Current possible count of
responding attendees
a/o
5/1/07 57 including guests/spouses
The following ”in blue” is a consolidation of the replies I received to “My thoughts on Anaheim” so far, 5/3/07. Most of the respondents are “out of towners” and most prefer to stay close to TC and spend time together.
FYI I have been sending the mass emails out in 2 groups to those have responded to original email, therefore if someone replies “To All” it is really only going out to about half the total. That is why I am consolidating and posting here
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jh
I have a friend who works for one of the Cal. Race Track
Unions. She told me that Oak Tree will open at Santa Anita on Sept.
26 this year.
She said this
means Oak Tree will open on Sept. 24 in 2008. So Santa Anita
Inn would not be an option for a Sept
26, 27, 28 reunion.
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bg
I UNDERSTAND THE CLASS OF
67 IS HAVING THEIR REUNION IN SEPT
AT THE SANTA ANITA
COUNTY CLUB?
MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU TO
CK OUT PRICES THERE
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Mb local
It sounds like most people want to go back to the TC area. The most important thing is that we have a place to enjoy everyone's company. Arcadia Park is nice to picnic on Saturday and any hotel in the area that we can get a good deal for everyone is great. Santa Anita is closed until October so rooms shouldn't be a problem.
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Jh local
I am so glad to hear many of you agree Anaheim is not such a good idea. I
didn't want to put my 25 cents in at first because I live in T.C.
My main complaint with the Santa Anita Inn was their plumbing and the
problems some of us experienced. With the Saturday night event I have more
comments. If we were to use them again I would opt for the buffet as
service was slow (some finished eating before others were served); as much
as I like Bruce and his magic, it was a bit long; and longer still was the
door prize ticket calling. What I am saying is buffet, shorter
entertainment, and limit door prizes to 15 minutes. Oh and Bart and
Sherrie have to learn when to leave the wine tasting. I can say all this
because I was instrumental in planning that reunion. If we decide to use
Santa Anita Inn again, we need to know when the track will open because
many of the jockeys stay there when in town. I also think Pasadena is a
good option because there is something for everyone (including spouses not
really wanting to be with the TCHS crowd), is close to T.C., and there is
more competition for our dollars.
I did some checking about other parks in the area for a picnic. Arcadia
County Park (Santa Anita and Huntington), has about a $500 fee to reserve
the big oak tree area and use of the kitchen - but it is nice. Another
suggestion would be Wilderness Park also in Arcadia at the base of the
hill, smaller fee as it is not a county park.
I will go along with the majority, but I do think we grew up and lived in
T.C. and this is what out of towners want to see. In a couple of years,
T.C. will have our own banquet facility (though no hotel) at the Piazza Las
Tunas...I should check when they think the Piazza will be finished. We can
all cry over the loss of the Temple Theater.
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Jh almost out of town
How did everyone like the last
location in Arcadia?
We almost had the whole place to ourselves! And the grounds were large enough
for the extra activities, and very close to TC and if
we wanted a Park picnic, Arcadia
Park was across the
street, and TC park isn't too far.
If I recall(and at times that isn't right on the mark)
we had a social the night before, next day tour of the race track, Wine tasting
by the pool, then the party. Not a fancy place, but clean, pretty grounds and
lush follage and convienent!
Just off the 210 from the Ontario
airport(fwys10-57-210), the new LAX-Ontario as they
are advertising it. Almost an Hour drive from Orange
County, and I'm not sure how far from Long Beach. With all the
airports we have if one dislikes LAX there are many options.
Has anyone done business at any of the Pasadena Hotels? Lots
to do in Old Pasadena, and still user friendly. And
easy access from all the airports. Not far from TC.
Randy Aiken was or is a Policeman in Pasadena,
did he reply? He would be a good source of info for the Pasadena area. If someone could get me his
contact info I would be glad to contact him and pick his brain about the Pasadena area.
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Ch out
of towner
Dear Classmates,
> I'm with the "stay closer to TC" crowd. I love
> Disneyland* but would rather spend my
time seeing TCHS
> friends and the surrounding area. I know it's tough
> to come to a consensus with so many people- so, I'd be
> happy with whatever the outcome.
> I also like the 3-day event ideas, giving people
> social and financial options for the weekend. Inviting
> other classes ('67 and '68) to the picnic seems like a
> nice idea. And, to make it easier, just having folks
> bring their own lunch/beverage could work out.
> As much as I like to dance to the 60's tunes, I
> agree that less music/lower volume would allow for
> more conversation.
>
> *At our 10 or 20 year reunion I might have voted for
> Disneyland or Knotts...
our kids would have loved it.
> But, I'm guessing that most of us no longer will be
> bringing our children to the reunion weekend!
>
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Cm out
of towner
I
vote for Temple City
area....
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Fc out of towner
Just
a suggestion, forget TC and let's go to Vegas. Hotels are cheap.
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Cb out of towner
My vote is for a venue in or
near TC. I especially like the idea of a picnic at Live Oak Park.... with
invitations to the classes flanking ours.
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PW out of towner
I agree with all the points Bart
made. I worked at Disneyland in college
and love going there, but probably won't go again 'til I bring my
grandchildren. Coming from NH. I would
prefer to stay closer to TC and spend all 3 days with classmates. I still
like the idea of a picnic that we could invite other classes to, but it could
be very casual. Just everyone bring their own food - you can always get a
picnic lunch at a deli or grocery store on the way. If its
at lunch time Sat. there is plenty of time to go back to the hotel to get ready
for the dinner.
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Jj out of towner
Hi Bart . . . I agree with
everything you've written here. Since I'll be coming from Atlanta, I'd like the
whole deal to be closer to TC and I would like a venue like we had last
time. Now I know that the Santa
Anita Inn
certainly wasn't the Ritz Carlton but it was intimate and afforded the class
the opportunity to commune and interact without a great many other
distractions (it almost felt like we had the hotel to ourselves). Those
of us who attended the tour of the race track early on Saturday morning had a
ball. It was a wonderful experience. And a group of us attended the
races on Sunday (something I hadn't done since I was a young adult).
I vote for TC but, of course,
will follow the group concensus whatever it turns out
to be.
The section of responses below
in RED is a consolidation of Comments and Suggestions received regarding the
possible reunion locations and activities.
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Added 5/1/07
Cm
My friend, Sandi ('67) wrote back with contact namesfrom her class... just in case we want others to join
together for our picnic.
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mb
I agree with ALL of your thoughts and suggestions.
The dates give plenty of time to plan. To me, other class involvement isnt worth the time and effort it will take to appeal to
them unless anyone knows of a class that has expressed interest and they have
people in place to get involved. With the age of most of our kids, a picnic on
Sunday when most people need to travel home would be tough to create
interest. Something fun on Saturday afternoon would be good.
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vs
I think I'm leaning toward one big
event rather than a 3-day party. Whether it be
in Anaheim or a
dinner, it doesn't matter to me. But if people are flying in for the
party and staying at the one hotel, then they can meet up in the bar on Friday
night or re-cap the party at breakfast on Sunday.
But......I'm up for anything!
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mm:
Very interesting!
Anaheim....good thought. Lots of hotels so they will
"deal" and I have it on good authority that the months of May and
October are the LOWEST times for Disneyland....so the end of September should
be a great time to get a deal in Anaheim....families back to school and
too busy to go to the parks.
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et
Hi
all,
Had another idea that might be worth looking into. I had some friends
who had a large family reunion last summer. They had a picnic at Knott's
Berry Farm (I haven't been there for years, either!). There is a separate
area and it is totally catered and includes admission to the park if you want
it. Although their family did several other things I was told this was
everyone's favorite.
Since
it seems like the majority prefers casual and they don't seem to care
about music - it would be an easy way to have a purely social event with not a
lot to put together. Their family all stayed at an Anaheim hotel - there are so many that they
were able to negotiate a good deal.
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sc
How
about a Saturday morning picnic brunch? Maybe starting about 10:00ish and
ending officially at 1:00 or so? We could make it a nice event and not
cost an arm or a leg. Combining two of our meals together would make the money
go farther for one nice meal. We can use the hotel caterers or an outside one
for the set up and food or we could get by with food from Claro's
or even Vons/ Pavillions. They both put out great
salads and sandwichs. We could pick up chips and
pickles/olives, etc.
After
the picnic there would be sufficient time to allow people to see outside
friends and family, sit around a pool, see a show, play golf, etc Then get back
together for a formal dinner in the evening.
The brunch might attract a lot of more
local classmates that can't afford the formal dinner.
I
don't think any event on Sunday should last longer than noon because that's
usually check-out time which is crazy enough. A brunch on Sunday would do well
also.
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Added 4/28
sc
As you know I am hoping for a Fri night through Sunday morning event
and I hope that, like the last time, we have breakfast Sunday morning with
that time of reflection I had incorporated before or after. There were several
good comments about it and many felt closer to the classmates
afterwards. Just a thought.
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cm
Hi Again,
I think it would be fun to include other classes, but that happens anyway
because of classmates marrying out of their class :) I went on the cruise
they had for the 50th for TCHS, and it was a lot of fun.
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pw
Hi All,
Its exciting to see all the energy already going into a reunion. I like Mindy's suggestion of a late Sept. weekend and a
hotel near an airport, although we stayed at the DoubleTree?
in Pasadena
for a conference a few years ago and it was very nice and not too expensive at
conference rates. We would probably need a rental car to "explore roots in
TC, etc." and we would need to carpool or have cars for a picnic even if
the reunion is based at a hotel near a park. I love the idea of a picnic with
or without '67 and '69 classes. My favorite park has always been Arcadia Park where we had a great Senior picnic, etc. but you probably have to reserve it for
large events.
I am in touch with Sue N '67 who now lives in N.Carolina,
but she travels to Calif.
often. I haven't been to Calif.
since the 2000 reunion, so will really be looking forward to this. Let me know
what I can help with from NH and at the event or I can arrive the day
before.
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jh
Good thing about Pasadena
is they have excellent hotels for holding the reunion and motels for those who
can't afford to stay at the hotels along Colorado Blvd. We might be able to
work a deal with one of the motels for special rates. But I don't think we need
a five star hotel for the reunion either.
Agree we want to appeal to all class members. Think the
golfing was a big draw in 2000 and Pasadena
has 3 or 4 courses, so we need someone to organize a golfing event.
A Sunday picnic will eliminate many because they will use that day as a travel
day. A Saturday day time picnic would work for our class but if we invite
'67 & '69, they should also be included in the Saturday night event.
No one is going to travel across country for a picnic...it's too casual, no
chance of getting dressed up (thought I don't get dressed up these days) and
having photos taken for a souvenir book. Formal Saturday dinner is going
to cost closer to $90 or $100 per student/slightly less for a spouse (think we
need separate spouse pricing). I checked the Pasadena Chamber web site
and full rate hotel prices are much higher than $120 a night.
I think we need to concentrate on what worked and what didn't work
at the last two reunions and draw from the best of both worlds. Santa Anita
Inn was priced right, though we should
have gone with a buffet instead of sit-down meal. That would have
shortened the dinner part of Saturday night, Bruce's
magic show was entertaining but too long. And the door ticket drawing
took way too long. I only know of two couples that only attend for the
dancing (Chris D and Steve K, plus mates), no one else
cared about dancing except because the music was so loud, you couldn't
talk. A separate room with a dance floor could solve that problem,
but is it practical...I don't know.
All in all, I think we do need to set a date
and city for reunion so everyone can start making their plans
and start saving. I was hoping Carol H would speak up for the working
teachers, but she only mentioned she was semi-retired from teaching. I'm
not sure who is still teaching other than Steve E (who claims
it takes everything out of him to just get through the work week and Karen O
made the same sort of comments when she was teaching full time).
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jr
I would like to see it near Ontario
airport. I hate the traffic around LAX and the drive to TC is not usually
pleasant. Ontario
is not a bad drive into TC for sightseeing. The catered picnic sounds
like a great idea because so many won't have cooking facilities. The end
of September can work for us if it is planned this far in advance. Pasadena would be a good
choice too.
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Mm
Suggestion:
One way to do a "picnic" is to offer attendees an
option. IF they sign up and pay ahead, they'll get a ticket for a
"meal" (catered Barbeque lunch or box lunch that is catered).
OR they have the option to "drop in" without pre registration and
bring their own picnic basket or drop by a deli and [purchase a bag
lunch.
IF you were doing a "mass" picnic, with a number of
classes, this would offer the flexibility so those that can register ahead (our
classmates and any other class that joins in "officially" but also
those that hear about it through the grape vine or last minute can come
too!
it should be at a very big park, with lots of tables that can be
reserved.
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JH,
I see Linda W P (67) weekly, she is the president of the TC Chamber
and organized the TCUSD 50th celebration and has many good contacts in the
area. Local parks: TC Park, next to library is still there, is
small but
close to "downtown" that people can walk Las Tunas and see the city,
AND I
personally know the Museum Director of the Historical Society of Temple
City's museum for a private opening. Live Oak Park is much bigger, has
picnic shelter than can be reserved (I know the head of Parks & Rec and
should be able to get priority reservations), but is close to nothing.
Problem with picnic is most everyone is from out of town and picnics
usually involve homemade food items (am I living in the past, have things
changed?). We have had "mini-reunions" at both parks and think
Live Oak
was better as far as picnic facilities. What do you think Bart? Arcadia
Park at Huntington and Santa Anita is
a County Park so reservations would
have to be made through the County.
I personally like the idea of the reunion being held local to TC, but I
live here and am prejudice. Pasadena is a great place with many hotels
and
lots of things to see and do for those who want to get away from the TC
crowd (like spouses), it's close to Burbank Airport and it is on the Gold
Line which goes into LA where you can connect to other lines to go to other
areas for $3.00 a day (current price). The Gold Line is being extended
east but I don't know how far or when it will be completed. San Gabriel
has a new Hilton hotel on Valley
Blvd. but Valley is the busiest street in
the Asian community so not the best place to drive around.
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Jj
Dates
Mindy suggested are great and I LOVE the idea of Pasadena. Last time, it was really fun
to be across the street from the race track and catch a quick bite at Marie
Calendar's on Baldwin. I did the whole
tour of Temple City
(and I hadn't been back in years and years). It really was "visiting
my roots" and I was touched by it all.
And I
think we ought to contact the other classes and see if they want to
participate.
That's
it for me. All else you decide is FINE. :-)
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bj
I THINK WE SHOULD GO TO ORANGE
COUNTY
we have alot of class reunions at the various hotels in las vegas
its a thought, i work at red rock casino, very nice
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4/26ch
I'll contact my friend, Sandi L from
'67... she was involved in the planning of their
reunion many years ago. I think that a '67, '68, '69
picnic would be a wonderful idea. I remember a park
(next to the library) in Temple City- is this still
there?
I agree with setting up a date soon. So far, any
month is fine with me. (I'm a semi-retired teacher
with a flexible work schedule... September is fine for
me.)
Since I'll be flying in from Washington state- I also
like the Ontario Airport as an option.
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ET
Hi
all,
Per Janice's suggestion of looking at hotels near Ontario or Burbank
airports.
Long Beach is another airport that we could consider.
Since
I live in Ontario
I would be glad to check out a few of the better hotels right by the
airport. I think all of you that haven't been to the area for a long time
would be surprised how it has built up in the last 10 years and what the area
has to offer. (My favorites are the wineries.) Also, Ontario to Temple City is
a lot easier drive than LAX to Temple
City if people wanted to visit their roots. Of
course, we couldn't set up morning surfing like last time!
I
agree with Mindy that we need to settle on a date and make a deposit as soon as
possible. Unfortunately, at this time we don't have a good estimate of #
of attendees. Rates quoted are still based on # of room nights you can
guarantee. (I'll just use 100 room nights as a guesstimate for comparison
purposes.)
Is
anyone still in contact with active members of class of '67 and '69? I
think the idea of a picnic including other classes would be great but we need
to find out if they would be interested. I'll call my ex sister-in-law
who is now the senior secretary at the high school. At one time there was
an "Office of Alumni Affairs". Hopefully, there
still is.
The
fun begins . . .
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mm
I took a few minutes to quickly read the responses and I think we
should consider this a go. I think the most important thing to nail down
ASAP is the DATE and location. For the reunion in 2000 we had the date
over a year ahead of time (about a year and a half ahead .......). To get
a good hotel and a good deal on the hotel long range planning is necessary.
Given the responses I suggest the following (for whatever it is
worth).
1. Make it three days, two nights for those who want to attend
the complete event.
2. Hold it either near LAX or Orange County
airport in late September (better hotel rates than summer). Make it easy
for people to fly in and out of.
3. Organize and price the different activity options, so
individuals can attend one or all of the events. Some people will come to
all the events. Others may only be able to make one event.
4. Stick with the format of the last ones we had....
- a casual cocktail
party Friday night,
- events contained
at the hotel on Saturday (people want to be together rather than sight-see).
- A dinner party Saturday night with
music/entertainment
- Sunday brunch
OR
what about a mixed class event /picnic (class of 67 and/or 69) Sunday 10
to 2 pm.
Having a mixed class event would take some work, because that
class would also want to plan their weekend the same weekend. But because we are starting so early, not a complete impossibility.
HOTEL: As I was in charge of working with the hotel at LAX,
here's what we found in 2000 when reserving
the hotel:
They usually require a commitment of 100 nights to really sharpen
their pencil and get the best rates.(i.e. 2 nights of 50 hotel rooms or one
night of 100 or any other combination) I think in today's market if
we get a rate of $120/night at a four star hotel we'll be doing really
well. Elaine what do you think?
We have to make a deposit when we book. Don't we have quite a
bit of money left over from 2000?
If we book a city hotel on a weekend, you get the sharpest
discounts, as they are usually business hotels -- crowded during the week but
empty during the weekends. Late September is not a big wedding time
either.
Because most people main interest is spending time with each other,
we don't have to have a fancy resort hotel with lots to do. A first class
conference hotel would be ideal in my opinion.
If we can find a NEW hotel, that is just beginning to make a name
for themselves, they are more willing to deal as
well....but you don't have a track record for the service, which is so critical
to the success of any event.
I still believe that you cannot beat a Marriott hotel (or one of the
members of that chain). Everything is done to perfection and so
organized. They make it look effortless.
Once we have the dates and the hotel, we can give everyone over
a years notice, so it gets on their calendar and it
becomes something they can easily plan for.
So I'll throw this out:
What about September 26, 27, and 28 2008?
Once we have a date (and a back-up date) then the next step is
deciding on location and hotel.
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The Following notes are the
responses I have received to date regarding TCHS68 ReU40. They are posted “most recent reply on top”
and I will add more as they come in and post them here so others can see what
sort of comments and suggestions are being received to help in decisions
regarding dates, locations, plans, programs etc.
Names have been removed to
protect privacy.
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Summary of Snail mail responses a/o 4-29
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4/26/07 fc
Yes would like my wife & I to attend 40th reunion next
summer. would be 2 of us. Would prefer
Sept. but doesn't matter.
Would prefer one night dinner with
maybe something next day.
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4/24/07 bb
Yes I would like to attend a reunion. I attended
the 10 year and 20 year, but none since. Please put me on the list.
1 night would be my choice.
My wife and myself
would be attending.
Thanks
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4/23/07 km
I am interested in attending a 40 year reunion next summer. I'd prefer
August or September. There would be 2 in my party. I'd like a Friday
afternoon/evening cocktail get together followed by a picnic, lunch or
dinner (informal) the next day. One even is too few, three might be too
many.
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4/21/07 cb
Sorry it's taken me so long to
respond.
I would certainly try to attend a reunion. September is better for us because
Mark is a busy tour guide at Hearst
Castle (along with
Marty's bro, Ted and someone from TCHS named "Hoppo")
all summer.
If it is in the L.A area, I'd vote to hold a reunion in or near Temple City, so those of
us who've moved away, can reminisce (and complain about all the changes). How
about combining with the class of '67?
Meanwhile, I'd be happy to work on Search & Rescue. Please send a list of
the missing.
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4/20/07 et
Just
wondering if you've gotten any more responses.
I did look into my 3 day
cruise idea because I had a few people e-mail me directly that they liked the
idea. It was a bit more expensive than I thought because of summertime
dates. We would also have to book 50 cabins to really get anything (they
were offering a private hosted cocktail party and $50 shipboard credit per
cabin and 1 free person per 8 cabins). It would end up being about
$475 per person but it really would be simple to plan.
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4/15/07sc
Are you interested in
attending a 40th year reunion next summer? Would love
to!
How many attending in your
party? Just me unless I'm lucky.
What month would you
prefer? July, August,
September It
would matter not!
Would you prefer a one night
dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun) 3
day Hoopla.
Would you like to be
involved? Yes In what capacity? Helping
Janice. Decorations. Just
about anything. I love a party!
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4/9/07 jp
Good to hear from you
again.
I am very interested in
attending another reunion and would bring my husband, Steve.
September would be the better
month, July a second choice. August 12 my son is getting married so we
will be very busy.
The 3 day event sounds great
but we would attend even if it were only one night. If it is near Escondido I would be happy
to host something at my home if it were in September. I could help at the
event, but planning before is hard now. … Hope you get a good response
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4/9/07 pg
I'd be interested in a 40th
(!!!) year reunion, but I'm sorry I can't help with the planning, etc. I
think a picnic would be fun, and I really don't have a
preference for month.
Thanks for keeping everyone in
touch and updated.
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4/9/07 cm
Are
you interested in attending a 40th year reunion next summer? Yes
How many attending in your party? 2
What month would you prefer? July,
August, September Any
Would you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun) 3 day
Would you like to be involved? yes In
what capacity? I’m in San Diego
area, so if it’s down here I’ll scout locations.... If it’s up in LA,
I’ll help locate people or whatever you need me to do.
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4/9/07 db
Yes, I would be interested in
a reunion. My wife and I would probably like a dinner party in July the most.
We live in Northern California so it would be
hard to be involved much in the planning. Thank's for
your continued involvement in getting these reunions together.
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4/7/07 gn
Are you interested in attending a
40th year reunion next summer? Yes
How many attending in your party? 2
What month would you prefer?
July, August, September : September
Would you prefer a one night
dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun) Either is fine
Would you like to be involved?
yes
In what capacity? Making arrangements for the dinner party etc.
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4-7-07sc
My plans are indefinate though forming right now. I'd love to come
though can't say when or where I would prefer. If it
works out, then great. I hope you keep me posted.
Thanks,
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4-7-07 bw
Are you interested in attending
a 40th year reunion next summer? YES
How many attending in your
party? TWO
What month would you
prefer? July, August, September SEPT
Would you prefer a one night
dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat,
Sun) ONE NIGHT
Would you like to be
involved? NO In what capacity?
Do we have your current email
and mailing addresses on file? YES
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4-5-07 ts
Thanks for the email and once again initiating
effort towards planning another class reunion. I’ve been living in
northern California
for the past nearly 40 years and have completely lost touch with all my former
classmates, except for 3. I went to the (25 or 32?) year reunion
and had a good time. It would be fun to travel down south for another
reunion if one occurs.
Are you interested in attending a 40th year
reunion next summer? Possibly!
How many attending in your party? one
or two
What month would you prefer? July, August, September
No preference
Would you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3
day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun) One night dinner
Would you like to be involved? Sorry, no. My work schedule is too hectic.
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4-5-07 at
Thanks so much for the update,
I would love to help or be involved with our reunion, I still live in Temple
City, so if you can let me know when things will begin to get going, I would
love to be there. Thanks again for the information.
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4-4-07 vs
How great to hear from you
again!! You are so organized and we thank you taking this huge
undertaking in getting the next reunion started.
Of course, I would be glad to
help in any way that I can. I don't know of any other classmates that you
already know of so I can't help you there. But you can include me in your
organizational meeting if you have one.
I was a little confused with
your email address. At the bottom of you email you had your AOL email
address but it originated from your Yahoo email.
Let me know what I can do.
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4-4-07 mb
Thanks for taking the time to enquire about a
40th Reunion.
Any summer month is fine,
I am out of town every other week so I may only be able to attend 1
night. I think, however, it would limit those traveling to only have 1
day.
I would bring my wife.
I may be able to help, but we just opened 2 new
businesses in Las Vegas,
so my time is limited.
Keep me posted for ideas or an initial meeting.
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4/4/07 jj
Yep, I'd be interested in
attending a 40 year (do you believe it? We're getting old!)
Me and a guest
September (but, in reality,
any month is fine with me)
Coming from Atlanta, I'd vote for the three days
You can involve me . . . but,
remember, I'm in Atlanta
and can only do so much. But I'm willing to help any way I can
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4/3/07 jr
Are you interested in attending
a 40th year reunion next summer? Absolutely. If we
know far enough in advance to arrange time off, air fare, hotels, etc.
How many attending in your
party? -
2
What month would you
prefer? July, August, September - July
Would you prefer a one night
dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun) - 3 day extravaganza
Would you like to be
involved? In
what capacity?
I now live in North
Carolina. If I can do anything from here
to help, let me know. We wouldn't be arriving in California till the week of the
reunion.
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4/3/07 mm
Are
you interested in attending a 40th year reunion next summer? Yes
How
many attending in your party? 2
What
month would you prefer? July, August, September - late September is ideal. But if you let us
know early enough, I'll plan around it. If I'm still standing, I'll be
there!
Late
September you can usually get the best hotel rates.
Would
you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza (
Fri, Sat, Sun)
I
think three days, because otherwise, people don't make the effort to get
there. Plan for three and let those that only want to attend one day,
come for that. We can be flexible.
Would
you like to be involved? Yes In what capacity? Something I can
do from Santa Barbara.
I've had some eye surgery so don't drive long distance very often, particularly
LA. I like working on the hotel reservations and would love to work with
Elaine - she's a pro....between the two of us we can get that done.
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4/3/07 jh
Are you interested in
attending a 40th year reunion next summer? Yes
How many attending in your
party? 2
What month would you
prefer? July, August, September Does
not matter.
Would you prefer a one night
dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat,
Sun) 3 day
Would you like to be involved?
Yes In
what capacity? Not Chairman!!!!!
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4/3/07 jh
Do I have to reply to
this? Yes I will help out doing whatever I'm needed to do. If I get
lucky in the next year, I will be a party of two...but put me down for
one. Don't care what month. Think the Friday night cocktail party
has been a hit in the past and should remain a casual night tradition
with Saturday night for the reunion dinner/dance/etc. Don't
think Sunday needs to be included, people need
travel time to get home and ready for work the next day.
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4/2/07 lj
Like to go haven't gone since the very first one. May
be in Calif. during one of those 3 months most likely
August.
Like to do A one night dinner dance. Might be one me
or two with husband if he is in Calif. with me. I
can't help with plans from here but would like to
attend.
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4/2/07 et
Hi all,
Can you believe it's been
40 years! We definitely need to get together again.
Personally I would love to see
several years have a big to-do but I know that is a great task to
undertake.
My other idea is a simple one
- how about a 3 day cruise? We could have plenty of time to get to see
everyone, meals would be included and we could have a private party for the
group also. We could probably do it for around $250 per person which
isn't that much different than a couple of nights
hotel and banquet would cost. I've run group cruises before and, of
course, would be more than willing to help. Just a thought!
As for month, I think we need
to stay in July or August. We still have a few teachers out there who
haven't retired yet and September would be hard for them.
Hope to hear from you soon
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4/2/07 ch
Has there been any discussion about combining
classes? ('67, '68, '69)>
> Are you interested in attending a 40th year reunion
> next summer?
Yes... absolutely!
>
> How many attending in your party?
Probably just me.
>
> What month would you prefer? July, August,
> September
July or August
>
> Would you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3 day
> extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun)
Either one... although, I enjoyed the 32nd reunion
because we had a choice of attending one or more
events.
>
> Would you like to be involved? In what
> capacity?
Since I don't live in So. CA, it would be difficult to
be on the planning committee but I would be willing to
do "behind the scenes" work. (If decorations are
needed/wanted, I'd be happy to help.)
>
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4/2/07pw
Are you interested in
attending a 40th year reunion next summer?
Yes, definitely
How many attending in your party?
2
What month would you prefer? July, August, September
September
Would you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun)
3 days -
Would you like to be involved? In what capacity?
Sure, I'd love to help at the reunion itself, maybe also one day before or
anything I could do from NH. I am not computer savvy at all except
emailing.
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4/2/07bj
any
month is fine with me
same
e mail
i know bp ‘s address in ps
i will be moving back to cal
sometime
but will keep you informed
thanks
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4/2/07gm
Are
you interested in attending a 40th year reunion next summer? yes
How
many attending in your party? 1
What
month would you prefer? July, August,
September
Would
you prefer a one night dinner party or a 3 day extravaganza ( Fri, Sat, Sun)
Would
you like to be involved? Depends on where
held
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