What do we Get for $100?

-The cost of the school rental on Saturday May 19.
-The cost of the Moshure Auditorium on Saturday -which is a separate cost.
-The cost of the Ballroom and sound system of the Dorval Hilton.
-The Cost of the meal which includes a couple of glasses of wine.
-The cost of clean-up of the ballroom plus the service of being served -no volunteers.
-The cost of the music man who supplies - yes you guessed it - music.
-The cost of the Bar tenders at the cash bar.
-The service costs.

The Dorval Hilton have thrown in for Friday afternoon and evening a free Welcoming suite where the core organizing group can bring from the outside our own Beer, Wine, Tea, coffee, snacks etc. so we can greet all those coming in from out of town personally-those who will be staying over at the hotel or those who simply want to come and visit with out of towners and us .

The Dorval Hilton has also included the cost of Parking as a free item for anyone who has paid the $100 ticket price ($175 for spousal double). If we had used the Hilton downtown, it would have been $12.00 per day for parking or by the hour for less than the whole day usage.

Finally, the Dorval Hilton have reduced the prices of suites for the Victoria Day weekend- for us. Downtown would have been more than $200 per night. Our cost for a suite on each night (Friday-Saturday and Sunday -if you want to stick around) is $99.00 per night including free parking -if you are registered as a paid-up attendee. Naturally this allows us to stay over if we have had 'one too many'. Since many people will be staying over, I know there will be private suite visiting for those who want to link up afterwards. So the safety factor of not drinking and driving is a definite option.

We have eliminated various wish-list items from our budget to a "reasonable all-in" ticket cost.

One thing is very clear. We all want to enjoy the reunion, -including the organizers -so no one wants to spend the evening cleaning up or serving.

We all want to have a good time -and think we have arrived at a time in our lives where we can make a small investment in making that evening one to remember ...for all. As much as I like my memories of our brand new school from 1968-72, the school is a bit older now. Taking the tour will be nice on that weekend - and nostalgic, but eating dinner and having fun deserves to be in appropriate surroundings.

I and others have already put our own money and more important, time, into this thing voluntarily. We don't look to recouping our private cost of time and money other than to be allowed to enjoy the evening with you -rather than changing music tapes/cds, rather than serving beer and handing out drink tickets, rather than cleaning up after everyone is gone.

So what is in $100? -more than most people might think.