posted May 16, 2010 1:25 PM by Leslie Shinn
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updated May 16, 2010 1:29 PM
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We have added a new option for Friday Night. We were able to find a place that would give us a space without charging deposits and minimums. They will have a cash bar and a buffet. The buffet will be $15 for dinner foods and appetizers. J.J. Bonerz is across from the Hyatt on Bay Street. We'll start around 7-8, but the mood and dress will be casual and fun. We'll be playing hits from the 80s and 90s.
The paypal fee of $5.00 per transaction was added today to help pay our fees for the credit cards. This has become such a popular option, that we had to charge a fee for it because our original estimates were so low. We're glad everyone likes the option to pay online.
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posted Mar 15, 2010 1:15 PM by Leslie Shinn
Since most items are booked and planned, we are mainly working on decorations and other non-eventful details.
We just have a few reminders:
- Early registration ends April 15th. The price per person will increase from $65.00 to $70.00. Also.... after this date, we will be charging a PAYPAL fee if you register online. This is just to cover some of our paypal costs (there is a fee that we pay for this). If you register before April 15th, you won't have to worry about this.
- If something comes up after you register, and you can't make it.... we will offer refunds until June 15th. There will be NO refunds after that date.
- If you know of an amateur photographer, please email Leslie at Leslie@groves1990.com . We're still collecting bids.
- Teachers are invited ($30 for dinner). Consider sponsoring your favorite teacher!
- Other alum are invited (AFTER DINNER ONLY). Nametags are required ($25 entry fee for the entertainment). Class of 1987-1993 only.
- Some people have been asking about the reality show. You can apply individually, but they will only consider our class if there are MANY entries that are interesting. If you want to do it, encourage your friends to enroll with you. That show is a little too crazy for me!
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posted Feb 26, 2010 10:35 AM by Leslie Shinn
1. Catering was finalized and deposit was paid on 2/25
2. DJ was booked
3. Cake was reserved
4. We discussed possible options for “after” the meet and greet on Friday.
5. Family Day events removed from our agenda for Saturday unless some other volunteers come forward to work with us on this project.
6. Teachers will be allowed to come for a discounted price. Please invite your favorite teachers. Our website will be setup later to accept teachers. I’ll be sending out a list of teachers monthly to see if any of our alum would like to “sponsor” a teacher. Teacher pricing is $30 for dinner.
7. We will start ordering some decorations next month. If anyone has connections with balloons, please let us know asap. We’d love an option for delivery or Saturday pickup near the downtown area.
8. We are still discussing options for the photographer since our photographer selected could not do the “new” date in July (vs. the June date). Please email Leslie with any other options.
9. We know that “non c/o 1990 alum” will try to attend again, so based on some feedback from our questions on Facebook and by email, we’re going to collect $25 and allow entrance AFTER dinner (approximately 8:30). Nametags will be required for entry.
10. Email Leslie with any ideas for “AWARDS” like we did last year.
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posted Jan 15, 2010 8:36 AM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Jan 15, 2010 10:35 AM
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1. Reviewed catering contract again, finalized menu
2. Finalized pricing:
a. $65 early bird by 04/15
b. $70 final registration 06/15
c. Refunds allowed until 06/15 if in writing to Leslie’s email (minus paypal fees)
d. Teacher Rate: $30 and allow sponsors
e. Should we invite other GHS alum….see discussion topic on facebook group and add your input!
3. Menu (Buffet Dinner):
a. Appetizers: Cream Cheese and Cucumber Mini Phyllo Shells, Swedish Meatballs
b. Sliced Roast Beef with Merlot Demi Glace
c. Chicken with Mushroom Sauce
d. Roasted potatoes
e. Southern Style Green Beans
f. Sautéed Squash and Sweet Onions
g. Tossed Green Salad with 2 Dressings
h. Sweet Yeast Rolls and Butter
i. Sweet and Unsweet Tea and Water
j. Cash Bar will be available during the entire event
4. REGISTRATION
a. NO Registration or Payment at the DOOR. Deadlines are FIRM and not negotiable.
b. Registration process will be available by 01/18/2010
c. Registration options:
i. Register Online
ii. Print form from website and mail or fax it in
iii. Request a copy of the printed form and mail or fax it in
d. Payment options (remember the deadlines!)
i. Online via PAYPAL (using your checking account or your credit card or your paypal account)
ii. By Check or Money Order to: Groves Reunion, PO BOX 606, Pooler, GA 31322
e. In person to a committee member
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posted Nov 9, 2009 10:30 AM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Dec 4, 2009 1:20 PM
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1. Reviewed Catering menu and approved with some changes/questions
a. Will get a cake with GHS decorations
b. Chose Buffet Option (menu will be posted when final)
2. Approved venue and date: JULY 10th at The Inn at Ellis Square www.innatellissquare.com
a. Room Rates are discounted for us: $119 for a double; $149 for a suite (more details coming)
b. Free Breakfast with the Room
c. Signed contract at THE INN
3. PRELIMINARY cost was established at $70-75/person (may have an early bird special)!
4. Decided to use a DJ for the after dinner entertainment
5. Discussed Decoration Options
6. Consider a raffle again: Need donated items
7. Discussed Deposit Requirements (our account is fine for all deposits needed)
8. We will have a photographer for most of the event
9. Will invite teachers at a reduced price; will ask alum to sponsor teachers
10. We are considering inviting other classes to the event (to discuss later)
11. Outline of Events:
a. Friday, JULY 9, 2010 Meet & Greet from 7-9 pm
b. Saturday, JULY 10, 2010 Cocktail Hour 6pm
Dinner 7:15 pm
Dancing afterwards until Midnight
c. Sunday, JULY 11, 2010 Meet for Free Breakfast at Hotel or Make individual plans with your friends! |
posted Oct 12, 2009 10:11 AM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Feb 26, 2010 11:29 AM
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1. Discussed some other successful reunions. Got an idea to use the Desoto Hilton from the GHS c/o 1959.
2. Friday night options were discussed. After we determine the hotel, we may have the event in the bar for the hotel to keep it cool in June. It was pretty hot outside last year. We really want to keep the Friday event FREE or really low cost.
3. Saturday Night Options: We are leaning toward the Desoto Hilton, but we plan to talk to the c/o 1959 to find out how they got their pricing so low. We are going to work on pricing and options for this event. They have just recently completed a multi-million dollar renovation.
4. We are going to be able to use paypal for registration costs this year. Additionally, online registration will be the preferred method of registering for the reunion. We will still accept checks/cash and the paper registration form by mail or in person.
6. Band/DJ options are still being discussed. Photographer quotes were received.
7. We have our information now on the Groves Website under ALUM.
8. This month's question will deal with babysitting for the Saturday Night event and the Saturday Family Day event. We really need input on this...so email me or reply to our post on facebook. |
posted Sep 22, 2009 12:11 PM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Sep 22, 2009 1:01 PM
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1. Reviewed bank information
2. Updated the WTOC Community Calendar, Website is Updated. Still looking for new alum. Lisa Cooper will be making a write up to add some pizzazz to our website.
3. We will start discussing the Friday night options next month
4. Saturday night options. Looking at hotels in the downtown area, beach and near Rincon to check on pricing differences and availability. Some ruled out due to size are the Mullbery Inn, River Street Inn, & the downtown Hampton Inn. Some to investigate: Desoto Hilton (got information from the class of 1959), Doubletree on Bay, Hilton Garden Inn, Ocean Plaza, Rincon Hotels, Savannah Rail Station. We are estimating between 100-120+ people for this event since there were about 75 people at the last one.
5. If anyone knows of a low cost photographer, email Leslie@groves1990.com. We would like a low cost person that would take pictures at the event and give us a disc of our pictures to use as we need.
6. We’re also looking into DJ/Bands. Chad Carver asked to be considered. We also have an option for a DJ. Will be discussing this further.
7. Last Week’s Question was “What is the best time of year for out of towners?” We had a few responses…but all out of towners asked for SUMMERTIME. So that’s what we’ll aim for.
8. This Week’s Question is “How are these two dates? Wkend of June 18th or 25th”.” We are going to ask for responses via email and on Facebook on our Group page. Please think of graduations and other activities that may make either of these a bad date. (Chatham County’s last day of school is June 16th)
9. Our next meeting is October 11th.
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posted Aug 17, 2009 12:22 PM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Sep 22, 2009 12:03 PM
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1. Reviewed Bank Account: Final Balance $996.53 (revised) to be used for 2010 Reunion Deposits
2. We are still trying to find more alum. We have an ad in the WTOC community calendar, we’re using our website, and we’re looking into a few other ideas.
3. We reviewed our “lessons learned” list from our final meeting in 2008. We have also talked to some other classes and gotten many suggestions for improvements. Some of our main ideas are:
a. A “free” meet & greet may be nice again (Friday night)
b. Looking at mid-size hotels in the downtown area or at the beach. This will be the best for cost and keeping things in one location.
c. Discussions of the “family” idea continue, but we may need other volunteers to implement this idea.
d. Possibly a Sunday breakfast or brunch to be an optional “going-away” event
e. Use paypal on our website for payments in addition to mailing checks
f. Teachers will be invited at a discount; possibly have teacher “sponsors” to pay for their meal
g. A group picture would be great… looking for someone “in training” that may like the experience at a low price. We would use that for candid shots also.
h. Would still like people to submit old highschool pics. Posted pictures and the movies were a big hit. We need everyone to participate here so that we can have a large selection of pictures that will cover our class entirely!
i. We had fun with the awards and plan to do that again. |
posted Apr 29, 2009 5:28 PM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Oct 12, 2009 10:10 AM
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posted Apr 29, 2009 11:48 AM by Leslie Shinn
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updated Apr 29, 2009 12:17 PM
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We had so much fun at the reunion. We had 65 people attending (including a surprise visit from Coach Ty!) I was so glad we had the entire room because it was packed! Some people even kept the reunion going at a bar in Richmond Hill. We got them to play some 80's music and danced like we were 18 again! (My knee is still recovering from some of that...because I'm NOT 18 anymore!)
Please come back here often to find out who we've found. Also,.. email us ideas for 2010 because we are very excited about it,... especially since this one was so fun and rewarding!
Also! Thanks for coming Coach Ty! I'd like GHS teachers to contact me...because we'd love to have you in 2010!
If anyone else would like to join the committee let me know.... just be prepared to work hard and attend meetings....and you've got to be an obsessive email user!
We added a group on Facebook for all GHS c/o 1990 alum. It has links to the pictures from the recent reunion. Watch out... I may post some 1990's photos and link them to you! I did post the Flag Football Video from the news and it's too funny if you haven't seen it. Find us on Facebook! If you email me your facebook name, I'll send an INVITE to the group. Also, the facebook site is a GREAT way to communicate ideas and suggestions for the next reunion. Please participate. If you haven't tried facebook, it's free,... and addictive.
Committee Members: Leslie Clifton Shinn, Lisa Cooler Cooper, Christal Yates, Lisa Ratcliff Steptoe, Mindy Adair Yanzetich |
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