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12-10-19

Class of 1965 55thReunion Committee

Conference call, December 10, 2019

’65 does 55

Attending call:

  • Zorela Jimenez
  • Matt Dominy
  • Rob McClellan
  • David Lord
  • John Welborne
  • Jim Alampi
  • John Kelsey
  • George Paschal
  • Zeke Hecker
  • Buzz Saner
  • Leigh Lockwood

Those who could NOT attend the call, please send comments and votes on the following and I will amend this summary.  Those who DID attend call, please send corrections.

Topics

Friday Activities:

Discussion revolved around having two activities, both of which generated enthusiastic support:

  • Behind the scenes, Lawrenceville (Steam plant, Abbott kitchen, archive storage, chapel tower, and similar).  (We still need approval and support from the school.  I will work on that with Alumni Office).
  • Sculpture Gardens, Hamilton.  We would need to settle transportation issue.

Possible Friday night speaker:

  • I believe the consensus was no outside speaker.
  • Emcee or master of ceremony needed.
  • Possibilities:
    • Panel of ’65 guys.
    • Choose some from ’65 to speak (risk – we will insult those NOT asked)
    • No speaker
    • Open mike with strict limits on time.
    • “Notes from the Archive!”  Historic references.

Possible Saturday night speaker.  I offered Blake Eldridge and it was unanimously accepted.  Blake had already accepted our invitation, subject to the committee’s approval.  I wrote to Blake confirming his role.  We will need an emcee.

PLEASE, send your testimonials to Matt (matt@sd2az.com).  Your words will be a very important motivation to those who did NOT attend the 50th!!

Lexicon and ’65 Olla Pod are on the website.

Hotel and meeting place discussion:  At this point transportation from the school to the Hyatt on route 1 is confirmed.  Zorela will soon let us know about transportation to and from the other “official” venue, Hilton Garden on Lennox Drive).  While there are other hotels, there will not be organized transportation to and from the school:  All agreed:

  • We need one central hotel for ‘65
  • We need transportation.
  • We need a place to hang out.

Additional topics: 

Welborne suggested we divvy up the names of those who did not attend the 50th and begin nudging them in mid-January.  Great idea.  (nudging committee members:  Send your testimonial to Matt so the non-attendees of the 50th can see what they missed).  Zorela will be distributing the complete list of ’65 noting those who did not attend.

Daytime meeting place:  As school is in session, it may be wishful thinking to use Jim Adams’ former classroom as our meeting point.  If Zorela and John can’t secure it, we will find another suitable place.

 

 

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