Save the Date - July 5, 2008

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

Hi there,

Just a quick note to let you know that we've booked the Fireside Winery for our 20th Class Reunion on Saturday, July 5th!!

This winery is run by the Wyant Family and is located on P Avenue between Highway 6 and the I-80 Williamsburg exit, which is approximately 8 minutes or 6 miles outside of Marengo.

We will have use of the Gathering Room, the Outside Patio and Fire Ring area. I'm fairly sure that we'll have an outdoor tent as well. The winery is discussing the purchase of a tent between now and then.

Food & Drink:

To cut down on costs per person, this could be made into a potluck event. The winery has a large grill that we can use for burgers, brats, chicken, etc. Local classmates could bring a dish of their choice. While food will be finalized as we get closer to the event, make your preference known (potluck vs. catering) by taking the poll on the right column of this blog.

Beer/Wine:

Depending on how many people RSVP, a pony keg or full keg will be on the outdoor patio. Fireside wine is available on the facility. Bottles of wine can be purchased for $10-$15 a bottle (serves 4 glasses). A glass of wine can be purchased at $5 each. Depending on what the per person costs come out to, we may toss in a wine ticket, or let everyone pay their own.

Address List:

Our goal is to make sure each classmate receives notice of the event! If you have addresses of classmates, please email me their contact information and I'll update the master list for mailings. Once we have the final mailing list, "Save the Date" postcards will be mailed out. The list is currently 10% updated. We have a ways to go. For privacy purposes, the address file will not be posted on this blog.

Questions:

1) Do you play in a band and wish to perform?
2) What ideas do you have for games or drawings?
3) Would you like to donate prizes?
4) Do you have a projector that we could use to display photos?
5) What unique talent would you like to perform?
6) What other ideas do you have to make this a fun and memorable event?

The 4th of July Parade:

To make the whole weekend fun, there is talk about building a Class of 1988 float for the 4th of July parade! A classmate would provide the tractor and wagon for the class to decorate. Kids and spouses welcome aboard, too. Help us come up with creative ideas for our float.


Special thanks to Lori (Thorn) Bearbower and David Unruh for contributing venue ideas and recommending the Fireside Winery!