In the first week of December, I will be making my first mailing to everyone on our mailing list. It will actually be made in 2 groups, US Mail and Email. Anyone who has an Email address will get an Email (No US Mail) and those without an Email address will get a US Mail postcard.
This will be a "survey" to get an idea of how many might be attending the reunion. Having a reasonable estimate of attendees will be valuable to me when negotiating with hotels for our reunion. I am planning to be in Jacksonville in March 2010 to look at possible sites and do some negotiation.
I hope to have the site confirmed by April 2010, a year in advance of our reunion.
CAPS
I am arranging to embroidered caps available for purchase for the coming reunion. Right now I am awaiting for quotes from 3 companies that supply caps as I want to get the best prices available for you.
When the final mailing for the reunion is made, you will be able to order and pay for a cap (or caps) and then pick up your cap at the reunion. This will save on mailing costs. If you have a cap mailed to you I would expect mailing to be $3 or $4 per hat. Here is a picture of a cap I have and this is the type I expect I will be able to order for you.
When I get the final quotes I will have a picture of the one I have selected on this site so you can see what you will be getting.
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Smooth Sailing
Mr. Julian, we can help in finding a group friendly hotel at a reasonable cost to your attendees. We have existing relationships in Jacksonville and can save you tons of time before you go for the site tour.
ReplyDeleteOur services free are for your group, and we can also get free rooms for the group coordinators. I can have several hotels bid on your business and you can decide which one is best for you.
You can get me more information on our website at www.HotelScouter.com or by emailing me at john@HotelScouter.com. Please let me know if I can be of help.