Family Reunion Checklist
Here's Mister Spiffy's family reunion checklist. You may not need to do all the items on this checklist. And if you do, you better get started now, because you have a ton of work ahead of you.
- Organize a reunion committee
- Select a reunion chairman
- Create a reunion planning binder to hold your information
- Mail a survey to family members for opinions and ideas
- Select a reunion type
- Select a date and duration for the reunion
- Organize subcommittees
- Compile a list of family members
- Find addresses of relatives
- Choose a location
- Reserve the location
- Locate lodging for out of town guests
- Create a budget
- Plan any fundraising activities
- Create invitations
- Mail invitations
- Select a liason from each branch of the family for communications
- Announce your reunion in the family-reunion.com registry
- Find out any special talents of family members
- Assign duties to family members
- Look for family memorabilia to display
- Compile historical information about your family
- Plan activities
- Plan games
- Plan entertainment
- Plan menu
- Develop a schedule for the reunion
- Send out a reminder
- Get chairs, tables, grills and other items
- Get equipment needed for games or activities
- Buy decorations
- Buy or prepare awards, certificates, and prizes
- Buy paper plates, napkins, and plastic silverware
- Compile grocery list
- Shop for groceries
- Check out the reunion site
- Set up tables and chairs
- Decorate
- Prepare name tags
- Prepare food
- Make sure video camera battery is charged and the camera is loaded with film
- Hold reunion
- Have welcoming committee greet attendees
- Get acquainted activities
- Take lots of pictures
- Collect updated information from family members before they leave
- Ask guests to evaluate the reunion
- Clean up
