John W. Ligon
High School
Class of 1968
Meeting Notes
Sat., November
5, 11 AM – 1 PM
D&S
Cafeteria Buck Jones RD Raleigh
Michael
Corbett, Committee President Presiding
Present: Alice Banks; Toney Bethea; Mike Corbett; Esther Delany; Brenda Mason
Dingle; Brenda Hall Herndon; Janet Howard; Glorias McCullers Lee; Gregory Mial;
Shelia Noble; Geneva Rogers; Fabette Smith; Rosalyn Swayze Ollison; Clarence
Williams; Harold Williams; Shirley Hunter Williams; (16 class members); 7
guests
Consensus
Decisions:
·
The 50th will be BIG! J – Friday night Class
Program – food (heavy hors
d'oeuvres), music (DJ) &
dancing, photography, class highlight & alum video, teacher acknowledgment.
·
Hospitality Suite – Fri., noon – Sun., noon -
to include snacks and beverages; closed during scheduled events
·
Welcome bag to include Ligon ’68 t-shirt;
additional tees can be purchased
·
Tentative costs/dues: class member - $100;
class member spouse/partner - $50 (except tee). Guest for Friday night event
only (no tee) $30, These costs may
increase before January.
·
Worship Sunday at local church or service in
hotel
·
Fundraiser Raffle before Christmas – TV
&/or gas card
·
Fundraiser Dance – 2017 (Blue Martini or
Villages Clubhouse)
Action
Items:
·
Contact Sales Director @Embassy Suites &
one additional Crabtree suite hotel – Howard
& Hall Herndon
·
Investigate available Dance fund raiser dates
@ Blue Martini – Corbett
·
Coordinate December Raffle – Noble & Bethea
·
Sell/purchase 30 December raffle tickets – All class members
·
Begin
payment plan for member dues: January 2017 & mail to treasurer, Esther
Delany, 620 Delany DR, Raleigh, NC 27610 – All class members We
will also set-up an online payment option.
·
Serve as ’68 Class rep on the Raleigh Ligon
Alumni Committee – Geneva Rogers
·
Identify a service fee-free bank account for
$761 Class dues balance – Delany & Howard
After
lunch (dutch - J)
& class discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 12:50 PM
Respectfully
submitted,
Michael
Corbett, President
Janet
Howard, Recorder
