Presby-Kodai-Miraj-Wanlesswadi-Sangli-Poona-Kolhapur-Vengurla reunion.

June 28-July 1 (Thursday-Sunday), 2012

Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center

200 Battery Way
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 344- 4400

Barbara Walker cell phone number: 503-329-4937

Habitat for Humanity on Friday June 29. When you arrive at check in there will be a sign-up sheet for either the morning or the afternoon shifts. We will have a joint lunch for both shifts. Lunch will also be provided for those not doing the H4H. We will coordinate transportation/car pooling when we know who is doing what. Tools are provided but if local people want to bring very basic things like a hammer, tape measure, possibly a power drill, that would be fine.

MONEY: I will be doing the check in for everyone so it would be helpful if I got your check for the remaining amount sometime before June 28^th. It will be $126 per person. If not, my friendly neighborhood leg breaker will be standing by to collect at the door. J Some of you have already paid some of that so I will contact you separately what you owe. That amount will pay for your room and also for most meals. If you want to purchase snacks and food on your own from the cafeteria or the grocery store like coffee and tea, sharing foods, wine, beer – that is not included. Depending on the final count there maybe be some last minute adjustment to the amount owed.

Meals: We have a team planning meals. Jody and Rob can not get there early enough to do something for Thursday night. SO:

1. . Anyone want to volunteer to do the planning for something for Thursday night. (you will be reimbursed for your food purchases). People will be arriving at different times so something simple that can just be on the back burner.
2. . We could plan an evening meal in the Cafeteria in the Commons
3. . Everyone could do their own thing for Thursday dinner.

The Cafeteria in the Commons is open 7am-5pm. There is WiFi in the Commons. House 353 will be the main Hub for check in and meals and meetings.

What to bring: Port Townsend has quite a range of temperature so bring layers. If it is warm enough there is swimming, there are trails for walking, could just as easily have rain. So be prepared. Bedding and towels are provided. But if you want to go to the beach – bring your own beach towel. Bring slides, pictures memorabilia, pictures on a thumb drive. Jeri, maybe you would like to bring copies of your book for people to see. Anyone else have show and tell? There is a Safeway in Port Townsend on the way to the Fort for any last minute shopping of sharing foods, beverages (beer/wine/etc), snacks.

CHECK IN: We have 8 houses. Each house is complete with fully stocked kitchen (coffee makers, utensils, dinnerware and cookware, not food) at least one bathroom and bedrooms with either 1 queen bed, 2 twins or single twin. You will have to share the bathroom(s). I have tried to assign people by families where possible. Check in is after 3pm on Thursday June 28. I checked with the Fort and they said I could get there at 2:30 to check everyone in. So when you get there go to House 353. I will send out detailed directions next blast. At check in you will get a key to your room which also works on the front and back doors of your house. House 353 also has the largest living room area so it will be our main gathering area for meals and evenings.

It would be helpful for the check in people to know approximate arrival times so we can make sure that someone is around when you get there.

Check out is 11am on Sunday. That is just when we need to be out of the houses. We can hang around the Fort for however long we want. Maybe have lunch in the Commons.

GETTING TO FORT WORDEN: If you are flying into Seattle and are not planning on renting a car please give Jonathon Seaton jrseaton@centurytel.net the information – he will either pick you up or arrange for pick up. We have quite a few people coming from the Seattle area so arranging transportation should not be a problem.

People coming to the reunion at this time:
Donaldson – Barbara (George), Debbie, Jim (Pam), Rachel (Andy)Emerick – Jeri (Dan), Gwenda (John), Sher (Ron & Jennifer or Jordan), Chuck & FranFletcher – Bob, Don (Carla), John (Gwenda), Jim (Nancy)Graham – MargieNelson – Paul, Martha, Tim, KathyRamer – Jody (Teresa – friend of Jody), Rob (Debbie & Anil and maybe a grandchild)

Seaton – Terry, JonathanSeibert – Ann, Karl (Gyni), Mark (Betsy)Servid – Leslie, Laura, Carolyn

Check out our photos. Add your own. It would be great if everyone would post a current picture of themselves – not that anyone has changed, right?

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More details to follow the end of May. Further details of check in/check out will be included in the next blast along with maps, schedule, meals, etc.

I sure am excited. Should be great fun.Barbara