2010 Oscar Sanner Reunion Planning Meeting
October 21, 2009
Sue & Bob’s House
Attendees: Tom Baker, Denise Safranek, Patty Sanner, Carrie Jerome, Jennifer Sanner, Michelle Sanner, Bob & Sue Christenson
I continue to be amazed at the talent and dedication of this group of cousins & niece!
Patty had prepared a “Save the Date” card and showed it to us prior to ordering 100 cards. When the cards arrive, Bob and Sue will get them sent. That should be very easy since Steven has done a wonderful job of collecting addresses and putting them in an excel spreadsheet, and Denise had run off labels.
Denise brought a scrapbook of information collected from prior Sanner Reunions. So much great information… it prompted us with more ideas for the upcoming reunion.
Carrie has created a Sanner Family Stories blog (click here to see it). Our hope is that family members will be able to get information about the reunion from the site, and also, after the reunion, we will continue to share Sanner information at this site. Some examples might be pictures (old and new), family history, stories, etc. Please check out the blog. Thanks, Carrie!
Carrie and Lonny II will work on a logo for t-shirts or anything else. They have a contact who can provide inexpensive, but nice t-shirts.
We continued a discussion about a good location for the dinner and program. Tom has checked out several locations and has a couple more he wants to contact. Those he’s contacted: Shoreview Community Center, Old Country Buffet, Osseo & Champlain American Legions, Boston Market, and 2 churches. He also talked with a caterer his company has used and will check out the location he suggested, The Blue Heron. Tom is also going to check out Kozlak’s. We agreed we need to make a decision prior to sending out a letter requesting RSVPs. We also agreed to try to keep the cost reasonable in an effort to attract younger families and we think it would be best if we could give family members 2 or 3 entrée choices. We will vote via e-mail on selection of site for dinner and program.
We unanimously chose Brad Keil and John Sanner as co-chairpersons for entertainment. We can’t wait to see what/who they come up with! We are sure to be entertained!
Patty and Jennifer graciously volunteered to work on games and kids activities for Saturday. They will enlist the help of one of the young moms to help them.
Our next meeting which is open to anyone wishing to be part of the planning for the reunion will be Wednesday, January 6th at 7pm at Bob and Sue’s (12142 Radisson Road NE, Blaine, MN 55449 – 763-755-7712).
Thanks so much to everyone for the wonderful contributions!
- submitted by Sue Christenson
