2014 Harmon Family Reunion
After we cleaned up the rental house in Harrison on Saturday, we packed up and drove directly to the Park in American Falls. It was now time for the 2014 Harmon Family Reunion. We hadn't held a Harmon Reunion in many years. At least not since Dad had passed away in 2003. Peggy, Margie, Penny and I decided it was time for another one. We had talked about it since late 2013. We used our need for "discussion on the matter" as an excuse to have Sister Retreat. After all, there was so much to "discuss".
Peggy was incharge of the reunion and directed much of what needed to be done. She arranged for the park and all the food. She also "MC"ed the program part of it. She spent endless hours making sure everything was going smoothly and ready for the big day.
I did the publicity for it. Actually, I just had fun finding fun family pictures, adding captions and sending them out to everyone.
I have to say, it really was just plain fun. I would get back comments from the cousins, etc and it would brighten my day for at least a week. I also loved going through the photos I have on file of the Harmon family.
It’s Coming ~ Again!!and again J
Lewisville, ID. 1982
July 5, 2014
American Fork, UT.
Here is a copy of the last assignment chart. It will give a much better picture of who was responsible for what. Needless to say, it couldn't have happened without everyone's help.
Preparations for Harmon
Reunion July 5, 2014
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Task
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Notes
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Ideas/Assignments???
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Arrange
for Park w/city
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Mark – provide simple map |
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Treasurer/
Sibling funds
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Peggy
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Invitations
to Reunion
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Sandy
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Map; info abt park; abt day
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Family
Video - Mark
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Thinking to let run thru cycles thru day
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Fireworks (Sibling Funds)
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Kevin H; purchase July 4th How much$???
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MC
– Penny & Doug:
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Move reunion thru day w/o scripted timetable
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Excepting meal times.
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Games/Activities
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v 8 Siblings help out day of
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v 4 Sisters plan out ideas for
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v Whomever Available: Early AM setting up
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Ideas as of 4/27
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Rockets – Margie providing: SOUNDS FUN!
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Large blue frisbee; baseball; horseshoes
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Who has equipment?
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Water balloon launching – Margie???
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Peggy: large frisbee
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Additional
ideas for days
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Heidi & Amanda: Games like
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activities???
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Nertz; Scum of the Earth; BS; Farkle
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Doug maybe - Marbles; Jacks
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Let’s
finalize days events
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Penny - Skits/Poems/Songs(opt &LOVE!!!)
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/games by
end of May!
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Penny - White Elephant Auction
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3 Legged Races, Red Rover, Mother May I?
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Giant Jenga, Crafts,
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Bandanas
(Sibling Funds?)
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Different colors for different families???
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Pavilion
Décor/Preps
(Sibling funds)
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Duct tape & 16 Plastic tablecloths ($1) at
DollarStore; balloons..Fun IDEAS???
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HARMON Welcome Banner!
Sandy can post fun family
pictures around the pavillon
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Family
Search
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Peggy talked w/Kelly; open to do when best…
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Collect
# of attendees
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Sandy will collect in emailing families
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Pricing;
Purchase Meat
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Thomas
Family Fried and Grilled Chicken
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Will
place order when we have a head count.
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Buy all
small rolls day of
(Sibling funds?)
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Do we want
to still have rolls for 2pm meal???
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Food
Offerings for day
LET’S HAVE
MEAL TIME AT AT
2pm AND 6/7pm Fam Families bring snacks…
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Mid-June Peggy will talk w/7 siblings
for specific “donations; Thomas
fam bring chicken for 2pm meal… Margie bought paper goods ($56.51)
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Salads, Veggie Plates, Chips, Desserts,
Drinks, Water, Watermelons, Fruit Bowls Hot Dog, Marshmellows…Smores?
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Other meal
ideas???
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Each fam
bring own hot dog fixings for 6pm??
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Random
Photos/ FamPic
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Photographer possibilities?????
Sandy
can collect all photos and make a disk for future reunions if we want.
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Bring
fans to plug in…
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Peggy…. extension cord w/multi-head
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Megaphone for MCs
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Ideas to
find: Megaphone & Sound system ??
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I've included this as a reference for any further family reunions. Peggy and Mark spent a lot of time putting things together. I'll also burn a CD of all the planning and all the pictures of the reunion. Linda has also put together a wonderful video of the reunion. I cannot even begin to think of nor thank everyone who did so much to pull this wonderful day together.
I will report that all the Harmon siblings were there that day except for Penny. She was in the Logan hospital (again) and didn't get to come. It was also consisted too long of a trip for Shelly to be there with us. We missed them both but realized that one day we would all definately be together again.
Here are just a few of the pictures taken that day. This is only a small amount. See the Harmon Family 2014 CD for more.
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