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help you plan your class reunion. We are delighted that
your class will have the opportunity to get together.
We want to help you. The following is a timeline and
a list of ways that the Alumni Association and the Alumni
Office can work with you.
3-9 months before the reunion:
- Call the Alumni Office to tell them of your plans
- Call or email your classmates to form a committee
- Select a date (if different from the all-class reunion)
- Make your reservations and determine menu, music,
entertainment, registration, etc.
- Ask the Alumni Office for a list of your classmates
and their addresses (You may also want to write to
the parents of alumni, if you don’t have the
student information.)
- Have your committee verify addresses and find any
lost people; check out RHSM’s OnLine Community
to update your information and look for “lost
alums.” You may want to post messages and let
your classmates know your latest news.
- Give any address changes to the Alumni Office
- Find the addresses of any faculty or other guests
that you want to invite ( the Alumni Office can help
with this)
- Decide how much you will charge each person
- Send a Save the Date card. The Alumni Office can
provide a generic RHSM postcard and address labels
- Advertise in the Review (Deadline is 2 nd week in
April) and Online
- Design and print invitations
- Request labels or a list (for hand-written envelopes)
from Alumni Office
1 month before to day of the reunion
- Send invitations
- Make follow-up phone calls to reinforce the invitation
Day of reunion
- Relax for a while at the all-class reunion (we’ll
take care of you)
- Remind your classmates to meet at the next event
- Enjoy your reunion!
After the reunion
- Write all of your thank you notes and pay the bills
- Send us a written synopsis and some pictures to
put into the Review
- Assign one or two other people to be responsible
for the next reunion .
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If you plan to have fun and to reach as many classmates
as possible, your event will be a success!
Some things to consider are:
Where do you want to hold your event?
Many classes hold their event in conjunction with the
All Class Reunion, which is generally mid-June every
year.
Others plan a whole weekend of activities, some adults
only and some with families. Some classes opt to hold
reunions in other cities. If that is what works best
for your class, do it! Remember, the important thing
is to reconnect the people.
Ideas:
- Create a web site for classmates to send in updates
and pictures for the reunion
- Invite other classes to attend (the more the merrier!)
- Create fun awards (who traveled the farthest, which
alum has the most kids, degrees, gray hair, etc.)
- Consider making a class gift to the school
Call Reagan Tolboe, Alumni Director,
at 801-924-2958 if you need help. She is skilled in event
planning and is happy to advise, brainstorm, or serve
as a sounding board.
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