Maya Claus: He brings mangos and pet monkeys to Mayan children

The White Elephant Gift Exchange: Now you can get that Chip-O-Matic you always wanted.

Once again we tempt fate by holding our annual holiday party on December 21, 2012, just in time to turn the last page on the Mayan calendar. While many organizations hold secular holiday, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Saturnalia and other celebrations at year's end, we will be celebrating Baktun, the end of the twenty katun cycles.

The proper way to celebrate Baktun is with colored lights, pine and fir trees (the Maya loved spruce and balsam), exchanging unwanted gifts and visits from Maya Claus, a dwarfish man dressed in red with white trim.

This year, we'll be holding our celebration at a long time favorite location, the retired, old traffic control tower at Peachtree DeKalb Airport, through the kindness of Chris Voith.

Details will be coming soon but count on a potluck dinner followed by the ever popular White Elephant Gift exchange.

Official "What I'm Bringing" Thread on our Forums: Covered Dish Announcements (Not required but if you are worried that someone is going to bring a better version of Aunt Jeanette's macaroni salad recipe)