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Class reunion planning hints TAKE A TRIP TO YOUR OLD SCHOOL
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oing back to your high school will achieve several objectives, some of which will be immediately useful while others will help you later on. Make sure you do these things: v Inform the school about your intention to plan a reunion. v Ask if anyone else has contacted the school with the same idea. If so, contact that person and join forces or decide which reunion will be planned. There is no room for competing reunions. v Obtain a complete class list with any contact information the school can provide. v Ask the school administrator to add a link to their website for your reunion. v Ask to borrow the school banner and mascot for your reunion. v Ask if they still have yearbooks from your graduating year. v Give the alumni director your business card or contact information, in case former students contact the school with reunion related questions. v Come prepared with your camera and video camera to photograph the school grounds to use on your Facebook page, website and at the reunion.
Angel of high school reunions!
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ngels to Go by Jim Becker and Andy Mayer (1995, Berkley Books) is a delightful small book of punchout angels to help you with romance, mutual funds, bad hair and lots more! The Angel of High School Reunions says it will “trim your thighs, upgrade your car, and transfer your kids from the Academy of Mixology to Yale!” High school classmates have been bestowed Presidential seals and Oscars from their heavenly helpers. When you bond with “kindred spirits of your youth” you’ll be secure in the knowledge you’ve “surpassed them in every way.” However, all these positive effects of the angel go into remission immediately following your reunion.
PREPARE BUSINESS CARDS If you are planning a reunion of significant size, you may want to create business cards with the school name, reunion year and school mascot. Include the planner’s name, telephone number, email address and website. Business cards are inexpensive and very convenient to leave with old classmates who you come face to face with. They are also good to leave with vendors and show a level of seriousness that usually results in a well-attended and successful event. From Rob Hirshheimer, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, President of myevent.com.
Looking for ways to pay for your reunion? Consider these ideas! Make a family cookbook!
Sell t-shirts! 12 REUNIONS v www.reunionsmag.com
Make and auction a quilt! Hold a rummage sale!
