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It was a GRAND Night !

Created on: 10/11/09 11:17 PM Views: 3555 Replies: 10
It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Sunday, October 11, 2009 06:17 PM

Thanks to the Committee for a 40th Reunion that will not be forgotten It was just WONDERFUL!  I saw so many friends and remembered such good times from those magical high school years.  Can't wait to post some of my pictures here & on Facebook

TTFN

Debby

Had a BLAST at the 40th reunion for the Class of 69 !
Debby Groome Wilkerson

 
Edited 10/12/09 08:05 AM
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 12:00 AM

COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!!!!

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 08:46 AM

Our reunion committee did a FABULOUS job. I know they worked many hours for many months and it was worth it. Everything - the food - the name tags - the band - THE VENUE - and the great time we all had seeing our old school friends - made the night one of my new favortie memories. I am so glad I came to the party. WOW!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 08:12 AM
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Woweee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a Grand Night. I loved evey minute. Everyone involved in making it Wonderful I want to sincerely thank. I loved seeing my long time friends, and great Classmates. Some Classmates I knew in Class and then didn't get to personally know them, but Friday and Saturday Night I got to talk and get to know them more then I had the chance to in School.

What wonderful people they and all of us are.......I am very fortunate to be in the company of such wonderul,exciting, beautiful souls... I consider each and everyone a wonderful friend. I hope we all stay in touch. I am easy to find and stay in touch with, so help me stay in touch!!!!

Again, how many times can you express the Thanks to ALL of the Reunion Committee...that was unbelievable  hard work, and ALL I CAN SAY IS THE FOOD, THE SITE, THE ARRANGEMENTS, AND SPECIAL NOTATIONS TO THE CLASSMATES THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH US, WAS WITH MY SINCERE APPRECIATION....MOST THANKFUL.......

Jeanne B Ward

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 05:55 PM

Well, on behalf of the rest of the Committee - who all seem to be strangely absent from this forum - you're very welcome.  Our goal was to raise the bar a notch or two and I think we succeeded beyond even OUR expectations.  In a nutshell, it was all done with teamwork and individual accomplishment of goals and objectives with actual deliverables due on certain dates.  And we automated our asses off!  Sorry, but no other words quite convey it.  The website service that we used was the first major find . . . but a website is only as good as the people who use it.  And we had many people who sent a check for their tickets but never came NEAR the website.  So much for using it to collect accurate numbers.  I finally couldn't take it anymore and sought out and located a virtual SharePoint server where we could enter registration data and collaborate.  That got us through the crunch and enabled us to give the hotel some reasonably accurate numbers.  Although I would have liked to be able to arrive at an exact number, I knew that it just wasn't a reasonable expectation.  We came VERY close though.

And I've always been one to add a little something interesting above and beyond, so the big Sponsorship certificate for appreciation (I was proudest of that), the Saturday nametags, the memorial wall, and some of the latest videos were all my doing. 

 

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 06:11 PM

It certainly was a job well done Your collective efforts paid off in a stellar event we will all look back on with smiles and fondness.

Hope you can take some down time and relax it's well earned.

Thanks Jerry, all the best

Debby

Had a BLAST at the 40th reunion for the Class of 69 !
Debby Groome Wilkerson

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 06:23 PM
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Jerry  I really can't express how much I appreciated every time I emailed and sent out a help request and most of all I love the Nametag. It also gave me a memory tag to put with the scrapbooks I Am making for family.  I know you helped me each time I sent out an SOS......and you were always so pleasant and diplomatic at every call. I know with everyone calling out probably at the same time, I was just another issue to try to solve. It meant a lot to be considered important enough for you to consider taking the time to respond. For that I am so grateful.

Please stay intouch....and I love all your extra's to make the website so much fun.

 

Your Grateful and forever Friend and Classmate,

Jeanne

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 07:46 PM

All I can do is reiterate what the others have said: Ava and I had a great time, and our thanks go to all who helped in pulling this together.

It was wonderful seeing friends I haven't seen in a whole lot of years, and I hope that more - who were not able to come this time - will be able to come the next time.

Please keep in touch!

Larry & Ava Dowdy

 
Thank you
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2009 09:11 PM

Thank you for all the kind words and accolades about the reunion event - By all accounts it was a huge success! On behlaf of the committee, I'd like to thank all those who attended for their support and particpation! It was wonderful seeing everyone again. To those who were unable to join us this year - we hope to see you next time around.

We'd also like to give a special thanks to our reunion sponsors who generously donated additional monies which enabled the reunion committee to keep the event cost at a mininum without compromising our vision. Even mort importantly, the additonal sponorship monies enabled the committee to meet our primary goal of being in a position to extend complimentary tickets to special guests (our teachers) and treasured classmates who might not have otherwise been unable to attend. 

Like most worthwhile endeavors, the reunion took a considerable commitment of time and energy, however the rewards far exceeded any sacrafices.  Spending time with childhhood friends, during the planning stages and finally reconnecting with so many of you who attended was truly a privledge and will be long remembered.

Thanks to all who worked on the reunion committee and to our guests who came to celebrate this milestone, 

Vonnie Bertoci Wray

757 321 3243

vwray@operationsmile,org

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 09:24 PM

Thanks to all for making this past weekend such a successful event.  I had a wonderful time and look forward to our 45th reunion!  Love to all, Teresa Rader Morewitz

 
RE: It was a GRAND Night !
Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:03 PM

Wow..... Where did the weekend go?  Friday's exitement and expectations were huge.  In a blink of an eye (and 4 extra strength tylenol) the weekend was over.

It was wonderful to see and talk with so many special wonderful classmates.  There just never seems to be enough time to spend the quality time with our friends.  Looking forward to many more gatherings and hopefully I will take more pictures and drink less wine!!!!

Now, speaking of pictures, I am axious to see pictures.....however, I am a little underteched so anyone feel free to correspond back to me and let me know where we can view the wonders of photography from our great reunion.

I would also like to take this opportunity to mention how special the staff was at the Crowne Plaza.  They maintained wonderful attitudes and service throughout the entire event.  Hat's off to the Plaza..

Thanks go out to everyone - Everyone I worked with on the committee were awesome and fully committed to providing a successful fun and exciting event.  Thanks to all classmates whose attendance made the package complete.  GO KHS !!!!!! Luv ya' all  Andrea Cantrell