meet & greet
What is a Meet and Greet?
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he name of the first event at many reunion meetings is self-explanatory. The Meet and Greet event serves an excellent purpose, the kickoff, for any reunion. Often registration is the first step into the Meet and Greet, but most important are the smiles, hugs, kisses, squeals of joy and delight in seeing one another again. Some Meet and Greets are
just that – an opportunity to say hello – but more often there is food, beverages, a program, introductions, getting to know you games/icebreakers (lots of examples @ reunionsmag.com) and announcements, including the reunion program. The Meet and Greet comes up prominently in many reunion reports, so we asked some reunions to elaborate.
The Day Family Reunion
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he first Day Family Reunion weekend began with a Meet and Greet on Friday. For many, this was a first time meeting other family members. They met in a building with a beautiful lake view at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park in Delhi, Louisiana, to enjoy a fish fry, along with music and a family history lesson. They shared ancestral information handouts from Ancestry.com and photos. They are looking forward to a second reunion in Las Vegas in 2019. Shared by Carolyn Scott, Columbia, Mississippi.
Day Family Meet and Greet
Photo credit: Edith Wagner
Day Family Reunion
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moja Dono, Unity Talking Drum, performing Libation, a ritual pouring of a liquid as an offering in memory of those who have passed on. Reunion members call out the names of ancestors to open the Banks Hill Outlaw Family Reunion in Washington, DC. Shared by Thelma Harper Jones, Washington DC 38 REUNIONS v reunionsmag.com
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urtschell/Burttschell Family International members from Germany, France and the US (mostly Texas) at the reunion site – a restored 17th century cognac distillery in Bonneville, France, home of reunion planners Remi and Valerie Rodier. Everyone took advantage of time to relax, enjoy refreshments, and meet and greet the cousins. Shared by Arliss Treybig, El Campo, Texas and Remi Rodier, Bondues, France
