April Reunion Planning Reminders

Time waits for no one. Don't wait for time,
plan for its arrival.

Fimark's Family Reunion Planner and Keepsake and Guidebook

Hello family reunion planners. Can you believe it? April is almost 1/3rd over. How far along are you with action items on your reunion planning checklist?

1. Have you completed your t-shirt orders? If your reunion is scheduled in July you'll want to have all the orders in by months end.

2. Begin printing flyers as post mail reminder of the upcoming event.

3. Now is a good time to start purchasing keepsake trinkets, and party favors.

4. Start working on your welcome letter to be issued at the event and placed in the keepsake family reunion memory booklet.

5. Will your program include skits and family talent entertainment? Now is the time to start scheduling practice sessions.

6. If you're planning recreational activities commence buying equipment and supplies.

7. Start making a reunion food checklist so you won't forget a thing. The following is a starter list. Add items as needed.

Reunion Food Checklist

__ Drinks
__ Water
__ Ice
__ Fruit
__ Cakes Cookies and Pies
__ Links, Burgers, (Other)

__ Buns, Bread, and Rolls
__ Salads (Leaf, Pasta, Fruit)
__ Leafy and Starchy Vegetables (Corn on a Cob, Fried Potatoes, etc.)
__ Dishes: Chili, Gumbo, jambalaya

__ Eco-friendly paper cups, plates and bowls (Stackable dishes make for easy packing)
__ Wrapped Cutlery Kit in White (Fork / Knife / Spoon / Napkin / Salt / Pepper) 
__ Serving utensils
__ Cutting knives
__ Spatulas
__ Cooking Forks
__ Cutting board
__ Corkscrew and bottle openers

Bring early bird items for those who often arrive before the event starting time.
Water, ice, charcoal, a salad, chips, sandwich and bun fixings, and condiments.

Get more checklists, essential planning tips and activity ideas from Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Keepsake and Guidebook. Use the keepsake section to start recording your family milestones, stories, history and family recipes. Start researching your family lineage using the genealogy forms and document family heirloom using the heirloom form. Begin a personal planning journal and keeping up with family reunion planning tasks with the step by step timeline checklist guide. Makes a great nightly read and is ideal for weekend family projects.

The keepsake reunion planning guidebook helps you organize a single family reunion event while maintaining a journal of the experience. There is also a follow-up notes section, event planning checklist, a step by step timeline planner and 4 separate theme planners. Along with each theme there are recommended games and activities. In addition, there is an itinerary template, survey letter and luncheon template as well as a dinner program.

Fimark's Family Reunion Planner is a book like no other. The original content of the family reunion planner has been used by thousands of reunion planners over the past 15 years. Over that time the compilation has been perfected and revised several times. Written with individual planners and reunion committees in mind, scores of community organizations and social groups have used it for their own event. The book is also having a special appeal to the travel and hospitality industry as a must have complimentary gift to assist guests in planning their most memorable family event. 

Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Guidebook for your device is available for order online at https://amzn.to/4dCXf1M

Timing Is Everything

Making family reunion events fun and memorable is what good event planning is all about. That said effective timing when planning organizing and managing the event is everything.

That said, give everyone plenty of notice.  6 to 12 months advance notice will allow attendees to plan some of their vacation time around the event. Make good use of the "Advance Family Reunion Planner Timeline" found in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app and eBook to guide you through the month to month planning process.

Getting the Word Out

If you're under 45 years of age you know what it takes to get the word out online across social networks. Readers 50 and older - take advantage of social network features like Facebook's online messaging features, including, the event announcement, status, chat and more.

With Facebook's event feature, people can organize gatherings, manage invitations and send notifications and reminders to their friends. People can use events to invite their friends to anything from a dinner party to a community fundraiser. There are currently more than 16 million events created on Facebook each month.

Just select Events on the left of your Facebook page, choose create and start typing your event into the form fields.  Add a time and place, and you'll be ready to share your plans instantly. With the Facebook Events application you can share extra details like where and when to meet and directions.

Word-of-mouth is good too. Use Skype or Google Hangout and talk face to face to let all family members know the family is having a reunion. Family reunion event announcement sites found on most family reunion web resources are also helpful. Fimark's Family Reunion Planner web app mentioned earlier is designed to quickly connect you to Facebook, Google Plus, Hangout and Skype features to get the event planning process rolling. You'll find sample announcement letters, surveys and event planning worksheets you can easily share online over these networks.

That said, before you use Facebook or Google's event  announcement features there are several other steps you need to take like contact updates, taking surveys, choosing committee members and selecting themes, slogans to name a few. That's where a good Family Reunion planning app comes in.

Reunion Planning Committee

If you’re planning a big reunion event, you do well to put together a reunion committee. Ask for other family members to help with planning activities and choosing the time and place (this should be done first). The web app and eBook provide a detailed committee organizing and managing guide as part of the Checklist feature.

When you plan the event in a timely manner you'll get the help and resources you need, saving time, energy and drastically reducing expenses.  When should you start planning a July family reunion gathering? Anytime between November and January will help you stay ahead of the game. Follow the web app or eBook checklist steps closely and you'll have your family reunion event organized right on time.

Don't have the Fimark Family Reunion Planner Social web app and eBook package? Find the link in the profiles section of this blog. The paperback book can be found on Amazon.com

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Suggested Reunion Planning Tools

A good family reunion planner organizer should contain the following:

1. A timeline checklist with preparation reminders
2. Attendee database
3. Scheduling worksheets
4. Committees assignment sheets
5. Reunion needs lists
6. Meal planner checklists
7. A music checklist
8. Supplies list
9. Invitations
10.Flyers
11.Itinerary template
12.Dinner program template
13.Announcement submitter
14.Budget and cost estimator
15. T-shirt Designer
16. Reunion Website Builder

One such planner is called Fimark's Family Reunion Planner 3.0. Check out the evaluation version at http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/step1.html