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The reunion planner, the step-by-step guide designed to make your reunion a social and financial success!, Linda Johnson Hoffman, Neal Barnett

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The reunion planner

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Linda Johnson Hoffman, Neal Barnett

the step-by-step guide designed to make your reunion a social and financial success!

"Since 1992, this guidebook has been helping non-professional planners create reunions that are successful and memorable. While high school reunions are the focus, the book contains many ideas, resources, and tips for college, family, and military reunions as well. Since the previous edition, social media has become a major factor in getting the word out about reunions. With its instantaneous capabilities, social media has become a very useful tool in announcing reunions, finding people, stimulating attendance, and keeping the ambiance going by posting pictures and inspiring reminiscing after the event. This new edition allows for efficient references to various websites for advertising your reunion, creating interactive connections with your group, finding people, selecting appropriate venues, and in exploring ideas for displays and mementos." Publisher's description

INTRODUCTION: Reunions are a part of our culture ; Using the companion software application ; Organization ; Reports ; Actions ; New in the Fourth Edition ; How to use this book ; Overall approach -- GET STARTED: Why take the initiative? ; Finding time within a busy schedule ; 10 top reasons to plan a reunion ; Get references ; Do due-diligence ; A contract with professional planners should include 'your' conditions ; Reunions: important life milestones ; In summary, four key points ; The reunion planner checklist ; One year before the reunion -- ORGANIZE EFFECTIVELY: Strategize: form the committee ; Structure: the reunion framework ; When to have the reunion ; Theme ideas ; Streamline: time and effort saving techniques ; The reunion planner software ; Budget assistance -- FIND THE RIGHT LOCAION: The reunion venue ; Questions for the catering manager ; Negotiating points ; Location ideas ; The menu ; Event ice breakers -- LOCATE PEOPLE: Beginning the search ; The old stomping grounds ; Continue the contact throughout the year ; Suggest the school help too! ; What happens if the school no longer exists? ; Internet resources ; Free people finding websites ; Class reunion websites ; Military search websites ; Family finding websites ; People finding sites by profession ; Free general people finding sites ; Non-internet based people finding resources -- CREATE A BUDGET: Set a goal ; Assumptions ; Expenses ; Revenues ; Ticket price ; Fundraising ideas ; The Reunion Planner Software Budget Report ; Nine months before the reunion -- BUILD A FOUNDATION: Get the word out ; U.S. postal mailings ; The first mailing ; Entertainment ; Additional casual events -- CREATE AN AMBIANCE: Mementos and souvenirs ; Name tags and buttons ; Tickets and payment acknowledgments -- ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE: Broadcasting the reunion ; The second mailing ; How to encourage hesitant people to attend ; Six Months Before the Reunion -- REUNION DECOR: Decorations/Displays/Mementos ; Special honors ; Equipment needs ; Reunion items for sale ; The reception procedure -- FAMILY REUNION BASICS: Ethnic reunions ; Events/Games/Activities ; Games and contests ; Family souvenirs/Awards/Prizes ; Family reunion fundraising ideas ; Military reunion essentials ; Military reunion venues ; Three months before the reunion -- COUNTDOWN: One month before the reunion -- FINAL ARRANGEMENTS: Two weeks before the reunion ; One week before the reuinion ; The reunion event -- REUNION DAY: Reunion day check list ; Additional events -- WRAP UP: Memory album/Photo book ; Close the book on this reunion ; Reflect and revise ; The post reunion blues -- AFTER THE REUNION -- SAMPLE INVITATIONS AND QUESTIONNAIRES -- WEBSITE REFERENCES -- INDEX