About

SMME was created in 2011 by artist
Ivan Cash, who originally conceived of it as a one-time, month-long initiative where he alone would write and send out strangers' emails.

The project received over 10,000 letter submissions over this stretch, however, and so Cash enlisted the help of hundreds of volunteers who helped send letters all over the world.

SMME has since transitioned to a week-long annual event, held every November, that anyone — even you — can participate in.

Team

The latest SMME Team includes:

• Creator
  Ivan Cash, San Francisco, CA
• Administrator
  Terry Farris, Oklahoma City, OK
• Organizers
  Beth Schmidt, Pittsburgh, PA
  Cailyn Huston, Lexington, KY
  Ben Richards, Kalamazoo, MI
  Emily Arnold, New York, NY
• Location Tracker
  David Johnson, San Francisco, CA
• Complete List of Volunteers
  SMME 2013
  SMME 2012
  SMME 2011