Our 50-Year Grand Reunion Gala and Weekend is only 2 weeks away and will soon be upon us. And it will be better than just grand – it will be spectacular!!

If you missed out on a room at the Hyatt and need to seek alternative accommodations elsewhere, here are some other possibilities nearby that you might try:

• Sheraton Long Island Hotel, 110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY 11788, 631/231-1100 www.sheratonlongisland.com/

• Islandia Marriott Long Island 3635 Express Drive, North, Islandia NY 11749, 631/232-3000
  www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ispis-islandia-marriott-long-island/

• Hilton Long Island/Huntington, 598 Broad Hollow Rd., Melville, NY 11747, 631/845-1000
  www.hiltonlongisland.com/

• Melville Marriott Long Island, 1350 Old Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747, 631/423-1600
  www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycml-melville-marriott-long-island/

    
And don't forget to bring your video and still cameras.
This is going to be a magnificent event
to celebrate a momentous milestone in our lives!
And we are going to have a blast!!

Many people have been inquiring about reunion details, so in case you haven't heard the news, here is the latest in the form of our answers to "frequently asked questions":

Doors open to the Grand Ballroom at 7 pm on Saturday night (June 26^th) for a one-hour "meet-and-greet" followed by our brief program, then dinner.

Despite all the special features we are planning for this very special occasion, and the fact that we have chosen the busiest weekend (a very special weekend for us as it contains the exact 50^th anniversary of our graduation day in 1960), we have succeeded in keeping the price the same as our 45-year reunion in 2005. The cost of attending this once-in-a-lifetime event was to be $99 per person (less than you would likely spend on a Broadway show) if you registered timely.  It is subject to a $10 discount for dues-paying Association members and/or a $10 penalty for late registrations (after June 4^th).

If we had your current contact information (either "snail-mail" or e-mail), an invitation/registration form was mailed to you by Reunions Unlimited requesting your RSVP and payment, and you should have received it . Click here to view it and print it if not. 

3. Will special meal requests be accommodated at our Reunion Gala? We have arranged to be served a sit-down dinner with four tableside menu choices (flatiron steak, chicken, salmon or vegetarian). If a kosher meal is needed, it will be necessary to contact me to request it in advance.

4. How should we dress for our Grand Reunion Gala? As always, our Grand Reunion Gala is your party, and you are welcome to dress anyway you like. No one will be considered over- or underdressed. However, we invite you to consider that this will be the best '50s party you ever attended – and it will be your "really senior senior prom" – so if you like, for some extra fun, you might wear '50s-style prom formalwear or your other most authentic 1950s garb. No matter what you wear, everybody's gonna rock tonight!

• Friday night, June 25th: We recently completed arrangements for an informal Friday night mixer at Napper Tandy's, a Smithtown Irish party pub about 10 minutes away from the Hyatt at 15 East Main St. (631/360-0606). No advance reservations, minimum or cover charge will be required. Just join the fun, and pay for what you order. Come anytime beginning at 7 pm ; stay as long as you like. Very informal. Serving drinks and offering an inexpensive and widely varied pub menu - http://www.nappertandysirishpub.com/smithtown/menu.html.

• Saturday morning/afternoon, June 26th: In addition, we expect be able to arrange in advance for several starting times for golf on Saturday at the Hamlet Wind Watch Golf and Country Club, a semi-private club with an 18-hole championship golf course connected to the Hyatt. We will be seeking advance reservations from golfers by e-mail in April or early May. The green fees will be $99 on Saturday morning and $69 after 1 pm.

Tennis at one of the Hyatt's two courts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis; no advance reservations are available.

• Sunday morning, June 27th: We have reserved a private room at the Paradise Diner (http://paradisedinerli.com), about 5 minutes from the Hyatt, to round out our 50-Year Grand Reunion weekend with a Sunday brunch. You will be able to order your meal from the regular menu or select a prix fixe breakfast or brunch at a price not to exceed $14/person (plus tax and tip). Service for our group will begin at 10:30 am.

8. Who will be attending? Until they have paid their admission fees, it is impossible to tell who among us will actually be at our Grand Reunion. Based on preliminary expressions of interest, we expect our Grand Reunion to be be extremely well attended!

Selected classmates' remarks made in anticipation of this great event:
     

• Love to see everyone again. Hope we are all healthy and young-looking. Can't believe it's 50 years. Just doesn't seem so long.
   
• I can't believe 50 years! ... I hope to fit the reunion into my calendar.
    
• Putting it on my calendar. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
    

• I'm looking forward to seeing all the great people from high school.
    

• It would be my first ... would be great to get together.
    

• Looking forward to it. Can you believe 50 years have gone by? Can't wait until next June. We already planned our summer vacation around it. With the help of the good Lord we will be able to see everyone at the reunion.
   

• I'm looking forward as well.  I can't believe it's been a half century! 
    

• My wife and I are looking forward to it!!
    

• Would not miss the fun!!!!!
    

• I don't see any reason why not at this time.
    

• Is it time already? Looking forward to 2010.
    

• Have 6/26/10 circled on my calendar.
    

• Sounds like fun. have been contacting some classmates I found in Florida.
   

• Yes. I'm sure it will be the biggest and the best (so far).
    

• Yes. After experiencing the 45th, I wouldn't miss this one.
    

• I'm looking forward to seeing everyone!!
    

• You bet we'll be there!! We can't wait!
   

• Count us in, Howie! You better believe it, Boychick, our 50th will be one to remember!
     

• OMG, 50 years!!! We're excited ... can't wait to see everyone again.

     

• Looking forward to the GRAND REUNION.    
    

• We'll be there with bells on.

     

• How I look forward to our fabulous 50^th, a much anticipated, well-organized reunion, as important and memorable as our 50^th will be.

     

• Yeah! So excited!  
         

• We are looking forward to seeing everyone in June. Can't believe it is 50 years ─ where did the years go?
         

• I can’t believe it, but it’s going to happen, I know.
         

• So looking forward to the reunion.
         

• Would love to make it this year.
         

• Can't wait!
         

• Really looking forward to seeing you again at the Reunion. I'm all signed up and ready to go.
         
• I'm acting like a small kid, talking to everybody I come in contact with, telling them about the 50th Reunion. 

This is the BIG one, folks – 50!
Our Really Senior Senior Prom

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