April, 2012
We had a successful first general meeting to assemble committees to plan our upcoming 50-year reunion of the Mumford classes of 1963. Approximately 35 classmates came to the meeting, held at the West Bloomfield Library. The reunion will be Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Somerset Inn in Troy. Committees are as follows:
Search
Reunion Book
Entertainment
Merchandise
Decorations
Name Tabs & Envelope Preparation
Venue, Menu & Hotel
Firday Night
Sunday Brunch
Reception
Marketing / PR
Invitations
We still need volunteers for Search, Reunion Book, Merchandise, Decorations, Name tags & envelope preparation, Marketing/PR and, most importantly, Reception. (people to register and check in classmates on the night of the reunion-we would like as many people as possible for this so all the shifts can be kept short). Photos and video have already been contracted. Please email me if you would like to help.
Committee chairpeople will report back to the steering committee with their ideas by May 22, 2012.
Rooms will be available at the Somerset Inn for $89.00, $110.00 and $250.00. Reservations are to be made directly with the hotel (800-228-8769 or 248-643-7800).
We haven't decided on party pricing yet. We won't be sending out invitations (both through our website and by US mail for those with no email) until early next year.
I am thrilled that so many of you have registered on our website, www.mumford63.com, (to date 420) but disappointed that many have ignored our pleas to join us. Almost 200 of you have not yet responded to our requests to register. We certainly understand that you might not be able to, or want to, attend the actual reunion, but we really would appreciate it if you would go to the website and at least give us your current information. This way I can keep our database up to date. When I read what our classmates have shared about their lives, I am proud to see what has been accomplished. We have a great class!
We all love seeing your current photos. Please upload them to our site.
There are about 150 on the missing list. Please look it over and let me know if you have ANY leads. You can even enter them on the website homepage and an invitation will be sent automatically. Just go to the lower right corner of the home page.
Donations are welcome. These will be used to help defray the costs of financially assistance to classmates who otherwise would not be able to join us. The place to donate is on the right side of the homepage.
It's time to reminisce and have fun. Reunions give us the opportunity to share with others how they touched our lives. That we are still important to each other and at the end of the reunion, to know we are OK.
Joani (Brandes) Lesser, for the Reunion Committee
