Survey on Future Class Gatherings

It is has been a little over three months since nearly 100 classmates of the Class of 1970 gathered for the two-year-delayed 50th Reunion.  It appeared a good time has had by all who attended!

There was discussion about gathering again as a class so we thought we would offer a survey to glean information on how and when you might like to get together again. 

The survey is anonymous so please give honest thoughts and opinions on the 50th Reunion if you attended, why you didn't attend, and what sort of gatherings you might would attend in the future.

The survey will be "live" for 30 days so you may take it at your convenience. 

The link to the survey is on the website Home Page at the bottom of the top left column entitiled "Survey on Future Class Gatherings". Please sign into the website to complete the survey. 

East Mecklenburg High School Class of 1970, Charlotte, NC

Thanks, in advance, for participating and giving guidance.

Gregg Stahl & Harry Stegall

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1)   * Did you attend the 50th Reunion? Yes No

2)   If you did not attend, please choose the answer closest to the reason for not attending.   Scheduling conflict   Was not interested   Concerns about COVID   Too expensive   Did not like the location   Have lost touch with high school friends   I see my friends from high school regularly Please choose the one answer that was your primary reason for not attending the reunion.

3)   * Would you be interested in attending some sort of class gathering in the future? Yes No If you answer no, please skip down to question 12.

4)   If you answered yes, when would you be interested in attending a future class gathering?   Annually   In a couple of years   For our 55th in 2025   For our 60th in 2030 If choosing more than one response, use the control key

5)   If you answered yes, what is the best time of the year to gather?   Spring   Summer   Fall   Winter   Does not matter If choosing more than one response, use the control key

6)   If you answered yes, what type of venue would you prefer to gather?   Restaurant   Hotel   Country Club, fraternal club, or event venue   Someone's house   Does not matter If choosing more than one response, use the control key

7)   If you answered yes, where would you like to gather?   Anywhere in Charlotte is fine   Somewhere close to East Mecklenburg High School   SouthPark area   Ballentyne area   At the beach If choosing more than one response, use the control key

8)   If you answered yes, what time of day would you like to gather?   Morning - Brunch   Lunch   Afternoon   Dinner - evening If choosing more than one response, use the control key

9)   If you answered yes, would you like to have something to eat at the gathering?   No - food isn't important   Yes - but only light snacks   Yes - heavy hors d'oeuvres would be nice   Yes - a meal of some sort If choosing more than one response, use the control key

10)   If you answered yes, would you prefer alcoholic beverages to be available at the gathering?   No   Doesn't matter to me   Yes - beer and wine   Yes - beer, wine and liquor drinks Please choose only one response

11)   If you answered yes, how much would you pay to attend the gathering?   No more than $20   $20 - $30   $50   $100 Please choose only one response

12)   If you attended the 50th Reunion, did you like the venue?   Yes, it was fine   No, I did not care for the location   No real opinion Please only choose one response

13)   If you attended the 50th Reunion, did you like the food?   Yes - quite good   No - just not appetizing   I didn't really eat anything   No real opinion Please only choose one response

14)   If you attended the 50th Reunion, would you recommend we return to the Shrine Temple again?   Yes - it worked well for our group   No - let's look somewhere else   It doesn't really matter to me Please only choose one response

15)   If you attended the 50th Reunion, were you satisfied with the price for attending?   Yes, $28 was fine   Yes, but I would have paid more   No - $28 was too much to pay for what was provided Please only choose one response

16)   Did you receive adequate information about the Reunion that helped you decide if you wanted to attend?   Yes - the Website and periodic updates were helpful   Yes - but there were too many emails   No - there was information missing that would have been helpful   I never received any information or email Please only choose one response

17)   Were you aware that a number of classmates donated to a fund to underwrite the fixed costs of the reunion including the $1,400 venue rental, $350 insurance, $280 website fees, $200 security, $100 photographer, and $120 miscellaneous costs in order to ensure ticket prices only included the cost of the food? Yes No One of the difficulties of planning a reunion is the projecting the per person cost when the number of attendees is unknown. Classmates were solicited for funds to pay for the fixed costs of the reunion. Due to the generosity of a number of classmates, including those who purchased tickets but could not attend, the Reunion fund has a current balance of $507 after paying all expenses.

This survey ended on 10/31/2022.