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I am bumping this because I have an idea/question.
My high school has been having pretty shitty ten-year reunions. The class of '94 cancelled theirs last summer because they couldn't get enough people to buy advance tickets. I think they are now trying to do a cruise on the Potomac. I haven't heard what the class of 95 is doing. My class is 97 and all the lames have come together to do the planning. I feel that this, too, will suck or not happen for a few reasons:
1) The people planning it are lame and were lame in high school. They don't have the charisma to really bring people together.
2) DC is a small big city and on the whole, we all know where we are and don't miss each other.
3) Our class only had 200 people -- we were your average high school with average graduates. Some of us are doing well, most are just getting by. I believe the prices these guys are proposing are way too high for "regular people" with kids.
But I'm putting up with it because it's not like I stepped out and said I would plan it. THAT SAID....I'd like to run an idea by you all and get your thoughts. I don't want to see ANYONE have a sucky reunion year and I think this plan would work.
*****Senusret I's Reunion Plan*****
1) The School and Alumni Association would identify one weekend in the Spring/Summer as "Reunion Weekend." Let's say, for this example, it will always be the last weekend in June. What this accomplishes is that it creates a tradition for the school and alumni association to prepare for Alumni to return EVERY YEAR.
2) The Alumni Association sponsors the reunion banquet instead of the individual classes. That way an incorporated body will always assume the risk and make the best decisions about location based on interest, etc.
3) The Reunion Banquet can be for all classes in five year increments instead of just one class. Example, this year would be any classes ending in '5 and '0. This way, instead of an expensive event where only 75 people from a class of 200 show up, maybe 275 from a group of 500 show up. (Just arbitrary numbers)
4) During alumni weekend, the individual classes can have their own parties and happy hours that they sponsor on their own, during a particular slot of time. That way, the event has lower financial risk on the individual classes and individuals IN the class. (Most of the class committees aren't incorporated, so individuals could be sued or held liable in the event of something bad happening.)
5) Misc.: The alumni weekend could have community service, a career fair, tours of the school grounds, etc.
What do you think? I'm just brainstorming here since I know my school has small graduating classes but always has huge braodway sized ideas that never work.
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