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Before we started our search for a venue back in spring 2019, we set up a few surveys to get a better sense of the interest from our classmates.

We could tell from those that responded that there seemed to be interest in attending – though that far out and without a location, date and price, people were understandably reluctant to commit.

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Of course, all that was pre-COVID-19 which is clearly a concern right now. But the surveys, emails and this website has helped committee members track down more classmates and we hope that October 9, 2021 will be a better time and a pandemic won’t be an issue.

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Respondents were pretty evenly slit on bringing a guest with a slight advantage to attending alone.

We also asked about things like music (DJ was preferred over a band), photographer, and even a sense of what kind of food arrangements we should price at venues.

Please follow the blog (there a place to put in your email to automatically get updates on the website sidebar) and click Polls and Surveys to see all our posts about them.

Reunion Ideas and Suggestions

Updated June 2, 2019

As ideas and suggestions about the what, when, where and how of Reunion 50 gets filtered to the team (via this website, email or the Facebook page), we will try to collect on this page. Please add your own comments and suggestions to this post too!

“I envision the event in a hotel where people are encouraged to spend the night, so we are not dealing with drinking and driving etc, in the Month of January where venues are less expensive. Where in NJ this happens is not important since everyone is so scattered. South Jersey would be fun, someplace like Asbury Park would have great deals, and of course many are huge fans of Atlantic City.” – Laura McDonald (Krampetz)

“A dinner theater event, maybe with a kind of mystery involved, or a cruise around Manhattan, or along the Delaware , or along the ocean with a band and dancing. Maybe a two day affair with a night at a venue we all know and love with a band (Jerry are you listening?) we can get behind. then perhaps a picnic at Monmouth park, even sponsor a race the class of 71 stakes. yes it can be done I’ve done it with just a few friends and a little cash.”      Steven Ball

“I would like to see something that encompasses a weekend event. Maybe down the shore with a get together Friday night and a party on Saturday night. A DJ and dancing . Maybe a breakfast on Sunday that families could attend. I think that would be a great time for our 50th. I know the class of 69 is having their reunion this fall at white sands in pt pleasant, and that seems to be how they planned their event.”     Ellen Patrinick Girnius

“Maybe we could have a picnic one afternoon before or after the formal evening. That way we can talk more, meet families, maybe play some games, karaoke, ect. Just time to spend with each other less formally, and have fun.”    Robert C. Hofmann

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