Another thing I would add (couple things rather): 1.) As sad as this may sound when the point of a class reunion is largely to have a good time, but has anyone in your class died since graduating from HS? If your class has lost any people over the years, it's worth considering to hold some kind of Powerpoint slideshow or a "memorial" of sorts for the attending class to remember those people, make nice comments or memories they may've had with the now-deceased person, etc. Of course don't force them or try to talk them into it if it's too painful for them or just don't want to do this for other reasons but also consider inviting the person's family as well. 2.) Okay so say your graduating class has 246 people. You don't necessarily have to invite all 246 of those people. If you want to or are trying to invite as many of those people as possible, okay fine, that's cool and all and completely understandable. But is there someone in your graduating class you have had some kind of beef or negative history with or have had some kind of negative history with you? If you, it's strongly recommended you DO NOT invite that person to the reunion. Obviously you don't want that person coming to your event and for that person to be the reason you've not had as much fun as you could've if that person were absent. If they're a known troublemaker, you also don't want that person taking the fun away from the other people trying to have a good time either.
#2. Are you talking about one person with whom the entire class has a problem, or someone you, the planner, had a problem with? If you are the one who did not like someone, they probably were friends with others in the class, and should most definitely be invited. Or is this your personal, private party??
@@cbboyle5117 Well, if you're planning the reunion and if there's someone YOU personally don't like I would obviously NOT invite the person to your event especially if you have some kind of traumatic history or experience with this individual. Or if they do show up, just avoid that person as much as possible. If the person has been a problem to everyone you could go as far as to not allow this person to attend the event. In my case, I wouldn't force the person to NOT attend if it's just me who doesn't like the possible attendee but I'd just avoid them. The event I'm working on, I don't know if I'd call it my own personal private party because 1.) I'd want a few people working with me to put it together and 2.) I'd much rather call it OUR event even though I may've put in much work in setting up the event. Hope this answers your questions?
If there was someone (or a couple of people) whom you did not get along with in high school, I don’t think excluding them from the invite is the way to go in my view. First, what if that person has changed since high school and they have matured? You may even find that you don’t mind them. And even if they haven’t changed then you can always try to avoid them at the event by being at the other side of a room to them. And plus it’s just for one day/night, not a whole week. And secondly, what if the person found out that they had been one of the few people excluded from the invite to their high school reunion? That would not be a good feeling for them even if they were/are a troublemaker. I just think people should be given a chance to attend and if it’s clear that they are a troublemaker then they can be told to leave.
@@chamorgn it didn’t go ahead 😢 I put the event on eventbrite and it creates a link for you to share to people so they can buy a ticket - but I held off buying actual things for it until closer to the time, it didn’t happen though as not enough tickets sold 😫
Thank you for making this. It's the best reunion information I've found anywhere. I am co-chairing my 40th and want to do a good job for the committee and attendees. Your video gave me some great ideas of how to do just that. I'll be sharing this with our committee. Thanks again, Jack
Thanks for this. Our class of 75 will be celebrating our 50th class reunion for the 2024-25 school year culminating in the fall at a homecoming football game and dinner/:dance probably the same weekend. We have also undertaken building a park shelter as a legacy project next year. I have been thinking of what role I should assume, I was president. I would like to make this memorable and a feel good weekend for everyone and remind my classmates of how very important we were in shaping the superb reputation for which our small school is still envied.. As time nears and we are seeing one another more frequently at fundraisers and other events I'm wondering if I should deliver remarks or have a speaker take on that task as an outsider looking in. Any thoughts appreciated.
Great information. I am planning our 50th class reunion to be held July 2022. We have secured a venue and a DJ. Our class was 498 but sadly many have passed away over the years. We are charging $50 per person. I just finished creating a website but one thing I picked up on is that you accepted only checks. The website has the option to pay by credit card but there is also a fee which we would absorb. We may reconsider payment options. Thank you for posting this.
I remember what it was like to get word to people who had all these special caveats. There was a group I administered in college that some people didn't want to be on a group e-mail, so they had to get all their e-mails individually mailed to them. It was a big pain to have to deal with that, because they didn't know how to join a group online. I reached a point where I stopped caring about whether they got word or not -- it was like I was working for them, or something.
I'd rather work on mine like a whole year ahead of time to leave some wiggle room for possible screwups... and to maximize the chances of all the people I want to see there to show up. I'd like to do a November reunion, post Thanksgiving (not right after but before December)
Hi Judy. I'd say the best way is by getting people excited, or keeping them excited, via social media. Also, by encouraging people to reach out to classmates who haven't been found or responded yet. Good luck!
SylverStar13 Luna HI. Great question. We opened a simple non-profit checking account. I’ll have to check with the woman who was our treasurer to get the details.
Jenece M. I believe we set up a bank account in the name of our reunion.I do recall paying some monthly fees, but in the long run, it was worthwhile. Actually, once we got above a certain balance, they waived the fees, so we put in an early plea for early ticket sales and that took care of fees.
Hi there. I do believe we set it up that way, although in the long run, I don't think it ended up making that much difference, because there was never much money in the account.
Hi. That is a great question. I recall having to go in with another classmate who was the official treasurer. We could have put it in both of our names. The seems right. Not sure that helps, but hope it does.
High school was a difficult time for me I was a foot shorter than the girls 40 lb overweight with crooked yellow teeth and a bad case of gas the ugliest girl in school would not give me the time of day so predictably I played with myself a lot and over time went blind
well i got an update so we are doing our high school reunion on october 6th and jeff is organizing the reunion were going to have a potluck dinner and outside games
