Hello BHS Class of 1986!

What a turn out! It looks like our final numbers at this point is 110 for the three days, and a total of 203 for the picnic!! Mind boggling cool.

That makes it 25% of 268 found alumni that will be attending. We're currently at 81% of the class being found, up by 99 classmates that were found at the 10th Reunion. I'm pretty proud of all these numbers!

I've been finalizing all the details for the reunion, and I can't express to you enough how many cool things we've got going on and some amazing surprises I have in store for you. I'm so excited that I can hardly stand it! I'll list some of the details on a few things that are relatively new -- the rest you'll just have to wait and see...

But First, Dawn's Itinerary
Saturday, June 24th: Flying up to Alaska.
Staying at: classmate Laurie Johnson's (Wiles) house (won't be there much).
Friday night: staying at Historic Anchorage Hotel.
Saturday night: staying at Muldoon Ramada.

Yearbook CD
The senior yearbook cd's are in and for those who had pre-ordered one, they have just been mailed. They are so, so, so cool! I'll bring the rest up with me to sell at the souvenir table, and we can place orders for more if we sell out. Through the years I would like to have all four yearbooks professionally preserved on cd. A goal of mine -- just need to come up with the money to pay for it all!

Memory Books and Videos
These two items are going to be continually sold at the souvenir table on Friday and Saturday evening. You'll be able to watch the video trailer in its original format -- crystal clear and AWESOME! It will be worth buying just to see everyone's interviews, plus it will have the After Dinner Program in its entirety. The Memory Book will contain everyone's formal pictures, current photos bios, and so, so, so much more. The planning that has went into this Memory Book is exceptional!

BHS Souvenirs
Bartlett High School will have a table at the banquet until about 8:30pm which will be selling our alma mater's souvenirs -- hats, t-shirts, etc.

The "Three" Drinks
At Saturday night's cash bar, they are also going to be selling three drinks in honor of us -- Blue & Gold Tequila Sunrises for the "Past", Bear Appletini for the "Present", and Bartlett Pearl Martini for the "Future". How cool is that?!?

Last Reminders
--- Don't forget to bring your yearbook to be signed Friday evening.
--- Bring lots of money Saturday night as there are 44 ITEMS being raffled off! Raffle tickets are $2/each or three tickets for $5. Don't forget your checkbook for the three Silent Auction items. I've got my eye on that beach house rental! See the web site to check out all these items!!

I could go on and on as there's SO much going on each day, but I'll leave the rest for you to discover on your own. There will be one short email after this one, but that's it unless something urgent comes up. It's been a pleasure planning this reunion for our class, and you have all seen first hand my passion and gift for organizing and event planning. It's lots of fun to me!

I can't wait to see you!
CLASS OF '86 ROCKS!!

Take care,
Dawn Dalton (Houghtaling)
BHS Class of 1986 Chair