Survey on the 55th Reunion and Future Gatherings

It is has been a little over six weeks since members of the Class of 1970 gathered for the 55th 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 55th Reunion if you attended; and why you didn't attend if you didn't; 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 in 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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* Answer Required

1)   * Did you attend the 55th 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   Too expensive   Did not like the location   I Have lost touch with high school friends   I see my friends from high school regularly Choose the answer or answers that most explains why you didn't attend the reunion

3)   * Would you be interested in attending some sort of class gathering in the future? Yes No

4)   If you answered yes, when would you be interested in attending a future class gathering?   Annually   Every Couple of Years   For our 60th in 2030

5)   If you answered yes, what is the best time of the year to gather?   Spring   Summer   Fall   Doesn't Matter

6)   If you answered yes, in what type of venue would you prefer to gather?   Return to the BoPlex Entertainment Center   Hotel   Country Club or Fraternal Club   Does Not Matter

7)   If you answered yes, where would you like to gather location-wise?   Return to the BoPlex Entertainment Center   Somewhere Close to East Mecklenburg High School   SouthPark Area   Ballentyne Area   At the Beach

8)   If you answered yes, what time of day would you like to gather?   Morning - Brunch 10:00 AM - 2;00 PM   Lunch - Noon - 4:00 PM   Afternoon - 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM   Evening - 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

9)   If you answered yes, would you like to have food at the gathering   No- food is not important   Yes - light snacks would be fine   Yes - heavy hors d'oeuvres   Yes - a meal

10)   If you answered yes, would you like to have alcoholic beverages to be available for purchase?   No   Does not matter   Yes

11)   If you answered yes, how much would you pay to attend the gathering   $20-$40   $50 or so   $100

12)   If you attended the 55th Reunion, did you like the venue?   Yes!   No, I didn't really care for it   No real opinion

13)   If you attended the 55th Reunion, did you like the food?   Yes, it was quite good   No, not very appetizing   I did not eat anything   No real opinion

14)   If you attended the 55th Reunion, would you recommend returning to the BoPlex Entertainment Complex East Charlotte Room again   Yes, it worked very well for our group   No, it was to far away from hotels   No, let's look around elsewhere   Does not matter to me

15)   If you attended the 55th Reunion, were you satisfied with price for attending   Yes, $32 was a great price   Yes, but I would have paid more   No, $32 was to much to pay for what was provided

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 to many emails   No - there was information missing that would have been helpful   I never received any information or email

17)   * Were you aware that a number of classmates donated to a fund to underwrite the fixed costs of the reunion including the $2,200 venue rental, $350 liability insurance, $280 website fees, $150 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 $750 after paying all expenses.

18)   * Would you be willing to help plan and administer the next gathering? Yes No

19)   If yes, what would you like to do to help?   Website administration   Venue selection and negoiation   Obtaining the event liability insurance and "hosting" the event   Planning the food menu   Fundraising   Handling the finances   Handling class communications You may choose more than one item to help with