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| Last Update: Wednesday August 13, 2008 | |
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Reunion Weekend Recap and Posted Pictures Thank you for your continued donations! |
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To all attendees . . . THANK YOU!
CLICK HERE for the full weekend reunion writeup! After nearly a year of work and planning by the committee, our 25 year class reunion held on July 18-19 has come and gone. It certainly appears that everyone who attended the festivities really had a great time, and I'm sure there will be plenty of fond memories and stories to tell for years to come. THANK YOU for helping make this reunion a success!
As of now I'm pleased to report that all pictures taken by me (Bryan) are posted for viewing. The permanent link location, along with many other pictures from our 20 year event, can be found in the Pictures section of our website. If you see any pictures you like feel free to steal them off the site...and if you'd like to have some of the original images (10 MP, large size) I'm happy to provide them to you upon request - just send me a message at bryan@phs1983.com with the picture number(s). If you were taking pictures at the reunion, please send them to me so I can expand the online offering. See the below message for details. We will also be getting back pictures from the reunion photographer in the near future and will be happy to share those on the site when they're available. |
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Thank you for your
donations - you've really helped! As we had reported earlier, due to an unexpected low main event turnout the committee had fallen short of meeting the banquet hall minimums. This meant that the committee members - who over the past year have have donated countless hours of their time putting together these events - were faced with the prospect of also having to pay the extra amount owed out of their own pockets. I am pleased to report that thanks to the generosity of many fellow PHS classmates, we have covered our debt! This is a true testament to what a wonderful group of people comprise the Class of 1983. With that in mind, I would like to specifically recognize the following individuals who stepped up and "saved the day" for the committee, plus virtually assuring there will be future reunion events:
Though the mission-critical requests are over, if you would be able to donate funds to the committee that would help us cover future reunion planning expenses, feel free to use one of the below links.
If you'd rather send us a check, that's fine! Checks should be made out to PHS Class of 1983. Mail to: PHS Class of 1983 P.O. Box 238 Wauconda, IL 60084-0238 Feel free to contact us via e-mail at reunion@phs1983.com with any questions or comments. |
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Feedback? GIVE IT TO US! We've set up a rudimentary guestbook/feedback form for use by anyone who would like to "sign in" and leave a brief message. This will be less cumbersome to use than the overly-ambitious forum that really wasn't used by anyone. At the moment it is a bit rough but I will look to do some cosmetic improvements as time permits. Click on a below link and chat away: ***Post a Message*** View Postings You can also access this through the "Guestbook" link at the right, which has replaced the forum link. This will take you directly to the view postings page. To add a message, you simply need to clikc on the "New Entry" link at the top right of that page. |
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Please send us your reunion photos!!! There were several digital cameras in the crowd during our Friday and Saturday events. I'm currently going through and setting up the pictures off of my camera for posting, but while doing this I'd also like to include as many as possible from anyone who can share their photos. You need to get these to me ASAP, and they can be sent electronically a couple ways: ***If you just have a few, feel free to e-mail them to reunion@phs1983.com ***If you have several and
would like to upload them, there's a special FTP site
set up specifically for this process. Using an FTP program
is the quickest, but if you are not familiar with this process,
clicking on the below link will open up your IE web browser -
follow the instructions to open up Windows Explorer, which will
allow you to "drag and drop"
pictures from your PC into the directory: If you
have printed copies and would rather mail them, send to: |
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| Classmates with Businesses - would you like to advertise here? Several of our fellow classmates either own their own businesses or may be in the position to advertise their place of employment. In our efforts to raise additional funds for this and future reunions, the committee would like to solicit your help. For a $100 donation we will place an ad for your business on this website. The ad will be listed in the Sponsors section and on the main page. Additionally, your ad will remain on our site until you notify us to have it removed. Funds will be used to cover administrative issues, additional expenses and future reunion-related activities. Unfortunately ads placed are not tax-deductable, but in terms of advertising this is a very inexpensive rate and should get your business some nice exposure. If you are interested, please contact Bryan for further information. |
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Continuing our search for updated
contact info We had slightly over 400 mailing addresses in our database; these people were sent an "official" reunion invitation which was mailed on May 22nd. Please note that every one of our 595 fellow Class of 1983 classmates were invited and did NOT need an "official" invite to attend any of the events! To view a copy of the invite or download a PDF version, click here. If you didn't get an invitation in the mail, and if you did not receive the postcard reminder from us back in early April, that probably means we do not have a valid mailing address for you. If by chance you have NEVER heard from us via USPS or e-mail, please accept our apologies but guess what - we don't have any valid contact info on you! This is an easy fix, simply visit our Classmates page to update your contact data. And, while you're at it... ...WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Classmates page contains lists of individuals that have either outdated or no contact information. Any help you can provide to update yourself or by tracking down others would be greatly appreciated - in fact on that page is an easy submit form to send us info. Please go to our Classmates Page to fill out complete contact information. This info is for our records; it will remain confidential and will NOT be published or distributed. Please also feel free to send info directly to reunion@phs1983.com. From January 21 2008 through the start of our 25 year class reunion we received over 180 updates directly from classmates! Some confirmed current info we already had but most contained new or updated contact info. THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to help. The committee will continue to send out requests to locate missing fellow classmates all the way up until our reunion. Any leads we can get are fine, but a valid e-mail address is the most important as most of our notifications will be sent out this way. |
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| Pictures, Pictures, Pictures... I'd like to thank the few people who have sent in some OLD pictures from our high school (and a few Jr. High) days. I will be adding these to the pictures page in the 25th Reunion section. PLEASE send in some pictures of yourself or fellow classmates - they can be recent or from the past, it doesn't matter. You can e-mail them to me or mail them for scanning; see the pictures page for more details. |
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Site & Contact Notes In order to best reach everyone online we have established a presence on Classmates.com, Reunion.com, MySpace, Facebook, Classreport.org and the Palatine High School alumni page. However, you will find no new information on these sites; none of them will be updated as they all direct people to this site. Be sure to visit www.phs1983.com often for reunion and class updates. Advertising & Donations: our fundraising committee will be seeking opportunities, but we are happy to consider any business or individual who would like to advertise on our site - rates will be very reasonable and all proceeds go to the reunion fund. If you are interested in submitting an ad, please contact reunion@phs1983.com for details. Obviously any donations of money, products or services would be greatly appreciated! A quick note on e-mail viruses (from Bryan McGonigal)...I posted this a few times in the past, but just to confirm: NO virus or malware currently invading inboxes across the world are being spread through my e-mail or those associated with www.phs1983.com. If you've received any odd messages that seem to be from a name with the @phs1983.com address, it's probably one of the spoof viruses on the net. Occasionally I get one from myself, which always cracks me up! |
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additional committee and general contact information, visit the
contact us page. Send all general correspondence to reunion@phs1983.com Thank you for visiting! |
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