This is the letter Kristyne and I created to mail out to everyone, but instead I will put it in the Blog for all to read.
Dear Family,
Hello, it is the 4th of July and Kristyne and I have been talking about family and reunions. Our family is so spreadout and we do not get together and talk or visit often enough. Okay, the last time was at Sarah and Nathaniel's wedding. We are adding new members to our family and we need to keep in touch and stay connected.
I hope you will see that what I am proposing will be a great opportunity and a fun thing to plan for the descendants of Emery and Lorraine Suedmeier. If you are getting this letter, that means you.
If we start planning now, we can have a family reunion next year. What does everyone think of a week of togetherness in the wilderness of North Dakota? I think this is just what we all need. I'm choosing a in-between place as we are spread far and wide across the States and even into Canada. Besides, this area is one of the Olson's favorite places to get away from it all.
I'm referring to Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
I am proposing the week of June 27th - July 5th. I know that this may be a long time for those of us who work, but with two weekends included, most family members should be able to come for at least part of the week if not the whole week.
If you have a better time in mind, please let me know as this is not just something I want to plan myself. Everyone should give their ideas and input on our family reunion Tim and Ilene should let us know of the best camp sites in the park. This will be primitive camping so everyone should have a tent and camping gear.
How about these ideas:
Everyone will be responsible for bringing their own camping gear.
Bring enough food to share. We do not want anyone going hungry.
Each family provides entertainment for one day/evening. Be creative.
Would someone be interested in creating a logo for a tee-shirt?
Kristyne has volunteered to be the Historian. So please get photos, family stories and histories to her so she can put together our books, print and hand them out at the reunion.
You can put them in the Blog if you want.
You do not want to be excluded from the family album do you? Please keep in touch by providing addresses and emails to myself and Kristyne.
This will be so much fun.
Love to you all, Karen
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Good ideas to get us all thinking. One suggestion I have is to pinpoint a week so that we don't miss anyone who may go for the time someone else doesn't. Like you said, if the date conflicts with anyone's plans, let us know so we can change it. i think we should get an idea of cost if we need to split the tshirt and book cost as well as any food, camp lot rental, etc. It sounds like it won't be too much. I will write about how to post voting stuff in the post so we can vote on names, logos, and any suggestions.
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