Family Reunion Booklet

Have you started your family tree yet? This is a good day to begin.
Before family dinner put together the family tree according to the
information you already have.

Next invite family members at the table to fill in the missing pieces. Showing
the kids the family tree and the stories behind the history can be fascinating,
eye opening and even improve self-esteem. Seeing how their family history
connects to secular history learned in school can shed a whole new light on
school work. Add the family tree to your Family Reunion Keepsake Booklet

Family Reunion Keepsake Booklet.
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family_reunion_booklet.html

Family Tree Photos
Why not start with photos. Gather all your photos together and start naming all
family members on the back of them. Now create a hand written or typed lineage
chart. Crop and add the photos to the chart.

You can even print it out and insert it in the Family Reunion
Keepsake Booklet.
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family_reunion_booklet.html

Present your family tree project and family reunion booklet at your family
dinner and the completed version at your next family reunion.

A great place to start building your family tree is at MyEvent.com. Currently
they offer a free Family Reunion Website that includes access to a family tree
application. Check it out at http://www.celebrate.myevent.com/?affID=31409


Happy family reunion planning!

Mark & Brenda

Free Family Reunion Planner
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/step1.html

Write Your Family Reunion Newsletter

If your family reunion event has recently passed or you're planning a 2012 or 2013 family reunion it's time to start writing your reunion newsletter. The question is, where to start? Why not start with your event preparation notes, ideas or recent reunion dinner program and Itinerary?

If your event is future, build anticipation and throw out some ideas and suggestions from family members. Add plenty of commendation about past gatherings. To get everyone involved get thoughts from the younger generation. If the family plans on getting together in the month of November, this would be a fine time to distribute the newsletter and consider some of the event location, dinner program and itinerary ideas.

Writing the Newsletter
Include short paragraphs under the following subheadings:
1. Making Memories (Add snippets of highlights of past reunion the events)
2. How It All Began (Discuss how the theme and slogan came about)
3. Acknowledgement (Say thank you to those who helped out)
4. Recent Family News (Weddings, Graduations, Births, In Memoriam)
5. Include poems and meaningful quotations

Clearly identify family members you're telling about. For example, write, "Jane Smith, daughter of Gordon C.   Smith and Joy Hazel Smith, graduated from the University of Maryland in May."

Family photos are wonderful additions to family reunion newsletters. Kids pictures are most endearing and spark conversation.  Be sure to add captions with descriptions of the subjects in the photos including names, location and the date the photo was taken.

Content and Filler
Need more content? Add one line family trivia in empty spaces. For example, you could write, "Who let the dogs out? In 1959 John Smith owned a kennel."  Add mystery guest photos and humorous comments or situations associated with the reunion. Add a recipe box complete with the history behind the recipe.
Add some heart to your newsletter with excerpts from poems. A great place to find family reunion poems it at  
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family_reunion_poems.html

Did You Know? The author of  the poem "Finding Our Way Back Home" is also the author of  Fimark's Family Reunion Planning Guide and Keepsake book.

Family Recipes
Want to start compiling family reunion recipes complete with history, background, originator and instructions? Get Fimark's Family Reunion Planning Guide and Keepsake book. Makes a great gift for family reunion planners, award recipients and genealogy buffs. http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net

Thinking about a family reunion cruise? Get ideas at http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/reunion-travel-vacation.html

Happy Family Reunion Planning!
Mark & Brenda

Frugal Shopping This Season

Hey family reunion planners. Happy November! It's time to economize and avoid  creating credit card money pits when gift shopping this season.

Here are some helpful tips.  1. Don't use a credit card this season. Use your debit card only. 2. Get gift cards and save mileage and gas. 3. Shop online Black Friday Week or Cyber Monday Week and save up to 30%. 4. Look for deep discount inventory liquidation sales online and compare prices.

The astore is very helpful shopping tool for reunion planners who want to be more frugal this shopping season. http://astore.amazon.com/fimarkhome-party-20

Fun Family Reunion Ideas

Did you know? November is family reunion planning month. With Family Reunion Planning Month just days away it's time to start thinking about fun family reunion ideas for 2011 - 2013. 


Take advantage of the season to kindle interest and enjoy planning activities that bind. It's a great time of year for baking and cooking. Why not start collecting family recipes and find out which recipes your household likes.  Start a tradition of your own. You'll find a family recipe collector/organizer in Fimark's 132 page Family Reunion Planning Guide Keepsake Book. 


Other Fun Planning Activities:


1. Make a Quilt
2. Design Your Own Family Reunion Logo
3. Print T-shirts
4. Design Your Own Family Reunion Flyer
5. Collect and Try Out Traditional Recipes


To help you get your planning off to a great start here is a list of popular family reunion event activities.


1. A Family History Drama
2. An Video or Live Interview With Young Adults
3. A Water Balloon Toss Contest
4. A Slide Show Of Babies (Guess Who)
5. A Photo Display Table of Kids Growing Up


Looking for more fantastic ideas? Find 7 more here...
http://familyreunionplanners.blogspot.com/2011/06/family-reunion-idea.html


Did you know that Mark Askew, the author of the Poem "We Rise To Tell The Story" is also the author of "Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Guide Workbook and Keepsake"? This book is now available at Amazon.com as well as Barnes and Noble.

Get the complete Family Reunion Package with Mark's reunion planning guide book, software on CD and Instant Download of 5 poems, flyers, invitations, banners and the award winning reunion planning application at the summertime discount price of $69 (normally $99) at http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net.

Happy Family Reunion Planning!
 
Mark 

If you have any questions regarding the event contact me at fimarkhome@gmail.com

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Most Popular Family Reunion Activities

What are the most popular family reunion activities? We've taken an ongoing poll listing readers favorite family reunion activities to help you plan your best family reunion event.

So what has our latest poll of family reunion favorites revealed? While many enjoy a big banquet dinner and recipe swapping,  the most loved family reunion event is home-made family entertainment with 57% of  pollsters choosing a talent show as the number one family reunion activity. 

Showing off ones finer talents is a great way to boost family morale and encourage constructive artistic focus. As you know every family has an artist, craftsperson, singer and jokester who know just how to tickle that funny bone. Family reunion talents shows are a great way to exhibit hidden talents and provide a good excuse to clown around if only to bring in some big belly laughs.

Next in line for popular reunion activities is family reunion games, chosen by 50% of our voters. This puts reunion games in the number 2 spot of favorite activities. Family reunion games are a sure way to bond and rebond with family members you may not have seen in a while.

And what do you suppose the 3rd most favorite activity might be? It's Line Dancing! Neck and neck are banquet dinner and recipe swapping. Afterall, who doesn't like to eat?

So which activites are the runners up? The Family Reunion Cruise, Genealogy Presentations and Story Time.  Submit your Family Reunion Favorites using the poll at the top of this page.

Download Fimark's award winning  Family Reunion Planner and get great planning ideas, printables, worksheets and surveys. Includes the attendee contact and t-shirt ordering database. Get instant downloads at http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/.

Last Minute Reunion Planning Tasks

It's time to take care of last minute reunion planning tasks. Many times our reunion planners forget all the many features in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner and end up scouring the Internet for help. No need. It's In There!

If you're looking for tour services, shows, restaurants and vendors in the location of your reunion just go to the LOOKUP panel in your Family Reunion Planner interface.

If you're looking for award certificates it's included in your Family Reunion Planner package. Just click the "Get Theme Printables Here" link on the blue bar of your Family Reunion Planner Interface. Don't have the Fimark's Family Reunion Planner yet? Download the certificate at... http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/spectacular-events-planner.html

If you're looking for family reunion gifts like family reunion caps or aprons go to http://www.zazzle.com/zzibcnet*/

If you're looking for bargain discounts on supplies for your family reunion just go to http://astore.amazon.com/family-reunion-20

If you're looking for meaningful inspiring family reunion poems it's included in your Family Reunion Planner package. Just click the "Get Themed Printables Here" link on the blue bar. Don't have the Fimark's Family Reunion Planner yet? Download these beautiful poems individually at...
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family_reunion_poems.html

If you need to create a family reunion keepsake memory booklet it's included in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner package or you can download it at...
http://family-reunion-planner.fimark.net/family_reunion_booklet.html

Remember, it's in there!

Did you know the author of the poem "Finding Our Way Back Home" and "We Rise To Tell The Story" is also the author of Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Guide Book and Keepsake?

Now there is a summer special going on - Fimark's Complete Family Reunion Planner package which includes the Family Reunion Guide Book, CD and Instant software download. Was $99 - Now $69 for a limited time.
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Happy family reunion planning!