Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Sept. 27th Meeting

Notes from 27 September meeting - Our next meeting will be on October 12th.

Candace
·         Follow up with Karol Kempke, Connie Kent, Clay Williams
·         Donation check for t-shirts to Deb’s house this week (leave under mat)

Beth
·         Contact Rick Wolfe about donating mums need at least 12.  20 would best to decorate other tables, maybe one on the bar, one on the name tag table.
·         Contact caterer
o   Small round for nametags / pay at door guests
o   Small round for obits with tea light candles
o   Table for the t-shirts
·         Postings to blog as discussed (financial assistance, list of attendees, etc.)

Deb
·         Contact ??? for name tags
o   Cost
o   What do they need?
o   Scan photos from yearbook?
Oni
·         Order t-shirts by 13 October as discussed
·         Confirm with RV meeting location for tours (will be in back near cafeteria glass doors)
·         Finalize details for post parade clean-up

Timeline with assignments and questions (see tab above for Homecoming schedule info):
Friday,  28 October 2016
8:00pm                 Prospectors – pre reunion drinks party
                                Outdoor Patio
  Needed:             Greeter to arrive @ 8:00pm?

Saturday, 29 October 2016
10:00am               Homecoming Parade
11:00am               Post parade clean-up (1 hour)
                                Meet at Municipal Parking Lot (corner of Park Drive and Commerce Street)
  Needed:             15 volunteers (Oney leader)
2:30pm               Setup team to reunion venue – Candace, Debbie, Susan, +2 (90 minutes)
·         Centerpieces w/ tea lights
·         Confirm table setup (12 tables of 8)
·         Tablecloths
·         Table for nametags and pay at the door guests
·         T-shirt table setup (by size)
·         Nametag setup
·         Cash box for pay at the door guests
·         Chair for the table with nametags
·         Put something under centerpieces for people to win them and take them home            
·         Setup boards (do we need tables for these?)
·         Need table for obits with candles           
12:30pm               School Tours – meet at the glass doors by the cafeteria at the back of the school
                                Do we need a class representative for the tour?
2:00pm                 Homecoming Football Game
                                Do we need to designate an area where classmates will be seated?
5:30pm                 Setup team to reunion venue (earlier?) – Beth, Candace, Debbie (total 3)
·         Greeter for nametags and pay at the door guests
·         Final check on the room
·         DJ arrival and setup (to confirm) – including photo booth and props
6:00pm                 Greeter arrives – who?
6:30pm                 40 Year Reunion Dinner – Links Country Club, Marlton, NJ
7:00pm                 Welcome Toast – “Enjoy, have fun reacquainting yourselves, we’ll have a more formal program with awards at 9:00pm”
9:00pm                 Program – Beth (Do you need helpers?)
·         Awards (use same as last time)
·         Queen of the ceremony
·         Recognize Reunion Committee
·         Remind everyone to pick up t-shirt on the way out
11:00pm               Clean-up / Leave Boards behind
                                Close out team
·         Store display boards
·         Store anything left over that is worth keeping

Sunday, 30 October 2016
11:00am               Pick-up team – Links Country Club (need 2 people, deliver to Beth’s house)

Post Reunion Follow up
·         Post all photos on Facebook
·         Deposit all monies collected

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Missing Classmates

We could use some help locating some of our classmates! Some we haven't had any address for, others' invitation postcards were returned to us as undeliverable, etc. I've posted a list on the "Missing Classmates" page accessible from the tab above. 

Please look it over and see if you have contact info for anybody we're missing.

Friday, September 16, 2016

September 13th Meeting

We've been making all sorts of plans!

Deb Raroha confirmed that there are no special events at Prospectors Friday night, October 28th. We were checking into that as a place to meet up the night before. With folks coming in from out of town, we thought it might extend the festivities!

Onnie Johnson worked with the staff at RV to come up with the Homecoming Day schedule. She also came up with the wonderful idea of a Community Service Project for that day. Those of us willing to join in will help with the clean up after the parade. Candace Hill is working on getting us free tee shirts (RV Class of '76 Cleans Up) for our "uniform". See the "Homecoming Events" tab at the top of this page. Wonderfully done, Onnie!

Anne Krepacki worked out arrangements for lodging. See the "Accommodations" tab at the top of this page. A little something for everyone. Excellent job, Anne!

Sue Derickson worked out some decorations for us. She managed to incorporate autumn colors with our RV colors. Deb Raroha offered to help her put them into effect. Very nicely done, Sue!

Henry Klimkowski is working on ways to publish announcements to get the word out. 

We also discussed adding in some folks who aren't technically part of our "Class of '76". Our conclusion is if someone would like to join our party, why not? So, if a friend from a different year or school would like to join us, you are most welcome! 
As a matter of fact, we thought if any of our teachers would like to come (those few still left) we would cover the cost of their ticket. If you're in touch with any of them, please pass along their contact info to RVRHS76@gmail.com. 

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 27th, at 7:00 pm. If you need the address for Beth & Andy's house, please drop me a note at RVRHS76@gmail.com.
Things are coming together nicely!