Over the years I've been participating in this hobby, I've seen some
wonderful ideas that stretch the concepts of letterboxing. Recently
I was thinking about some postal letterboxes I had visits from, Elmo
and Stumpy the Sock Monkey to name a couple. These boxes included
small stuffed animals which I enjoyed taking letterboxing with me
and adding to their adventures. I also truly enjoyed seeing the
albums being created as they traveled around the country.

About a month ago we started discussing this on a few of the boards
and Boxing Buddies were born!

How to create a Boxing Buddy:

1. Find a little buddy.
2. Carve your buddy a stamp. (Every letterboxer needs their own
signature stamp.)
3. Make or buy a log book large enough to accommodate his adventures.
4. Let other boxers know your boxing buddy is looking for a host!

If you'd like to host a Boxing Buddy:

1. Request a visit from an available buddy when you're planning a
letterboxing excursion.
2. Take your visiting buddy with you and take pictures of him on the
trail, stamp his signature stamp into the boxes he visits and stamp
the box stamps in his log book.
3. Add details (and photos) about your adventures to his log and get
him ready to visit another host family.

You do not need to create a Boxing Buddy to host one and you do not
need to offer to be a host to create one. You can get involved
however you would like. You can even have more than one traveling
around if you like. A Boxing Buddy is a great way to `see' boxes
you might otherwise never get to see.

There are already dozens of boxing buddies traveling around the
globe. You can find them on AQ or join in the discussion at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boxing_buddies

For more information on boxing buddies and to see some boxing buddy
blogs you can go to a wonderful site set up by Team New Hampshire at:

http://4boxingbuddies.blogspot.com

Feel free to contact me off group if you have any specific
questions. Happy Boxing!

jacks