JenniferJjcrichton wrote: > > For a book I am writing about family reunions, to be published by Workman > Publishing in March, 1998, I am interested in hearing from those who have > recently attended or are planning to attend a family reunion. I'd like to > learn more about the activities engaged in, the food indulged in, the > feelings created by being around family. If you have any questions about > my project before proceeding, I'd be happy to answer them. > > Thanks for your help. > > Jennifer Crichton > jjcrichton@aol.com Jennifer - My cousins and I got together in 1990 to plan our first family reunion in 1991. We had a special Mass said for the family at Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown and I had pursuaded the choir I belonged to at the time to sing at the Mass. It wasn't hard to pursuade them, as the choir was pleased to have the chance to sing at the Shrine -- the acoustics and the organ there are tremendous! We had the idea to hire the Polish-American String Band to play at our reunion, but found we couldn't afford them. We used a local sports/social club for the reunion site and they supplied food and drink for us: kielbasa, hamburgers, hot dogs, sauerkraut, potato chips, soda, etc. We had a great time; we planned games for the kids and there were swings and ball fields to play on. We awarded prizes to the oldest, the youngest, the people who came the furthest; we had tons of pictures to look at; and we had the whole thing videotaped. We had opened an account to hold the contributions we had asked from everyone in order to plan the event. Everyone is so busy and tied up with their own lives. We keep talking about doing it again and I'm sure we will, but the hard part is just getting over that inertia to get things rolling again! Best of luck with your book. -- Dan & Elaine from Warminster, PA, USA Elaine's researching CZYZ/STOCZKO/SZYMANIK and more Dan's researching GARGEL/NICHOLSON/COHEN/FINACEY Web Page: http://www.netreach.net/~degargel