I hope you an doing well and are enjoying the holiday season. After a very hectic Elfember, January should be a little quieter.
Thank you to all who have been generously donating for quizzes and raffles. We are really low on items for next month. If you would like to help out for January, here is what we are focusing on:
If you ever want to see what themes are upcoming, here is a link to my quiz/raffle items blog: https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504462&id=2039393
We have a handful of banners to help you transition out of Elfember and into the new year.
WINTER BANNERS:
from SugarnuttyK23
[img]https://iili.io/FrqcaxS.gif[/img]
https://iili.io/FrqcaxS.gif
from Cygnet:
[img]https://mara.pics/uploads/5390870/3851fdb7921233e4b7ff47468454101e1fa62d37.jpg[/img]
https://mara.pics/uploads/5390870/3851fdb7921233e4b7ff47468454101e1fa62d37.jpg
NEW YEAR BANNER:
from SugarnuttyK23
[img]https://mara.pics/uploads/9073217/988077238c15cd1faa17e0922edeb3a6bc1550f8.jpg[/img]
https://mara.pics/uploads/9073217/988077238c15cd1faa17e0922edeb3a6bc1550f8.jpg
BANNER CHALLENGE
Banner Challenge (This will continue as we build up our inventory of banners. ) (Gwylynnsgarden)
Time for all our creative and tech people to shine. Earn 25,000 Club Points for each ATM banner you design. Draw your own or use AI. Maramail me the image link so I can award points and add it to our banner list.
Theme ideas:
any month - non-holiday/non-seasonal
January - New Year, winter
February - Winter Olympics, Valentine's Day
March - St. Patrick's Day, Spring
April - Easter, Spring
Link to all ATM Banners: https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504080&id=2039393
JANUARY 2026 CALENDAR:
1/1 Santa Claws Raffle Winners (if Ian is on time)
1/17 Actual Lunar New Year - Year of the Fire Horse
1/19 Martin Luther King Day
1/22-1/26 ATM Australia Word Scramble (DayravenB ) https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=503361&id=5312326
1/26 Australia Day
1/27 Start registering for ATM Secret Valentine (hosted by bluetaz2001)
https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=504435&id=2734210
1/29 Lunar New Year (Mara)
1/22-1/26 AUSTRALIA WORD SCRAMBLE (DayravenB )
https://www.marapets.com/blogs.php?entry=503361&id=5312326
G'day, mate! I have never been to Australia but I would love to go! All those strange and wonderful animals!
There are 15 words related to Australia for you to unscramble.
You have from Jan 22 to Jan 26 (Australia Day) to unscramble the words and send the answers in maramail. Everyone who unscrambles all the words correctly will receive 10,000 Club Points and a gourmet food item from my attic. If you prefer an article of Australian clothing from the Australian Day Event 2014, let me know when you send the answers.
You can look at this page for help: https://relatedwords.io/australia
INFO FROM LAST YEAR:
Happy Australia Day
All Australian pets will receive FREE TRAINING at the Gym and Elite Gym today
All Australian pets will receive FREE LESSONS at the School and University today
All Australian pets will receive TRIPLE STATS at the School, University, Elite Gym and Gym today
The Costumes Boutique has the Australian Costume on sale today until midnight
The Australian and American Costumes are now Calendar Costumes meaning that they will only be on sale at the Costumes Boutique for one day of the year as shown on our Calendar
Lunar New Year
All Lunar pets will receive FREE TRAINING at the Gym and Elite Gym until February 1st
All Lunar pets will receive FREE LESSONS at the School and University until February 1st
The Costumes Boutique will have the Lunar Costume on sale January 29th
The Lunar Costumes is now a Calendar Costume meaning that they will only be on sale at the Costumes Boutique for one day of the year (Lunar New Year) as shown on our Calendar
I get asked this frequently, so here is a refresher:
WAYS TO EARN CLUB POINTS THAT ARE WORKING
9 Points per post on Club Chat
9 Points per item donated to the Club
9 Points x rarity of item donated
9 Points every time you enter the Club Quiz
9 Points every time you enter the Club Raffle
And through club events & club chat events
I hope you all have a happy, healthy, and safe New Year!