55th Reunion Planning Committee
Meeting Agenda - 19 July 2023
Old Business
• '68 55th Reunion 13-16 September
• Marriott Hotel
New Business
• AFR update (Amy)
• Banquet expansion options?
• AOG update (Jessica)
• When will USAFA Friday schedule be available?
• Revised Schedule of Events?
• Registration update (as of 2:25 on 7/18/23)
• Total grads/NOK Registered 105
• Guests registered 95
• WWII Museum 16
• Airplane lunch 32
• Golf
8
• Fly fishing
4
• Friday Mitchel Hall
94
• Stadium tailgate
65
• Watch Party 94
• Banquet 191
• Merchandise subcommittee report (Vince/Bill)
• Online order options sent to reunion committee, share with
others
• Registration gift
• Hats?
• Any other?
• Cost?
• Friday evening entertainment (Bill W)
• Laura on Piano
• Cost (~$800?)
• Banquet menu
• Braised short ribs replace by Beef Tenderloin at n•additional
cost
• Memorial Service
• '68 flags at each marker in USAFA cemetery
place Wednesday
• Memorial service in F-1
Friday 1000-1115
• Suggestion to move to cemetery (Bill W & Steve M)?
• Widows and Next of Kin (Ben)
• Registration fee waiver for 1 NOK
• How is that working? (Amy)
• Need to solicit NOK contact info (Gene & all)
• Expand NOK notification list
• Additional persons at family rate
• Event fees paid by NOK
• Responses? (Ben & Amy)
• Local Area Info (Mark & Gary V)
• Link for each activity?
• When will it be ready for distribution?
• Post on reunion landing page (AOG) & Class website (Pat)
• Distributed via email by all
• Other planned activities
• Place '68 flags at cemetery-Wednesday (Dale/Ed)
• Golf-Thursday-Thursday (Geo)
• Fly Fishing-Thursday (Doug)
• WWII Museum-Thursday-Thursday (Vince)
• Airplane restaurant lunch-Thursday (Vince)
• Athletic facility tour-Thursday (Vince)
• USAFA Davis Airfield Tour-Thursday or Saturday? (Bill C)
• Revised reunion schedule coming
• Next steps
• Advertise registration, availability of fly fishing & encourage
participation
• $25 late fee after August 3
• Registration reminder email sent to classmates & NOK (Jessica
& Amy)
• Around the room
• What did we miss?
• Next meeting?
