If you aren’t doing so on a regular basis, let me encourage you to continue to use our website, www.taftreunion1959,com where you will find a wealth of information about the Reunion, our Classmates, our graduation events, the school, and the "Happy Days" of the late 1950s. You won’t be disappointed
Also, I want to mention that we will have another “Mini-Reunion” on Friday, October 3, 2008, this fall, so please plan on attending this wonderful time of remembrances, friendships, and fun, as we eat and talk. Thirty-seven classmates, plus many spouses, got together last October, and it was a wonderful evening. We are hoping that even more will attend this October. Please plan on doing so, for we would love to see you again and catch up. “Mini-Reunion” information will be sent soon.
Finally, feel free to contact me or any Reunion Committee member (Contact details can be found on the "Contact Us" Button on the Left Blue Panel). We always enjoy hearing from Classmates! Also, and this is very important, if you have any information concerning the “Missing” Classmates (A list can be found on the "Finding Classmates" Button on the Blue Navigation Panel on the Left), contact one of us as soon as possible. It is our goal as a Reunion Team is to make sure all our classmates know about the reunion and we are hopping they will come.
One last thought, we’ll be in touch…
Keep an eye out for our bi-monthly Reunion Newsletters where we will update you on the progress we are making toward any event to remember.
Larry Marsh
Class President
TAFT, June 1959
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To remind you, our 50th Reunion Celebration Event will take place from Thursday – Sunday, 24-27 September 2009. We will have plenty of rooms reserved for you at The Hilton Garden Inn, which will be the site of the big Friday night 50th Banquet and the starting point for all other Reunion activities. More information about costs, how you can sign up for Reunion events, and how you can reserve a room at the Inn will be promulgated later via these Newsletters, on our website, and through a regular mailing…so, keep an eye out for future Newsletters. For now, please reserve the dates!
TODAY, I am very pleased today to announce to you that with help from our own classmate and webmaster, Fred Allegretti, and extensive efforts on the part of our entire Reunion Committee, we are in a position to launch our new and improved Taft Reunion 1959 Website!
After Google searching other reunion support websites, I can unequivocally say, "Your Taft Reunion - June Class of 1959 website is like no other ever created to support a 50th Reunion Celebration!" It is destined to win awards for creative design, user content, fun and value. You can be proud to be a classmate of the June 1959 Graduating Class of William Howard Taft High School.
Our 50th Anniversary Reunion Chairman and 1959 Class President, Larry Marsh, in his Taft Alumni baseball cap, talks about the September 2009 plan to celebrate 50 years since our Taft High School graduation.
We want to announce our BIG 60th Reunion
October 4th - 6th
The reunion again will be held at The Hilton Garden Inn on River Road in Des Plaines. We encourage you to set those days aside on your calendars, an excellent opportunity for all of us to be “TOGETHER AGAIN”, reminisce, catch up, and enjoy some more good times. Download the Reservation Form right here.
1. BECAUSE you are a June 1959 Taft High School Graduate!
2. BECAUSE you shared a 4 year passage to adulthood & you are dying to know what happened to over 300 Classmates during the past 50 years!
3. NEW CLASSMATE PROFILES: Get to know your Classmates all over again... BEFORE the Reunion Event in September 2009.
4. NEW NOSTALGIA CORNER: This website section has almost 50 pages of high school memories of the 1950's.
5. NEW LIBRARY OF PDF ENHANCED PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS: For those who want a download copy to Save, View or Print an improved copy.
6. NEW DASHBOARD NAVIGATION PANEL: Providing quick access to major points of interest on the site & PDF Download Photos & Documents
7. NEW TEACHER PHOTO ALBUM: Consisting of 24 pages of pictures of those who provided the foundation for our future success as adults.
8. NEW MEMORABILIA FILE CABINET: With 30 Tabs of memories displayed on over 300 content pages.
9. TOTAL STUDENT YEARBOOK PICTURE OVERHAUL: Better photos, improved download of photos & better navigation for quick access to the photos.
10. UPDATED CONTENT ON PLANS & SITE SELECTION: Updated plans with electronic brochure of 2009 Reunion Event & 2008 Mini-Reunion site selection.
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Our initial site was impressive, but to quote a recent preview viewer, "I have only looked at it twice now and I am overwhelmed and amazed. Great job!"
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SO WHAT'S NEW & IMPROVED ON THE NEW TAFT REUNION~1959 WEBSITE ?
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