theCircle

theCircle is an anti-profit project that seeks to help the queer community through charity and education. Right now, we are currently focused on receiving used binders and sending them to those in need. transcirclebinders@gmail.com

~ Monday, March 19 ~

Updating the ‘Contact us’ box.

So, many of you have been using the ‘contact us’ field of the website as a means of entering the raffle contests, which is totally okay but on the whole, a little confusing and not very organised (that’s our fault, don’t worry).

As a means of correcting this, I spent a little bit of my day creating a better way of entering the raffles. I plan to discuss with Ira whether the ‘Contact us’ section will remain in place and we have a separate page for the application form but for now I just templated up what the new form is going to look like.

(Note: I may update this form several times in the next week or two so don’t get too attached).

Current form:

Updated template:

Just wanted to check with you guys about the kind of language that’s being used and how accessible this form will be overall. After all, it’s going to be you that is using it.

All feedback welcome in our current contact form.

Matt.

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~ Tuesday, January 31 ~

Congratulations to Zachary! You won the binder.

I will be emailing you asking you for your address today. As soon as I receive that, expect your binder within the next week. It will arrive in a red, white, and blue US priority mail envelope from “Ira Gray - theCircle”.

Applications for the next raffle are now welcome. We are raffling off a small style 918 from Underworks, also known as the Swim Tank. Do not apply if you have not double checked your size on the Underworks website. Sizes for binders vary per style. You need to know your number size in order to know for sure if this binder will fit you. You can apply by emailing us at transcirclebinders@gmail.com. Applications will close on February 26th!

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~ Thursday, January 5 ~

Alright, folks! Thank you for your patience. We really appreciate. That being said, we’re going to give raffling off binders a shot. These raffles are free, so don’t let the language mislead you. These binders are donated to us by the generous and then mailed out to those in need (mostly in the US and sometimes in the UK since shipping internationally costs more than a new binder).

The Specs:

This is a used, custom binder. It’s similar to the Tri-Top from Underworks but is actually a modified 997. It’s an extra small binder, and it is reinforced. So, be careful folks.

Do not apply for this binder if you are unsure of your size. You can find out your size at underworks.com/ftm

How to Apply:

Email us at transcirclebinders@gmail.com and tell us your name, location, and why you need a binder. We’ll be keeping this information only to make sure that folks don’t constantly reapply and that we can give everyone as fair a shot as possible.

How do we know you need it?

Right now, we’re going by the honor system. As someone who has received welfare, it was nearly impossible for me to provide all of the legal information needed. We want to help you, not make it more difficult.

What’s going down?

Submissions are due by Thursday, January 26th. On Tuesday, January 31st at noon (Arizona time), I’ll be pulling a name out of a hat in a video chatroom that everyone is welcome to (more info on this later). First name only just to be transparent while protecting that person’s identity. That way, everyone sees how and when it’s done. I’ll also contact you via email in order to get where to ship the binder to.

Any questions, comments, concerns? Would you like to donate a used binder? Contact us at transcirclebinders@gmail.com.

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