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  Guess What?  We’re all turning 75 next year! We talked about this at the last lunch in June and there were a lot of shocked and amazed reactions around the table.  A refrain from The Talking Heads keeps wiggling in my ear  “Well, How did I get here?” This is a BIG BIRTHDAY coming up for all of us and if you haven’t made any big plans yet, plans with your friends and family… Guess What’s Next?  We’re Going On A Cruise! I am in the process of setting up a group booking for a cruise in May 2027.  I did a sample vote on the idea and got a lot of positives about it so I am going to take one for the team and lay down a deposit to secure the group and lock in the rates.  And, no, I don’t get a free cabin.  There are just two perks of this group booking, locked in rates (for a short period of time) and if we get 35 guests or more we’ll get a venue to meet up for free for two hours at a day and time TBD. If you want to preview what we’re doing ( ahead of...

NEWSLETTER  MARCH 2026    ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ ❆ Staying Connected in 2026 Right off the bat let me tell you there’s a Pop Up Reunion planned on March 20th so if you’re on Long Island or will be braving a Long Island visit this month, this is for you! The location is Sonoma Grill, 1730 North Ocean Avenue, Holbrook, NY (Ramada Plaza off the L.I.E. exit 63) and it’s starting at 3:30pm and lasting as long as you like. You can thank Rich Ingardia’s visit for this one.  He’s been living on the west coast but his son has (can you believe it) moved to New York!  Rich emailed me hoping for a meet up while he was here and Barbara Lachick Dworkin and Marion Davie Bernholz are making it happen! There’s no commitment for an RSVP, you’ll pay your own way and arrive when you can and stay as long as you like.  We posted this on our facebook page and if you want, you can always post  “I’ll be there” in comments. Hope you can ma...

NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2025 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂 🍁🍂SUMMER REUNIONS Fall Is Here, I’m Back! I was enjoying the subtle change in weather in October that comes with the arrival of birds migrating from the northeast and gathering on powerlines until they make a last push to their final destination along with human snowbirds.  This is also the time of year to get started with outdoor projects that are impossible (now at this age) to tackle in summer, like our 30 year old fence.  Having finished the first five sections along with several trips to Home Depot, we woke last week to two days of record breaking cold weather in Florida. It snapped me out of my summer slumber and a reminder to get inside and work on our newsletter.  Of course when it’s cold here, I know it’s gotta be really cold back on Long Island and I always go outside and stand facing north to feel that northeast wind from Long Island hit me in my face while my backside is warmed by the sun. If you follow me on...

NEWSLETTER JULY 2025 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 SUMMER REUNIONS A Summer of Reunions I am sorry to be so long between newsletters.  I have heard from a few who missed them and I promised to resume but I had to take a break because, frankly, the big push for the reunion past and life gets in the way.   Rich Kuester called me in back in April about it, noting that "It's already six months since the reunion" and I promised I'd get them going again but first I had to wrap up excursions and details for a cruise my Mom is planning (at 94!) to Italy followed by my own vacation planning for June, a 30 day - 30th Anniversary Road Trip that took Ron and I over 6711 miles from Florida, up the east coast to New England, Canada, Wisconsin and back again. It was incredible and if we are Facebook friends, all my pictures are there. Along the way we experienced several reunions of our own.  We got to see family we haven't seen in forty or more years,  Ron's cousins in Ma...

NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃 🦃🦃🦃The  Reunion Wrap Up! It Was Great! With Thanksgiving upon us, I want to say how thankful and grateful I am to everyone who attended our reunion to our hardworking reunion committee for making it happen. Everyone, and I mean everyone, had a fantastic time and the proof is in the smiles in all the pictures.  The weather was perfect!  Three days of sun and 80 degree weather. The hotel was just the right size for our Destination Reunion.  The rooms were great and the food was fantastic at the event, at the hotel's Patio Bar & Grill and in the surrounding area restaurants.   Tuesday evening Meet & Greet at the hotel private event room, Cafe Med For everyone that was curious, our final headcount was seventy four in attendance from both classes.  Last minute decisions were made to attend by Susan Marchetti Pais & her husband Ruben who planned to drive but ended up flying in from Long Island, Todd ...

 NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 REUNION CHECKLIST 15 DAYS AND COUNTING! It's here!  It's time!  Over two years of planning our Destination Reunion are behind us and we are down to a checklist! This morning we are learning the worst of what Hurricane Helene gave the west coast and panhandle of Florida and our thoughts and prayers are for everyone in her path.  The wind bands extended 100 miles from her center and registered 144 MPH as as category 4 major hurricane so it was hard not to feel her affects anywhere on the west coast.  Those of us on the east coast of Florida experienced two days of intermittent squalls and no flooding as Helene churned up the Gulf Wednesday and Thursday and that includes our Destination Reunion Hotel in Deerfield Beach which is safe and sound awaiting our arrival! We have a few classmates arriving on Monday, as well as the whole committee. Most classmates arrive on Tuesday so they can enjoy our Meet & Gr...