Subject: Friend a personal message from our CEO

Your loyalty and referral support throughout these challenging times is appreciated beyond words.
 
 

Annual Thanksgiving

Message From

ScanMyPhotos.com


Friend 


At ScanMyPhotos, we’re all about putting you at the heart of everything we do. In the current climate, your health and well being are more important to us than ever.


Your loyalty and referral support throughout these challenging times are appreciated beyond words.


For me personally, the (only) silver lining to 2020 has been that our entire staff is safe and employed. At the onset, we provided full pay even though our headquarters was required to close due to government guidelines. We moved everything offsite and implemented our contingency plan--designed years ago for earthquakes and wildfires.


 

The response from all has been astonishing. Everyone understood that we are all in this together during these difficult days.


I want to confirm ScanMyPhotos is open, fully operational, and the volume of orders is at a 31-year record. However, the reason why so many are rushing to preserve their family nostalgia is troubling and alarming.


Everything has changed.


Over the past 30 years, the top reasons people had their nostalgic photos digitized were mostly for happy occasions--from family celebrations to anniversaries and archival projects to unclutter snapshots.


This year is VERY different.


Sadly, 40 percent of all digitization orders are now due to memorial services caused by Covid-19. The losses and stories are heartbreaking. To help, we segment all those orders for expedited and add same-day scanning, and include instant uploading.


Rest assured, we are here to help with every personalized request you may have.


Have a safe and reflective Thanksgiving holiday,


Mitch, Carl, and everyone at ScanMyPhotos

 

If you didn’t know, we are very closely connected with the U.S. Postal Service. WATCH THIS USPS COMMERCIAL.


They performed magic to help expedite orders with professionalism and loads of TLC.

 

Seven Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving From Afar. Now That Thanksgiving is Virtual, What To Do?


Online virtual gathers will replace traditional Thanksgiving holidays this year as the pandemic ushers in a ‘new normal.’



1) Visit Virtually, Online: Send invitations to your friends and the entire family to gather at a specific time during Thanksgiving for a virtual video call celebration while everyone is safe at home. “Zoom” live-action during your turkey dinner. Share stories. Watch and listen to the collective conversations to celebrate with your siblings, parents, distant relatives, and friends. Technology will unite and connect without ever leaving home. Make sure everyone understands how and when to log in.


2) Share Decades-Past Snapshots: Gather and digitize your old-school photos snapshots to reminisce and narrate the stories behind past Thanksgiving dinners and share the stories behind the memories when you cannot be together in person.


3) Select a Game For Everyone To Play: Jackbox is a gaming service that allows you to Facetime with your friends while playing virtual games.


4) Virtual Memory Wheel: Connects and gets everyone to engage. Become part of the story, while socially distancing. Have everyone select ten of their all-time most memorable pictures from past Thanksgivings and family gatherings. Share all the pictures online, and narrates the story behind the photos.


5) Smile, It is Family Photo Time: Take a family photo, complete with all virtual guests. Use a collage photo app to assemble each picture into a family keepsake and order photo gifts for everyone.


6) Guess Who? Cards: Have everyone submit two anonymous memes or message cards describing something excellent and unusual that happened to them in 2020. Add a third card with an aspiration for something they had hoped to do in 2020 but were unable to do. And one more identifying the best book, favorite TV show, movie, song, or event they enjoyed during the past 12 months. Then have everyone guess who wrote each Guess Who?


7) Prepare Before: Send a Gift and Traditional Dessert: Before Thanksgiving, send matching bouquets and a favorite family dessert to all your guests to enjoy together during your interactive Zoom, party.