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In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Darla Luhring, Steve Dubbs, David Huber, Lizz Seesing and me. Zoom attendees were: Kim Eaker.
Planning Notes:
*If you or someone you know has moved or updated information since the last reunion, please let Laura Dillman Bennett or Kim Eaker Brazil know
*Kim sent out test emails about a month ago to see if the information we have from 2019 is still good. A lot of these were not answered. Please check your in box and trash folders. We would appreciate a reply. If you haven’t heard from her please reach out to lbbennett@yahoo.com or kab_4_3@yahoo.com.
*We will begin a follow-up campaign in the next couple of weeks to reach out to those we have not heard from yet. Don’t forget discounted registration ends 05/31/24; register early and save some money!
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. Allen Toole is heading this up. If you want to play in the tournament, contact Allen Toole as soon as possible at atoole@ldd.net or 573-382-7713 and let him know if you want to play in the morning or afternoon. The Booster club is getting close to finalizing the flyer. Individual player will be $150 which includes: 18 holes of golf (7:30 am OR 1:30 pm), cart rental, breakfast (7 am), lunch (11:30 am), beverages, giveaway items, skins and mulligans included. We have 3 ½ teams so far for CHS79 and all of those are playing in the morning. Allen will send out information over the next month so you can register and pay online.
*Friday Susan Richards Barnes is setting up a winery tour for Friday late morning/afternoon. If you are interested in joining this let her know – justsusan13@hotmail.com. Susan will be posting some updated information about this activity on Facebook. Once she does Laura will also post the information on www.tigers79.com.
*Friday evening we will gather at The Library in downtown Cape beginning at 6:00 (doors open at 4:00 if you want to start earlier). They will have food available to order and cash bar. Alan Bisher and Gary Schuessler have scheduled a band, formerly known as The Switch (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that depending on how many we have registered (if more than 120) we will have our event on the top floor of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center.
Hotel Discount Links:
Courtyard: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708012128509&key=GRP
Fairfield: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1708013460127&key=GRP
*Lizz & Kelly are working on a memorial display for our classmates who have passed. Laura has provided scanned photos of each deceased classmate for them to use.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. We will not have a professional photographer, everyone can use their cell phones and share photos. We are also going to come up with a banner or sign to use for each of the Elementary School photos. A suggestion was made to set up a photo booth with props to hopefully get people to interact more. Laura has a backdrop and a lot of props she has used for photo booths at family reunions so she will bring that Saturday.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc.
*If you know of any teachers you would like to invite, please do so. Let them know they will not be charged to attend and there will be a cash bar. If you do invite any teachers and they plan to come, please let Laura Dillman Bennett know so they can be included in the count for food.
Next meeting: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. We will also set up a Zoom meeting to begin at 5:45 pm and post the link on this Facebook page.