Okay classmates! Things are definitely underway!! Half the committee met this past Wednesday (myself, Tonya Wilson Martin, Darcie Vavrosky Lindemood, April Lent Carter, and Jesse Wood). Together we brainstormed and came up with a weekend of fun we think will be both affordable AND able to be done by our committee! The one detail we have firmed up is the date and location. Some other things are still tentative as we firm up agreements with people and secure deposit money, etc. Please keep in mind that many, many great ideas have been shared with us, and we have taken all of those into consideration and come up with the best plan that we think will be both fun and sorta classy, as well as worth the ticket price. We know that we cannot make everyone happy, but we want as many people as possible to be able to come.
Dates: Friday, July 19-Sunday, July 21, 2013
Cost: $60 per person, no host bar (beer and wine)
We will not be doing a Memory Book
We will do a group photo but will post it on Facebook and this Blog for anyone to download for free
Your ticket cost includes: facility rental, permit costs, and tent/decoration rentals; food; a small amount to cover any printing or mailing costs; even smaller amount to cover feeding a 4-6 "helpers" who will take care of registration tables and such so the committee can enjoy the party;
Friday: Alumni Night for 1991-1995
Tentative until we talk with some people, but our hope is to take Brian Sullivan's idea of using Main Event downtown as well as a few other pubs, and put together a no cost pub crawl that night for all alumni from years 90-95! This would enable us to see other EHS alumni, as well as enable traveling classmates an extra day to arrive in Vancouver for the official reunion event.
Saturday: Class of 93 Reunion Night
Location: Pearson Air Museum at Fort Vancouver
Tentatively scheduled for 7-11pm
We will have a catered buffet from Beaches, memorabilia and memorial table, a short but fun presentation, and music. It will be held both inside the main hangar and outside.
Either early Saturday morning or Sunday: Family Picnic
These details are TBD
In order to start making deposits and paying for things, we will be opening up registration soon! We know that we need at least 100 people to come to the reunion. Our 10 year had 90 alumni in attendance, so we are confident we can get 100 at least (more would be fantastic!) Our class had nearly 582 registered students, so 100 isn't crazy, right? The sooner you pay and commit, the better we can plan! We will be taking cash and checks, but also will have an account at Bank of America set up that anyone can go deposit the registration fee and send us your form and receipt. More info on that will be coming!
Okay, for now, the most important thing to remember is the DATES! Start saving your pennies and be prepared to register early...and look for updates! We have fun things planned and hope we aren't all mental thinking we could do this on our own!
