27th July ~ 2nd August - Friendship Week: Events and Activities!
You can check out the Friendship Week section of the forums here.
The following is a list of the activities and events taking place!
From now ~ 2nd:
Activity: Gift-Giving on 7 Cups! (< click to take part!)
Info: Sharing is caring. For those who enjoy their time on 7 Cups and the company of those on it, this is an opportunity to give them a gift. Whether it be a song you'd like to share, a picture, poem, voice message, kind words... you can display your appreciation in any way you please.
26th:
Discussion: Book Club Meeting (hosted by @Annie)
Location: Guided Discussion Room
Time: 12:30pm EDT
Info: To kick off Friendship Week at 7 Cups, we're going to discuss a folk tale about whether old friends can get past a perceived betrayal In addition, we'll take a look at Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, about the incredible value of a good friend. [Literature found here].
Forum post: Sharing Favourite Poems and Songs about Friendship
Info: Sharing tales and music that remind us and make us think of friendship.
27th - Meet n Greet Monday:
Activity: Getting to Know You forms (take part now!)
Info: These will be 'interviews' listeners can conduct on each other in order to get to know each other!
Activity: Ice-breakers (hosted by @TheThomas)
Location: Listener Community Room / Guided Discussion Room
Time: 11am EDT / 1pm EDT.
Activity: Games Night (hosted by @Ace13 and @MelAllyouneedislove)
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 12pm EDT.
Discussion: Meeting Others (hosted by @Lyra and @MelAllyouneedislove) [Notes here]
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 5pm EDT.
Activity: Friendship Week music playlist @DHawks
Info: We will be sharing a music playlist of songs relating to friendship, and will invite all users to contribute to it as well as enjoy it.
Forum post: Discussion about lost friendships by @Vixiana
Info: To share stories about friendships we've lost, what we have learned, evaluate mistakes and find ways to avoid repeating them.
28th - Together Tuesday:
Activity: Getting to Know You Game (hosted by @wonderfulPumpkin71 and @Gracey)
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 2pm EDT.
Discussion: Friendships and Mental Health (hosted by @ItsLee) [Notes here]
Location: Listener Community Room / Guided Discussion Room
Time: 12pm EDT / 5pm EDT.
Discussion: Mental Illness/Traumatic Experiences and Friendships (hosted by @pray4theheartless and @mayarainbow2) [Notes here]
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 3pm EDT.
29th - Wholehearted Wednesday:
Discussion: Communication (hosted by @ZaraSmiles)
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 1:30pm EDT.
30th - Thankful Thursday (UN's International Day of Friendship):
Forum post: Connections and Appreciation on 7 Cups
Info: This will highlight the multiple ways and spaces in which you can express your appreciation for others on 7 Cups.
Discussion: Friendships (hosted by @Resolve and @KfindingSpeaceK)
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 3pm EDT.
Discussion: Friendships (hosted by @15Sydney and @Nina007) [Notes here]
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 5pm EDT.
31st - Forgiving Friday.
Discussion: Communicating within Friendships (hosted by @AnIris4you)
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 12am EDT.
Discussion: Building Relationships with Members (hosted by @DanielThePhilosopher and @Ace13)
Location: Teen Listeners chatroom
Time: 1pm EDT.
Discussion: Moving Forward from Arguments (hosted by @Maygun) [Notes here]
Location: Listener Community Room / Guided Discussions Room
Time: 1pm EDT / 2pm EDT.
Discussion: The Importance of Communication within Friendships (hosted by HelpfulNick95) [Notes here]
Location: Guided Discussions Room
Time: 10am EDT.
Forum post: Let's talk about Friendships! by @Vixiana
Video: What Friendship Means to Me by @Laura [one of the 7 Cups community managers]
1st August - Shared Experiences Saturday:
Discussion: Connecting with Old Friends (hosted by @Zedda)
Location: Listener Community Room
Time: 4:30pm EDT.
2nd - Special Sunday (Friendship Day):
Discussion: Befriending Ourselves (hosted by @fluffyUnicorns84)
Location: Guided Discussion Room
Time: 3pm EDT
Forum post: Befriending Yourself (by @Joyseeker)
Info: An opportunity to talk about and consider how to befriend one's self, as well as on the benefits of this.
& Plenty more to look forward to!! For example, there will indeed be more discussions for members! Including a discussion on Friendship and Mental Health, and one on the Importance of Communication within Friendships.
Tagged for being involved in some way or expressing interest: @Vixiana @DipityEnigma @TheThomas @AdeliaBellrose @littlepony @EvangelineLover @Swordsandpens @AnIris4you, @Lilylistener @ItsLee @Maygun @HelpfulNick95 @remainsustain, @gracefulUnicorn87 @AutumnLeigh @bdishman @hopefulTree78
I will be updating this information as time goes on, so stay tuned. x
If you are a listener who would like to get involved, please look here.
Absolutely amazing
Sounds pretty awesome!!
I am new here and missed the Friends ereek but would love to be involved. Zi am still wondering how to pist and get feed bacj on the different 'Chats'. I won't give up but any hints wouldbe helpful.
Welcome @philosophicalSkies5554!! Great to have you join us here at 7 Cups
You're not too late for Friendship Week. It's still going! So feel free to check out the various forum posts that are still on-going, to participate in Friendship Week. In addition, there will be a discussion on Befriending Yourself at 3pm EDT on Sunday 2nd [time zone converter here] in the Guided Discussion room (this room only opens during times of discussions, so you won't see it right now!).
Glad you're not giving up! Is it navigating the forums that you are having trouble with, sorry?
If you would ever like help understanding how to have 1-on-1 chats with listeners, click here.
If you would ever like help getting to group support chat rooms, click here.
Also! A good note to remember: you can tag people by adding @ in front of their username, so that they get an alert to show that they've received a message from you!
I hope that helps in the meantime