USS TOPEKA CLG 8 Reunion Association Newsletter Volume 15, No.2 June 2004 Officers: Jerry Judge, Chairman, Board of Directors; John Reynolds, President; Jack Timmons, Secretary-Treasurer; Max Kaster, Reunion 04 Chairman; Kathy Spatz, Newsletter Editor; Ken Noble, Web Master

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Reunion Cities / Coordinators

This year we will be selecting a Reunion City/Coordinator for the 2005 Reunion (Central U.S.) and selecting a Reunion City/Coordinator for the 2006 Reunion (Western U.S.)
Cities proposed for 2005 include Minneapolis, which was proposed by Mike Phillips at the 2002 Denver Reunion, and San Antonio, TX, which was proposed by Jill Connery at the 2003 Portland Reunion. Members indicated will be expected to present information supporting their proposal at the Charleston Business Meeting and a site will be selected by vote.
New Request: It would be useful prior to making your presentation to collect information to be presented to the members as to what the airfares currently (several airlines) are to the reunion city would be from representative cites on East Coast, Midwest, and West Coast.
Members present may propose cites in the Western U.S. for the 2006 Reunion, understanding that John Reynolds in 2003 had made a substantial proposal that this reunion be held in San Diego.
Ruth and Dudley Cass had indicated that they would be willing to be the Reunion Coordinators should that site be ultimately chosen by the members for 2006.
Remember, the goal is to sell the city and what it has to offer to the membership, and the person successful in selling his city assumes the role of reunion coordinator.
The desired sequence of events is that two years prior to the event, a prospective coordinator will be at the reunion to “sell” the membership on the city he is proposing. That is, explain to the membership what his city has to offer that would make them chose that city. Implicit with the selection of his city, that person assumes the role of reunion coordinator.
During the next year, he will do the “leg work” to plan the reunion, select the hotel, choose tours, etc., lay out the schedule of events, using the association’s “Reunion Guide” to assist him in his preparations. The coordinator will need to work closely with the Caterer and Secretary/Treasurer.
At one year prior to the reunion, the coordinator will present his plan to the Board. Once approved, he will proceed to fill in all the details, getting timely information to the President, and the Newsletter Editor, etc. The Secretary/Treasurer and the Caterer will assist the reunion coordinator in contractual matters with the hotel, tour companies, etc.

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