KM Class of 67 Reunion Committee
Meeting Notes from Sat., Jan. 9, 2016
1) Classmates Present: Antonette (Kahoun) Benham, Dave Johnson, Steve Whitehead, Monty Wilson, Melodie (Cain) Ickes, Chuck Joiner, Alyce (Slightem) Foster, Susan (Moore) Newman, Nancy (Behan) Roddy, Rod Bergquist, and Karen (McMasters) Busey,
Others volunteering to serving on the committee (but were unable to attend today) are: Gwenann (Isles) Kroon, Jeanne (Stewart) Urquhart, Kathy (Gregory) Pickard, Dennis Shanlian, Judy (Ducatt) Shurtleff, Greg Bailey, Louise (Trumbull) Schmutzler, Francine (Conwell) Nelson, Cathy (Theer) Wilson, Leslie (Moon) Meisner, Linda (Knapp) Rogers, Tom Del Pozzi and Larry Peterson.
2) Minutes Accepted: Last meeting, Oct. 3rd 2015.
3) Carol Riley / The Event Company and Reunions With Class:Carol Riley presented her company’s services to High School reunion planning committees. Services offered include: locating missing classmates, communications to, from and between classmates, venue research and selection consulting, registration, decorations, contact booklets, event reception table, and many more reunion committee support activities.
4) Committees: Volunteers are needed to serve on the following committees: Sunday Farewell event, Music, and Reunion Booklet (to be determined).
5) Main Event Day Selection: Antonette (Kahoun) Benham and Dave Johnson are forming a committee of classmates willing to visit several possible venues, compare results and recommend a site to be decided earlier than a year before our 50th reunion. Those interested in serving on the committee are Dave, Antonette, Dennis Shanlian and Jeanne (Stewart) Urquhart. More volunteers are needed.
6) Date for 50 Year Reunion in 2017: Is the weekend of July 22 – 24 of 2017 the best weekend for us to attract the most KM 67 classmates OR would a (after summer) September weekend be better ?
7) Venues / 50 Year Event: Several venues have been suggested for our main (Saturday night) 50 year reunion gathering. Amongst them are Kent Senior Center, Kent Events Center, Meridian Valley Golf and Country Club, Kent Showare Center, Green River Community College, Meridian Valley Country Club and Fairwood Golf and Country Club.
8) KM Class of 1967 Website and Facebook Page: Our planning committee’s site is: http://www.kmclassof1967.com/ and our new public Facebook page is: Kent-Meridian Class of 1967 Reunions. Please, visit these sites and comment on our planning process
9) Next Meeting: Saturday, March 19th at the Golden Steer Restaurant. We will start the meeting at 1:00, but have reserved the 1880’s room for lunch at 12:00 for anyone that would like to eat together before the meeting begins.
