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 Below is an abridged version of his announcement, including the timetable -- read the {{exchange:2026:sabg_exch_2026_announcement.pdf|full version}} which includes more instructions for participants and a description of difficulties in exchanging material with overseas members.
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 The timetable this year is as follows:
-  * If you have bulbs or seeds available, please post them to Jon Evans, 46 Upper Way, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8RF, UK, to arrive by Thursday **14th August**.  Please try to clean the donations as well as you can – if you don’t, I have to.  Please store them in paper bags if possible (items stored in plastic bags can sweat and rot).  And please seal them carefully – {{newsletter:sabgnews36.pdf|Newsletter 36}} contained instructions for making seed envelopes out of sheets of blank paper.  Please include a list of your donations, ...  If you can send the list by email that would be brilliant.
+  * If you have bulbs or seeds available, please post them to Jon Evans, 46 Upper Way, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8RF, UK, to arrive by Friday **14th August**.  Please try to clean the donations as well as you can – if you don’t, I have to.  Please store them in paper bags if possible (items stored in plastic bags can sweat and rot).  And please seal them carefully – {{newsletter:sabgnews36.pdf|Newsletter 36}} contained instructions for making seed envelopes out of sheets of blank paper.  Please include a list of your donations, ...  If you can send the list by email that would be brilliant.
-  * If you expect to have items available later, towards the end of August, please send me a list of your intended donations, with any supporting information, by email or post, to arrive by Thursday **14th August**.  My email address is jon@sabg.uk.  Please send any such donations to me by Thursday **28th August** at the latest.
+  * If you expect to have items available later, towards the end of August, please send me a list of your intended donations, with any supporting information, by email or post, to arrive by Friday **14th August**.  My email address is jon@sabg.uk.  Please send any such donations to me by Friday **28th August** at the latest.
-  * I will then prepare the Bulb and Seed Exchange /* {{exchange:2024:southern_african_bulb_group_exchange_2024.pdf| */ list of available material /* }} */ which I will email out to Members by Saturday **16th August**.  Should you require a **paper list** to be sent to you by post, before this date **please send me a self-addressed envelope** suitable for five to ten folded sheets of A4 paper (with the correct postage attached if you live in the UK).
+  * I will then prepare the Bulb and Seed Exchange /* {{exchange:2024:southern_african_bulb_group_exchange_2024.pdf| */ list of available material /* }} */ which I will email out to Members by Sunday **16th August**.  Should you require a **paper list** to be sent to you by post, before this date **please send me a self-addressed envelope** suitable for five to ten folded sheets of A4 paper (with the correct postage attached if you live in the UK).
-  * After you have received the Bulb and Seed Exchange list of available material, please send your wishlist to me, to arrive by Saturday **30th August**.  I will then start the despatch process.  I expect all orders to be sent out by Tuesday 9th September.
+  * After you have received the Bulb and Seed Exchange list of available material, please send your wishlist to me, to arrive by Sunday **30th August**.  I will then start the despatch process.  I expect all orders to be sent out by Wednesday 9th September.
   * Then it's up to you to grow the plants and enjoy them!

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