Well, the time has come everyone! The first draft of the 2015 OFC Calendar went to the editors today. Of course, in order for this project to fly at all, I need to know how many to order. So here's the deal:

The cost for the calendars in the continental United States will be $18.50. This includes the calendar, shipping fees, and Paypal fees with the exception regarding international shipping detailed immediately below.

I know many of our overseas members have inquired about shipping, but I can only provide a ballpark figure based on the U.S. Postal Service website. I can estimate the size and weight of course, but beyond that it is pure guesswork. From what I can tell, shipping to Europe and Australia will run about $12 extra to send it via First Class mail. (I know, I know! The shipping costs are nearly as much as the calendar! But there is little I can do about it.) Of course I can try to combine orders and ship for those who can easily get them around to each other. So when you order, please be sure to remind me if you are overseas so I can budget everything accordingly.

I do have one uncomfortable confession to make. As I started this project so late, and then had hand surgery to recover from, I am going to be cutting it close to get them to you for Christmas. I promise that I will move them out promptly once they have been printed, but I am being told it's a four week turnaround. 'Tis the season I guess.

What this means is that the sooner I receive payment the better, so I can have the envelope/box addressed and ready to go the minute I pick up the calendars.

This is important! The spreadsheet I use to track everything is sorted by your OFC user name. Please be certain to include it however you contact me so I can keep records straight. This is especially important if you communicate via email.

Payments can be made via Paypal to:

ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com

I would prefer not to post my address on an open internet forum. So if you prefer to send a check or money order, please contact me via email and let me know. Email is best; as last year I could not empty my PM box fast enough to keep up with the orders. Again, use ofc-calendar@patchworkmcg.com.


Be certain of course to include your shipping address when you order

A BIG thank you to all who have ordered already. I responded to everyone so far as I know, so if you did not hear back form me, send me an email to verify that your money came through and that I have the occasional brain lapse when it comes to communication.

Please keep the orders coming as we are not yet at the 50 copies threshold that makes this project workable. We are close though. It should go without saying that I only have pre-orders and last year's figures with which to estimate a total print number. Once I have placed the order, there will be a fixed number of copies available. So....the sooner you order, the better.

I have aspirations of driving south today to personally drop of the "very large" file at the press personally. But we'll see as several things must fall into place first.

Paypal sent Patch.   

I plan to drop off what I hope is the final draft tomorrow. So I'll need to finalize the order soon.

That means I need to get everyone's orders ASAP in order to calculate the total number of calendars needed, otherwise I have to guess and might come up short. It certainly would not be the first time.

If you have to put off payment for a week or so, I understand. Just let me know via email how many you want and when to expect payment. That will at least give me an idea of the number needed.