<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks, Don. It’s important to be told the history of words, phrases and names. </div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 11, 2018, at 8:14 PM, Donald Fraser <<a href="mailto:donaldafraser@gmail.com">donaldafraser@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-ILfuVd" style="font-size:16px;padding-right:8px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">The <b>name</b> is a reference to holiday gifts. A 'Christmas Box' in Britain is a <b>name</b> for a Christmas present. <b>Boxing Day</b> was traditionally a <b>day</b> off for servants and the <b>day</b>when they received a 'Christmas Box' from the master. The servants would also go home on <b>Boxing Day</b> to give 'Christmas Boxes' to their families.</span><span class="gmail-kX21rb" style="display:inline-block;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-size:14px;white-space:nowrap;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dec 4, 2018</span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sun, 2 Dec 2018 at 23:04, Bob Jonkman <<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The holiday season will soon be upon us once again, and Fair Vote<br>
Waterloo would normally celebrate on our Discussion Night, the last<br>
Wednesday of the month.<br>
<br>
But this year that falls on Wednesday, 26 December 2018, traditionally<br>
known as Boxing Day, when people box each other to get the best sales.<br>
It is possible people aren’t available on Boxing Day — what day should<br>
we hold our Holiday Get-Together in 2018?<br>
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<a href="http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/polls/poll-holiday-get-together-for-2018/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fairvotewrc.ca/polls/poll-holiday-get-together-for-2018/</a><br>
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This is an “Approval Ballot” — check off all dates acceptable to you (or<br>
add another date under “Other”). It’s not proportional or ranked, but<br>
the more choices you make, the more every vote counts!<br>
<br>
The most popular choice will be selected on Tuesday, 10 December 2018,<br>
and an announcement will be made to the mailing list, giving everyone<br>
lots of time to prepare. We’ll get together from about 7:00pm to 9:00pm,<br>
and the venue will be announced then.<br>
<br>
--Bob<br>
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--<br>
Bob Jonkman <<a href="mailto:bjonkman@sobac.com" target="_blank">bjonkman@sobac.com</a>><br>
Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair and Discussion Night Organizer<br>
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