UPDATED ATTENDEE LIST

Hello. Here is an updated list of who is coming and who is trying very hard to come to our reunion.

"+" = attending with a spouse or significant other
"*" = trying to make it to the reunion

Armond Dinverno +
Lisa Andrel
Liz Bassi Epstein *
Peter Camarata
Anne Carter Frank
Karen Conrad
Dave Coughlan *
John Dolan
George Don
Erin Donley
Joe Essa
Mary Fairhurst
Gena Fenady Ryan
Laurie Folden Heinz
Pat Gould Menke
Terry Harris
Annie Hauer Blickman
Patti Hayes
Jerry Henberger
Steve Higgins
Pam Ingalls
Janis Jacobs Nantz
Mary Judge Emmick +
John Kamb
Doreen Konen Gavin
Kathy Lizza Clark
Suzanne Manning Lynch
Amy Miller Dowell *
Mary Neiter Ueiker
Carolyn Nemec
Annie Newman Tribken*
Maureen Niland Stokes
Jeanine O'Connell
Jean O'Loughlin
Lisa Rodriguez McClain
Kate Severson +
Becky Smith Padden
Chris Staeheli
Marilyn Koezuna-Irelan
Shaunna Kersten +
Maria Larraca Granata +
Maggie Kilbourne
Joe Marman
Jim Powers
Julia Sheridan
Carol Stumpf

See you in a few weeks. Come back in a week or so for complete details on each of the weekend's activities.

REMINDER to any who haven't paid yet: Get your checks ($135) in asap.

Please make your checks out to:
Terentino Catering
2555 21st Ave West
Seattle, WA 98199

Ciao!

- Janis

AUGUST NEWS

Here are the Gonzagini's coming to our reunion. We are very excited with the turnout. If your name isn't here, shouldn't it be? (Names are in ascending order by (maiden) last name.)

Lisa Andrel

Suzie Angotti Goodwin

Peter Camarata

Anne Carter Frank

Karen Conrad

John Dolan

George Don

Erin Donley

Joe Essa

Mary Fairhurst

Gena Fenady Ryan

Laurie Folden Heinz

Pat Gould Menke

Terry Harris

Annie Hauer Blickman

Patti Hayes

Jerry Henberger

Steve Higgins

Pam Ingalls

Janis Jacobs Nantz

Mary Judge Emmick +

John Kamb

Doreen Konen Gavin

Kathy Lizza Clark

Suzanne Manning Lynch

Mary Neiter Ueiker

Maureen Niland Stokes

Jeanine O'Connell

Jean O'Loughlin

Lisa Rodriguez McClain-PAID

Kate Severson +

Becky Smith Padden

Chris Staeheli

Marilyn Koezuna-Irelan

Shaunna Kersten +

Maria Larraca Granata +

Maggie Kilbourne

Joe Marman

Jim Powers

Julia Sheridan

REMINDER to those of you who haven't paid: Get your checks ($135) in by August 18th.

If you can only make it for Saturday's dinner or would like your spouse/significant other to come just for Saturday's dinner - the price for the dinner only is $65 per person.

Please make your checks out to:
Terentino Catering
2555 21st Ave West
Seattle, WA 98199

See you all then!

- Janis

HOTEL INFO

We have reserved a block of discounted hotel rooms at:
The Silver Cloud Inn on Lake Union
1150 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
1-800-330-5812


http://www.silvercloud.com/lake.htm

Room rates are $159 + tax per night for a single room with a king-size bed.

Rates include breakfast, parking and a shuttle service to/from downtown Seattle.

Double rooms are $169 + tax per night. You also have the option of upgrading to a suite or a room with a view for a few $$ more.

This is a nice hotel, located on Lake Union.

Booking must be done by phone reservation -
Book under "Gonzaga-in-Florence" September 7 and September 8, 2007
The phone reservation number is: 1-800-330-5812.

The salesperson at the Silver Cloud stressed the fact that this will be a busy time, with several conventions going on in Seattle.
Please book your reservations ASAP so we our guaranteed to have rooms.
They will only hold our block of rooms until July 15.

You will be coming!

Flyroy says: "You will be coming!"

(To see the text of the May 21,2007 e-mail where you originally saw this picture, please see comments under the post entitled: Reunion E-mail History.)

AGENDA for Reunion

In order to better plan your arrival and departure times. Here is a tentative list of activities:

Friday September 7, 2007 -

• Dinner - Catered buffet (heavy appetizers) at hotel (Silver Cloud) 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
• Move to a bar near hotel - all those who care to

Saturday September 8, 2007 -

• Breakfast in the hotel lobby (Optional - i.e. nothing organized)
• Lunch - Gather your lunch at Pike Place Market; eat at park nearby overlooking waterfront
• Optional - Tour Olympic Sculpture Park (near lunch site & it's free)
• Dinner & slide show - Italian restaurant TBD - details soon

Sunday September 9, 2007

• Breakfast in hotel lobby (Optional - nothing formal organized)

Please feel free to make any suggestions you would like. But, please, just plan on coming!

Pictures from 2002 GIF Reunion

That's what a night of wine will do to a bunch of former Pensione California residents!

Paul (RIP), Jim (would you accept an appetizer from this man?!)

Pictures from 2002 GIF Reunion

Erin, Mary, Kathy

John, Steve, Joe

Pictures from 2002 GIF Reunion

Who wouldn't want to join this party?

4/5ths of your planning committee -- 5 years ago. Worried?!

Pictures from 2002 GIF Reunion

Fiorentina!

This was labeled "California" -- but, I see mostly non-California types in here!

Reunion E-Mail History

Here is the text of the first e-mail that Higg's sent out regarding our reunion:

Hi all,
Last night Flyroy, Terry, Janis and I met at Janis'
house to discuss our 30 year Florence Reunion. We decided that since we were planning it, it would be held in Seattle. Since early September worked so well four years ago, we thought the weekend after Labor Day
- September 6 through September 9 would be ideal. Kids are back in school. For most people, there aren't any conflicting vacation plans at that time. The weather in Seattle is beautiful this time of year, and the extra day - starting on Thursday night instead of Friday night, might give us a little extra time together.
We want to contact as many of our class as possible but we don't have good email addresses for everyone.
Below I have listed people that we don't have email addresses for, as well as those whose emails bounced when I sent out info about Paul. If you know the correct email addresses for the following people, would you please forward this message to them? Thanks
Susie Angotti Goodwin -

Susie Bard (Melina Pritel)-

Liz Bassi -

Liz Bianchi -

Erin Comfort Dobrinski -

Armond D'Inverno -

Jeff Fagen -

Gena Fenady Ryan -

Pat Gould -

Annie Hauer Blickman -

Gerry Henberger -

Mike Hollingsworth -

Lois Hughes -

Shaunna Kersten -

Amy Miller Dowell -

Joe Montague -

Karie Musgrove -

Liz Pickman -

Leo Serroul -

Becky Smith Padden -

Steve Terry

One last thing, would you please respond to this email by sending me your mailing address? We plan to send out invitations via the mail and having correct mailing addresses will help immensely.
Thanks,

First post : purpose

Gonzaga-in-Florence 1977-78
30 YEAR Reunion

WHERE: Seattle, WA
WHEN: September 7-9, 2007

This blog exists to communicate and share information GIF reunion coming up in Seattle in September of 2007.