How to Organize a High-School Class Reunion
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Source: eHow
Instructions (See References) - Circulate This Info With Other Govs.
Our Blog url: http://farringtonhighclassof87reunion.blogspot.com/
Our Yahoo Group url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WallaceRiderFarringtonClassof1987/
Step One (Go to our Yahoo Group To Sign Up)
Form a committee (see 373 Plan an Organizational Meeting). First try contacting the class officers from your year. Then find local classmates. Assign one person to keep track of the master list and update it as responses come in. Delegate other tasks such as securing the site, maintaining the budget, invitations, food, music and decorations to other committee members.
Step Two (Location Will Be Las Vegas - Include Flights and Rooms with your budget) Group Air Travel will be available soon.
Develop a detailed budget. You'll need to figure out how much each attendee will pay in order to cover the venue deposit, printing and mailing of invitations, and long-distance phone calls.
Step Three (Visit our Blog and Yahoo Group)
Start sleuthing. Call your high school to ask if it has contact information. Use Web sites like Classmates.com, Reunion.com and Switchboard.com. Send out an SOS e-mail message asking for the whereabouts of missing classmates. Check phone books on the Web or in libraries. Call local alumni from other classes. Check your yearbook for people's full and maiden names.
Step Four (Las Vegas Hotel - To Be Announced)
Shop for a venue. Find out if a favorite hangout from back then is still operating. Contact clubs or banquet halls. Ask what's included and shop around. Inquire about discounted rates at hotels for families of alumni attending the reunion.
Step Five - (Tentative Date - Fall 2007)
Select a date and start publicizing the reunion as early as possible so attendees can make travel plans (see 372 Publicize an Event). Thanksgiving and summer reunions allow alumni to plan their vacations accordingly.
Step Six ( We will vote)
Decide how the event will be structured. It can be anything from a one-night banquet to a weekend-long event. Some classes host an informal cocktail party on Friday night, a sit-down dinner on Saturday night, and a Sunday family barbecue.
Step Seven ( To BE Determined - Most Likely A Paypal Account)
Set up an account at a bank or credit union with two people required to sign for transactions. If you have a large number of attendees or an expensive reunion paid for in installments-- a cruise, for instance--this is a must.
Step Eight (DJ's - 80's Music with (maybe) some performances)
Decide to go with a band or a DJ, then shop around and book one. If you recall a good high-school band, ask those alumni if they'll play a couple of tunes. See 335 Hire a Band.
Step Nine (Join our Yahoo Group)
Ask classmates for information about their lives (including contact information). Compile it all into a booklet and mail this out to alumni before the reunion so they can be ready to pounce on old friends as soon as they walk through the door.
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