How to Properly Build a Christmas Community Bundle
The Christmas community bundle Dephioneers received for 2022 may feel a little lighter than last year’s—but it’s fuller in meaning.
Actually, there were not supposed to be any Christmas gifts at all. Why? You may wonder. Haven’t we been good this year, Santa? Yes, Dephioneers, you’ve been very, very good. So good in fact that you got your present just a little earlier… in October.
That’s right. The Dephion Games consumed most of the Christmas presents like a hungry (but ultimately very fun) beast. Still, we can’t celebrate the holidays properly without a little something, can we?
We wouldn’t skip the presents at home and we wouldn’t do that to our work family (yuck, did we really just use that old line?). Dephion is a community and we do care for each other no matter how much marketing mambo jumbo has depreciated those words over time. So, the Community team did the best with what they had; they put their most sincere efforts into making something that came from the heart.
For weeks they agonized over finding the perfect items to add to the bundle. Something meaningful. Something delicious. Something that made us think back to the best moments we’ve shared this year. And they performed their task spectacularly.
Inside your Dephion-branded bag, the team placed three chocolate bombs, because you can never go wrong with chocolate! A uniquely designed deck of playing cards designed by Bart van Gerven and Christina Desserno that takes us back to all the fun times at Gamescom. Dutch mini stroopwafels that say… well, let’s just try to remember that dad jokes aren’t exclusive to male parents.
We also found a team picture taken during the Dephion Games. And if this doesn’t just make you feel like your heart is expanding beyond the capabilities of your chest… you must be new. Give it a few months and you’ll get there.
If you’re big into privacy and did not accept the previous cookies, you can still make your own Dutch biscuits using an adorable old-fashioned windmill mold to shape them in. And, you can accompany them with a cup of fresh rooibos tea with orange and cinnamon specifically chosen for everyone in the Dephion communitea. See what they did there? Ah, what a silly team.
Finally, there was a small card with a QR code.
Cara, the newest member of the Communications team made her very first appearance and announcement (and that’s why you’re here!). But you’ll learn a whole lot more about her later when she’s ready.
Never rush a genius… or a lady trying to pick the perfect outfit.
This year, our primary focus has been on building up our sense of community, and it was the obvious choice when it came to choosing a theme for the Christmas bundle.
“With this package, we would like everyone to feel good about what we have achieved together within Dephion this year. Of course, a few delicious treats couldn't be missing either. And this was a great opportunity to introduce our international Dephioneers to Dutch goodness. I am proud of the present we put together with the team.” - Balou
