The reunion committee is making progress . We recently met to discuss some ideas. We have heard from 55 classmates who have expressed interest in attending the reunion. Here are the details:
Date: We have discussed two possible dates. The dates under consideration are planned to coincide with the Worcester Red Sox game schedule at Polar Park. Our thought process was that a number of classmates might wish to attend a game during their time in Worcester.
The two dates under consideration are:
June 20,21,22 (games are at different times each day)
July 18, 19, 20 (games are at different times each day)
Both of these are Friday-Sunday weekends.
Time to be together: Mike Backer has volunteered his house in Southborough for an afternoon event. We will rent a tent, tables and chairs. Mike will make arrangements for food, beer and wine. We can coordinate around Red Sox games to ensure that people can have an opportunity to attend a game if they are interested.
Contribution: we estimate that we can provide food, rental tent, etc. by asking each classmate for a donation of $50 to cover our expenses.
Lodging: we expect that a number of classmates will be coming from away. For our 50th reunion we worked out a deal with the Holiday Inn Express in Worcester; they gave us a good rate and a number of classmates stayed there. We will contact them and other hotels for reduced rates. Mike also suggested we investigate hotels in Metro West (Framingham, Southborough, Westborough, Ashland).
Next Steps: please respond by clicking reply or emailing BenBachrach@gmail.com with your preference for either the June date or the July one. We realize we can’t please everyone but if there is a clear preference, we need to know it. If there is no preference, we will select the date that we believe works best.
Reunion Committee: Charlie Andersen, Mike Backer, Ben Bachrach, Bruce Bindman, Alan Cooper, Sue Niman, Jerry Morse, Joel Rosen, Rick Sandler, Sue Taffet, Larry Witkin, Joe Widoff.