15 Good Reasons To Celebrate Family Reunion Planning Month

Over the years many readers have asked me when is the best time to start planning a reunion? Some event planners say early in the year of the event. We say start planning in the month of November before the event. Why?  Most family members will be visiting out of town and have some extra days off of work. Why not use some of that free time to do some real productive reunion planning?

Here's 15 Good Reasons To Observe Family Reunion Planning Month

1. It's a great time to invite your extended family to dine together. 
2. It's the ideal month for indoor and outdoor family recreational activities. 
3. It's the the time of year to take a fun and meaningful stroll down memory lane. 
4. It's an ideal time to dig thru the hope chest and read saved cards and letters. 
5. It's a time to begin building your family tree. 
6. It's the time to start surveying the family regarding your next spring, summer
or fall family reunion.
7. It's a time to try out new and traditional recipes
8. Ideal time to plan a reunion cruise.
9. It's a good time to can and preserve harvest fruit and veggies... memories. 
10. It's a wonderful time to talk about your family history.
11. It's the ideal time to exchange photos of recent family reunions.
12. It's a great time to start a family reunion website.
13. It's a good time to work on and distribute the family newsletter.
14. It's time to form a family reunion committee.
15. It's a good time to plan the next family reunion committee meeting.

Happy Family Reunion Planning Month

Family Reunion Planning Month

Start your family reunion planning today. Empower your family for tomorrow.
Happy family reunion planning month.

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The Greatest Social Service

"Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to this country and to mankind is to bring up a supportive family."

Annual Family Reunion Planning Month

Happy Autumn!

November is Annual Family Reunion Planning Month.

"Generations pass like leaves fall from our family tree. Each season new life blossoms and grows benefiting from the strength and experience of those who went before."

This is the time of year to start your family reunion projects and bind family bonds closer than ever. Ask each household member for suggestions about family reunion activities. Hold a trial run of suggested activities to test the fun factor. Start interviews and collect poems, recipes and amazing stories as told by each member of the family three or more generations deep. Make a video family history documentary. Include photos, videos, heirlooms, music and stories unique to the tribe. Most of all, enjoy Family Reunion Planning Month.

And happy family reunion planning!

Looking for great activity ideas, planning tips, samples an templates? Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app has that and more. Get details an access from this blog's Profiles section.

Reunion Arts and Crafts Printables Page

Are you one of those artsy crafty types. Like to copy, edit, print, cut and paste? I hope you enjoy using the family reunion planning art and craft ideas, printables and templates featured on our arts and craft page designed especially for you.  Here you can download flyers, printable family reunion booklets, templates for invitations and banners as well as and clipart.

For the past 10 years we've strived to offer you everything you need to plan your family reunion. As the years passed our family reunion planning presentations just kept getting better and better. Why? Because we aspire to inspire you. So what's new? Take A look.

Now you can view everything you need to start your family reunion arts and crafts project on one page. Here is a print screen graphic with all the fantastic features. Best of all it's a part of Fimark's Family Reunion Planning Social web app. You can access the reunion planner app from this page too. Check it out here.  Enjoy!

World Healing - One Family At A Time

"No two people - no mere father and mother, are enough to provide emotional security for a child. He needs to feel himself one in a world of kinfolk, persons of variety in age and temperament, and yet allied to himself by an indissoluble bond which he cannot break if he could, for nature has welded him into it before he was born."
Pearl S. Buck

If the world could focus on providing the emotional security all sentient life thrives on there would be much less suffering, healing, true love and more happiness. The only place to start is with the family. Learn to prioritize family principles, support and nurture your mate and children. Learn how to inspire, engage and assure. From this core springs happiness and all best that life has to offer.

When we decide, no matter how we came into this world, or how our children did, to show them how valued they are to us and help them learn not only to survive but thrive as a person deeply loved, valued and supported, then we begin to heal a big part of this world, present and future.  That's the beauty of family reunions. It get the ball rolling - World Healing - one family at a time.

"Keep families united and you heal a significant part of the world."

                                                              - Mark Angelo Askew

Join the movement.
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How To Plan An Intimate Family Night

It was an enchanting evening. A night where friends bond with family and actually become family. Over 30 friends and family attended. Hot dogs on the grill, The sweet and tangy scent of baked beans and buttery popcorn fill the air. Smiles all around.

The movie was a look back at how the family has grown. Scenes from special events over the past three years including reunions, showers, wedding receptions, talents shows, outdoor activities, achievements, we fondly remembered those gone but not forgotten and enjoyed a special video = celebration of new life and those privileged to act as host.

32 lounge chairs spread across the lawn under the stars,  Hot spiced apple cider warm our hands as the movie of our lives plays on the outer wall of the shed in the backyard. A gentle cool breeze blows as we nestle under the stars  It was one of the most cozy intimate scenes I have ever enjoyed and I encourage all families and family reunion planners to put this on their family activity schedule. Movie night under the stars. A night to remember.

What You'll Need
1. Video of all special events over the last three years or so
2. Video projector and amplified audio device
3. Movie screen
4. Plenty of blankets
5. Grill and cookware
6. Hot dogs, sausage, grilled fruit, chili, beans, popcorn and warm cider
7. Condiments and napkins
8. Cups plates, saucers and flatware
10. Outdoor lounge chairs

The key to making this a special night is simply to plan a movie night in early autumn.out of doors in simply dishes like spicy chili, baked beans with bacon and onions,  pineapple slices right off the grill and hot apple cider as well as an intimate family video. What could be better for a warm and cozy family movie night.