Event Planning Part 3

Part III

Event Planning and Family Reunions

One of the best things to do on a warm and sunny summer afternoon is

to pack up your family and head to a park where you'll find dozens and

dozens of relatives you haven't seen in decades. This is the premise of

a family reunion; a chance for people who have drifted apart to

reconnect with good food and even better company.

Planning a family reunion can be one of the most intensive types of

event planning there is. It involves not only contacting dozens of people

but finding those people. If you are fortunate you've been in close

contact with much of your family and it's simply a matter of either

sending out invitations or telephoning them and arranging a pot luck

dinner in a park. However, it isn't always this easy.

If you are taking on the responsibility for event planning your family

reunion there are a few things you can do to make the job easier:

" Locate the most recent family tree. This will prove invaluable in the

event planning because it will give you a rough idea of the number of

attendees as well as supply you with their names and sometimes cities

of residence, which makes for easier contact.

" Branch out. Just as a family tree has branches, so should your event

planning tactics. Ask a family member to contact one half of the family

tree while you handle the other. This will cut the time in half.

" If someone asks what they can bring don't say "nothing." People love

contributing and even if it's just a basket of chicken or a watermelon it

will help. Take people up on their offers to help, it will make the day

much more enjoyable for you.

Family reunions can be a great success and a wonderful way to catch

up with the people closest to you. With the proper event planning it can

quickly become an annual event.

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