{"id":3923,"date":"2011-12-30T11:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2011\/12\/30\/final-countdown-for-sqlfamily-gives-back\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:51","slug":"final-countdown-for-sqlfamily-gives-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/12\/30\/final-countdown-for-sqlfamily-gives-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Countdown for #SQLFamily Gives Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are only a two days left until the New Year, which means your last chance to submit a #SQLFamily story and contribute to the <\/span>Pragmatic Works Foundation<\/span><\/a> drive is fast approaching. All submissions are due by December 31st<\/sup>, 2011 at 11:59pm PST, and there is still an opportunity to help us reach our goal of $20,000 in donations.<\/span><\/p>\n We are so touched by the stories and the generosity of the #SQLFamily. Keep the stories coming!<\/span><\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s passing a friend on an escalator, or making a big move, the #SQLFamily comes together to spread joy during the holiday season and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out some of this week\u2019s contributions:<\/span><\/p>\n Han SQL<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n By Wil Sisney (<\/span><\/i>blog<\/span><\/i><\/a> <\/i>\u01c0 <\/span><\/span>twitter)<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cI recently made the very difficult decision to move from my long-time home in Phoenix, Arizona, up to Bellevue, Washington. I\u2019m near the Microsoft campus now, and I\u2019ve already had the chance to participate in some spectacular training events I wouldn\u2019t have otherwise been able to attend. But here\u2019s why our #SQLFamily is so awesome: from the moment I mentioned on Twitter that I planned on moving to Washington, the SQL Server community here welcomed me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n What is #SQLFamily?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n By Tim Mitchell (<\/span><\/i>blog<\/span><\/i><\/a> <\/i>\u01c0 <\/span><\/span>twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u201cSQL Family is needing 30 minutes to walk the 150 yards from the hotel entrance to the elevators because I keep bumping into people that I know. It\u2019s knowing that I\u2019ll never ride the escalator without passing a few friends going the other way. It\u2019s the assurance that I\u2019ll never again be that guy in the hotel room at 9pm wishing I was still engaged in the event.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n @Mike_Fal (<\/span>blog<\/span><\/i><\/a> | <\/span>twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n @willtonic (<\/span>twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n @NikoNeugebauer (<\/span>twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n Join your colleagues by submitting your story today in one of three ways:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Email your story to <\/span>sqlfamilysubmission@live.com<\/a> If you\u2019ve already submitted, we give big thanks and ask you to encourage some of your other colleagues to join in. There are less than 48 hours left!<\/span><\/p>\n Keep those stories coming,<\/span><\/p>\n – The SQL Server Team<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are only a two days left until the New Year, which means your last chance to submit a #SQLFamily story and contribute to the Pragmatic Works Foundation drive is fast approaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"post_tag":[],"product":[],"content-type":[2433],"topic":[],"coauthors":[2487],"class_list":["post-3923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","content-type-events","review-flag-1593580770-633","review-flag-never-1593580314-843","review-flag-new-1593580247-437"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n2. Send a tweet to <\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/a> using the <\/span>#SQLFamily<\/span><\/a> hashtag
\n<\/span>3. Post to our <\/span>Facebook wall<\/span><\/a> and begin your post with \u201cThe SQL Family\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n