Lyn Legere wrote: > RE: Legal implications for the volunteer committee. Unless there is an > exchange of money between members (rather than to hotel, etc.), there should > be no legal implications. I think we would want to minimize money > exchange. For example, the accomodations committe could contact hotel, get > rate for rooms, possible reserve X amount of rooms, but the deposits should > be made directly to the hotel. If there are any other concerns, a simple > disclaimer should cover everyone's derrier. > > Lyn LEgere > > Chris Branagan wrote: > > > Hi Everybody! > > > > OK, we are putting out a "Last Call" regarding the possibility of a > > Whitney Family Reunion. Please let us know via the Whitney roots > > web site (you are on it right now) if you think this is a good idea > > and if you would try to come. > > > > Based on information collected so far, it looks like a Reunion would > > take place in the summer of 2002 in or near Watertown, Ma. , the > > residence of John and Elinor Whitney when they came in 1635. > > > > Because planning is still very, VERY early, there is a lot of > > flexibility as to what content could be considered, but the general > > goals of the reunion would be for members of the Whitney Research Group > > to get to know one another better and to share with one another the > > scholarly research done to date regarding the Whitney Family. This > > would include John and Elinor, Henry, the Southern Whitneys and the > > Canadian Whitneys. (Have I left out anyone?) We would try to include > > social times, banquets, perhaps some tours, lectures by members of > > the WRG, and perhaps some involvement by the Watertown Historical > > Society. Is there any interest in a golf tourney? > > > > The reunion would take place over one three day weekend, starting on > > Friday afternoon, running all day Saturday and concluding after church > > and brunch on Sunday. > > > > We will need people to be on the Organizing Committee willing to take > > charge of each of the following areas: lodging and meals, tours, > > lectures, registration. This will be a volunteer committee, no one > > from the committee will make any money on this reunion. > > I think we should also have some legal advice from some of our member > > WRG attorneys on liability pitfalls for the Committee. So far the > > volunteers for the Committee are Lynn Legere and me. We are hoping to > > involve Jeanne Muse somehow. > > > > Make your thoughts known. If we do this, we want it to be done well. > > > > from, Carolyn Whitney Branagan