Planning Meeting #7 Notes – 06/10/24
Planning Meeting #7 Notes – 06/10/24
In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Lizz Seesing, Allen Toole, David Huber and Laura Bennett. Zoom attendees were: Kim Brazil.
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 couple months 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 are looking for the following people due to returned mail: Darla Patton Craft; Cletus Schmidt; Randy Kitchen; Robin Gordon Ben-Joseph; James Clippard
*We are still working on a follow-up campaign to reach out to those we have not heard from yet. Laura will send out a list of those who need to be contacted in the next day or two.
*Registrations to date: Friday night: 38 classmates + 26 guests; Saturday night: 41 classmates + 26 guests
Friday, July 12, 2024:
*The Booster Club golf tournament will be Friday during the day. We need two more players to fill out a team. 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.
*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 is working to finalize the tour agenda. Due to lack of response from Cape area wineries, some from Ste. Genevieve County will be added to the trip. The final list will be posted on the www.tigers79.com website when available, along with registration information.
*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, The Switch, (Powderly twins, Marty Fowler and Darius Seabaugh), to play Friday night. We hear there may be an invasion of 1980 classmates for this event.
Saturday, July 13, 2024:
*Kelly shared that it looks like we will have 100 or less attendees on Saturday so we are booked for the lower level of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center. Food pricing is still pending. A list of available alcohol will be provided so we can decide what we want at the bar.
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. If you know of someone who should be included in this list please let Laura know. The memorial photos will be shown on two television screens during the evening.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. A tentative schedule will be shared by Laura.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc. If you have ideas, please share them! Laura will share the Pinterest reunion game with committee members.
*Lizz and Kelly will meet at Laura’s house at 4:30p.m. on 6/17/24 to go through the decorations/supplies we have on hand to determine if we need to purchase any additional stuff.
*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, June 24, 2024 at 5:30 pm at Advanced Pest Control, 530 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO. A Zoom meeting to begin at 5:30 pm has been scheduled and the link has been posted on the class website and group Facebook page.