Saturday, July 2, 2011

URGENT: Reunion location changed

Classmates, I posted this on facebook but for anyone who has not seen it yet, the location for our reunion next Saturday July 9th has changed. The reunion will be at OWEN O'LEARY'S in Southboro.

http://www.owenolearys.com/southboro.html

July 9th 2011 at 6:30pm casual attire. Ticket prices also changed. Click the button on the top left to buy your tickets today. I would rather not have to deal with selling tickets gathering money the night of the reunion. I won't turn anyone away but I just would rather not, so help me out and buy your tickets in advance.

Thank you

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Last Week for discounted tickets. Act Now!

This is your last week to take advantage of the discounted reunion ticket prices! Order your tickets by June 1st before the prices go up.

Also, for those of you not checking your facebook pages recently we are having a serious problem with getting people to buy their tickets to the reunion. This happened at the 10 year too, but a few stern reminders from me was enough to get them to start buying. This time, not so much.

So... if I don't have at least 100 attending the reunion we will likely lose our venue. I am supposed to report to them on June 9th with how many people I have confirmed attending. So far I can only tell them 19 people have paid for tickets. I am dreading that phone call with them on June 9th at this rate, and worried about losing the money I put out for a deposit on the venue.

That being said, please do me a favor and buy your tickets this week. Before the prices go up, and before I have to have this phone call with Indian Meadows Country Club. If you have any questions or problems please email me at jillcarilli@yahoo.com

Thanks Classmates!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Update: Classmate Rebekah Commo Carter

Yay Classmates! So glad I have some great news to post. All the prayers and positive thoughts for Rebekah have worked! She is doing great and is out of the woods. It was a LONG hard fought battle and there were many times when her family almost lost her. She was on life support and in ICU for a very long time. But I would love to share her latest facebook post to give you all an idea how she is doing...

Rebekah Carter:
Yes im back...kickin ass and taking names...come visit me!



Congratulations to Rebekah and her sons and family on her recovery. NOW... did you know it was Rebekah's idea to have a Sweet 16 reunion??? Let's honor her by coming out to it and catching up with her and other classmates (now you have to come Becca! LOL).

Have you bought your tickets yet??? What are you waiting for? I can only ask nicely so many times before you make me start to beg. Ha ha!

PLEASE do not delay in buying your tickets. You only have 3 more weeks to buy the tickets at a discount and only 8 weeks till the Reunion. Don't keep me guessing that long whether we are going to be able to have a reunion or not. I have not sold enough tickets to have a reunion yet, and will have to cancel if I don't have at least 100 people attending. So CLICK the buy now button in the top left and buy them today. Before you give me a heart attack from stress! ha ha

Thursday, March 31, 2011

SWEET 16 REUNION INFORMATION!

Ok guys, here it is! :) Thanks for your patience while I put this together. Thanks also to everyone who voted in the poll about prices. The majority voted for $75 ticket price but it was a close vote, so I think I found a very fair compromise as you will see below. Here goes!



Ticket information:



Use the drop down menu on the left hand side of this blog to buy your tickets. There are three options based on the three options listed above. Choose the correct one and enter your name(s) in the box. You will be taken to paypal where you can buy tickets SECURELY via credit card or debit card.

Please note there is a $.30 "shipping charge" and a 2.9% "sales tax" added to ticket orders paid through paypal which will cover the paypal fees for the convenience of being able pay with credit.


If you would like to mail me a check for your reunion tickets, please mail to:

Jill Carilli
2217 E Glacier Pl
Chandler, AZ 85249

Please also indicate when mailing, the names for the tickets.

It has never been my policy to turn anyone away from a reunion. If there is any reason why you can not pay for your reunion ticket, or can not pay the full amount please contact me to discuss alternative ticket options.

Thanks everyone and I look forward to seeing so many of you again at this next reunion! I also appreciate all the offers to help from everyone and all the thank you emails and sentiments I have received.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Reunion Ticket Price Poll

Hello Classmates! SO, the details for the reunion are coming together nicely and the flyer is half done. However before we publish it we thought we would take a moment as a courtesy to put up a poll and see what you all think about reunion ticket prices??

As most of you may know in the past I have always kept the ticket prices to $50 pp. But I have always tried to be frugal in making sure we get a lot for that money. We have always had an open bar for at least all or part of our reunions and we have always had hot food or hors d' ouvres and a DJ for music. Prices have gone up a lot since I planned our 6yr reunion 10 yrs ago. But I am still trying to give you guys the best experience possible.

For our 2011 reunion, so far I can tell you we are definitely having an open bar for at least some of the reunion. I can also tell you we will be having hors d' ouvres again, and we will have some "sweet" treats to go home to your kids with (or to keep all to yourselves- ha ha :) I am trying to find classmates who DJ and do photography so I can secure these things for free and not have them come out of our budget... And I thought it would be hilarious to have a photo booth at the reunion (like some of you may have had or seen at weddings). These make for a great souvenir also and are a lot of fun.

So with the above in mind, and because I know the economy is tough right now, please take a second to vote. It will help me greatly.

Thank you!!!
Jill

PS: We are also kicking around the idea of a discount for buying tickets early (before May 15th) and for spouses. Leave a comment if you have thoughts on those two things also! :)

What price would you be willing to pay for a reunion ticket?
$50 per person
$75 per person
$100 per person
  

Prayers for Rebekah



Many of you might not know that our classmate Rebekah Carter has been very ill and fighting for her life for almost a month now. She has made steps forward but has started to take some steps back, that has resulted in her being placed in Neurological Intensive Care Unit.

No one is giving up hope and Rebekah continues to show resolve to get better. Her doctors can tell she and her body are fighting. She has NOT given up. She has an amazing boyfriend and two teenage sons to fight for.

Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. It is thanks to Rebekah that I decided to have this 2011 reunion. She was the one who thought of the theme for our Reunion which is "Sweet 16". She pointed out that our 5yr reunion didn't happen and we had a 6yr. So when I was struggling to get the 15yr together she recommended that I stop stressing and push it off till this Summer. Even it meant we were having a 16yr.

Hang in there Rebekah and we are all pulling and praying for you! You need to get better so you can be there at our Reunion in July! I can't wait to give you a big hug :)

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

It's Ok To Be A Follower

Remember in High School when one no one wanted to be called a Follower?? Well it's all good now. Click the Follow button on the right hand side and Follow this blog officially.

Welcome to our own FHS Class of 1995 website. This site is new and still under construction and will change as new gismos, widgets and gadgets (oh my) are added. But follow today so you can keep an eye on the progress.

This blog will be used to post relevant classmate news and reunion information. And let's not forget about reunion photos :) You can also use this site to purchase tickets to our upcoming Sweet Sixteen Reunion on July 9, 2011. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW THIS WEEK SO STAY TUNED!!

OH and if you really don't want to miss out on posts, (especially our big reunion announcement coming this week) try subscribing by entering your email address in the subscribe box! You wont miss a word... captivated I'm sure. ;)

If you have any content or anything you would like to share on this blog just contact me at jillcarilli@yahoo.com.

(PS: I stole this idea from a Framingham North 80s decade class but they have classmate profiles secton on their website. Just a quick paragraph like a where am I now with a current photo and 3-4 sentences of where live, kids/spouse info etc/ where work and hobbies. If I ever get the time to pull that together and if my classmates are not too embarrassed to be featured I would love to add this section!!)

Thanks!