Thursday, July 28, 2011

Panther Pride

Speaking of pride, the Reitz Class of 1967 should be proud to know that the Condo fundraiser, the first fundraiser in recent memory, will go a long way to help defray the cost of the upcoming Fall of 2012 45th Reunion. The generosity of the class seems to know no bounds, plus the desire for a sea breezy Gulf vacation seems mighty attractive when you step outside your door in the Evansville summer ozone alert enhanced heat. Remember, that's August 7, not this coming Sunday, but the next Sunday, 4PM. We've got a condo to give away at Parkway Pizza on Broadway.  I for one am celebrating with an ice cream sundae regardless of the outcome.

Gary Malin may have to revisit Evansville soon because his mother, who was recuperating from a heart attack and seemed to have made a rapid recover, has taken a turn for the worse. This on the heels of a nice evening with him and some classmates at the Westside Hacienda. Our thoughts and best wishes for a good outcome go out to him and his family.

I thought it might be a good time to start thinking about activities for the 45th. At the 44, I think everyone had a great time getting themselves into feeder school groups. I know I want to get a photo of all the attending vets, which, I had intended to do but for my own forgetfulness, we did not do at the 44. Homeroom photos? Maybe? And we'll also have an updated directory on disc with the most current contact information. Hopefully there won't be that many changes in a year and change.

Anyway, Linda has been thinking about how many teachers are still around. We know that Mrs. Martin from Centennial days will be there. We invited her personally the other day when Linda ran into her at lunch, I think at the westside Applebee's. Anyway, if any others are around, either feeder schools or Reitz, it might be a fun time for all....No Linda, no one will rat you out over that skipping school incident back in school. I think your parents already administered their own brand of justice for that anyway.

We're also thinking about setting up a telephone tree so that a working group of people helping the committee will be contacting each and every class member to personally invite everyone to the 45, regardless of how unlikely attendance may be. It doesn't matter. It's also a chance to catch up on any additional contact information changes too so the directory will be updated plus I know that Linda doesn't want to get a repeat phone marathon performance from the 44. We know how hard it was to sell condo chances. It's much easier to invite someone to a reunion for a good meal with friends.

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