Giving Back

hey team
Alisa Meyer and Page Warner volunteered to join the planning committee and be the contact points in T.L. Page lives there and Alisa goes there often. Thanks Alisa and Page!

Page suggested we go back 20 years to her class.. and was planning to have a reunion next year anyway!
I contacted Beki Duke at the Old School and we are discussing using the Old School from 6:30 - 9:30 on Sat. Aug. 2nd. They will have church there the next morning, so we would want to clean everything up and help them set up afterward. Alisa pointed out that there is no alcohol allowed there... what do you think about that? Is that a big problem? I was thinking one way around that, would be to plan an afterparty somewhere else where people can get together and have some drinks if they like... Alisa suggested Adam Schmid's house... we will talk to him about that. I wonder about the Grange Hall.... or maybe the Trout Lake Country Inn... or isn't there usually a barn dance at the Morris's that night of the fair? We could all crash it! I won't be drinking, but I want people to feel comfortable if that's what they like to do, it could be an awkward night.

I am discussing this with Mr. Dearden (principal at Trout Lake School now you know that right?) via email, and invited him to attend. He said he would, and maybe the Trout Lake School teachers would as well, and possibly even perform a skit for us. :) What do you think about a talent show? Do you think people would perform things?

Mr Dearden mentioned looking for ways to connect alumni and current students, and it made me think of some ways we could use this reunion not just as a way to reminisce but also as a way to give back to the school that helped shape us. I'm thinking of a possible service project on Saturday, at T.L. School, or maybe just a discussion at the reunion of some ideas for how we can be involved at T.L. School in the future. Does this spark any ideas for you?

I'm thinking a gratitude wall would be great... a big piece of paper where we can write down things we are grateful for that we learned from each other and from Trout Lake School.

Another feature of a reunion I think would be networking opportunities... how can we encourage networking?

What other functions do reunions serve?

This is so fun!

Planning so far recap:

Trout Lake School Reunion

Date: August 2, 2008

Time: 6pm-10pm

Place: The Old School (Jonah Ministries)

Who: Trout Lake school alumni (any year)

Opening Ceremonies: 6-6:30
Basketball Game 6:30-7:30
School Lunch 7:30-8:30
Dance and Social 8:30-10:00

Pep band alumni, bring your instruments and play!

So we will need a referee for the game right?
And it should be pot-luck I guess, with some food provided.
And.... what else do people do at reunions?

Okay Team! Let's Go!

Alright, so August is coming up fast!

We better get somethin going here!
Where were we with this planning? It's been a little while!

Shandrea is working on getting the old school for our location.

I'm trying to get a hold of Mr. Dearden to see if there is any kind of alumni fund for this.

I want to have a slide projector and photo slide show... does anybody have a projector? Maybe T.L. school has one and Mr. D would let us borrow it.

Oh, hey committee, are you all planning on being in T.L. in August for the fair? are you all gonna be there?!

I'm coming to America May 24th, and will be on the West Coast thru the month of June but then I am moving to Boston and will be there for July... so I'll be flying back into PDX for this reunion... so let's make it good! Seriously, let's make it good enough to get people to fly for it!

Chime in and tell me your excited!

Lumina