Highland Park High School 30 Year Reunion
DATE
July 3rd, 2009
location
The reunion will be held at the Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Avenue, Somerset. (http://www.palacesomersetpark.com/).
Invited Classes
About Event
Dear Classmates:
I pray that you are well and in a peaceful state of mind. I am healthy and blessed and grateful that I have had the opportunity to see, speak to or correspond with so many of you. Maria (Bongiovanni) Corbet and I recalled making meatloaf for a Girl Scout badge in elementary school. Scott Ilnicky and I exchanged memories of competing with and against each other in an 8th grade spelling bee. (I remembered it more than he did, but thatâ%uFFFD%uFFFDs okay.) It has been a true pleasure to catch up just a little. I look forward to seeing you in person and sharing and laughing a lot with you!
We are up to 35 paid and/or committed attendees. Iâ%uFFFD%uFFFDve attached list. We have a number of classmates traveling from out of state and three from out of the country. Thirty-five is certainly enough to have a reunion, but it would be great to increase that number, particularly for those who will be traveling a great distance to be with us.
We have a number of activities planned to keep the evening interesting and fun. There will be great music from the era, dancing if youâ%uFFFD%uFFFDre brave enough to go there, and good food and drink. Donâ%uFFFD%uFFFDt worry about not recognizing someone or not being remembered. Weâ%uFFFD%uFFFDre taking care of that. We also have a special guest youâ%uFFFD%uFFFDll not want to miss!
The reunion will be held at the Palace at Somerset Park, 333 Davidson Avenue, Somerset. http://www.facebook.com/l/69722;(http://www.palacesomersetpark.com/). The ticket price is $95.00 and includes all food, an open bar, a dessert bar, and coffee service. You will also receive a reunion booklet which will include photos, contact information, and interesting facts about our classmates. The booklet will also be available for $10.00 to classmates who cannot attend the reunion. All classmates attending the reunion and those who cannot attend but wish to be included in the booklet should send the attached information form along with your photos in .jpeg format to me by May 15. Even if you plan to attend, but have not paid for your ticket, I still need your forms and photos by May 15 so I can get the booklet prepared for the printer. Photos can be of anything (vacation, activities, work, pets) or with anyone (family, friends, co-workers) that reflects who you are, whatâ%uFFFD%uFFFDs important in your life, and tells us about your character and personality.
It would be very helpful and very much appreciated if I could receive your payment sooner rather than later. There are a number of expenses that cannot wait until the last minute. Checks/money orders for tickets or reunion booklets should be made payable to and mailed to:
HPHS Class of â%uFFFD%uFFFD79 30th Reunion
c/o Deborah Foster
17606 Basalt Way
Hagerstown, MD 21740-2058
We have a number of classmates we are still trying to locate. We have also recently come across the names of several classmates who were not on the original class list. If you know where any of them are as well as any others, please forward this information to them or send their contact information to me. Those classmates are:
Gus Apostolakis
Brian Brown
James Brown
Randi Brown
Reggie Eato
David Guscott
Nancy LeBranche
Ann Stevenson
Scott Stirewalt
If you need a hotel, let me know. I compiled a list of hotels in the vicinity of the reunion site. All of them are reasonably priced and are within a three-mile radius.
Many of you have graciously offered your assistance. Right now our greatest need is to find other classmates. As we get closer to the reunion date, I will be calling on you for other assistance. Thank you for extending yourselves.
With warmest regards,
Deb
30 Year Reunion
Reunion Committee
Invited Classmates
