent enough to write his letter in a timely manner.
Consider sending a preliminary note to all those you are inviting to participate explaining how to complete the circle letter. Allow people the option of declining your invite by a certain time if they are not interested in participating.
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