1111 Seventh St
Plover, WI 54467
Phone:
715/344-8899
Fax:
320/213-6501
- Select a date that doesn't interfere with major family holidays or
dates that tend to be very busy (i.e. May/June proms & graduations).
Location should be near major transportation for out-of-towners. An ideal
location is a hotel near an airport. This gives you accommodations as
well as a banquet facility.
- Organize a committee or hire a reunion planner to track down
classmates. Call your school to help with addresses. This process
should start about one year out.
- Send out initial invitations about six to eight months
out. You might want to put in the invitation some memories
about those school years. Make the invitation fun and
upbeat. Enclose a request for any information about
other classmates.
- As a reminder at about three
months send a form asking for
personal information like occupation,
spouse's name, number of children,
special honors received, and
information about school life,
homeroom teacher, favorite
story, favorite teacher, girlfriend/boyfriend
during school years, and extracurricular
activities.
- If
possible
invite a
former teacher,
principal,
custodian,
librarian
or coach
that was
popular as
a guest of
honor. You
might need
to check
a retirement
home to locate
them.
- At
the
event,
use
name
tags,
especially
with
a
class
photo
to
help
recall
a
person's
memories
and
avoid
an
embarrassing
situation.
- The
first
60
to
90
minutes
of
your
reunion
will
be
devoted
to
socializing.
This
is
a
good
time
to
have
music
played
from
your
school
years.
Don't
rush
your
guests
to
dance
as
they
haven't
seen
many
of
their
friends
for
years.
As
a
result,
don't
be
concerned
if
there
is
more
talking
than
dancing
going
on.
Let
your
DJ
know
if
there
is
any
different
type
of
music
that
needs
to
be
played.
- At
the
90
minute
mark
it
is
time
to
address
the
group
and
say
a
few
words
and
give
away
some
prizes;
categories
can
include
most
children
or
grandchildren,
who
traveled
the
farthest,
longest
marriage,
the
'newlyweds',least
changed,
most
changed,
etc.
- Don't restrict the music to just your school years. An experienced will want to play a wide range of music to suit everyone's tastes. Not everyone wants to dwell in the past, even at