Hello again,
I have changed this page a bit as my notes were all over and I was having trouble organizing the ideas put out there and my thoughts! The comments have remained.
I'm going to try something different as thoughts and ideas pour in on the subject of a youth group reunion this summer. I'm going to try to break things down a bit...Wish me luck! lol What i want to do is post suggestions and have everyone vote. Keep in mind the suggestions are still coming in so I think the most important thing right now is, what date do you prefer, and are you willing to chip in for a catered dinner, if that's what we decide.
Please have all of your ideas to us by January 20th, and then VOTE! Please check out PAGE 2 to see who has been contacted and who has not. If you can help with this, please let us know by clicking on the comments section. I will move the names to the the "contacted" list as soon as I can.
DATE:
June 5/6
June 12/13
Sometime in July
WHERE:
Picnic in a local park with cookout and possible softball game then come back to FBC of S for fellowship and song, then Sunday morning service at FBC of S to sing a song or two for the congregation.
FBC of S Fellowship Hall catered dinner, skits, song, fellowship.
Fellowship Hall at another location to accomodate a larger crowd with a catered dinner, skits, songs, fellowship.
Any other ideas?
HOW MUCH:
To be determined depending on what we do.
WHO:
Bring your whole family and parents! We want the parents there because alot of them were very involved in our lives!
or
Open to anyone who attended/attends FBC of S.
NEED A PLACE TO STAY?
We'd like to know if you can provide accomodations for someone needing them, and if YOU need them, please let us know and we'll try to work it out!
WILLING TO HELP?
Can you help with the planning of the reunion? Help cook? If we get our lovely Stacey Helmer Wood to cater our event, would you be willing to help her?
PHOTOS:
Please provide a picture of yourself in high school and one of you and /or your family now, and any photos of the youth group you might have stashed away. There's a special project in mind for these and they are needed asap. Thanks!
Yolanda, Charlene, DeDe, Sharon, Scott, Happy and Ron
Robin and Sandy Bayles circa 1970's
Robin and Sandy Bayles circa ?
9 comments:
I think this would be awesome!!! I will let Bunny and DeDe know about it. Love you guys!!
Robin Bayles said:
June 12-13 is best for us and that we would be delighted to do a reunion choir.
And no problem with the pictures. We are enjoying seeing all of these as well.
June 12-13 will work for me and my family.
Thanks for putting this Blog together Marsha...
1. June 5/6
2. a park on the 5th/Church on 6th?
3/4. Will pay to cover cost of a ticket.
5. Maybe on the Saturday?
6. Whatever it takes, I'll help.
7. Can e-mail photos to you.
8. I will stay at local Hilton.
9. n/a
Sincerely,
Paul Carstons
Marsha,
This is great that you’ve started this blog to get things going for a reunion. I have thought about it and have some comments.
I would open this up to anyone from FBC/Suitland who wanted to attend – there is a broad range of “youth” group (year wise) and many adults were leaders who participate in many events – choir tours/trips, Sunday School teachers, youth group leaders, etc.
Stacey Wood would be a GREAT person to coordinate the food. She’s done many wonderful events and did my parents’ 50th anniversary dinner and it was spectacular.
You might want to put out a questionnaire/form for people to fill out with their suggestions asking some of the questions you’ve posted and asking price ranges of the options that people would agree to.
My vote would be for a catered dinner and I would pay for a ticket to cover the cost. If that is not feasible, we could get the meats, rolls, etc. and have people bring side/main dishes. I would be willing to help with the decorations, etc.
I would say to have it later in the month of July. For June, there are many school systems still in session and usually right after school ends there is Vacation Bible School (with all of the prior planning for those). You may get more out of town people if you have it later July. August is a busy month with many family vacations and then getting kids ready to go back to school.
I would not do it at an outdoor event. There are some people who can’t take the heat in the summertime. If I remember correctly, FBC/Suitland doesn’t have a large facility. Maybe talk to Stacey about getting the Fellowship Baptist Church Fellowship Hall – which would greatly help if Stacey did a catered dinner. It can accommodate a lot of people and the decorations that we can do would be great.
I would love to see us do Celebrate Life. We had a reunion at Forestville Baptist Church many years ago and we performed many songs from the Celebrate Life musical. It was great and so much fun. We knew about it before hand and some of us got the books and practiced the songs/words on our own and then when we got together to practice, it was fun. They even have the soundtrack to this one that we could use.
Yes, mailing/emailing a picture would be no problem, and a lot of fun. It’d be great to get all of our pictures together to put on a disk or have a slideshow.
We could have a special time of “memories” and a skit or two.
I’m in the area, so I wouldn’t need a place to stay. We don’t have an extra room, but if push comes to shove, we could put our son on the couch and give someone his room – full bed.
I would be happy to help you with the planning. Let me know how I can help.
Here is my contact information:
Vicki (Sands) Sullivan
10532 Nast Drive
Cheltenham MD 20623
301-372-6742 – home
202-482-6323 – work
301-412-2661 – cell
sullyvl@hotmail.com
almost any date is fine with me.
would much rather do pot luck in a park, though i'd probably be grilling on site ;)
my Facebook pics should suffice for the project, and i will bring a camera for the event itself.
i can poke around about park site location reservations, but i may need a hand as i live in DC not MD.
thanks, Marsha :)
ERIC JESSUP
I vote for June -- too hot in July. Keep it informal -- a park where we can relax, have a good time catching up & kids can play (which is what I believe was the original intent).
I wouldn't mind sharing the cost of a catered meal, but if the majority prefers pot-luck, that's o.k., too.
I like Robin's idea of a reunion choir. Would be fun to pull out a few of the old songs, and sit around together singing His praises (although a performance of Celebrate Life seems a bit ambitious!).
I'll be looking forward to see all of you!
Ya know, I'm all for a pot luck/picnic the only thing that we couldnt do in a park is practice songs for the possible choir on Sunday. It's not going to be easy to practice, no matter how short of time we do it in, in a park with kids running all around.
I am very excited about this reunion. June 12th is not good for me so I vote for June 5-6. Pot luck or catered is ok with me. I would be willing to pay for a ticket or bring a dish.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again!!
DeNa
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