Planning School Reunions

Back when I was a student, I was always very active in extracurricular clubs, sports, and activities. I had a hand in planning major school-wide events like Homecoming and Prom all four years, and also helped run numerous fundraisers for different charities. So now that my 10-year high school reunion is just around the corner, I'm sure it will come as no surprise to any of my classmates that I'm heading up the organizing committee. 

We've already had our first meeting, and were able to identify three major tasks that we need to take care of in the coming months. The first task is to track down as many classmates as we can find in order to let them know about the school reunion. This should be relatively easy since most of the people we graduated with are on Facebook, MySpace, or other popular social networking sites. For the classmates who aren't on those sites, we can use free tools such as online people locators, directories, and the white pages. If all else fails, we can hire a company that specializes in tracking down alumni for school reunions.

The committee's second task is set up a website where our classmates can quickly access the latest school reunion plans. We've learned that several companies offer free websites to promote school reunions, so this is definitely something that we're going to check out. We have a very limited budget to work with right now, which means that we really need to take advantages of all the free services that we can. However, before signing up for one of these websites, we're obviously going to have to read through the service agreement very carefully to make sure that there aren't any hidden fees to worry about.

The committee's third and final task is to order our school reunion merchandise. We're planning to give away items like buttons and photo frames as keepsakes for all attendees, and we're also planning to offer additional products for sale during the actual event. All we have to do is find a company that specializes in producing affordable custom merchandise for school reunions, pick out the items that we want, and submit our order well before the event date.

I'd heard that high school reunions are difficult to plan, but I think everything is going incredibly well thus far. I can't wait for the committee to tackle all these tasks, iron out the final details, and then enjoy a great night with all the friends that we've lost touch with!