2015 Reunion Newsletter

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2015 Family Reunion

2015 Family Reunion

SingletonPhoenix Family Reunion C/O Raye Kimberlin 20 North Lane Lebanon, Ohio 45036

Welcome to the Singleton-Phoenix 2015 Family Reunion


Weekend at a Glance

Financial Information The deposit of $300.00 has been paid for use of the facilities, the balance of $700.00 must be paid by July 12 2015. We currently have a $30 balance. So please send your dues made payable to: Singleton

Weekend at a Glance

Last but not least, we have a new addition to our reunion contacts. The Singleton Phoenix Family Website has been launched to serve as an online hub for our family. This website will be another communication tool along with the ability to archive our family history

Phoenix Family Reunion c/o Raye Kimberlin, 20

This site features the family history of the Singleton and

North Lane Lebanon, OH 45036, or you can pay

Phoenix families with a family tree. In addition you can

through PayPal at: http://

enjoy photos from past reunions as well as upload your

singletonphoenixfamily.webs.com/apps/donations/

own photos to share or create a personal profile with

Reunion Dues as agreed at the last reunion are

your picture, add family announcements and use

$30.00 per family or $15.00 per single.

PayPal to make a donation to the family reunion fund.

Note: Dues are needed soon. Fundraising ideas were tossed around last year and some of the suggestions were an auction selling collages of he 10 elders, creating a recipe book, hosting a photo swap, selling t-shirts and promotional items such as water bottles, keychains, etc. A print

Visit: www.SingletonPhoenixFamily.webs.com and become a member today. Again I repeat, suggestions about the previous activities, future wants and needs is an ongoing opportunity for you to help make our family reunion more interesting and exciting. The door is open and we welcome your participation.

on demand shop was being considered to offer promotional items such from mouse pads, cups, aprons, t-shirts etc., where the family can conveniently place their own individual orders. Ideas???

Current Reunion Committee: Co-Chairs: Amber Lovett and Shawna Proctor Secretary: Mary Singleton Treasurer: Raye Kimberlin

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Weekend at a Glance

Weekend at a Glance Reunion Information This year’s Family Reunion is again being held at Lakeview Acres at the Lebanon Morrow exit of State Route 123, Lebanon, OH. Directions are: From Cincinnati: I-71 North to Exit 32/ State route 123. Turn right and go until you see a red barn with a large American Flag painted on it. Turn into the driveway and follow it back to the picnic grounds. From Dayton: I-75 South to Exit 29, State Route 63, and turn left. Go through downtown Lebanon and State Route 63 becomes 123. Continue 3 1/2 miles to where 123 intersects with I-71. Continue on till you see a red barn with a large American flag painted on it. Turn in to the driveway and follow it back to the picnic grounds.

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2015 Updates Contact for activities information: What do you think of the following activities: Kings Island, Baseball Games, Wine Tasting, Casino Night, Photo disc of previous family reunions, The Singleton Sisters Music on cd, bake sale, silent auction, talent contests, etc.? Activities planned for this reunion include some of these activities and if you are interested in any of them contact: Shawna for Kings Island and Raye for the ball game and information on other activities. Schedule: Thursday, July 30, Kings Island; Friday, July 31, 2015—Casino Night, Wine Tasting, Reds Game (Blues Fest?). Saturday: August 1, 2015 — There will be games, concessions and prizes, bakeoff contests, fishing derby, bingo, Olympics, legacy contest, music contest, and last but not least a Fiesta complete with a taco bar, chips, funnel cakes, piñata, etc.. Contact other family members and remind them of this year’s event and encourage them to also to not only see their dues are paid but also to participate in the reunion itself. We cannot have a family reunion with out the family.

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2014 Reunion Pictures


Weekend at a Glance

2014 Reunion pictures

Welcome to the Singleton Phoenix Family children & grandchildren: Carlton “Brother Baby” Barwick Sr.’s grandkids—Daviawne, Dounisha, and Michael Jones (Blanche) , Phoenyx DePass 1, and Keilah Samples 2, (Wilbur) attended their first family reunion and Congratulations goes to Russell and Olivia Forrester on their marriage in June. We would like to acknowledge some family members we have not seen in a long while.

In alphabetical order: From Cecil’s family, Jimmy Proctor with wife Maria and children—Amber, James, Shawn, Noah and Gabrielle; Tonia Phoenix and her children; From George’s Family, George Singleton and his family; From Hazel’s family, William “Billy” Dews III and his children Kya and William Dews IV; From Wilbur’s family, Tiffany DePass, with husband Kevin and baby Phoenix; Keena Samples with husband Lydell and children Kimberlin and Keilah; and Erica Strickland-Fike and her children

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Weekend at a Glance Family Acknowledgements/Awards/Contest Blanche’s Oldest & Wisest winner was: Esther Moore (Wilbur’s family) born 1925; Most Distance Traveled went to Erin and Jordan Howard, (Charles) who came from China; Missy Bake Off went to Renee Forrester (Wilbur) for her Pineapple Specialty Cake; Wilbur’s Fishing Derby to Ronay Lyons with a 6 1/2 inch winner. Marie Writes Spoken Word: Charles Moore (Wilbur) shared a poem and we trust that by now Tiffany DePass’s (Wilbur) collection of poems will be published and we hope a copy will be available to see and purchase. Family Accomplishments: Dominique Lyons (Wilbur) will be studying abroad and teaching English as a second language in Japan for the 20142015 school year; Esther Moore celebrated her 90th birthday on August 31, 2014. Wouldn’t it be great if we had pictures of all those events? (Photo Buffs where are you?) The music hour was cancelled because of the storm that knocked out our sound system.

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How many years ago was this?

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