Family Reunion Postcards

Pick out a family photo or a few family photos to use on your family reunion postcards. Use your first postcard to develop interest in a reunion and ask for help. Then use your final postcard to deliver an invitation.

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Here is some information on how to organize a family reunion

Having a family reunion takes time, commitment, and planning. To keep the work of organizing it manageable a committee of family members can be a big help. It can be as small as 2-4 people. Try to include some young people in the committee if possible. Here is a list of items the committee should review:
 

The committee will start out by making a list of family members, including spouses, partners and children. Then they need to collect the contact information for all the people on the list. Next, choose a date when most people can attend. Many times summer months are ideal, since school is out.

Decide where to have the reunion next. If members are scattered try to select a central location to minimize travel for all. Visit reunion sites - such as hotels, inns and country clubs - and reserve one early. Determine the menu - perhaps one that celebrates your family's heritage. Find a caterer or restaurant that can supply food for the event. All this needs to be tempered by a budget which determines how much each family will need to contribute. Avoid making costs prohibitively high.

After the committee has worked through the above items, they can plan some of the family social activities for the reunion. For example: games, sports, contests, and talent shows can be fun.  Include activities that will appeal to all ages. Buy prizes for your games or for distinctions such as oldest family member or longest distance traveled to attend. Appoint or volunteer a family historian to take photographs or videos during the event. The photos from this event will be useful in planning your next reunion.

Finally with all this good planning in place it is time to put together some communications with family members that helps to generate information and maintain interest. Send an initial mailing to gauge interest and preferences and to ask for help. Send invitations later, with relevant information, directions and a map. Ask for a check from each family for its part of the reunion expenses.

With all this good planning your reunion should be a terrific time. Try to make your reunions a repeat event every year or every other year might work well. All in all your reunion can be a family tradition which helps generate priceless memories.

Here is an example of the final family reunion invitation

Consider using photo postcards for your family reunion invitations  ( click to learn more )