As we get closer to the holiday season weekend schedules are quickly getting filled with activities. These are often with people that are really close to our hearts, but rarely get to see in person. The timing of the recently held SteemPH Year-Ender Dinner couldn't have been better. On the 3rd of December in Romulo Cafe, Tomas Morato Quezon City, twenty five Steemians got together for some five hours of fun, catching-up and getting to know each other, and important discussions about interesting topics related to Steemit.
This group photo from 
Hive account@jon24jon24 captured all who were in attendance except for 
Hive account@iwrite and two-thirds of 
Hive account@precise LOL! The photo was taken by a staff of the restaurant in our desire to have everyone in a single photo. Epic fail! :-)
After we've all settled down, and had enough time to get to know those who we've only interacted with in Steemit or our Steemit Philippines discord channel, the program started with a brief introduction from the SteemPH Core in attendance, Hive account@precise as one of endorsed witnesses of SteemPH, and 
Hive account@steemitph for 
Hive account@steemph.manila. The amazing host 
Hive account@luvabi, who also organized most of the meetup activities and logistics then transitioned quickly to make sure all of the topics in our agenda will be covered.
In this photo Sndbox Fellows 
Hive account@dreamiely and 
Hive account@steemph spoke about 
Hive account@sndbox. The topics discussed includes what is Sndbox, what it does for individuals and the community, nomination process and how can one be noticed for a possible nomination, the fees involved and the benefits of being a Sndbox Fellow. Hive account@dreamiely and Hive account@steemitph also took turns answering questions from the deeply interested group. Hive account@luvabi and 
Hive account@deveerei recently became Sndbox Fellows themselves.
Dev can be seen speaking about 
Hive account@curie and 
Hive account@bayanihan curation efforts in the photo below. He explained in length some of the most important criteria curators like him are looking for. He also spent time to talk about 
Hive account@utopian-io for which he is one of the moderators.
In this photo Hive account@luvabi spoke about 
Hive account@steemgigs. In the extreme right portion of the photo 
Hive account@surpassinggoogle can be seen listening intently. He smiles and nods as Abi did really well in explaining his initiative. Abi browsed through the steemgigs tag as she explains how anyone can offer services as a Steemian Indeed, and search for service provider as a Steemian In-Need using steemgigs.
Terry was also presented an award for Best in Moral Support as shown in the photo below.
Here is a list of all the Fun Awards. These awards were decided based on a poll done in the Steemit Philippines discord channel.
The group had a chance to speak and say thanks to 
Hive account@cloh76 and 
Hive account@bearone remotely via a discord video call as shown in the below photo.
The attendees had fun interacting with each other in person like we've all known each other for a long time. We all went home with additional knowledge about important things about Steemit, curation, and the many initiatives that can help support our growth as individuals and a community.
Photo Credits
1. Group Photo by Hive account@jon24jon24
2. SteemPH Core Introduction by Hive account@luvabi / Hive account@steemph
3. Sndbox Talk by 
Hive account@dandalion
4. Curation Talk by Hive account@dandalion
5. Terry - Best in Moral Support by Hive account@dandalion
