Dacres Family: Uncle Lincoln

Dacres Family: Uncle Lincoln

Dacres Family Reunion 2011 – Meeting 3 –September 13, 2010

What was discussed?

- Dates for trip: July 11^th-17^th 2011

- Teneisha is no longer able to contribute to the committee

- Theme established “Generations of Greatness”

- Food for Papa Day: Jerk Chicken, Curry Goat, Fish - Sprat Chicken Foot Soup, Rice Peas, Festival, Vegetables Steamed, Yams, Dumplins, Banana, Mac & Cheese, Soup: Manish Water/Chicken Foot Soup.

- Housing: Hotels that were checked; The Knutsford Court Hotel (New Kingston), Altamont Court Hotel (New Kingston), The Indies Hotel (Kingston 10). Aunty Lorna Checked into some private housing and renting.

- Tentatively 150 in guest

- Location for papa day: Bowden Hill All Age School

- Transportation: School bus rental option comes with drivers.

- Fundraising: Cook and sell at Junior’s, Garage Sale, selling candy (seescandies.com)

- Papa Day: Price mart for all paper goods.

- Event ideas:

o Monday: EVERYONE report to Jamaica

o Tuesday: Meet and Greet/Emancipation Park/Devin House,

o Wednesday: Beach Day

o Thursday: Shopping/Prep Day for Papa Day

o Friday: Prospect Hike/Youth Night

o Saturday: Papa Day

o Sunday: Church

Next meeting what is due:

Guest list: Guest have a month from this meeting to confirm attending or not.

Fundraising/Finance:

- Talk to Junior this week about using his house for the cookout on October 2^nd or 9^th

- Talk to North and Churches for garage sale locations

- Selling candy www.seescandies.com

Itinerary: Continue to work with event planner for ideas of execution for itinerary.

Transportation: Danny will get details by next meeting on school bus and driver’s rental.

T-shirt, events: Look into button design and vendors for actual printing of t-shirts.

Youth night: All youth WILL be informed by next meeting of the plan for Youth night and somewhat concrete ideas for YN will be established.

*Papa day: Winsome and Pauline: Establish sub-committees for the day; food, shopping, decorations, security.

*Updated Committee Heads List:

- Housing/Travel: Lorna/Maxine

- T-Shirt, Events: Dwayne/Paul/Teneisha

- Guest list: Lorna

- Papa Day/Food: Winsome/Pauline/Sis Jenny

- Fundraising/Finance: Charmaine/Vivienne

- Medical/Goodie Bags: Marsha

- Itinerary/Literature: Maxine

- Uncle Lincoln: Vivienne/Lorna

- Transportation: Pauline/Lorna

- Photography: Dwayne/Teneisha/Paul

- Youth Night: Shanelle, Shane, Lacresha. (Dwayne and Teneisha as mentors)

*NEXT MEETING: October 11, 2010; 5:30pm; Lorna’s House*