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Ditch your phone January 11

Thank you, Delphine Manley for sharing this information on your page. This is needed information if you are planning to make an end-of-year donation to our non- profit, Crosstyle Ministries, Inc.

For those mailing out year end financial gifts for 2025…

I've not seen many people talking about the changes to U.S.P.S. postmark rules that are going into effect on December 24, but they will impact a large number of donors who make their charitable gifts in the final week of the year.

Under the new rule, machine postmarks will be added at regional distribution centers NOT local drop-off points. This means that there could be a several day delay between someone dropping their check in the mail and it receiving the postmark that determines whether it can be counted as a charitable contribution in 2025 or 2026.

A donor who drops their check in the mail on December 31 won't be able to claim that gift in 2025 if it ends up postmarked January 2. They could wait in line at the post office to request a manual postmark or purchase postage directly from a postal worker, but most donors likely haven't heard of this new rule (I hadn't until just this week!) and who wants to wait in a long line during a busy mailing season?

Nonprofits would do well to communicate with their donors—especially those who typically give large gifts via mailed checks in the final weeks of the year. Let folks know their options if they want to claim the gift on their 2025 taxes, remind them to get their check in the mail early, and use it as an opportunity for one more point of connection this holiday season.

A few pics from tonight's festivities. What a great time!

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There are Roblox worlds where kids aren’t just “playing tag.” They’re acting out “rituals,” chanting scripts, and joining private role-play servers. Not every experience is dark — but the worst hide behind cute thumbnails and safe-sounding names. Check this tonight: 1. Search their Recently Played list for horror/ritual/“cult school”/“midnight.” Tap … → About; read creator notes and rules. 2. Watch chat code words: “circle,” “chant,” “sacrifice,” “revive,” “blood,” “initiation.” Kids copy language to fit in. 3. Private servers = fewer eyes. If the icon is candles, knives, or hooded figures, open it. 4. The hook isn’t demons; it’s dopamine: jump scares + peer pressure + rewards. That loop keeps them up and wrecks sleep, school, mood. 5. Talk first, not punish: “Some games use ritual themes. If you hit that room, show me and we’ll switch.” 6. Safety settings (five minutes): • Account → Parental Controls → Enable; set Allowed Experiences to 9+ or 13+. • Lock Privacy → Contacts: Friends. Disable “Who can invite me to private servers.” • Voice chat: Off in Settings → Privacy. • Turn on Monthly Spend Limits; remove saved cards. • Use Content Restrictions on iOS/Android to block Roblox overnight. • Add a Parent PIN so settings can’t be changed. 7. Join once. Sit next to them, ask for a tour. Predators hate parents who watch. 8. Teach exits: Block → Report → Leave. Screenshots are receipts. 9. Night rule: devices charge in the kitchen, not the bedroom. Darkness + headset + strangers = bad choices. 10. Green flags you do want: building, obbies, coding, co-op puzzles, friends from school on open servers. 11. Red flags: DMs from “new friends,” links to off-platform chats, “try this at 3AM,” “don’t tell parents.” 12. If your kid is spooked, don’t mock it. Close the app, lights on, short walk, water, slow breathing 4 in/6 out ×20. This isn’t moral panic; it’s supervision in a game made by millions of strangers. Curiosity is normal — your job is guardrails, not shame. Follow @tim_torshel for practical online-safety scripts — and save this to review tonight.

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