Various Reunion Items

Hi all,

Couple of quick notes:

1. Alumni Association continues to have some technical difficulties, post-hurricane. When you register for reunion events and push the final "done" button, the registrations are taking, but the confirmation e-mails are not being sent, and some people's browsers are timing out. If you register and have any questions about whether the transaction went through or not, e-mail me at jericwrites@gmail.com and I will confirm for you and let Alumni Association know of the continuing tech problems.

2. We have had some cancellations at Loews over the past month, so there are rooms available in our block. I would most strongly suggest and encourage folks to use them . . . if we drop below 85% of contracted room block, we incur some pretty steep penalties from the hotel if they can't resell the rooms. If you aren't sure where you want to stay, then please stays at Loews. It will help us all, and it will be a good time to have as many of us in one place as possible (there are currently 151 folks from '86 using 372 rooms over four nights . . . so we'll be running the joint, for the most part). Barring emergencies, I would also most strongly ask that those who have reservations, honor them. We will all pay if you're a late cancellation or no-show.

3. To encourage participation at Loews, I have one more executive suite that I can raffle off . . . the winner will pay the normal block rate, but will be upgraded to a nicer, bigger room. In order to be eligible for this perq, you have to have a reservation at Loews AND be registered for reunion events. You can do both at the class reunion planning page, here (see bullets in top right hand side of that page for links):

http://86usna25.blogspot.com/

4. Reminder that September 15 is the last day to get your geedunk orders in if you want to guarantee that you will receive them before the reunion itself. Classmates registering for tailgater get the fleece and cap as part of the deal, and you can also buy additional merch for the family at the Class Store, also linked from the website above.

5. Another reminder that on September 22, late registration fees will be applied to all transactions . . . that the Color Company competition and Golf registration end on October 11, and that all registration will close on October 20 for all reunion events. The sooner you sign up, the happier everybody will be.

Sorry for the increasing volume of e-mails heading your way, but as we get closer to the event, there will be more to discuss . . . hard to believe that it's almost upon us, and that in a mere five weeks, you won't be receiving any more reminders and goads from me!!!!

See you soon,

E