Once you contact the office, you can receive a mailing list for your classmates.  Bishop DuBourg will supply you with address labels; paper and envelopes or you can make your own labels and supply your own paper and envelopes.  Be aware that the stuffing, typing, mailing, and copying is the responsibility of your committee.  Bishop DuBourg High School does not provide postage for mailings.

***When requesting labels and mail lists, please notify the Advancement Office at least one week prior to the date needed.

For reunions it is a good idea to send out the first mailer 9-12 months before the reunion.  This mailer could simply be a save the date postcard with the reunion date on it and the rest of the information could be TBA (to be announced).  The first mailer will create interest from your classmates, elicit suggestions, create ideas, and give names of other classmates who may wish to help.  Bishop DuBourg will provide each reunion committee with one Save the Date Postcard mailing for their class.  This first mailing will come from the school and be paid for by Bishop DuBourg.  You will choose the contact information for the mailing.

The second mailer should have more information such as where, when, time, who’s invited, and what the reunion will include.  With this mailing you could ask for updated address information as well as ask your classmates to help you locate lost people.  You could also include in your first mailer a questionnaire or survey.  This questionnaire or survey is a fun way to gather information on your classmates. 

The third mailer can be a last minute reminder and catch any classmates who are waiting until the last day to RSVP.

Before sending out any mailers, the committee should decide who will be taking RSVPs.  RSVPs may be mailed back to committee members or accepted over the phone.  We do ask that you not have people RSVP to the school.

As stated earlier, you can include surveys and questionnaires in any of the mailings.  Some reunions have used these to create memory books for classmates, or simply shared stories from the surveys at the reunion.

Many classes are starting to use Evites.  Evites is a website that allows you to send out email invitations to your class and track RSVPs and post reunion announcements.  The website is www.evite.com.  Some classes are also starting their websites to post reunion information, pictures, and keep in contact.