Planning a reunion requires commitment.  You will want people on your committee who are willing to work and who will be available to meet.  The committee should also be diverse enough to reflect the varied interests of your class.  There are a number of ways you can form your reunion committee. 

1.      You can contact some of your classmates and see if they would be interested.

2.      You can contact the Advancement Office and get a list of your classmates who planned the last reunion.

3.      You can contact the Advancement Office and get a list of classmates who were active in High School and might be interested in working on a reunion committee.

4.      You can post a notice in the Cavalier with your intent of working on the committee and ask your classmates to volunteer.

5.      You can post a notice on the Bishop DuBourg webpage with your intent of working on the committee and ask your classmates to volunteer.

6.      You may also put information about setting up a committee on your Save the Date Postcard.

Working as a Committee

Once you have your committee in place there are plenty of ways to organize it. 

1.      You can elect officers (some examples below)

a.                   President-Coordinate the event

b.                  Vice President-Assist the President

c.                   Secretary-Take notes and keep track of planning details

d.                  Treasurer-Collects money and keeps track of budget

2.      You can form sub-committees (some examples below)

a.                   Venue

b.                  Reservations

c.                   Budget

d.                  Food/Drinks

e.                   Music

f.                    Memories

g.                   Set-Up and Clean-Up

3.      You can have your classmates elect the reunion committee at each reunion

As a committee you may want to sit down and create a timeline for all your reunion planning.  This will help you by providing a checklist and deadlines of when things need to be done.  We suggest you start planning 9-12 months in advance.

When you form your committee, contact the Advancement Office.  We would like to help in any way we can.  Also, when you inform us about what is going on with your reunion plans, we can help to answer any questions that come our way from alumni looking for information.  We will also post any information you would have at this point onto the website.