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REUNION 2008 - SACRAMENTO - JULY 23-27
"La Semana Sacramental," aka
"Summer Knights in Sacramento"
Link
to the Radisson website
Type
in "Sacramento" and it will take you to the hotel's page.
They are taking reservations now.
When you talk to the reservation clerk, be sure to ask for the Madrid/Torrejon
High School room rate. They told me that cancellation policy is
two days before the reservation, although the information sheet transcribed
below says you can cancel one day before your reservation.
Not too far from the hotel - about two
miles - is the Arden
Fair Mall.
Looks like they have a good bar and meeting area around the
pool.
Watch this space for more details sometime in
September 2007.
Sacramento Websites
Visiting
Sacramento Sacramento
on Wikipedia City Guide
Google
Map of Sacramento
Here is the full text of the flier on the reunion:
California, here we come!
Get ready to join old and new friends for our first-ever
West Coast reunion...
"SUMMER KNIGHTS IN SACRAMENTO!"
Core dates: Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July
27, 2008
The Radisson Hotel Sacramento is our host. This is a
lovely property whose centerpiece is a lake surrounded by about half of the 307
rooms. On site is a great pool and social area, restaurant, and
lounge/gameroom. Near by is a water park, outdoor
walking/bicycling/exercise trails, and a major mall for shopping to which the
hotel will provide a free shuttle.
Sacramento, the capital of California, is home to many museums,
including the largest train museum in North America, which is located in
historic Old Sacramento on the river. Within an hour or two are three wine
country areas, the famous Gold Country, and river rafting on the American
River. A short train ride will take you to San Francisco for the
day. So plan now to add on a few days to your trip. Visit www.discovergold.org
for more information on all the exciting things to do in the area.
It promises to be a memorable weekend, so send in your
registration now, reserve your hotel room, and look forward to a fabulous
reunion.
REUNION REGISTRATION: Your registration form is
enclosed. Send all registrations to MHS/THS Reunion, c/o Carmen Adams,
P.O. Box 464, Homer, GA 30547.
REGISTER AS EARLY AS YOU CAN! Early registration
saves you money. If your registration is postmarked by January 32, 2008,
full registration will be $145 per person. From February 1 through June
20, 2008, it's $175 per person. We have a deadline to commit to the hotel
both on the number of hotel rooms and on food and beverage service. After
that deadline, we forfeit certain options. therefore, registering before
June 30 is very important. After that date, full registrations, of
necessity, will be $215 per person, and there is no guarantee that all of the
meals/drinks/other amenities normally included in the registration fee will be
available. Why pay more and possibly get less? Also, please note
that no personal checks will be accepted after June 30 for late registrations;
we will accept cash or money orders only. Register early and please
avoid registering on site!
IF YOU'RE NOT SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT: Don't put off
registering until you're sure! It will cost you much less to register
early, an cancel if you have to, than it will to register later.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD: To make sure all your friends
get reunion information, please send us their names and mailing addresses so we
can include them in the database. (If you did not get this flyer by mail
directly from us, you are not in the database and we will not be able to keep in
touch with you and tell you about future reunions.) Please send all the
database information to M/THSA, P.O. Box 5925, Vallejo, CA 94591-5925.
CORE DATES; WHAT'S INCLUDED: As in the past,
although the core dates are Thursday through Sunday (July 24-27), we expect many
people will choose to arrive a day or two early. In fairness to all,
however, the registration fee covers only events on the core dates. At a
minimum your registration fee will include the Thursday night "Teen
Club," the Friday night reception (with food), and "Teen Club,"
the Saturday evening dinner/dance, and the Sunday morning breakfast.
Except for the Sunday breakfast, reunion activities will be open to adults only
(age 21 and over). Details will come in the confirmation packet described
below (Friends of Bill W. will be meeting at the hotel.)
Registration fees support certain fixed reunion expenses,
including DJs, printing and mailing of this and other reunion materials, some
costs associated with site investigation, and other administrative costs, such
as finding people and keeping in touch with them in between reunions so we can
tell them about reunions when the time comes. If you have any comments
about reunion costs and any specific realistic suggestions on how to reduce
them, you may contact John Dolan-Heitlinger at johnATdolan-heitlingerDOTcom or
by phone at (305) 92-1208 (Please do not call after 10 PM Eastern time).
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN: Adults (including your
children aged 21 and over) may register for the entire reunion; children under
21 are invited to the Sunday breakfast only. The confirmation packet
described below will include an "add-on" form for registering
children. The add-on form can also be used to add your spouse/significant
other/friend, but you may want to include him or her in your initial
registration in order to get the "early bird" rate.
CANCELLATION POLICY: We hope no one has to cancel,
but if you do, the only penalty will be a $10 cancellation fee if your
cancellation is received (at the same address for registrations) by June 30,
2008. If your cancellation is received after June 30, you'll get a 50%
refund, except that if you fail to cancel by July 11, or simply don't show up,
there will be no refund. (Details on how to cancel will be in your
confirmation packet.)
CONFIRMATION PACKET: After you register, you will
receive a confirmation packet detailing all you will need to know about
"Summer Knights in Sacramento." We plan to start mailing
confirmation packets sometime in Spring 2008 (probably late March or early
April).
HOTEL RATES AND RESERVATIONS: We were able to
negotiate the same standard room rate as in 2002 and 2005. Our special
rates are $99 per night for standard rooms and $119 for lakeside rooms.
Both rates are for up to four persons per room, and are subject to local taxes
and fees (currently 12.5%) and a tourism improvement assessment (currently $1.25
per night). These rates are guaranteed only until June 30, or until
our room block is filled, which ever comes first. We therefore
suggest you reserve as soon as possible -- you can always cancel without penalty
up to 6 pm the day before arrival. For those of you who choose to stay
longer or want to make this a family vacation, our special room rates are valid
(depending on availability) beginning July 20 and ending July 30.
It's easy to make a room reservation. Call the Sacramento
Hotel Radisson at 916-922-2020, or central reservations at 800-333-3333, and
specifically say "Madrid/Torrejon High School Reunion." A credit
card number, or a cash deposit of the first night's lodging, will be required to
guarantee your reservation.
AIR TRAVEL: At this time there is no official air
carrier for this reunion. If we do arrange for an official carrier,
information will be in your confirmation packet.
REUNION VOLUNTEERS: We need volunteers before,
during, and after the reunion. If you would like to help, please check the
appropriate box on the registration form and we will contact you. Gracias!
QUESTIONS: You can reach Reunion Registrar Carmen
Adams at (706) 335-3311. Please call before 10 pm Eastern
time. If Carmen is not in when you call, you can try again, or leave a
time and number she can call you back collect.
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REUNION REGISTRATION FORM:
Top
11 Reasons to Come to a Madrid/Torrejón High School Reunion
Posted
with permission (pending receipt of his email saying so) of John Detlinger.
11. You discover that a Guardia hat still makes you a little nervous.
10. You discover that the really tall senior from your Freshman year is your
height.
9. You get a chance to dance in ways that you would never do in front of your
children or grandchildren.
8. You find that your husband or wife enjoys our reunions more than they enjoy
their own reunions.
7. You find that going down is easier than coming up.
6. You find out that the girl or guy you never had the courage to ask out really
always wanted to go out with you.
5. You discover that the "H" in hola is silent.
4. You can fall in love with your past all over again.
3. It's the best and cheapest group therapy you'll ever have.
2. The children you bring to the reunion have a whole new strange respect for
you after talking with your high school friends.
1. You discover that you come from the best small town America ever created.
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HIGH SCHOOL
fresco!