The Social Collective Secret Santa givers unmasked

Made Social on 22 December 2010 | View Comments

If you’ve been hiding under in bed this month to avoid the snow, it’s the only way you will have missed the UK’s biggest social secret Santa!

After having to clamp my hands over my mouth for a whole month, I can now reveal the #SoCol Secret Santa givers.

From a mini Christmas tree to Facebook ‘like’ and ‘dislike’ stamps, the gifts have certainly been creative. To see a selection of the best, visit our Facebook page or scroll to the bottom of this post. Got one to add? Just send us a pic on Twitter and we’ll upload it to the Facebook album.

Get scanning for your name and don’t forget to thank your giver. To find them on Twitter, just click on their name.

Drum roll please…

The Social Collective Secret Santa givers

Lewis Shields gave to Emily Leary
Katie Colbourne gave to Lewis Shields
Emily Leary gave to Katie Colbourne
Michelle Rodger gave to Adam Vincenzini
Joy McCarthy gave to Michelle Rodger
Dirk Singer gave to Joy McCarthy
Adam Vincenzini gave to Dirk Singer
Mark Jennings gave to Fred Caballero
Fred Caballero gave to Sophy Norris
Sophy Norris gave to Mark Jennings
Julien Fourgeaud gave to Joanna Halton
Charlotte Clark gave to Julien Fourgeaud
Joanna Halton gave to Charlotte Clark
Michelle Plett gave to Nicky Fraser
Nicky Fraser gave to Steve Ward
Steve Ward gave to Michelle Plett
Anne Smart gave to Stuart Witts
Stuart Witts gave to Charlotte Benditt
Charlotte Benditt gave to Anne Smart
Anne Carr gave to Irene Poon
Irene Poon gave to Gillian Dick
Gillian Dick gave to Anne Carr
Emma Mykytyn gave to Kate Spiers
Kate Spiers gave to Sharron Clews
Sharron Clews gave to Emma Mykytyn
Rhianon Stevens gave to Vicki Maggs
Vicki Maggs gave to Colin Wren
Colin Wren gave to Rhianon Stevens
Liz McNaulty gave to Laura Murphy
Laura Murphy gave to Liz McNaulty

A huge thanks to all those who took part.

We hope you also enjoyed the little extra gift we sent to each giver. If you didn’t take part and want to get your paws on a limited edition #SoCol badge, we have a few left so will give them out on a first come first served basis.

Happy Christmas!

The Social Collective Secret Santa
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Beth, of the #SoCol awesome foursome

PS If your gift has not yet arrived, let us know and we will check with your giver. A number of gift have been delayed in transit by the snow.

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Santa has gone social for the #SoCol Secret Santa

Made Social on 19 November 2010 | View Comments

The mulled wine is a brewing and Rudolph has been polishing his nose but what will you be getting in your stocking this year?

For a special Christmas treat, your Social Collective team has joined forces with Santa to bring you The Official SoCol Secret Santa.

The premise is simple:

• Register your interest by leaving your Twitter handle in the comments box below or simply tweet ‘I’m taking part in the #SoCol #SecretSanta http://ow.ly/3cnZa‘
• We will make sure we’re following you from the @SoCollective Twitter account and invite you to DM us your postal address and telephone number – don’t forget to follow us back or we can’t send you details
• Once you’ve signed up we will send you your Secret Santa contact details
• Head to the shops and pick your present. Try to keep the cost between £5 and £10.
• Post your gift and wait patiently for yours to arrive
• Once the elves have dropped off your bounty, share a picture of your pressie on Twitter using #SoCol and see if you can guess who it’s from
• We will reveal the Secret Santas on Christmas eve along with a selection of the best pictures (but of course, not your contact details)

So let’s get giving and make a fellow Twitter friend’s Christmas sparkle.

Who knows what Santa will send through your chimney!

Seasons greetings from the #SoCol awesome foursome, Beth, Barry, felix and Simon.

A note from your organisers: This is for fun not profit. Your contact details will only be passed on to your Secret Santa and not used for any marketing purposes.