How To Write a Family Reunion Newsletter

How To Write a Family Reunion Newsletter

Late summer and early fall is the ideal time to focus on crafting home decor, framing photos, restoring family memorabilia, heirlooms, and keepsakes as well as preparing family gifts. It's also the perfect time to prepare your Family Reunion Newsletter!

The question is 'how to write a family reunion newsletter. Let's talk about content.
Thank all for a fun and enjoyable time at the last reunion event. Highlight some of the memorable moments, words of wisdom and important lessons learned. 

Shout Out of Support

Give a shout out to family members who look out for each other during tough times. Commend those who are doing just that. Include poems, excerpts from event speeches and songs.

Get Creative
Add photos, programs, keepsakes, attendee statements, paraphernalia and notes of personal observations, genealogy facts, and interesting family trivia.

Show Off
Thank all those who assisted in planning, preparation, and management. Include photos of activities, genealogy display, banquet spread, babies, elders and outdoor activities and games. Display a picture of the family quilt. Close with a word from the committee chairperson.

Get newsletter templates, tips and more using Fimark's Family Reunion Planner. Download worksheets and colorful event printables including poems, flyers, invitations, keepsake booklet and more. Plan a theme complete with activities, itinerary and dinner program. The planner includes a template for your family reunion newsletter in the Documents section. Access your copy of the reunion planning guide.

Happy Family Reunion Planning!

Mark and Brenda

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Family - How To Stay Connected

This is the perfect season to start planning your 2015 family reunion. At this time of year family tends to keep in touch as visits, letters, phone calls, Skype, cards and thoughtful gestures increase.

How can you take advantage of the engagements of the season to stay connected? One way is to use this time to get your family reunion plans off the ground. Here is a helpful short list to get the ball rolling.

Reunion Start-up Short List
Update and organize the past two years of family photos according to event.
1. Update your family contacts on Facebook or Google+
2. Send a theme and activity questionnaire to all family members
3. Select your family reunion planning committee from first responders to the questionnaire
4. Schedule and hold a family reunion committee meeting within the next two weeks.

Consider their ideas on activities everyone will enjoy. Now the fun begins. Some activities may include providing entertainment at the event such as Family Reunion Ball. Skits. A family reunion talent show. Have volunteers send demos acting out or demonstrating their talent via video or Skype. Have the committee come together to view the demos as well as organize the main event. Sound exciting? It gets better. 

The committee gets to vote on the entertainment, talent and skits while enjoy pot luck meals to be featured at the reunion event. And there's more... Take a virtual group tour of some of the hotels and banquet halls to be considered right from your arm chair. This is bound to inspire ideas for the banquet hall dinner program.

5. Get inspired. Read my book Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Keepsake or get the reunion planning web app featured on this blog for pre-written itineraries, dinner programs and associated activities.

Both the book and app contain vital information tips and tools you'll need to have an informative and productive family reunion planning meetings.  The book and app contain detailed departmental worksheets for each member of the committee according to their duties and assignments.  The app explains how to take advantage of specific social networking tools and features to prepare for and manage the reunion planning committee successfully.

So there's no reason to put off having your next family reunion meeting since you now have the tools you need to get the job done and get it done right. This is the season for getting in touch. Find out how planning your next family reunion will help them stay in connected.

Tips For Planning A July Family Reunion

Planning a family reunion in July? You still have time to pull it off. Here are some simple steps to get that event planned, organized, off and running.

First off, avoid being the sole reunion planner. I suggest your start forming a family reunion committee of three or more members. Consider those who you are particularly fond of and are almost certain will attend the event. 

Reunion Committee Qualifications

Elect those who have some experience throwing parties, have successfully planned several events, are computer literate and enjoy all things arts and crafts. 

Board of Advisers

A family member who has spent some time as a travel agent or tour guide along the east coast would also be most helpful as a travel adviser.  Since most of your family don't have children and are at or coming close to retirement age a few should have some time on they're hands. The more help the better. 

Regarding Invitations: How your invitations look is not nearly as important as the content. People need to know what they can look forward to at the event. Who will be attending. The activities and entertainment featured. Using a survey find out what the majority enjoy doing. Consider their interests, talents, skills and education. 

Popular Reunion Activities: Most families a thrilled when when one of the activities involves a talent show. Others would love putting their arts and crafts creations display. Avid book readers would love to meet published authors in the family. Music lovers would enjoy poetry and piano recitals. Food lovers would enjoy Emeral style cooking and wine tasting demonstrations complete with jokes and live band. Some stand-up comedy in good taste is a great crowd pleaser. 

In Review

1. Form a family reunion planning committee of talented event planning enthusiasts.

2. Send out an initial survey regarding themes, venue locations and activities.

3. Consult your East Coast travel advisers for the best venues.

4. Collect survey results and vote on theme, activities and location.

5. Rally support and spur enthusiasm by promoting popular entertaining reunion activities everyone will enjoy.

6. Hold online talent hunt contests using Youtube, Skype or Google Hangouts.

7. Send invitations via email. Most folks have one. Send the rest via post mail.

If you're looking for more ideas, templates and worksheets for surveys, committee meetings, to create your family tree, printable invitations and family reunion keepsake booklet designer consult Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app at www.fimark.net. 

Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app

Happy Family Reunion Planning.