SUN newsletter #3/2007

May 19, 2007

Hello SUN participating neighbourhood!

You receive this newsletter because your hood is registered with SUN (Sims United Neighbourhoods - http://www.hinsides.no/simmerville/70000.html) and you are the registered contact. To unsubscribe simply send in a note to have your hood removed from the SUN's members list.

1. ¤ Do your hood want to join the SUN Core? ¤

[This note was sent to all hoods on May 3rd. This is a reminder, but if it is the first time you get it feel free to expand the deadline with a week.]

A NEW SUN CORE is to be elected in May, to be operative for the 6 months period starting July 2007. It is normally the previous CORE's that will select a leader for the coming period, but there will be many interesting jobs in the CORE. It is your hood that holds the SUN membership, and the hood's representative (normally the spokes sim) that can join the CORE.

If your hood is interested in joining a group that works to unite neighbourhoods, through communication, common events, family exchange programs and more, then please return this mail. Insert your hood's name and your name on top of the text and we will contact you again shortly after the deadline.

Deadline is: May 19, 2007.

Sincerely,
Alia Kent
SUN Core Leader

2. ¤ Family Summer Exchange ¤

Each year, or each term, the SUN Core will sponser a SUN Exchange event but with different themes. Starting with a Family Summer Exchange, to take place during the summer (Apr-Jun), followed by a University Exchange for fall (Aug-Oct) and a Singles Exchange for next year (Jan-Mar 2008).
   
Due to different aging rates and rotation rates in each hood, the duration should be in human time (ht) and a simday duration. 
2-3 months ht and/or 5-7 simdays would be a an adequate amount of time in the new hood, whichever passes sooner in each hood. 

Please read more here: http://www.hinsides.no/simmerville/article/07/72010.html
and here: http://www.hinsides.no/simmerville/70000.html#sunexchange

3. ¤ Historical Project ¤

Is there any historical society in your hood? In most older hoods there will be either an organization or individuals focusing on the local history. Our common past holds lots of interesting questions, like the origin of SimCity, the 8 sims per household restriction, geography of Sim Nation, the numerous battles and heroes, what are/were the flags of the hood or its region? Sims into history will know many of these answers.

SUN is now about to start a History Project where all SUN participating hoods will be invited to join. A list of historical questions will be researched, and the results will be published.

Look out for instructions in a soon to come article on Simmerville web. While you wait, invite the residents of your hood to form a local historical society ready to join the project in June!

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Remember to keep your SUN page updated. If it's more than 3 months since it was updated it's time to submit an update 
Also stop by at the SUN message boards - where Sims meet Sims. You can discuss any everyday matter, get new friends and dating, discuss careers, superstars, and there is also a board for the kids! All the boards can easily be accessed from any page at Simmerville web, and you will find the detailed introduction right here: 
http://www.hinsides.no/simmerville/01sun/member/boardsintro.html

This is the 3rd newsletter. By mistake the March 07 newsletter was titled #1 but was actually #2.

Until next time,
The SUN Core