END OF THE YEAR NEWS

Hello to All!

I hope to find you all preparing for a Merry Christmas. And for those of you who don't keep Christmas, humor me.

First of all, Congratulations to Marvin on the birth of his beautiful little girl, Taylor!

Secondly, I know we were planning a dinner for sometime in the month of November or December, but either money or time has made that difficult for many of us. Let us all set our calendars for FEB 20th for our next dinner. Brenda and I are working on a location and time that will be announced after the first of the year.

Next, as promised, the end of the year report:
Our class account was set up by John and Brenda over the summer in order that we would have a way to operate financially as a class entity. As money is deposited into the account we will have a fund from which to draw in the case of an emergency where we need to send flowers or some other support to a classmate in need. The other greater purpose behind the account is to accrue money to use to make deposits and secure rentals for our 20th year reunion. At our 15 year, we had to pay in advance or at the door a pretty hefty sum. By depositing a little over the course of each year, we will have enough to secure these deposits and rentals up front with out charging a large sum at the door. Members who are in ACTIVE status at the end of the year 2012 will receive an invitation to the Reunion in 2013. The maximum deposit for PER YEAR is $25 PER FAMILY. These can be made by mailing your money to me or giving it to Brenda at the Lincoln Regions. Other arrangements can be made if you need them. You will receive a receipt for your records. You can deposit as little at a time as you need to, as long as the total of $25 is in by the end of the calendar year.

So far the account has a total of 68.11. Two classmates have made deposits into the account, and one is considered Active Status. The holidays are hard for everyone this year, so I am extending the 09 deadline to the last day of January 2010.

In addition, I sent out membership forms to complete and return. If you still have these in your email account, you can complete them and forward them back to me via email. I have four forms on file. The purpose of these forms is to ultimately compile a book of classmates, like a directory, so that we can keep in touch with each other. I would also like to be able to send birthday greetings on behalf of the class. Please return your form to me soon.

If you have any questions or suggestions please contact me with them.

Looking forward!
Miranda