Planning Meeting #6 Notes – 05/20/24
Planning Meeting #6 Notes – 05/20/24
In-person attendees were: Gary Schuessler, Bryan Johnson, Kelly Holloway, Steve Dubbs, Lizz Seesing and Laura Bennett. Zoom attendees were: Susan Barnes. We also talked to Allen Toole and Brad Parker on the phone during the meeting.
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.
*We have begun a follow-up campaign 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!
*Registrations to date: Friday night: 29 classmates + 21 guests; Saturday night: 30 classmates + 20 guests
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. Allen will send out information over the next month so you can register and pay online. We still need a couple more players to fill out teams.
*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. All wineries will be in the Cape County/Scott County area. 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 depending on how many we have registered (if more than 100) we will have our event on the top floor of the Buckner-Ragsdale Event Center. Food pricing is still pending.
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.
*Kim and Laura are working on an agenda for the evening, especially noting the times for Elementary School photos. Kim was not at the meeting so there was no update on this.
*Kim and Laura are also looking into some ideas for other activities such as trivia, etc. If you have ideas, please share them!
*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 10, 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.