Your 55th Reunion Committee met on June 27th to elaborate on our plans for our celebration on October 12th.
It would be very helpful if we could know how many people are thinking of attending. Eventually we need to get a firm number to the caterer, and then we will ask for a commitment, but right now just a general “Yeah, I’m thinking about it” is what we’d like. So we set up a “head count” form on our website so that you can indicate that you are thinking about attending and if you are bringing a spouse or significant other.
That form can be found on the " 55th Reunion Head Count Form" page. Please fill it out!
Later on we can then give you more detailed information about the reunion. But here’s what we have so far:
The 55th Reunion of the Joliet West Class of 1969 will be held on Homecoming Weekend, Saturday night, October 12th
at the St. George Serbian Hall in Joliet from 6 to 11 p.m.
The evening will include “heavy” hors d’oeuvres (instead of dinner) and a cash bar.
We expect that the remaining money in our reunion account will cover the catering costs, but if not, the cost to you will be minimal.
We are also having a plaque made for the Tiger that celebrates our class gift to Joliet West, and will have more information about the dedication of the plaque as well.
We don’t plan to have any “reunion committee-organized” activities, such as tours or other meals, as we did with our 50th reunion, but we will give you information about activities, including the Homecoming parade and game at West, and Joliet attractions you might want to visit.
If someone wants to organize another activity, we’ll have a message board that you can use if you wish.
We are all looking forward to a casual, relaxed evening together on October 12th, to renew friendships, reconnect with classmates,
and perhaps even make new friends as we did at our 50th!