Initiating Tea Time for WordCamp Europe 2026

After the success of our first Tea Time campaign during WordCamp US 2025, we’re bringing it back—this time for WordCamp Europe 2026.

🏆 Tea Time #001 — Winners

Tea Time started as a simple idea.
Now has become small community moments connected to WordCamp experiences.


🌍 What is Tea Time?

Tea Time is a symbolic, sponsored tea giveaway that connects WordPress professionals in Pakistan with the global WordPress community during WordCamps.

It’s simple:

A cup of tea, shared across continents, to create connection.

Even if you’re not attending a WordCamp, Tea Time allows you to feel like part of the experience.


💡 Why Tea Time Matters

For many talented WordPress professionals in Pakistan, attending global WordCamps is not always possible.

Tea Time bridges that gap.

Through a small gesture—a cup of tea—we:

  • Create inclusion
  • Build recognition
  • Strengthen global community ties

It’s not just about tea.
It’s about belonging.


📊 Tea Time #001 — What We Achieved

Our first campaign during WordCamp US 2025 brought:

The campaign was also appreciated by WordPress influencers and community members influencers, encouraging us to continue and scale this idea.


🚀 Tea Time #002 — Starting April 4

We’re now launching Tea Time #002, starting April 4, 2026—exactly two months before WordCamp Europe.

Already, 15+ WordPressers have joined.

🎯 Our Goal:

  • Serve 100 cups of tea
  • Engage WordPress professionals across Pakistan
  • Connect with WordCamp Europe attendees
  • Create shared global moments during the event

📘 How It Works

  1. Join via the giveaway form
  2. Get listed publicly (like an attendee list)
  3. A WordCamp attendee selects your name
  4. WPKitchen sends you funds for tea
  5. You enjoy your tea ☕ and share a photo like below
  6. We bring together your profile, your tea photo, the attendee who selected you, and the sponsor who funded your tea into a single post, which is published across our website and social media.
Photos from Tea Time #001 Winners

❤️ What Makes Tea Time Special

  • A global connection built on a simple act
  • Community-driven and transparent
  • A shared moment between attendees and non-attendees

Special Note:
The first (chief guest) spot is reserved for Matt Mullenweg.

⭐Tea Time #001 — Honorary Guests (Selectors)

🙌 For Participants

If you’re a WordPress professional in Pakistan:

  • Join the campaign
  • Get visibility in the community
  • Be part of a global WordCamp experience

🤝 For Sponsors & Partners

Tea Time is open to everyone in the community:

  • Agencies
  • Individuals
  • Influencers

By supporting Tea Time, you:

  • Get featured across campaign posts on social media and website
  • Gain visibility alongside real community interactions
  • Connect with both WordCamp attendees and global participants
  • Build goodwill by supporting an inclusive community initiative
  • Become part of a documented campaign with lasting impact

💛 Sponsor a Cup

  • Cost: ~$5 per cup
  • Support individual participants
  • Get recognized across campaign posts
  • If you’re in Pakistan and would like to sponsor one or more cups of tea, you can contribute via Easypaisa at 0333 9948967 (Account Title: Rehman Majeed).

🟡 Partner the Campaign (~$750)

  • Limited to 4 partners
  • Co-host the campaign
  • Your brand appears across all campaign posts
  • Front page and site wide brand visibility

📢 Here’s how your brand shows up in real Tea Time deliveries:

If you co-host or partner with Tea Time, your brand is consistently featured across campaign posts.

Here’s how a real Tea Time delivery looks:

☕ Tea Giveaway #40: Delivered

💛 Hosted by James Sansbury → tugboatqa.com
🤝 Co-hosted by Pomy → x.com/pomy
🏆 Selected by WordCamp US Attendee → Elineth Morera Campos
🥁 Winner: Fahad Nasir (Faisalabad, Pakistan)


☕ Tea Giveaway #41: Delivered

💛 Hosted by James Sansbury → tugboatqa.com
🤝 Sponsored by Mark Westguard → wsform.com
🏆 Selected by WordCamp US Attendee → Destiny Kanno
🥁 Winner: Fahad Ikram (Faisalabad, Pakistan)

In both examples, the co-host (Tugboat) remains visible across posts, while individual sponsors change—ensuring consistent brand presence alongside community contributions.


📢 How Sponsor Visibility Works

We follow a simple and transparent system to ensure fair exposure.

  • Visibility is proportional to your contribution
  • Mentions are distributed across winners
  • Ensures balanced and meaningful recognition

Example:
If 200 cups are sponsored and there are 100 winners:
→ Each winner represents 2 cups
→ Mentions are assigned accordingly

This approach:

  • Keeps things fair
  • Avoids repetition
  • Maintains transparency

📸 Real Impact

Every tea delivered becomes a shared moment:

  • Between sponsor, selector, and winner
  • Across countries and communities
  • Documented through real photos and stories

📊 Example: How Mentions Are Distributed

To keep Tea Time fair and transparent, we use a simple proportional system.

Scenario:

  • Total sponsored cups: 200
  • Total winners: 100

👉 Each winner represents 2 cups of tea

Example: Sponsor Contributions & Mentions

  • Woody Hayday: 4 cups → 2 mentions
  • Michael Morales: 5 cups → 3 mentions
  • Tobias Bäthge: 10 cups → 5 mentions
  • Chris Badgett: 12 cups → 6 mentions
  • Hammad Shahzad: 12 cups → 6 mentions
  • Bud Kraus: 2 cups → 1 mention
  • Farhan Aziz: 10 cups → 5 mentions
  • Baljinder Singh: 10 cups → 5 mentions
  • Katie Keith: 25 cups → 12 mentions
  • Per Casey: 50 cups → 25 mentions
  • Dustin Hyle: 10 cups → 5 mentions
  • Mark Westguard: 50 cups → 25 mentions

👉 Total mentions: 100


💡 What This Means

  • Your visibility is directly tied to your contribution
  • Mentions stay balanced and meaningful
  • No over-repetition, no under-recognition

This ensures a fair and scalable system for everyone involved.


🚀 What’s Next

Our first Tea Time took nearly three months to execute.

Now, with experience and structure, we’re ready to:

  • Run faster
  • Scale bigger
  • Create deeper impact

☕ Join the Experience

Tea Time #002 begins April 4.

Join as a participant, sponsor a cup, or partner the campaign.
Be part of something simple—yet powerful.

Because sometimes,
a single cup of tea can connect people across the world.