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Written by Dan Evans
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Classmates, A few more items of interest: #1. Bus to the CIA: We are still overbooked by four folks. We cannot get a larger bus. We're still looking for volunteers to drive. You will get reimbursed. If I don't hear anything by Sunday it's first come first served. Looks like the cut off date for sign-up will be about August the 8th. A hearty thanks to those who have already volunteered. #2. Tonight at our reunion committee meeting we elected a number of Classmates to be OICs of our Reunion Hotels. Job requirements include: Calling of minutes, knowledge of menus, knowledge of reunion schedule, and serving as the Class POC for the hotel and Skip Roberts. Skip will pass out specific duties at the Thursday night reception. Congratulations go to Tony Janairo - (Holiday Inn), Pete D'Alessandro - Econo Lodge, Hugh Boyd - West Point Motel, Gary Cecchine - Newburgh area hotels, and Norm Anderson - Local area homes. Congratulations! #3. Some info on our bus schedules. Our 1 September memo covered bus usage and schedules for Wednesday, the 9th. On Thursday, the 10th we will have a 21 passenger bus available all day. It will begin with a run from the Thayer to the Cadet Uniform Factory at 9AM. At this time, the tour of the factory is not full, so if anyone wants a ride up to the Cadet area please jump on. It will make a stop by the new library for those interested in visiting Jefferson Library, the Cadet Book Store or the Cadet Store. The bus will continue on to the Uniform Factory and then return to the Hotel by 9:45. At 10AM the bus will make a run to the library and pick up any folks returning and go back to the hotel. At 11AM the bus will make another circuit and pick up the folks touring the Uniform Factory and pick up anyone wishing to return to the hotel. You're on your own for lunch. If anyone would like to have the bus make a run to the PX and Commissary we could do this from noon until 2:30PM. Beginning at 2:30PM the bus will begin making a circuit from the Thayer to the Holiday Inn and back stopping at the Econo Lodge and West Point Motel. This circuit will continue as needed until 11PM. We highly recommend the use of this bus because parking at the Thayer is difficult. #4. On Thursday afternoon, we will begin registering at 3PM in the lobby of the Thayer. Stop by our desk to pick up your Reunion gear and check our Reunion Activity Sign Up Sheet. Our Hospitality Room will be set up in the Hudson Gallery at 2PM, where you will find snacks and beverages and tables and chairs. Our authors will have a table with their books and our crafts folks their arts and crafts. We will also have displays of old pictures and pertinent DVs for you to watch. This room will be open whenever we are in the hotel and is a place where we can congregate. #5. After registering, we will have a welcoming reception, with hors d'oeuvres downstairs in the lawn terrace from 7pm to 9pm. For those interested in dinner, the Thayer dining room will be open - recommend reservations. #6. The Thayer remains overbooked for Friday and Saturday nights. Our reunion and the West Point Sports Hall of Fame have put an enormous burden on the hotel. At this time I do not see us coming close to using our waiting list. As a matter of fact, the Thayer is offering to pay the hotel bill for anyone with a Thursday through Saturday reservation willing to move to another local hotel. If anyone is interested give me a call at 703-915-3980 ASAP. #7. One of our Classmates at the Holiday Inn booked a suite and no longer needs it. If anyone with a reservation at the Holiday Inn is interested in a suite please give Skip Roberts a call at 703-850-5309. #8. With all the hotel turmoil going on, I would recommend that every one do a reservation double check with your respective hotel before you leave home. If there are any issues, please let Skip know ASAP. FYI - Both the Evans' and the Roberts' are arriving at the Thayer on Monday and we'll be set up and doing business from there starting Monday night. This is my last reunion posting from Virginia. Cynthia and I head out early tomorrow for New York. Tomorrow's posting will cover Friday and Saturday. We're down to just a few days!! We wish you a safe trip. Warm regards, Dan Evans and your Reunion Committee |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 September 2009 )
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Written by Dan Evans
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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#1. We have a number of Classmates/wives/children who have published books over the years. I'm planning to set up a table in the Hospitality Suite to allow our authors to put out flyers, posters, sell and autograph books, etc., etc. Give it a thought, bring your books along. For those of you driving, throw a box in your car. For those flying, I'll give you some options: send a box to your hotel and have them hold for you or you can mail to my son's house in Cornwall (I'm using his garage as a Reunion warehouse). His address: LTC Dan Evans Attn: Class of 1964 156 Hudson Street Cornwall on Hudson, NY 12520 Bring items on Thursday to registration. We'll help you set up. The same offer (to display) goes out to any of you who have Class/West Point related items that you would like put on display. Please don't be shy about participating. Your Classmates will appreciate this. #2. We are also setting up a table to display old Class "Memorabilia". If you have old photos, news clippings, etc. etc. bring them along. That's it for now - more later. Dan Evans |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 September 2009 )
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Written by Dan Evans
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 |
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Classmates, A few hot items of note for the Reunion. - Dress is casual for all events. Men will wear a shirt with a collar (golf polo shirts are fine as well as short sleeved sport shirts). Most will be wearing khakis. No jeans. Ladies take your key from this - If you are confused call my wife Cynthia at 703-978-5182. For the parade we ask that you wear your Reunion cap, the Reunion golf shirt and khakis. Remember, it can be very hot at West Point in early September.
- West Point is a closed installation. For those of you driving to the reunion with military stickers on your car you will not have a problem. All riders must show an ID. For non-military cars you may have to pop your trunk and have a spot check. The hotel parking lot is inside the security checkpoint. All folks entering West Point must show an ID, so make sure you have one along at all times. For those in rental cars or cars without military stickers, recommend you get a temporary AOG card for your window. Just go to "westpointaog.org". It's right on the first page. You will have to get a password. It's simple, I've already had a number of folks get one.
- On Wednesday, 9 September a number of us will be golfing at Branton Woods and then going to dinner at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park. We have one 49 passenger bus for both events. We start out at 0630 to head for the golf course. Coffee may not be available in the lobby at this time. Recommend you make coffee in your room and carry to the bus. I'm taking along a plastic cup with a lid. We have asked the hotel to put out a small platter of pastries that we will take with us. So far we have only 16 bus riders. If you are staying at the Thayer or Holiday Inn, why not join us and relax for only $30. We expect to clear Branton Woods by 1400 and get back to the hotel by 1500. We'll have a short shower/uniform change drill and load the bus for the CIA by 1545. You do not have to wear a jacket to the CIA. Again, no jeans.
- We do have one problem on the bus to the CIA. We are overbooked and cannot get a larger bus. On your sign-up, we said first come, first serve. Before we resort to this, may I ask for a volunteer or two to drive. For these folks, you'll get a refund. The drive is about an hour.
- While the golfers are out on the course a number of folks will be visiting Boscobel, a mansion/museum across the river. The tour will be followed by lunch at a restaurant along the river in Cold Springs. Joy Hudgins and Cynthia Evans are in charge. We are booked solid on the bus, but can take a few more folks if someone wants to drive. If you want to go along, please call Cynthia ASAP at 703-978-5182. The bus should return to the hotel by 1400-1430 with plenty of time to get ready for the CIA.
- You will be on your own for a number of meals. The Holiday Inn offers a continental breakfast. The Thayer does not. The Thayer restaurant opens at 0630 for those in need of breakfast. For the McDonalds fans you can walk right outside the gate for an express breakfast. There are also a number of eating establishments that open for breakfast in Highland Falls. For the Thayer crowd, you are on your own for breakfast on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Saturday offers us a challenge for breakfast. With the football game starting at noon, the parade has been moved to 0900 with lunch at 1000!! We will start moving to the Plain at 0730 to begin forming for the march-on at 0830! We form behind the right bleachers (facing the Plain). Guests will be sitting in Section G. Lunch is chicken, with corn, salad, pie and ice cream, a great morning snack.
- We do have a fair number of folks who have signed up for a farewell breakfast buffet on Sunday at the Thayer.
- For Thursday afternoon and night we will have our registration table opened in the Thayer lobby from 1500 until 2100. We will have a Hospitality Room with snacks and drinks right off the lobby. Starting at 1900 we will have a cocktail reception downstairs and out on the hotel lawn. There will be hot and cold snacks and a cash bar. For those of you in need of more food you can hit the town or have dinner at the Thayer. For all meals at the Thayer, we highly recommend that you make reservations.
- Don't forget to prepare for the Reveille Run/Walk on Friday morning at 0630. Join in with this group and give the Supe a cheer as you run/jog/walk by his house! See Marty Michlik on Thursday evening for specifics.
That's it for now. These items seem to be the most urgent for today. If you have any questions on this or want me to address a special topic let me know ASAP. I'll have another information memo coming out tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll look at transportation and a few other things. I plan on putting out an info memo every day. See you all at West Point! Warm regards, Dan Evans
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 September 2009 )
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Written by Dan Evans
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Monday, 17 August 2009 |
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Greetings from West Point! We're closing in on our 45th Reunion!!! I will have more information coming out in the next week, but for now let me mention a few hot items: 1. Dress for the Reunion - same as last time. Call it Business Casual. For the guys, I would recommend khakis (similar trou) and golf shirts for all events. For the Parade we'll wear khakis, our reunion golf shirt and reunion baseball cap. For the gals, something similar. It has been very hot at West Point and it will probably continue through the reunion. I would recommend bringing along a foldable umbrella; NY has had an exceptional amount of rain this summer. 2. Name tags - will be similar to last time (big letters!). The only problem is that about half of our attendees did not fill out the reunion request properly for how you want your name (spouse, etc) printed on the name tags. Hopefully you made a copy of your reunion sign up response. If you didn't and are not sure of what you put down, please send me and Max Johnson (
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) exactly what you want on the nametag. Max is helping with our reunion response spreadsheet. If we get nothing, your name will appear as it is in the Ward Book. 3. Hotels - this has been a tough year for hotel rooms. Skip and Judy Roberts have worked hundreds of hours sorting through requests and handling space problems at our reunion hotels. The bulk of our Classmates are staying at the Thayer, the Fort Montgomery Holiday Inn and the Econo Lodge (revamped Palisades Motel) on 9W. We will have shuttle bus service to help get everyone around. 4. Hotel Cancellations - If you have to cancel out of the reunion, PLEASE DO NOT call the hotel and cancel your reservation. PLEASE call or e-mail Skip Roberts and let him do this for you. We will make sure that you are not charged. Skip can be reached at:
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or at 703-250-7026. 5. Reunion Events - I am still missing about 8-10 Classmates who have not responded to the Reunion Events Web Page. If you are one of those please go to https://secure.west-point.org/usma1964/reunion 6. Reunion Schedule - Monday - Early arrival folks to golf course (everyone on their own) Tuesday - Golf at West Point, Trip to NY (Cloisters) - may have to cancel (not enough participants) Wednesday - Golf (AM), Hudson Valley Trip (Boscobel), Dinner at Culinary Institute – Hyde Park Thursday - Golf at Garrison Golf Club, Local non-golfer/Spouse trip – West Point Uniform Factory, Welcome cocktail party w/ heavy hors d’oeuvres @ the Thayer Hotel (7-9PM) Friday - Reveille Run, West Point Facility Update – 9AM-12PM (Jefferson Hall, Arvin Gym, Randall/Kimsey, Foley Athletic Complex), Lunch – 1200 (Ike Hall), Supe/Com/Dean Brief – 1330 (Ike Hall), Class Meeting – 1430 (Ike Hall), Memorial Service – 1600 (Old Cadet Chapel/West Point Cemetery), Buffet Barbeque at Thayer Hotel – 7-10PM. Saturday - Parade (Form up for review – 8:30AM), Lunch – 10:30AM (Washington Hall), Army/Duke (1200), Dinner –Thayer Hotel (Cocktails – 6:30-8PM, Dinner – 8-10PM, Partying -10PM-??). Sunday - Continental breakfast at Thayer Hotel – 0800. (More schedule information will be coming out next week) That's it for now, Start packing - we hope to see you in less than a month. Dan Evans and your Reunion Committee |
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Written by Skip Roberts
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
It is now time to start planning to see old friends and perhaps meeting some classmates whose faces and names are a distant memory. Whether you were at the 40th or have not been since the 10th, it’s now time for organizing our 45th reunion in September. The official reunion dates 10 through 13 September 2009 have been approved at West Point. Based upon surveys and comments from the 40th, we have again chosen to stay at West Point in the Thayer, with an overflow to the Fort Montgomery Holiday Inn. Local shuttle bus service will be provided and other local accommodation options will be offered.
Here is our reunion schedule so far:
Thursday, 10 September
Hotel/Reunion Check-In (3PM)
Welcome gathering at Hotel Thayer (4PM)
Friday, 11 September
Reveille Run/Walk
Tours of new facilities at West Point (specifically new Library and Gym)
Lunch at Ike Hall
Superintendant Briefing
Class Meeting
Memorial Service
Cookout at the Thayer
Saturday, 12 September
Reveille Run/Walk
Cadet Review
Lunch in Mess Hall
Football Game (Vs Duke)
Dinner at the Thayer
Sunday, 13 September
Breakfast, Chapel
Organ Recital at Cadet Chapel
Departure
The first order of business is to organize and reserve rooms at the Thayer and other local hotels. Rooms are already on hold for us. We will not have a mad phone-in drill like we did for the 40th. Instead, we will ask you for your preferences first. If your preferences equal the room availability, we will notify each of you to follow up with a call to the appropriate hotel. If your requirements exceed the availability of rooms, your committee will conduct a lottery to determine room/hotel assignments. We hope to have all rooms assigned and reserved by the end of April. Because of the limited availability at the Thayer, each Classmate may only reserve 1 room at the Thayer.
Please send specific room handicap requirements to Skip Roberts at
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and to Dan Evans at
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(Note: Skip is off on vacation until April 14th so make sure you notify both.)
Call Skip to talk at (703) 250-7026 (after 14 April).
For those of you planning to camp out at Round Pond please let me know. The West Point Camp areas are controlled and managed by the military. Your committee will work out the specifics.
Here are the daily reunion room rates (minus tax) for the hotels (10-13 September). We are assuming double occupancy. The rates apply also for singles alone in a room. For those singles who want to share a room, let me know and we’ll work out the details. Note that the Thayer has a number of large double connected rooms in the South Wing that share a bath – these are ideal for families.
Thayer – Main Building - $205
Thayer – South Wing (old drag area, but remodeled) - $190
Thayer – South Wing (two rooms, bath in middle) - $240
Holiday Inn - $190
Holiday Inn Suites - $210
Highland Falls Motels - $150
As we did at our 40th, shuttle bus service will be available from the Holiday Inn and Highland Falls establishments.
Some of you may desire to stay in the Newburgh/Stewart Airport area at the Homewood Suites. Your committee did not coordinate with them, but if you want a lower room rate, feel free to call them direct at 1-845-567-2700. Ask for the senior rate, it was advertised in the $130s. A word of caution; on football weekends you could be on the road for a good hour.
A number of folks have asked for an estimate of other reunion costs. In addition to the hotel (and we’ll have firmer figures for you in the April/May timeframe) plan on about:
· $50 per person registration (buses, administration, etc.)
· $100 per Classmate for basic reunion issue/memorabilia.
· $300 per person for lunches (Fri/Sat), drink and food for reception, dinners (Fri/Sat), continental breakfasts.
Additional activities will occur prior to the reunion (7-10 September). There will be daily golf and tennis outings as well as tours to New York City and the local Hudson Valley area.
Here are some specifics and planning costs for pre-reunion activities. A number of Classmates will be arriving as early as Monday the 7th (Labor Day). We have a full slate of activities, but need a head count in order to finalize plans and compute costs. Specific golf instructions will follow in a separate letter. Here’s our plan so far:
Monday – you’re on your own, some folks are planning for golf at the West Point Course. Dinner on your own.
Tuesday –
Golf at West Point (about $55 – members and retirees a bit lower).
Day trip to New York City (bus, museum and lunch about $100).
Tennis – TBD.
Dinner on your own.
Wednesday –
Golf at Branton Woods, about an hour away in Connecticut (Harvey Fraser’s course). Plan on about $125 which includes bus transportation.
Day trip to nearby Hudson Valley estate/museum and lunch. Plan on about $75 for this. Tennis – TBD.
In the evening, we are planning a tour, Happy Hour and dinner at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. With bus transportation, you can plan on about $125 per person.
Thursday –
Golf at Garrison Golf Club (about $80 with lunch).
Day trip to Constitution Island or other local museum/site and lunch at the Thayer (about $50 per person – bus, boat, food).
Tennis – TBD.
Hotel Info – Monday through Wednesday night - Recommend we use the Thayer at $175 for the main building and $155 for the south wing. The rates at the Holiday Inn are about the same (no savings). If you want to use the Highland Falls hotel, plan on about $125.
For the most part, golf activities are locked in. However, we do need head counts for our golf planning committee. The same goes for the day trips and tennis. Costs will vary based upon our head count. For those folks who just want to tour by themselves and leisurely enjoy the West Point area, we will have a number of ideas for you at the Thayer when you check in.
In order to get the ball rolling, we now need each of you to go the following URL, complete the survey and hit submit. You will not need a password.
http://www.west-point.org/surveys/index.php?sid=75773&newtest=Y&lang=en
As mentioned earlier in this message, please include Dan Evans on any e-mail traffic generated because of questions within the survey.
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Recommend you print a copy of the survey for your records.
We need this survey/questionnaire completed by the 17th of April. It is important that you indicate if you intend to arrive early in the week and if you intend to partake in any of the pre-reunion activities. Don’t worry about the main reunion activities; we’ll take care of this at a later date. Our main concern with this drill is to develop hotel room requirements and to develop a head count for pre-reunion activities.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible this September.
Warm regards,
Skip Roberts and Your Reunion Committee
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