The success of a reunion, whether it's among friends, relatives or classmates, depends on its goals, planning & execution.
Is this grand reunion (with emphasis on the whole Graduating Class and not just Section A) geared towards having a great time together as a group after 50 years of pursuing our individual lives (except for a few classmates who ended up with each other;) or is it also a fundraiser in pursuit of our charitable & personal objectives? Shall it be formal, informal, semi-formal, contemporary, provincial, colorful, or elegant but subdued with a dinner-dance & throwback music in a hotel, school or reception hall, sacred with a Thanksgiving Mass initially for parochial school graduates like us, and then afterwards loud, fun-loving & mischievous (just kidding!) on the beach, which dots our town's seaboard?
How many people are we expecting, realistically? I guess it all depends on the cost for each person who can afford it; so why not let all Filipino expats & foreign workers pay for the whole affair? But how about those classmates of ours in the Philippines who are well off and can pay for themselves and their spouses, or even sponsor those who cannot afford it? And, how do we bring the cost down to make it easy and affordable for those who are paying for it? Should we make it a whole day or 2-day vibe in our town of Sta. Cruz, Zambales, or make a splash out of town, and let everyone chip in according to their means, minus the spouses or better halves? Do you know any donors & sponsors, or a number of us who are willing to pay for the miscellaneous expenses, such as, T-shirts, banner, catering and bus fares?
Do we need a timeline, particularly the deadlines for non-refundable deposits, partial or full payment of dues in order to track the progress of early supporters of this commendable endeavor, or exact monetary penalties for late deciders, if necessary?
And in the grand scheme of things, have we thought of a simple but appropriate & noble theme for this once in a lifetime get-together that we cannot afford to miss, with or without a fee?
I think what I'm trying to say after listening in person and reading some of our classmates' feedbacks on Messenger is: Let's plan this reunion now by forming a commitee abroad & in the home country; lock down and save the date; and start finding all our classmates by communicating via social media, telephone calls, or old-fashioned word-of-mouth, while searching for those unretouched, non-photoshopped high school photographs & mementos, and post them on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram or other platforms, in order to ignite or rekindle our faded memories.
(To be concluded...)
Is this grand reunion (with emphasis on the whole Graduating Class and not just Section A) geared towards having a great time together as a group after 50 years of pursuing our individual lives (except for a few classmates who ended up with each other;) or is it also a fundraiser in pursuit of our charitable & personal objectives? Shall it be formal, informal, semi-formal, contemporary, provincial, colorful, or elegant but subdued with a dinner-dance & throwback music in a hotel, school or reception hall, sacred with a Thanksgiving Mass initially for parochial school graduates like us, and then afterwards loud, fun-loving & mischievous (just kidding!) on the beach, which dots our town's seaboard?
How many people are we expecting, realistically? I guess it all depends on the cost for each person who can afford it; so why not let all Filipino expats & foreign workers pay for the whole affair? But how about those classmates of ours in the Philippines who are well off and can pay for themselves and their spouses, or even sponsor those who cannot afford it? And, how do we bring the cost down to make it easy and affordable for those who are paying for it? Should we make it a whole day or 2-day vibe in our town of Sta. Cruz, Zambales, or make a splash out of town, and let everyone chip in according to their means, minus the spouses or better halves? Do you know any donors & sponsors, or a number of us who are willing to pay for the miscellaneous expenses, such as, T-shirts, banner, catering and bus fares?
Do we need a timeline, particularly the deadlines for non-refundable deposits, partial or full payment of dues in order to track the progress of early supporters of this commendable endeavor, or exact monetary penalties for late deciders, if necessary?
And in the grand scheme of things, have we thought of a simple but appropriate & noble theme for this once in a lifetime get-together that we cannot afford to miss, with or without a fee?
I think what I'm trying to say after listening in person and reading some of our classmates' feedbacks on Messenger is: Let's plan this reunion now by forming a commitee abroad & in the home country; lock down and save the date; and start finding all our classmates by communicating via social media, telephone calls, or old-fashioned word-of-mouth, while searching for those unretouched, non-photoshopped high school photographs & mementos, and post them on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram or other platforms, in order to ignite or rekindle our faded memories.
(To be concluded...)
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