Lost and Found Matching and Parent Notifications
Takes your messy list of left-behind items and your party bookings, matches each item to the most likely party and family, and writes a short, friendly message to each parent.
Before and after
Match table
- Purple puffer jacket, size 6 | tag "H. Hawkins", Rocket Room | Strong | Hawkins family (Hana's party)
- Blue water bottle, dinosaur stickers | no name, Rocket Room, two parties used the room | Possible | Hawkins or Hayes, needs confirming
- Light up sneakers, toddler size 11 | Jungle Room, 3pm, only Hiro's party used the room | Strong | Rao family (Hiro's party)
- Black phone case, no phone | Jungle Room, only Hiro's party used the room | Strong | Rao family
- Inhaler in a ziploc | Rocket Room, after 1pm, no label, two parties used the room | Possible | Hayes or Hawkins, needs confirming, URGENT, see note
- Tan stuffed bunny | Jungle Room, cake table, only Hiro's party used the room | Strong | Rao family
Message 1: Helena Hawkins
Subject: Hana's purple jacket at Bounce Haven
Hi Helena,
Thank you for celebrating Hana's birthday with us. We found a purple puffer jacket, size 6, in the Rocket Room with an H. Hawkins tag. We are holding it for you.
We also found a blue water bottle with dinosaur stickers in the same room. Does it belong to your family?
We also found an inhaler in the Rocket Room after the afternoon party. Does it belong to your family?
You can pick up Tuesday to Sunday, 10 to 6, at 425 Mill Street. Just ask for Carla. We hold items for 30 days.
Carla at Bounce Haven
Message 2: Hassan Hayes (text)
Hi Hassan, this is Carla at Bounce Haven. After Hugo's party we found an inhaler in the Rocket Room. Is it yours or does it belong to someone in your group? We also found a blue water bottle with dinosaur stickers. Is that yours? We are open Tue to Sun 10 to 6 at 425 Mill Street, and we hold items for 30 days.
Message 3: Anita Rao
Subject: Items found after Hiro's party
Hi Anita,
Thank you for having Hiro's party at Bounce Haven. We found a few things in the Jungle Room and want to check that they are yours:
- A pair of light up sneakers, toddler size 11
- A black phone case with no phone
- A tan stuffed bunny
If any of these belong to your family, you can pick them up Tuesday to Sunday, 10 to 6, at 425 Mill Street. Ask for Carla. We hold items for 30 days.
Carla at Bounce Haven
General post for unmatched items
Lost something at Bounce Haven? Ask us at 425 Mill Street, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 to 6. Tell us what you are looking for and when you visited. We hold items for 30 days.
(No unmatched items remain this round. Use this post only if some items go unclaimed.)
Questions for the owner
- The inhaler is flagged as urgent. We suggest calling Hassan Hayes right away rather than waiting on a text, and and calling Helena Hawkins by phone too, since the inhaler could belong to either family. We cannot give medical advice. Is there another contact for the Hayes family besides the text number?
- The water bottle could belong to Hawkins or Hayes. Both messages ask the parent to confirm. Please release it only after a parent describes it.
- Do you want the phone case mentioned in a message, or held back so Anita describes it first?
Summary
Item | Match rating | Family | Message status
- Purple puffer jacket | Strong | Hawkins | Message 1 ready
- Blue water bottle | Possible | Hawkins or Hayes | Messages 1 and 2 ready, asks to confirm
- Light up sneakers | Strong | Rao | Message 3 ready
- Black phone case | Strong | Rao | Message 3 ready
- Inhaler | Possible | Hayes or Hawkins | Messages 1 and 2 ready, URGENT, call first
- Tan stuffed bunny | Strong | Rao | Message 3 ready
Totals: Items 6 | Families contacted: 3 | Strong: 4 | Possible: 2 | Unmatched: 0
What it does
Takes your messy list of left-behind items and your party bookings, matches each item to the most likely party and family, and writes a short, friendly message to each parent. Items that cannot be matched get a short post for your general notice.
Use it when: Use when a kids party venue has items left behind and needs to match them to parties or families and write messages to parents, such as "lost and found," "someone left a jacket," "match this to a party," or "write to the parents about the stuff left behind."