Link to the Venue

You can take a look at the venue by visiting Friends at the Cove at http://friendsfoodwithaflair.com/restaurant.html

EARLY REGISTRATION EXTENDED!

The Reunion Committee has decided to extend the savings for early registration through March 15th!

Couples ($50) click here to register
Singles ($30) click here to register

Missing email addresses

A big "THANK YOU" to all of you who have sent in your email addresses. We have nearly 70 on hand which is almost half the class!

Here are the names I'm missing. If you're one of these folks or know how to get in touch with one of them, please send the email address to class2000phs@yahoo.com. I only have the official school roster, so nicknames/married names are not included.

Alison Adams
Joshua Adams
Chasity Allen
Hope Anderson
Dominique Cheney
Shaylon Arnold
Robert Beddingfield
Tiffany Bell
Edgar Blacker
Lontisha Blanding
Shannon Brown
Justin Burns
Travis Caldwell
Candy Cannon
Crystal Cannon
Cathy Carter
Victoria Chandler
Reed Chasteen
Kristin Coker
Rafael Colon
Sommer Cox
Chad Crawford
Tanya Crosdale
Crystal Crowe
Amy Crymes
Blake Ellison
Stanley Elrod
Donnie Epps
Jason Finley
Brandon Fricks
Trey Galloway
Barrett Gambrell
Josh Garrett
Laura Goodwin
Jennifer Grant
Latisha Gray
Robyn Marcus Grindstaff
Casey Guest
Todd Hamby
Amanda Hanley
Shane Hogg
Robert Holden
Rocky Holt
Michael Hood
David Huff
Greg Hunter
Shawn Hunter
Jabari Jackson
Donald Kotlowski
Kristy Lollis
Kimberly McDowell
Stephanie McDowell
Kenneth McQuiddy
Nic Nickles
Alicia Norris
Amber Partain
BJ Patterson
James Phillips
Halen Pittman
April Purdy
Dwain Ray
Keith Reason
Dale Richardson
Ben Roberson
Christopher Simmons
Misty Simmons
John Travis Smith
Matthew Smith
Stephen Solesbee
Chad Sommers
Jessicka Spearman-Wahlenmayer
Crystal Stansell
Dale Stone
Ashley Stoudenmire
Josh Taylor
Melissa Taylor
Josh Thomason
Nikki Thomason
Trish Treadwell
Josh West
Travis Whitacre
Jessica Williams
Trent Williams
Christine Wood

Conference Call Recap

Good morning! We had yet another call last night and we're really making progress!

1.) Friends at the Cove has been confirmed as the location.
2.) Ticket prices have been set. They will be $30 for a single and $50 for a couple. After February 1st, that price will increase to $35 for a single and $60 for a couple. Good news is that you can use your credit card to pay!
3.) Speaking of payments...once you receive the invitation, you will be sent an invoice from PayPal. Their service is the easiest way for us to collect payments in a safe and secure manner. You do not need to be a PayPal member to pay, so long as you use a debit or credit card.
4.) WE NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES! Please send your email address to class2000phs@yahoo.com!
5.) Invitations will hopefully go out this week. We will continue to send them out as we receive information.
6.) Please comment with any entertainment ideas you may have. We will be discussing the night's agenda on our next call, so we need your input.

Child Care

Another idea...

I know some of you guys are parents :-) and you may have concerns about child care during the reunion. I thought of one idea that might solve the problem. If we could recruit some Class of 2000 Mothers (meaning our mothers) and have a church lend us their nursery space, we could have a reunion "day care". Do you guys think that would work?

Pre-reunion Ideas

I had two ideas about some pre-reunion activities we could do, if anyone is interested.

1.) Golf "tournament"
Stone Creek Cove (where the reunion is being held) has a public golf course that is pretty reasonably priced. If we had enough guys that were interested, we could arrange a golf game before the reunion. If it got enough interest, we could even have businesses sponsor prizes.

2.) Picnic
There is a day use park (River Forks) down Highway 187. They have a picnic shelter that can seat 48 people for only $40 or a larger shelter that seats 122 for $150. They have a sandy beach and playground nearby. We could do a Bring Your Own Lunch (BYOL) event for families (kiddies included).

What do you guys think?

A bit of change in the plans....

The planning committee has had to take a lot of things into consideration as we move forward with our planning. We've had some "speed bumps" in the road and have had to make some changes to the venue and food.

As it turns out, the Farmer's Market was double booked for May 22nd. Furthermore, we were not thrilled with the prices for food that we were getting from Sullivan's. In today's economy, we could not reasonably expect each of you to fork over $50 each to attend. And with the cost of the Sullivan's meal and the venue, we were quickly approaching that mark. So...

We have decided to hold the event at "Friends at the Cove", a restaurant off Hwy. 187 in Anderson. It is a bit of ways out of town, we know, but we feel that the price points and the location (right on Hartwell Lake) will make up for the bit of a drive. Now, we can have a great meal and a great location (indoors, too!) for what we hope is less than $30 a person.

Keeping our ticket prices down will depend a lot on the number of people who attend. That's why we are trying to plan so early and make sure that everyone is informed. So, please put May 22nd on your calendars and start saving your money. Pre-registration will begin sometime around January and those who register early will receive a discounted price. In the meantime, please comment below or drop a line on Facebook and let us know if you are planning to attend. That way, we can set the price as close to our costs as possible.

We also welcome any constructive criticism and other suggestions.

Thanks!