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Our
"Silver Anniversary" Reunion!
Click here for archived reunion
photos
WHAT: BIG GALA-INCLUDING ALL CLASSES
WHERE: CARGNEGIE ROOT ROOM
52 West Lorain St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
(old public library)
WHY: IT'S TIME TO GET TOGETHER
SEE OLD FRIENDS
HAVE FUN!!!!!
WHEN: NOVEMBER 28, 2003
6:00 pm - Midnight
ENTERTAINMENT - MEMORIES
For further inquiries, please contact Jane
Macarthy @ 440-774-4041
or by e-mail
Please forward any addresses of "MIA" Classmates.
We don't want anyone to miss out on our good time!
Also. Let us know if you are or are not attending.
Tyler(Bruce) Cotton
Jane Macarthy
Bob Farquhar
Margaret Merick Boise
Nancey Husted Unger
John Moore
Larry O'brien
Anne Broadwell Smith
OBERLIN HIGH ALUMNI
24501 SQUIRE RD.
COLUMBIA STATION, OH 44028
Planning
Updates
February 11, 2002
As you
know, establishing a date of the reunion is paramount at this
point and must be determined very soon. Vacations, weddings,
children’s sports, and activities will no doubt limit
our flexibility to find a date that will suit all. Here's
what needs to be considered:
- Time
– Simply put, we are running out of time. Six to nine
months may seem like a long way off but in reality it’s
around the corner. The same people who put together the
10th and 20th are attempting to do this again for the 25th.
We have learned that much planning, bookings, money, and
meetings will be required. This is done while trying to
juggle time with work and family. Even arranging a meeting
has proved difficult at times!
- Availability
– Halls and conference rooms are booking up as we
speak. Labor Day is freshman weekend at Oberlin College.
The Root Room will be occupied. The Oberlin Inn will be
swamped with parents.We
have reviewed all available dates from June to December:
- June
– School, graduations.
- July
– A vacation month. Half the people at our meetings
already have made commitments for vacations. I could
only imagine many of our classmates have made commitments
as well. However, we stand corrected.
- August
– most of our classmate’s kids are older
and now participate in school related functions, i.e.
band, pre-season conditioning, etc. Breaking away from
these commitments are tough.
- Fall
– Labor Day is tough for reasons stated above.
School is in session.
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Location – We thought Oberlin would be the
best site for the reunion. Many still reside in or near
Oberlin. This is combined with the fact that many still
have family in or near Oberlin as well. Having a reunion
outside Ohio would be very difficult for classmates due
to family or financial reasons or both. Planning would be
a nightmare to say the least.
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Money – We need time to raise money. This
means getting a letter out to people as soon as possible.
Some ‘committee’ members are willing (again)
to make available their own money to hold a hall, reserve
food, and buy items with the apparent risks. However, they
would like to be reimbursed. The less time we have, the
more difficult it will be to raise money.
We are
going to put a deposit on the Root Room for Thanksgiving.The
Oberlin Inn was (and still can be) considered. The prices
were very high (almost double) when compared to Carnegie.
As a means to help raise additional funds and seeing schoolmates,
we will be inviting other classes.
As in
the past, we also would like to keep the finances relatively
simple and low. We plan, book, reserve and order with the
idea of keeping things on a budget and with the realization
that money is not plentiful for some people. We
welcome anyone who wants to help not only with comments but
with planning, coordinating, mailings, finances, phone calls,
etc.
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