Monday, June 02, 2014

Final Class Reunion Planning Meeting May 31, 2014





























Good morning classmates one and all!


Our final meeting was held at the ODD Fellows block and the class was very well represented. Attending were Melissa Dube, Deborah Flaherty, Sandra Lefebvre, Ed Leskiewicz, Frank Walker, Susan Michaud, John Irish, Cindi Guild, Charlene Hayes, Sharlene Thibault, Rachel Fluette, Chris Foisy, Philip Winans, Wes Boardman, Kim McClelland, Jim Hanson,  Jill Curtis, Linda Bly, and Bryce Chicone. Spouses, + SO’s  Amorn Winans, Glenn LaChance and Mike Williams were also in attendance.

YARD SALE FOLLOW-UP: 
Sandy turned over the remaining proceeds of $600 dollars from the 2nd yard sale. Thank you for coming up with this idea and running with it Sandy! This is definitely a future method for fundraising! The applause you received from everyone was well earned!

FLOAT: 
 The trailer is all set and we have a backup trailer in the unlikely event the first trailer has any problem.

The VW Bug will be used for the float. Karen Chabot’s Brother will bring it by either Thur or Fri and arrangements have been made with local towing to place it on the trailer and take it off after the parade.

Wes will pick up Sandy’s swing set later this week.     

Kim brought the signs for placement around the float  and they are beautifully done! Thank you Kim! The screen portion will be finished in time for Friday.

Wes brought in the signs for the float made by our classmate Richard Bean. Also beautifully done. This is considered his donation at no cost to the class.  We thank Richard for the wonderful work and for bringing them all in for the preview Wes! Look forward to seeing all these things on the float!

Wes will set up the Drive In snacks commercial YouTube video playback to loop through speakers on the trailer. Thanks to Chris Foisy for forwarding this neat soundtrack to our attention. John Irish will try to get a larger speaker to use for this.

Sandy found the cost of candy would be quite high as it’s no longer really “penny” candy, more like “nickel” candy! Rather than deplete the class funds, it was suggested each person bring a bag of candy to hand out during the parade. This was ok’d and will be the plan going forward.

If you are participating in the parade, 
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR SOMETHING RED AND BLACK!

FRIDAY FLOAT BUILD AND BBQ
Float build is FRIDAY at Gary Dube’s residence. 15 Lynch Place. Go over the railroad tracks at the Junction at the end of Maple Ave, and then turn at the first street on the left. Signs will be posted

The BBQ will begin later in the afternoon during the float build Friday. Everyone is requested to bring a side dish and your own drinks. Grill and meats will be provided.

Music will be provided during the float build to keep us motivated!

And yes, my wife will be making and bringing spring rolls!

AFTER PARADE:
Sue Michaud (Doody) reminds everyone she will host a lunch at her residence on 119 Cat Hole Rd after the parade for anyone who is interested. Please try to give a heads up if you plan to attend so she can have some idea how much food to provide.

DINNER AND CLASS DONATION
After a discussion, it was voted to donate a sum of $250 each to the following scholarships. Fredrick Carr Scholarship, McGoon-Paquette Living Scholarship and Samuel Heller Scholarship. We will have a decent representation at the class table for the dinner. Charlene will cut checks for each of these donations for presentation by Cindi Thompson.

CLASS PARTY:
Everything is ready supply wise for the party. Rachel and Jill will begin work on decorating in the afternoon after the parade. The lighting shortage appears to be over as more lights were donated although more will be happily accepted. Melissa will arrange for a key to be available for entry into the party entrance. 

And yes John, we will have a good supply of bandages next time….;-)

The photo booth will be set up by Charlene utilizing equipment from her workplace. We will need a couple tables will be outside the party in the lobby area. We still need a volunteer or 2 to man the tables and greet our party arrivals! Charlene will have on hand made up IDs for classmates who have paid already. Those classmates who pay at the door will have name cards written if needed! 

We want to emphasize…NOBODY will be turned away, although they will still have to pay at the door. So those on the fence about coming, this invitation is out there!  

We still are getting mailings back and will probably get more during this week. We will look into possibly having a book of the reunion published from the photos submitted. Charlene is still working on the details of this.Charlene would like to remind anyone who has receipts for expenses they incurred building or making something for the float, to get the receipts to her.

John Irish will MC our party. Anyone who has something they would like John to mention or introduce during the party, please either contact Phil, Melissa or Charlene or just respond to this email. Phil will get together with John this week to go over MC duties. It will be all good. Knowing John, be prepared for some outrageous entertainment…….;-)

Our music performer is all set and will be allowed in early to set up. We need to make sure they have plenty of power outlets. Deborah will manage this part.

Food will be provided by Simply Comfort. Water and coffee will be provided by Sandy. Everyone is reminded to BYOD as there will be no bar. 

Address is again, the ODD Fellows block 35 Pleasant St, above the Simply Comfort restaurant. Please remember to use the entrance in the rear where the 2 columns are and go to the 2nd floor either by elevator or stairs. You can park out in back or along Pleasant St, or park anywhere off Broad st. It is very easy walking distance from anywhere. 

REMINDER, raffle tickets are still on sale!!

The doors will open at 7pm for the party and the party will end at 12 midnight. We will need volunteers to help breakdown afterwards.  
We are looking forward to seeing everyone. We wish everyone traveling safe travels. If you need assistance with anything, please let us know!

Phil

2 comments:

atina ttimhcs said...

A big shout out to the commitees and volunteers for making this all happen and to Phil for being the moderator. Can't wait to see everyone and enjoy the festivities!

Anita Schmitt Delaney

atina ttimhcs said...

A big shout out to the commitees and volunteers for making this all happen and to Phil for being the moderator. Can't wait to see everyone and enjoy the festivities!

Anita Schmitt Delaney