Our Encina Class of 1969 40th Reunion held on October 3, 2009 was an outstanding success! A total of 92 classmates and a grand total of 132 people attended our reunion making it our best attended reunion yet! We received a TON of emails, posts to our Message Forum page, and even phone calls from classmates thanking us and saying what a great time they had!Highlights of the evening included:
The display of a pristine, classic 1969 Mustang
Registration packets of keepsakes including the Encinian 2009 Yearbook with senior photos of each classmate attending.
A Memorabilia Table displaying vintage Apache attire.
An In Memory display honoring our classmates who have passed away.
A Self-Serve Photo Center where classmates took Polaroid pics & placed them in our Self-Serve Photo Album.
Classmate photo centerpieces that classmates could take home.
Our reunion group photo.
A fantastic buffet.
Two psychedelic bars for refreshments.
Special guest, Mr. Jack Carey, 1969 Encina Music Department Chairman.
Prizes!
-Jane Larson (Smith) won a night at the Holiday Lodge in Grass Valley donated by Janet Ralph (Douglas) and a $25 gift certificate for being the first to join our class website.
-Laurie Thacker (Pennacchi) won a GPS donated by Paul Carlson for being the first to buy a reunion ticket.
-Myke Lance won an iPod nano 3rd generation for traveling the furthest to attend our reunion (all the way from Vienna, VA).
-Shirley Ward (Rust) won an iPod and jewelry handmade and donated by classmate Stephanie Marks.
-Pam Pryor (Gleitsman) won for four framed 1960's collage posters made and donated by Deborah Carlsberg (Foster).
-Linda Sheppard won a $25 gift certificate and a case of prune juice donated by Rich Harris.
-Daniel Ward won the grand prize, a Wii donated by Lynda Benvenuti!
The Blues Monsters live!
The special treat of hearing the following talented classmates join the band on stage (unfortunately, we didn't get all their photos DARN!):
-Jane Larson (Smith)
-Jan Kieling
-Gordon Tice
-Bob Lenzi
-Mark Hansen (Class of '70)
The best highlight of all...seeing how much fun everyone had reminiscing, chatting with others, dancing, and just having a great time! GO APACHES!!!
The 40th Reunion Committee gives special thanks to:
All our classmates that bought tickets to our reunion because without you, it couldn't have happened!
The many classmates who donated to our Reunion Fund allowing us to offer reasonable ticket prices especially considering all that was provided.
Those classmates who donated prizes to help make our reunion even more fun!
All the Sacramento Hilton Arden West staff who supported us throughout the many long months (approximately 17!) of preparing for our reunion and their outstanding support during the evening of our event (we highly recommend the Sacramento Hilton Arden West to anyone wanting an outstanding venue to hold a special event!).
Valerie Reese (The Balloon Butler) for the wonderful balloon decor.
Dave & Cindy Arsenault who provided the classic 1969 mustang on display.
All our Registration Desk workers - Tom Barcus, Michelle Biaggi-Taricco, and Dave & Cindy Arsenault.
Our photographer, Brian Morris, of BriTai Image Factory.
Raines Video Productions who videotaped our reunion (order your DVD today!).
And ClassCreator.com for supplying such a powerful and easy to use application which made this website possible allowing us to coordinate our reunion in the most fun and efficient manner possible!
Pictures from our 40 Year Reunion BASH are now available to download or order directly from our reunion photographer! Scroll down past our group photo, slide shows, and the list of attendees to HOW TO DOWNLOAD IMAGES and HOW TO ORDER HIGH-QUALITY PRINTS for instructions.
Reunion Group Photo!
Reunion Pics Slide Show! (women's married names included when possible)...
Self-Serve Photo Center Slide Show!
Our Encinian 2009 Yearbook! (best viewed in full screen; once in full screen, "X" out menu bar at right)
Reunion Attendee List
Following is the list of all the wonderful classmates and their guests who attended our reunion:
Randy Abbott
Lynda Benvenuti (Taylor)
Michelle Biaggi-Taricco '74
Rick Bragg
Carol Brereton (Bower)
Will & Elaine Bush
Oliver Caldwell
Debbie Carlsberg (Foster)
Paul Carlson
Mr. Jack Carey
Music Dept. Chair
Phil Caterino
Bob Clark
Kathy Cody (Barnes)
Christie Cole (Newland)
Alan Dankman
David Del Valle (Jensen)
Dan & Dorothy Dimick
Diane Dreyfuss (Lennox)
Chuck Dunn
Peggy Dunn (Burgess) '71
John & Victoria Dyer
Kathy Eldredge '72
Kristine Eldredge (Brown)
Debbie Friedlander (Brans)
Ted Grebitus
Janis Hagan (Keeley) & Gary Crapser
Mark Hansen '70 & Lisa Centers
Rich & Tami Harris
Fred Head
Michelle Herman (Ferkel)
Karin Hibma (Cronan) & Michael
Jodi Kavrell (Meromy)
Jan Kieling
Myke & Janet Lance
Jane Larson (Smith) & Dewey
Leslie Lee (Dunn)
Chantelle Lehman (Biaggi)
& Tom Barcus
Robert & Lynn Lenzi
Dale Lewis
Glenn Liebig
Mike & Joanie Macaulay
Exaveria "Rula" Manikas
Vernon Mar
Maureen Martin (Rielli)
Kathy Maurer (Wright)
Michelle McClatchy (Mosley) '71
Patti McRae (Raymer)
Charla Meachan (Francis)
& Tom
Greg Miller
Emery Mitchell
Pat Moore
& Lindy Lisenby-Moore
Jim & Kris Moran
Cathy Morse (Shepherd)
Leslie Pearsall (Abbott)
Jim & Debbie Peterson
Don & Dorothy Pierce
Pam Prior (Gleitsman) & Bing
Kent & Pattie Randles
Sheila Reed (Vera) & Robert
Brian Regan & Guest
Nancy Reid & Richard Price
Cheryl Richards (Uecker)
Richard Rudd
Glenn Rust '67
John Ryan
Candy Sanger (Whitney)
Craig Sarmento '70
Marcee Schwartz (Samberg)
Mary Shaw (Hatch) & Bill
Linda Sheppard
Mike Shower
Bob Sorrels
Pennie Stamm (Taylor)
& Howard
Greg Starr
Sandy Stewart (Plesko)
Howard Teng & Debbie Abbott
Laurie Thacker (Pennacchi) & Manlio
Carolyn Thompson (Clark)
Gordon & Betty Tice
Janet Vanderhave (Purdy)
Janice Vanella (Hancock)
Gail (Laura) Vanneman (Warren)
Brian Vaughn & Guest
Aimee Veitenhans (Sloat)
& Mark
Jacqueline "Patti"
Viebrock (Dowden)
Faye Wales (Thomas)
Robert & Barbara Walsh
Daniel Ward
Shirley Ward (Rust)
Judy Wicks (Cadet)
Guy Yeaman '71
David Yoder
Kristine Zeka (Theilen)
HOW TO DOWNLOAD IMAGES For the experienced only
To download an image to your computer so you can print it from home, follow the instructions below to access our Photobucket Encina 40 Year Reunion album ("print" "selection" these instructions to refer to them as you download your images; each image must be downloaded individually):
Click on the image thumbnail you want to download to display the full-size view (do not try to "copy" or "Save As" because they both result in a low resolution image not good for printing).
Mouse over the full-size view, select download and choose high res image.
Save the file to your computer where you normally save your photos (when you are done downloading all the images you want, you can use the back arrow to return to our class website).
Print the image as you normally would print photos from your home computer.
You may also copy these photos from your computer to a flash drive or a memory card and take them to be processed at any store that offers photo printing services.
NOTE 1: These photos print best on glossy photo paper. Our group photo prints best at a minimum size of 8x10 bordered and the other photos print best at 4x6 borderless.
NOTE 2: Unfortunately, we have not found the option to order prints through our Photobucket account to work reliably. Attempt at your own risk.
HOW TO ORDER HIGH-QUALITY PRINTS
You may order high-quality prints (with a price to match) from our reunion photographer, Brian Morris, of BriTai Image Factory.
Enter your email address and create a personal password.
Click on "Order Prints".
To view photos in the order displayed on our website slide show, in the "Options" area "Sort By" dropdown box, select "Sequence".
Select the prints, sizes, and quantities you want to order and purchase.
There is a Help Center tab if you need assistance.
When you are done ordering all the images you want, you can use the back arrow to return to our class website.
BEHIND THE SCENES...
Encina Class of 1969 40th Reunion Committee members:
Alan
Dankman
Chantelle Lehman
(Biaggi)
Gail Vanneman
(Laura Warren)
Deborah Carlsberg (Foster)
Chris
Harrold
In April, 2008, the Reunion Committee started plans for our 40th reunion held on October 3, 2009. Approximately 18 months later, in November, 2009, we completed our 40th Reunion Project!
PROJECT TASKS OVERVIEW:
Sent classmates an initial notification of the reunion, verified their contact information, and solicited feedback.
Created overview and detailed reunion project plans.
Created a budget.
Created this new Encina Class of 1969 website.
Researched 11 potential reunion sites.
Narrowed potential sites down to the Hilton Sacramento Arden West Hotel and the Del Paso Country Club because they both have separate areas (one for the band and dancing and another more quiet area for chatting).
Chose the Hilton Sacramento Arden West since over 60% of classmates that indicated they are interested in attending the reunion live out of town and due to the significantly lower costs. The Hilton Sacramento Arden West just completed a 4 million dollar renovation and is looking good! All reunion attendees also qualified for their "Take The Elevator Home" discount on guestrooms (a total of 24 guestrooms were booked).
Signed a contract with the Hilton Sacramento Arden West to hold our reunion on Saturday, October 3, 2009, which was the closest available date to the month of September which most of those classmates responding to our survey indicated would work best for them.
Paid the $1000 deposit due the Hilton.
Researched several bands to play at the reunion and chose alumni Chuck Dunn's band, The Blues Monsters, to provide live entertainment for our reunion. Check out their website at www.thebluesmonsters.com.
Opened a reunion checking account.
Opened a reunion PayPal account.
Created a Reunion Donations page to encourage donations to help lower our reunion ticket price.
Finalized the reunion ticket price structure.
Created the online capability to: -Register for the reunion -Purchase reunion tickets -Make hotel reservations
Hired photographer, Brian Morris, of BriTai Image Factory.
Hired videographer through Raines Video Productions (the same company that videotaped our 20th reunion their very first year in business!).
Decided on our reunion theme: Apache Spirit - Once Apaches, Always Apaches!
Designed table centerpieces.
Designed magnetic, photo name tags.
Designed Encinian 2009 Yearbook.
Received the band contract and list of "oldies" they will play.
Attended several appointments with our Hilton contact to go over reunion details.
Decided on reunion decorations.
Created an iPOD playlist of tunes from our high school years to play during the reunion when the band is not playing.
Collected donated prizes for our reunion.
Completed our efforts to find missing classmates.
Contacted all classmates who indicated they were planning to attend our reunion but had not yet purchased ticket(s) to encourage them to purchase their ticket(s) right away.
Raised $2,891 in reunion donations!
Discontinued ticket sales on 9/17/09.
Printed Encinian 2009 Yeabook.
Made final preparations for our reunion.
Held our event the evening of October 3, 2009, which was a fantastic success! Our best attended reunion with approximately 130 people attending!
Met for our post-reunion meeting on Saturday, October 24, at BoBo Cafe on Fulton Avenue, to review what worked well and what could be improved.
Sent thank you notes.
Posted slide shows of pics from our reunion to our class website.
Created links on our class website to enable the download of photos from our reunion and the ability to order high-quality prints from our reunion photographer.
Posted our Encinian 2009 Yearbook to our class website.
Sent DVD order forms to classmates for whom we have addresses.
Closed our PayPal account.
Closed our bank account.
Held approximately ten reunion meetings total.
Closed our Encina Class of 1969 40th Reunion Project!
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