INTRODUCTIONHow To Make It Happen: The key to a successful reunion is allowing plenty of time to do the planning and execution. Ultimately, all planning is directed toward two basic goals: great attendance and enjoyment. With initiative and imagination, planning a reunion can be relatively simple and rewarding.
- Do a head count. How many people are in our organization? This number is the prospective number of people who will attend.
- Consider membership tastes. Do members enjoy a relaxed atmosphere or a more formal surrounding? Do people prefer a prescribed schedule of activities or to be left to individual desires?
- Select a location that is affordable and easily accessed.
- Set the date, avoiding confliction which may occur because of such events as: national holidays, school graduations, other reunions, major sporting events, major construction (example: roadworks), income tax time, or peak tourism.
- Begin to plan six months before the reunion date.
- Develop a master plan for keeping track of each detail.
- Involve others when appropriate. Ideas and Actions are not unique to one individual. It also lightens the workload and can bring additional enthusiasm to the planning and implementing process.
- Keep it simple.
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