Second Confrence Call Notes!

Thanks again to everyone who was able to make it to the call tonight!  Bennett, you are a great asset to our team!  Thank you for offering to update our online capabilities and get our word spread a bit better.

Here is what we decided tonight:

Goals for next phone call:

1. Each member contact and get a response from 20 people on your list.
2. Each member find 5 people to help on sub committees

Goals moving forward:

Sub-groups have been formed.   

Financial Group

• Headed by Heidi Phillips
• Must review and approve (by committee vote) all spending of funds for the reunion
• Create a budget for each group
• Assist in fundraising
• Collect and track money spent

Marketing / Contacting Group

• Headed by Bryan Bennett
• Find ALL people and ensure they are aware of the reunion and activities
• Send out mailers, reminders, and invitations to the event

Reunion Entertainment Group

• Headed by Tanya Sadler Korth
• Create a schedule for events to occur the day of the reunion
• Ensure all entertainers are booked and ready

Locations / Catering Group

• (Need a head?)
• Get quotes on locations and places for the committee to decide on where to go
• Work with Entertainment Group to decide on what type of caters, photographers, etc are needed for the event and get quotes for a decision to be made

Fundraising Group

• (Need a head!)
• Find people interested in donating services and or funds to make this reunion happen
• Works closely with Finance Group

All in all a good call!  Thanks everyone for you time and interest in keeping this alive.  Each group is in need of many more helping hands.  Don't be afraid to contact us if you feel you have capabilities or contacts that can help in any of these responsibilities. The more hands, the easier the work.

Thanks again!!
Heidi

First meeting notes...

Thanks to everyone who attended our first committee meeting conference call.  We kept it quick and set ourselves a task list. Here is what we decided to work on this month. 

1. Break up the alumni list and start searching for all of our classmates.
• Be sure to direct people to this link so they can send in their contact info: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGh0a0pkWTIwMVc3TTNDa2wwTnVwY2c6MQ
• Take a poll from our classmates on what they would like their reunion to be like:
• What time of year? Spring, Summer, Fall?  What is the best month?
• Would you be willing to help plan the reunion?
• Do you have any products or services you would like to contribute for fundraising or for services at the reunion?
• What is the likelihood you would come, and would you bring a plus one?
2. Find 5 more people to join our committee!

We will be reporting our efforts and setting our next goals a month from now to keep rolling.  Here is the plan for the next meeting:

Date: OCTOBER 16TH 2011 
Time: 7 PM MTN TIME
Skype ID: Heidi.Mecham

Add me as a skype friend and I will invite you into our call!  As usual, if you want to get involved in any way, email me at Jordanbeets@hotmail.com

I know we are starting early... but if it takes a year to plan, and a year to spread the word... we're right on time :)

The Call!

The official kick off time is here! If you, or anyone you know is interested in helping to plan our grandiose 10 year high school reunion the time is now!  We are going to have our very first conference call via Skype to discuss ideas, timing, and goals to make this the best reunion we can.

If you want your voice to be heard and have some great ideas don't let them be left in the dust.  Why not join the fun from the very beginning.  Here are the details.

Skype ID: Heidi.Mecham
Date: Sunday 9/18/2011
Time: 7 pm Mtn time

Please add me as a skype friend in advance so we can anticipate the number of people attending the call.  If for any reason you will be unable to attend the call, but still have some topics you would like us to discuss, please email them to: JORDANBEETS@HOTMAIL.COM so we can discuss them.  I will post to the blog what we discussed so all can see. 

I can't believe how much time is flying by.  Yesterday marked the 10 year reunion of Sept 11th.  Can't you remember exactly what classroom you were in when you heard the news?  Remember how many tv's remained on all day, and how cloudy it seemed in the commons even though it may have been a perfect day outside?  We have been at war for 10 years since that date.  I wonder how many of our classmates have served to maintain our freedom all these years.  Thank you for your service!

Sincerely,
Heidi Mecham-Phillips

Looking for you!

Searching and searching for each of you can be a daunting task.  So, for those of you who want to be found, I think we should make this a bit easier :).  Please click the link below and fill out the attached form.  It's quick, easy and secured.  This way you can be sure to be contacted when all the fun gets started!

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGh0a0pkWTIwMVc3TTNDa2wwTnVwY2c6MQ

Be sure that any information you supply will last a few years.  If you give us your email address be sure it's one that you will continue to use regardless of job transfers, etc.  The mailing address you give should be one you will be able to recieve mail to in the next 2 years.  Hopefully we can find you all!!

As always, if you are interested in helping plan the reunion, I would LOVE your help.  Mark the form as interested or email me at Jordanbeets@hotmail.com


Happy Memorial Weekend Everyone!

Is anyone out there?

I had this great idea!  I know we all have facebook to keep in touch with people, etc.  But I ran accross this reunion page where classmates would send in a photo of them or their family along with a quick snipit about what has happened in their life since graduation!  How fun!!  I thought it was a really great way to remember people from our past.  It was almost like a living yearbook and was done really tastefully.

If you would like to be involved in our "What have you been up to since 2003?" challenge let me know!  Each week I will post a new blurb from you for your classmates to review!  You don't have to write much, or even send a formal picture or anyting.  Just something fun and quick for us to remember you by!

Send all photo's and blurbs to Jordanbeets@hotmail.com so I can get them on here!

Hope you are all having a great week!

Thanks,

Heidi

CALLING ALL PLANNERS!

I know you're out there. . . . .  You are a rare and special type of person.  You have great ideas, you know how to make things happen, and you want to be involved.  Now is a GREAT time to share off your talents.  We NEED you more than you can ever know.  Here are some great titles you can have while working in our commitee to add to your resume under "large service projects".

Positions we need filled include:
1. Captain of Fundraising
2. Chief Financial Officer
3. Admiral of Marketing
4. Private Detective/Classmate finder
5. Chief Operating officer
6. Technical Director

Go wild!  You want a title?  You got it!  Just email me at Jordanbeets@hotmail.com and we'll get you involved!  Check us out on Facebook as well!  Friend me "Heidi Mecham Phillips" (they won't let me change my name to be JHS 2003.  If anyone knows how to do this let me know!  We have 380 classmembers found and switching accounts could lose you :)).

Getting desperate.... can you tell?

Goals!

This is week 2 of my resolution to write weekly updates for the 10 year reunion.  I hope someone out there is getting these!

Since my last post confessing the overwhelming nature of planning a reunion I think we may have some people on our planning comitee now!!  YAY!  I will wait for their approval in my mentioning their names before I do so :)  You know who you are and I am so glad you have contacted me.  We already have some ideas rolling out.

It seems that most people are interested in doing a formal evening party.  So far thoughts include formal dinner, presentation, dancing, etc.  Others have mentioned doing a golf tournament during the day or something to that effect.  If any of this sounds fun to you and/or you have connections to help make this happen let me know!

Still looking for more people or more to join our committee.  Let me know if you are interested!

Thanks again for listening.

Heidi (Mecham) Phillips

As always - be sure to update your contact information on the alumni website at http://www.jhsalumniassociation.com/feedback_form.php?t=8 or by emailing me at Jordanbeets@hotmail.com.

3 years left...

Times a ticking.  Now taking any and all volunteers to help start planning and locating. If interested please contact me via email at jordanbeets@hotmail.com or post a comment on this blog!

You can also send in any information you want.  Your ideas for the 10 year.  What date you'd like to have the 10 year.  Ways to get infromation to all our classmates?  I'm open to any and all things :)

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!!

Sincerely,
Heidi (Mecham) Phillips :)

PS - Don't forget to update your information with the alumni association if you move.  This helps us make sure you recieve news for reunions! (http://www.jhsalumniassociation.com/feedback_form.php?t=8)