*UPDATE as of 27 July 2010*
2010 AFCENT All-Years Reunion
Sahara Hotel & Casino Las Vegas
Friday 30 July 2010 - Saturday 31 July 2010
aka "the super cool Wayne Ludwig celebration of awesomeness 2010"
THE PARTY IS THIS WEEK!
!!!!NO PAYING AT THE DOOR!!!!
YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR YOUR RSVP IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON JOINING US.
I CANNOT ADD ANYONE ELSE AT THIS TIME.
PLEASE DO NOT FACEBOOK REUNION QUESTIONS, RSVPS OR PAYMENT ISSUES directly to my Facebook account or to the Yahoo groups. GMAIL ONLY afcentreunion2010@gmail.com.
ALL REUNION QUESTIONS, please first read through this webpage to see if your answer is here, and only then EMAIL
I’m already in Vegas, so will not be online often to check. Your answer is probably on this page….PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS FIRST. My facebook and cellphone have already been blowing up and I’m sorry, I don’t have time to answer I am trying to wrap up final arrangements and spend two days with my mom before the reunion starts. GMAIL! I am giving my cellphone to someone else if it doesn’t stop exploding my pocket.
Q: If I suddenly can't come, can I ask for a refund?
A: Refunds will not be processed until after the reunion, and only due to extraordinary situations discussed in advance of the reunion dates – and only if we still have money. If we don’t break even, there is no money for refunds.
In the past those few emergencies that were provided a refund have been: sudden active duty deployments, death in family, serious medical emergencies (you are in the hospital). In those few cases please contact us immediately and we will discuss the circumstances. If we can afford to refund any portion after the reunion, we will do so (minus the PayPal processing fees/return postage). If you are simply a “no-show” or do not contact us before the event, please do not expect any kind of refund.
It is not that we want to keep your money, but that we are already contracted with the venue and have paid catering and the DJ and THEY are going to keep our money, so we can’t get it back after we have already spent it.
Q: Why can't I pay at the door?
A: Just like a catered wedding reception, everything is ordered and paid for in advance. YOU CANNOT SHOW UP AT THE DOOR. Would you show up at your friend's wedding without RSVPing? NO. Please don't do this to me personally, or to us as a group.
I'm the only one coordinating with the hotel and catering ahead of the date and extra bodies showing up out of nowhere = less food and goodies for those who DID pay in advance. Plus, we still have some outstanding bills and costs to settle.
Please do not disrespect your classmates who paid in advance and followed instructions. Do not even think that paying at the door is an option. We have no Alumni funds to cover people who do not pay in advance. We are all grown adults - pay ahead of time, people! There is NO EXCUSE. If you haven’t already talked to me about coming and made arrangements, do not just show up at the door expecting to get in. I don’t care who you are, be prepared for me to be very unpleasant with you if you just show up at the door.
WHO IS COMING???
The RSVP list
Don’t forget, each person in the graduating class with the most alumni at the reunion is winning a prize!!!
??? Donna Akers
??? janice mcdonald
??? roberto olivarez +1
??? wendy gable
??? wilbur trujilo
c/o 2001 shannon finch
c/o 2001 susanna richardson
c/o 73 judy brinkman
c/o 73 mike bush
c/o 74 Maria Pinon Kidd
c/o 74 sharon ann barrows
c/o 74 terry smith
c/o 75 randy haan
c/o 75 sharon karkowski
c/o 76 chris morales +1
c/o 76 cynthia shirrel
c/o 76 dave norton
c/o 76 david white
c/o 76 dennis hesse
c/o 76 Diana Penner
c/o 76 don white
c/o 76 jeff hammock
c/o 76 jennifer sleeper-white
c/o 76 jo ann golder
c/o 76 kathy wild
c/o 76 lynda sharp (joy sharp)
c/o 76 marc barrows
c/o 76 mike cobb +1
c/o 76 sally winter
c/o 77 dawn lynn mcdonald
c/o 77 Grace Fernandez-Katzer +1
c/o 77 joann doyle
c/o 77 mike wallace
c/o 77 christine thompson
c/o 77 karen mullins
c/o 78 elisabeth kelly brehany
c/o 78 genie storvick
c/o 78 mark dunham +1
c/o 78 michael dolim
c/o 78 Sonja (Davis) Lehr
c/o 78 sylvia gleek
c/o 78 butch caywood
c/o 78 tim smith
c/o 79 christel white
c/o 79 helen remaglia hall +1
c/o 79 linda fairfield
c/o 79 mike faber
c/o 79 pam wick
c/o 79 stephen poucher
c/o 79 steven hoffman
c/o 80 anne ronsen c/o 80
c/o 80 debroh rouse reeves +1
c/o 80 ed wilson
c/o 80 glenda prinse
c/o 80 kim borum
c/o 80 lynne stockman +1
c/o 80 qwyn kruse +1
c/o 80 tracy hilliard (pengilley)
c/o 81 eleanor thompson
c/o 81 federico "freddie" waldrond
c/o 81 laurinda rohrer +3
c/o 82 kelly snyder
c/o 82 mike joy
c/o 82 wendy brower
c/o 83 teresa godin
c/o 84 nicholas wood
c/o 85 cynthia white
c/o 85 heidi freeman
c/o 85 jane and barry bates
c/o 85 patrick coleman
c/o 85 todd widener
c/o 87 cheryl swaney george
c/o 87 sherry redlawski
c/o 87 chris knauer
c/o 88 adrienna gail mcfadden +1
c/o 88 amy dennison
c/o 88 christina vetter
c/o 88 doreen kelble +1
c/o 88 leroy thomas
c/o 89 allison lawton hutchinson
c/o 89 christine barakat +1
c/o 89 fred tassinari +1
c/o 89 glen wilson
c/o 89 jennifer kos
c/o 89 kate gillenwater
c/o 89 katie grannis
c/o 89 lewis hitzel
c/o 89 tina swaney stokes
c/o 89 wayne ludwig +1
c/o 90 crystal trimnal +1
c/o 90 gary boisen
c/o 90 jen horan
c/o 90 kristie stauffer +1
c/o 90 phavana silva +1
c/o 90 steve povalitis
c/o 91 jenn grannis
c/o 91 juanita fahrendorf
c/o 92 brian lunkins
c/o 92 brian startzel +1
c/o 92 chris park +1
c/o 92 dondra tolerson
c/o 92 lance quitugua
c/o 92 mark thomas
c/o 92 mary-elisabeth smitten +1
c/o 92 paul mccloskey +1
c/o 93 christine olszewski +1
c/o 93 rhome anderson
c/o 93 ronald gibb
c/o 94 anelle caspers
c/o 94 curt olszewski
c/o 94 dale and angela jackson
c/o 94 jeanne beck
c/o 94 marliz vega-anderson
c/o 94 stephen cobb
c/o 94 vivian burks
c/o 95 ayisha livingstone
c/o 95 renae barnes +1
c/o 95 shannon gage
c/o 95 tamera butler
c/o 96 alane thomas
c/o 96 brian williams (lee williams)
c/o 96 kristen cornett
c/o 96 myron rankins
c/o 97 ann pinson +1
c/o 97 Melissa Gage
c/o 97 nicole stibrany
c/o 97 Sabine (Pugh) Brown +1
c/o 97 susan cattand
c/o 98 mark watson
c/o 99 andrew mykrantz
c/o 99 cynthia Iannace
c/o 99 daniel hain
c/o 99 emma norman
c/o 99 jason meneley
c/o 99 jessica patton
c/o 99 melissa garcia
coach james abraham +1
coach, t eacher coach and carla childs
parent chris horan
AFfriend Yohanna Gibson
parents herb and bonnie ronson
parents richard and debrah rouse
sister elisabeth horan
teacher paul gage
teachers david kullowatz and dena minato
Q: My info/grad year on the list is wrong.
A: Please email afcentreunion2010@gmail.com to correct this. Each person in the graduating class with the most people at the reunion is winning a prize!
**If there is a tie, a tiebreaker contest/game will determine winning class**
There are some of you (see the ???s above), I can’t find your complete info in the Gmail account, and I’ve been digging through over 600 gmails in the account to try and build this RSVP list. Some info I just can’t find.. Please leave me message at afcentreunion@gmail.com.
THANKS
If your name is spelled wrong here, my apologies, really was in a rush to finally get an RSVP list up before the event. Your nametag will be fine, we are writing those in by hand this year. If there is another issue please email afcentreunion2010@gmail.com.
TSHIRTS!
ALL TSHIRTS ARE ORDERED AND PAID FOR.
We sold T-Shirts as a fundraiser souvenir for the first time this year. After the cost of the shirt, shipping, graphics layout and pressing, any remaining funds pad reunion costs and helps pay back reunion deposits made out of Jen’s personal pocket. All the extra fun stuff, and breaking even, and maybe even having money left over for next reunion’s deposit, funded by T-Shirt sales. That is the “fundraiser”.
Thanks to everyone who ordered a shirt! Pick them up with your nametag in the AFCENT suite Thursday 3-7pm with your nametag, or Friday 6-7pm in the ballroom with your name tag. If we by chance have a few T-Shirts left, they will be available on Saturday after everyone who paid in advance has picked theirs up and checked for the size they requested.
T-Shirt design provided to us courtesy of artist, Elisabeth Horan. Say hi to her at the reunion!
HOTEL ROOM!
For all that sleeping you aren’t going to be doing…
Our room block rates for the non smoking premium renovated rooms expired 5 July.
If you don’t care about how nice your room is and still want to stay in the same casino as the rest of us, check out the Sahara’s Facebook page, they are having a promo “it’s a mad mad world” code 833, or use the link from their Facebook page. These are basically the oldest crappiest unrenovated rooms they have, but they are like $33/night weekend rates plus taxes and resort fee of $6/night. I saw $19 as the weekday rate. You can also call them and book this rate.
AGENDA
What should I bring?!
Anything AFCENTy! Dress is casual for the entire event, so anything you have that is AFCENT, wear it! Wrestling singlets, cheerleading uniforms, football jerseys, letter jackets, Dutch gear, track suits, your new T-Shirt, you name it. The more fun the better. Especially for the group photo night on Friday! Feel free to wear something sparkly too if you want. Maybe put on some pants? LOL
I really didn’t have time to plan out as many decorations as in 2005 since it was really only me this time, so I’m not making posters and stuff. BUT if you want to bring something special, a poster you made, whatever, please bring it along. We can’t pin or tape things to the Ballroom walls FYI. Bring your yearbooks to share while we are in the suite, whatever. It is all good. Email afcentreunion2010@gmail.com with questions or to let me know if you are bringing something in particular.
There is a photo slideshow again this year, I can still include your photos if you scan them and send them to me at afcentreunion2010@gmail.com. Please try to send in jpg format? I’ve have to reformat from PDF and other formats and I really don’t have the time right now. Thanks!
Thursday “Early Bird” night
July 29th
3pm-7pm, at the AFCENT suite, and then headed out on the town!
Remember, early bird night and associated costs are on your own.
Paid RSVP only covers Friday & Saturday events in the ballroom.
Meet at the suite for some small snacks and libations. Reconnect with old friends and get to know some of these crazy AFCENT kids from other years. GOSSIP! We’ll have some tunes playing….pickup your T-Shirts (if preordered) and nametags while you are hanging out!
We have suite 2714 at the Sahara as your hospitality suite. If you are coming Thursday, drop me a line at afcentreunion2010@gmail.com and we can exchange more info. The suite is not going to be open the whole time, there will be some designated folks I’m giving keys to for access off-hours. Suite is closed during Ballroom events Friday and Saturday.
I have some small snacks and drinks in the suite (and Fri/Sat after the Ballroom events) but not as much as I had planned since I had to use some of the money I had set aside for that to pay for last minute people while I wait for their money to get to me. It can take several days for a paypal to clear and then 3-5 business days to transfer to our USAA account. All the last minute add-ons have been a pain to juggle financially because I have to spend money I don’t have yet. So don’t expect to have some massive spread in the suite please. Feel free to bring some beers or a bottle or some mixers up with you if you.
We are heading out from the suite as a group at 7pm SHARP on Thursday. You can take a taxi or join us on the bus to get to our next location.
The Deuce (public Vegas bus) costs $3 and a cab will cost you at least $5 plus tip to get from the Sahara to the Rivera. Or you can also walk there, it takes about 20 minutes and it is HOT even at 7pm.
Many thanks to my local pals Sandy and Kate AFCENT c/o 89 for helping me locate a place that we can all go for laid back drinks and food without my having to reserve another room for a group or worry about another charge on my credit card!
The Queen Victoria is a new English Pub that just opened inside the Riviera. We are schedule to arrive at 7:45 and we have an area set aside for us so we can sit around and gossip while we throw some food in our bellies. Separate checks for tables and anyone who wants to order separate at the bar. Easy & relaxed. Check out their Facebook page. Children under 21 are welcome at the Queen Vick with their parents to eat until 11pm.
There is a U2 coverband starting at 9pm. We have a separate area/back room, so in case you find the band too loud or are deep in AFCENT gossip you have a place to chill.
*LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT COMING TO THE ACTUAL REUNION* Thursday is your chance to meet-up with some of us.
We are scheduled to arrive at 7:45, so those of you coming later or wanting to meet up after your own activities, that is where we will be. The suite is closed during this time. We are really leaving the suite at 7pm, locking the door, and herding ourselves downstairs to the bus.
After the Queen Vic we are headed back on the Deuce towards the Sahara, POSSIBLY hitting this Karaoke bar before we call it a night!
Dinos
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dinos-lounge-las-vegas
Also eventually making it back to the suite….
Feel free to break off from the group at any time to take in the “splendors” of Vegas. We don’t have to all stay together the whole time, but it is always fun to rove and terrorize in a large AFCENT pack. Plus, I wanted to make sure we all got a chance to grab something decent to eat Thursday.
Friday!
July 30th
If you arrive early on Friday, please come to the ballroom pickup your nametag (and T-Shirt, if preordered) so that less time is wasted at the registration table later. I will be there at noon starting setup. The suite will be open for parts of this time if we have people who are not helping decorate. At some point I will go upstairs to shower and will take the T-Shirts & nametags back up with me until we re-open at 6pm.
Please feel free to come help us decorate and come say hello once you are checked in!
YOUR NAMETAG IS YOUR PROOF OF PAID RSVP, PLEASE WEAR IT AT ALL TIMES IN THE BALLROOM AND DO NOT LOSE IT! Sleep in it so you know who you are the next morning!
Reunion party 6pm-midnight, SAHARA’s Golden Room
Party in the ballroom!
If you have an AFvegas T-shirt, throw it on and come on down! Dress is casual, AFCENT garb if you have it!
You need to show up before 7pm Friday night if you haven’t already picked up your nametag (and T-Shirt if preordered). Those of us who are working this event would also like to eat and get our party on SO DON’T BE LATE!!! Registration table is closing at 7pm!
I know of one person who is arriving later that night due to work. If you are stuck in that situation like she is, just let me know and arrange for a friend who will already be there to pick up your nametag (& shirt) when they check in. I’m just not in the mood to sit at a registration table all night after I’ve done all this work. I want to have some fun too!
7:00-8:30pm Buffet
Get ready for some German/Euro style goodness thanks to Sahara’s Chef Kurt, who is from Munich!
MENU
Salad bar: Mixed field green with assorted dressings and condiments, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, shredded cheese, bacon bits and chopped ham, chopped hard boiled egg, pasta salad, potato salad, diced fruits, crudités, etc.
German style carrot and raisin salad
Roasted vegetables (Spargel, squash, peppers, etc veggie medley)
Various bratwurst and sausages
Sauerkraut and Rotkohl
Hamburgers, Veggie burgers
(variety of mustards)
Chicken sate with peanut sauce
Kartoffelpuffer mit apfelmus (German potato pancakes with applesauce)
Frites with curry ketchup and frites sauce!
Beef goulash and noodles (on the side)
Assorted hard rolls and pretzel rolls.
Desserts to incl. German chocolate cake, apple cobbler, apple strudel with vanilla sauce, fruit tarts. Freshly brewed regular and decaf coffee and assorted teas. Other drinks available at the cash bar.
8:30 Group Photo
Right after buffet wraps up, 8:30. Pick that Rotkohl out of your teeth and jump in! If you want to be in the photo, don’t be late!
This will be like herding cats, so please, when it is time, if you want to be in the picture, follow instructions and get in the picture.
We have someone to take the group photos with a professional camera and tripod. The photos will be shared with everyone.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS AT THE SAME TIME.
The flash from other cameras will ruin the group shots we are trying to take. THERE IS NO NEED TO USE YOUR OWN CAMERA.
Photos will be put on Facebook, emailed to you, and you can even bring a blank CD or USB thumbdrive if you want to pull copies of the photos later back in the suite.
8:45-9:15 Prizes and games!
Prizes awarded to each person in the graduating class with the most alumni at the reunion. You must be present to collect!! This will happen right after the group photo! **If there is a tie, a class tiebreaker contest determines the winning class**
!WE HAVE A RAFFLE THIS YEAR!
We have some awesome Dutch goodies and AFCENT stuff available. RAFFLE IS FREE. Everybody plays! This is how it works:
● You have a number on the back of your nametag.
● Numbers are pulled through the evening, both evenings, until we have no more prizes.
● You must be in the ballroom when your number is pulled to win.
● Numbers are only pulled once.
● If your number is called, come up and dig something out of the raffle bag, and find out what you have won!
● On Saturday, some of the cool props/decorations we have in the ballroom are also available to grab and take home with you if your raffle number is called. Look to see if they are tagged “raffle” somewhere and you’ll know that they are looking for new homes Saturday after the reunion. Or, you can choose something out of the bag. This is Saturday only.
9:15 – Midnight
DANCING AND FUN!
This year we are excited to announce that we are featuring AFCENT’s own Rhome Anderson c/o 93 (DJ Stylus) as our guest DJ!
Rhome is spinning a set each night, so get ready to shake your money maker!
Big thanks to Rhome for coming out and making our reunion extra awesome this year, and to our local DJ Steve for being great and letting us coordinate this with him.
We’ll have some announcements… and some surprises…. DJs spinning until midnight….
Suite is open after the events in the Ballroom Saturday night for those who still want to hang!
Saturday!
July 30th
curtO vs. the burritO
High Noon
Kickstart your day with a giant burrito eating contest hosted by AFCENT c/o 94’s very own Curtis Olszewski at the Sahara’s NASCAR Café. Curt has vowed to show that 6lb burrito who is THE BOSS and has already started his training regimen. Show up to root him on, participate in the madness, or scrape him off the floor should he fail in Mission: CurtO vs. BurritO!
If you can’t make it to the reunion this year, this is your chance to see us on the Sahara’s live 24/7 burrito cam. Let us know you are watching and maybe we’ll wave to you or even moon you if you are really lucky LOL
Burrito Cam:
http://www.saharavegas.com/dining/Nascar-cafe/
Important message to the members of Stephen’s Harem Club
(c/o Stephen Cobb class of 75):
Saturday, July 30 is the Stephen's Harem Club Houseboat Lake Party and Ed Hardy Koozie Presentation. This Party is open to members of the Harem Club and the two Official Harem Eunuchs Cristobal Morales and James Aguilera. The lake is located 30 miles from the Strip. For further details, please contact King Daddy at VegasFighterPilot@Yahoo.com
80s kids – suite party!
Kids from the 80s, there is a party going on! Karen Swaney Martin c/o 86, Cheryl Swaney George c/o 87 and Tina Swaney Stokes c/o 89 are hosting a party in their suite for the 80s kids. For RSVP and details, please email Tina at tina@sanangelopacking.com
Please make sure you are all scheduled with enough time to get back to the Sahara’s ballroom for dinner!
Reunion party 6pm-midnight, SAHARA’s Golden Room
Party in the ballroom! YOUR NAMETAG IS YOUR TICKET IN!
There is no registration table planned for Saturday night, if you are new to the weekend or your AFvegas credentials have gone missing, please find us during the burrito contest.
Dress is casual, AFCENT garb if you have it! (Probably pajamas for some of us by this point LOL)
7-8:30pm Buffet
MENU
Marinated Antipasto: Mushrooms, Artichokes, Eggplant, Roasted red Peppers, Italian squash, Mozzarella Cheese and Olives
Caesar Salad bar to include Romaine Lettuce, shaved red onions, tomatoes, shredded parmesan cheese, toasted croutons, creamy Caesar dressing
Mini meatballs with fresh spinach
Sautéed breast of chicken with lemon caper sauce
Shrimp fettuccini alfredo
Ricotta stuffed shells with spinach pesto sauce
Eggplant parmesan
Desserts: Crostini bread sticks, assorted Italian style breads and focaccia
Cappuccino brownies, tiramisu, napoleons and assorted cannoli.
Freshly brewed regular and decaf coffee and assorted teas. Other drinks available at the cash bar.
8:30-9:00 Prizes, games, stuff….
All that cool stuff like singlets and track suits and the cool decorations you’ve been wanting to swipe this whole weekend and take home with you? Well, now is your chance to win it! There might even be a dance-off contest for singlets and AFCENT garb…and more raffle!
9:00 – midnight DANCING AND FUN!
We’ll have some announcements… and some surprises…. DJs spinning until midnight…
hanging out in the suite afterwards….
THANK YOU everyone for helping make this Reunion happen for 2010 and see you all SOON!!! Go Lions!