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Date and Location for our 2023 Reunion has been set: Location: Branson, MO, Radisson Hotel Dates: Monday Evening, April 17 – Thursday morning, April 20, 2023 ───────────────────── |
| Roger and I spent quite a while searching for a different venue to hold another “reunion” next year. We attempted to find something in the Indiana and Ohio area for next October … but couldn’t find anything that worked or that wasn’t already booked. So, since we needed to be in Branson anyway in April, we decided to take another look at holding our next reunion there, and the Radisson can accommodate us during the 3rd week, which is perfect for us as it’s smack in the middle between two events for which we need to be back east anyway.
For anyone looking to travel via RV to the area, Musicland Campground (over behind the Titanic) is a short walk to the Radisson and we’ve already made our reservations to park our diesel coach there while we’re hosting the Reunion at the Radisson and for the week thereafter for another event. We’ll be arriving there on the 16th, the day before the 70th Engineer Reunion begins. Here’s what we’ve got set up thus far: Room Rates: Room rates will be $119.00 plus tax which works out to ~$135.00. Those rates are good for 3 days prior as well as 3 days after our event, just in case you want to spend some extra time in the area. We went conservative in setting up an initial room block for just 25 rooms each night. If need be, it looks like we shouldn’t have problems expanding that block at this point. Room reservations should be made directly with the Radisson-Branson and let them know you’re registering to attend the 70th Engineer Reunion when making your reservations. You need to make your reservations with the hotel directly, no later than March 17, 2023. MEALS: Included with your room reservation will be, tickets for Hot Breakfasts each morning. We’re looking to “plan” only one meal this time, a banquet on Wednesday evening to keep registration costs down. As at past reunions, we’re planning a “buffet” style banquet meal that will include:
That should keep registration fees on the order of $65/person (as we’ll need to pay for the meal and the banquet room set up). We haven’t planned any formal activity for Tuesday evening, opting instead to leave that open for folks to check out a show or just enjoy what’s available about town, individually or as groups. As we get closer to the Reunion, we’ll contact the Chamber of Commerce to see what shows might be playing that week and let you know once we have that info. This will be the 4th reunion we’ve held in Branson … which always has our largest attendance numbers. We’re hoping those attendance numbers will hold true as we’ve missed seeing you guys and we’re looking forward to sharing some good times with you again. We’ll be sending out the registration form in early January 2023 and will need to receive those back by March 15th to be able to confirm the number of “meals” with the Radisson ─────────────── |