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Please rate the Friday Night Get Together at the Crescent Sail Yacht
Club. If your answer is "Could Have Been Improved" or "Did Not Like",
please provide comments on how it could have been improved. |
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| Excellent | | 20.3% | 12 | | Very Good | | 13.6% | 8 | | Good | | 5.1% | 3 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 0.0% | 0 | | Did Not Like | | 1.7% | 1 | | Did Not Attend | | 59.3% | 35 |  Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 15 | | | 1. | It didn't compete with a band blaring in your ear, people came to talk. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | This is a great location for a mixer of the sort that unfortunately I was unable to attend. | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | There was confusion about food. We didn't know if there was going to be food, were we supposed to bring something etc. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 7:10 AM | Find... | | 4. | time limitations, but great idea. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 5. | Casual, great setting hard to improve on...
storm could have been scheduled for later in the evening... | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 6. | I
had so much fun that night! It was informal and everyone was so
friendly. It was a great icebreaker to the weekend. What a great idea! | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 7. | Great ice breaker. I liked being able to mingle with the smaller crowd after not seeing each other for so many years. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 8. | I think it would have been easier without putting food and drink in the ramada-it was hard to get to anything. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 2:47 PM | Find... | | 9. | Unless Rick can control the weather it couldn't have been better. Great way to ease into the Reunion | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 12:53 PM | Find... | | 10. | Loved
the sense of spontonaity, the casual brought food, wine beer aspect.
Setting was condusive to interaction. This was my favorite event. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 11. | did not attend because of my schedule - next time, I'll plan better and attend all activities. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:32 AM | Find... | | 12. | I
wish I had attended...I was concerned that I would feel like a stranger
but when I saw the pictures...so many familiar faces and really....the
things that kept folks apart as teenagers just aren't important anymore.
I had wonderful connections on Saturday and wished I had started
with Friday. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:30 PM | Find... | | 13. | Really
liked this informal gathering. Would suggest that future events be
more like this one! The Planning Committee did a nice job with good
communication. Thanks to Rick Schott for arranging. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 14. | it was a perfect way to see people for the first time that weekend. I thougt it was well attended and full of excitement. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 6:06 PM | Find... | | 15. | I WOULD OF ATTENDED IF I WERE IN TOWN, EVERYONE ENJOYED THIS MORE THAN SAT NIGHT.....THAT'S WHAT I HEARD | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 2:11 PM | Find... |
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Please rate the Saturday Tour of Grosse Pointe North High School. If
your answer is "Could Have Been Improved" or "Did Not Like", please
provide comments on how it could have been improved. |
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| Excellent | | 11.9% | 7 | | Very Good | | 10.2% | 6 | | Good | | 3.4% | 2 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 0.0% | 0 | | Did Not Like | | 0.0% | 0 | | Did Not Attend | | 74.6% | 44 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 6 | | | 1. | I
didn't like getting hit up for a donation at the end, the weekend was
very short for me, I left early Sunday morning...every minute counted.
Grosse Pointe is a very rich school district.
We also heard the same message at the party. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | Great idea! Unfortunately I couldn't attend. | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Great idea, would have liked to have seen the old place again. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 4. | We
arrived two minutes late and couldn't get in! :-( Besides that, (we
were rescued) it was great to see everything, esp the smart board
presentation. My husband came and really enjoyed it too. Thanks to those
who took their time to put that together! | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 5. | Was
really great to see that the school has continued to build grow and
improve. The teachers presentation was good, the principal was very
patient with us, I hope we thanked him enough. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 6. | I
wish more classmates could have come and a big thanks to Ahmed Ismail
for arranging. I learned a lot about current plans for the school and
it is wonderful that GPN is still thriving. Thanks to Tim Bearden for
being there and leading the tour and the two teachers, school board
superintendent, and representative from the Grosse Pointe Foundation for
Schools for being there. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... |
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Please rate the Saturday Night 40th Reunion at the Grosse Pointe Yacht
Club including acoustics, service, and overall venue location. Note:
Food, drinks, and entertainment are separate questions below. If your
answer is "Could Have Been Improved" or "Did Not Like", please provide
comments on how it could have been improved. |
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| Excellent | | 18.6% | 11 | | Very Good | | 27.1% | 16 | | Good | | 10.2% | 6 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 20.3% | 12 | | Did Not Like | | 0.0% | 0 | | Did Not Attend | | 23.7% | 14 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 27 | | | 1. | The food at the twenty-year was so much better.
This
was like a sampling of this and that at a cocktail party, none of it
well done. My family were members there, they can put on a much better
show. Why was the bar smashed in the corner of the room, hard to
manuever around. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | OUTSTANDING
JOB! It was a little hard to hear the presentations. It would probably
be a good idea next time to introduce the dignitaries (past faculty)
sooner in the evening, as there were some who didn't stay around long
enough to be greeted by our class members. The sound system speakers
could have perhaps been placed so as to make it easier to talk while the
band was playing. Once the band started, it was hard to carry on
conversation. That said, the event was terrific, and my wife and I
enjoyed ourselves very much. Thank you, Committee. | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Venue was very nice. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:19 PM | Find... | | 4. | The venue is attractive, but does not lend itself to quiet conversation; our hearing isn't getting any better with age. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 4:45 PM | Find... | | 5. | Venue location is terrible for accoustics. Couldn't understand what was being said over PA because of reverb in room. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:52 AM | Find... | | 6. | Had the best time in many years, great location and service. Do it again, soon, before we all die. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 7. | Setting was very good.
Acoustics,
particularly for speeches/prizes was so poor it was annoying...
therefore people couldn't focus... therefore people started talking at
their table. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 8. | We
had a wonderful time! Everything looked beautiful. Must say that the
acoustics got an "F" I couldn't hear what anyone was saying. Maybe that
was why people kept talking. Need a different sound system. Loved the
venue and the service. Liked the smaller rooms we could go to which were
quieter. Main room was so loud | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 9. | Food
choices were not all that healthy. I could not understand anything
being said. Other than that it was a great time. The name tags with
our senior pictures was an awesome idea! | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 10. | I
liked it, but the band was too loud. We traveled to come so that we
could talk and catch up with our long lost friends..reunite. They should
have had songs from the 60's and 70's. A DJ would have been ok, volume
control. Oldies, Motown, etc. We should have been able to request songs.
I feel the band they had did not play to the occassion, they had their
own agenda and songs. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 11. | The
sound system when people were speaking was terrible-couldn't hear much.
Needed a podium or something-didn't have the attention of the
audience-soo much talking when speakers were talking. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 2:47 PM | Find... | | 12. | Music
too loud. Talking was really hard to do. could be old ears or actually i
think that we used to like it that loud....oh well | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 13. | It was adequate. We could probably do better but I think they were pretty easy to work with. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 12:53 PM | Find... | | 14. | Outside of acoustics it was very good. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 11:22 AM | Find... | | 15. | Great location, well organized. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 16. | I like keeping the location same as the senior prom! | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:32 AM | Find... | | 17. | Needed to offer coffee after dinner! More talk/cocktail time before band starts. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 6:41 AM | Find... | | 18. | no need for loud band in future...subtle sound-system or dj would work just fine. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 7:23 AM | Find... | | 19. | Acoustics suffered a bit...but a beautiful facility. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:30 PM | Find... | | 20. | cash bar and acoustics were bad | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 10:32 AM | Find... | | 21. | Overall
it was a great night and just wish there had been more time to talk
with everyone. It would be best if dancing was in another room so folks
did not have to go outside. By doing that I missed seeing fellow
classmates. The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club is a beautiful place with
excellent service but just not sure if we have to go so formal. A big
thanks to Denise Ireland for arranging things here. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 22. | The
acoustics is awful. I can't believe the GPYC can't provide a better
sound system. could have used a few more choices of food and offer the
food for a longer period of time. I would have liked to have a
continuous video, if one exists, of all the pictures from past years. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:45 AM | Find... | | 23. | too
big and very hard to mingle.,and talk. I thought the service was good .
The rooms at the yacht club could have been better utilized and made
it easier to find a place to sit and catch up. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 6:06 PM | Find... | | 24. | did not need to be at the gp yacht club. less expensive site would be better. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 4:15 PM | Find... | | 25. | Beautiful
setting but acoustics in the big room made it difficult to hear. A lot
of people ended up outside as they wanted to have a chance to talk and
be outside on the beautiful GP night. Location was wonderful--maybe
next time someplace less formal?? | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:48 PM | Find... | | 26. | It
was great until the band hiked the volume of the music and no one could
hear what anyone was saying...now really, we aren't 17 anymore...ruined
that. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:28 PM | Find... | | 27. | Noise level was extremely high, very hard to talk. Location of Yacht Club was great. Second choice would be GP War Memorial. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:08 PM | Find... |
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Please rate the food and drink at the Saturday Nigh 40th Reunion at the
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Please comment on price, choice of menu,
whether you would prefer organic choices, sit down versus buffet style
dinner, and cash versus open bar. |
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| Excellent | | 10.3% | 6 | | Very Good | | 15.5% | 9 | | Good | | 22.4% | 13 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 20.7% | 12 | | Did Not Like | | 6.9% | 4 | | Did Not Attend | | 24.1% | 14 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 31 | | | 1. | See above comment. 2-3 main dishes well done would be better than a pot pourri. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | The
buffet setup worked very well, as it allowed people to mingle and move
around, and graze at their own pace in between fun reaquaintancing. I
think a sit down formal dinner would have made interaction less
spontaneous, and would have limited the amount of face time one could
have with friends scattered aroung the room. Lets face it, the
attraction was the interaction with friends not seen in (decades!) a
long time, not the food service. The cash bar was fine, and there was
reasonable variety and casualness to the food served so most people
should have been able to be comfortable. The overall cost may have kept
some class members away, but I've not heard anything to confirm that. As
for location: this is where we have celebrated in the past, and other
than opening up the cafeteria...this is the hallmark dining institution
proximate to our Alma Mater. | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | cash
bar with heavy appetizers would have been as nice as the buffet.
Tables were good, but most folks seemed to want to mingle, and sitting
at tables did not encourage mingling. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:19 PM | Find... | | 4. | For
the price of a ticket, I feel there should have been a meal served.
The beef was good, but just having little plates and somewhat
haphazardly arranged bowls of salad and pasta left me wondering when the
food was going to arrive. The late night pizza was a good idea, but I
think a lot of folks didn't know about it. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 6:59 PM | Find... | | 5. | I
didn't eat much, but what I ate was good. I liked the strolling
buffet. A sit down would have been too restrictive and people don't
tend to roam once they are seated. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 7:10 AM | Find... | | 6. | Frankly was anticipating sit-down dinner, but heavy hors d'oerves were OK. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 5:17 AM | Find... | | 7. | Perfect. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 8. | Price
was on the high side, yet OK. Does the price keep people from coming? I
organized a reunion for my university class and for 15% I got them to
come by saying 'pay what you can'. It ended up being about $20 per
person).
Can we reduce the food budget (quantity or more likely count
on 'no shows' and tell the caterer we'll be 80% of X when we hope for
X)?
Can we reduce the 'DJ' cost?
Food was good enough. There
seemed to be way too much (?). Then dessert seemed to be available late
as we were already 'full' (?).
Cash bar is fine. Maybe pay only
for alcohol drinks and have an open bar with very large bottles of pop
and water (and a 'fruit drink' punch bowl ?). | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 9. | I prefer buffet style | Wed, Sep 8, 2010 10:23 AM | Find... | | 10. | More food choices (wife is allergic to cheese, tomatoes, and mushrooms). | Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:12 PM | Find... | | 11. | Would
have liked more variety in the food offerings for the price. I liked
the buffet style. I would have just preferred a larger menu including
healthy cooked vegetables, chicken, etc... Cash bar was a good idea. | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 12. | menu cool screw organic buffet ok open bar cool | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 8:45 AM | Find... | | 13. | Needed to have some salad and fresh fruit choices. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 14. | 1) they put out small plates
2) a buffet was ok, but organic would have been nice.
3) the beef was tough
4) Mexican food was messy to eat
5) the salad had bottled Ceasar dressing on it, not made fresh. I expected a better quality of food from the GPYC.
Pizza
and spaghetti would have been ok. We paid a lot for crummy food. But
the organizers did a good job and I appreciate all the work they did. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 15. | Buying tickets for drinks is not very convenient. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 2:47 PM | Find... | | 16. | Quality
of food and choices could have been better. Possibly have each
classmate bring a "favorite dish" or something to spruce it up. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:21 PM | Find... | | 17. | cash bar: good
price: OK
buffet: good. some food was difficult to eat in this environment...moving around alot. food was good.desert was??? | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 18. | Buffet or stations better so you can mingle. Wine was pretty bad for the price | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 12:53 PM | Find... | | 19. | Food was only so, so. It was too salty, not fresh, it was not made with a sense of interest or care. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 20. | I didnt eat so dont want to evaluate at this time. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:32 AM | Find... | | 21. | Cash
bar is good to keep pricing reasonable. Salad bar instead of taco's,
desert instead of pizza, with coffee. A vegetable choice with a main
course choice . Price should be able to cover decorations and music,
reception, ect. A champange reception is a nice idea.. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 6:41 AM | Find... | | 22. | Overall
price of reunion was too high. The food for the price was garbage. I
expected more for my $75.00. Cash bar prices were too high. If thats
the deal at the Yacht Club, go somewhere cheaper. Could have found a
place with better food and cheaper drinks for $50.00. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:06 AM | Find... | | 23. | I liked the buffet stations...maybe a bit pricey for the quality but I liked the choices. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:30 PM | Find... | | 24. | I
enjoyed the buffet style at several stations- fun and less formal,
could eat at your leisure! Open bar would have been nice but realize
would have been very expensive 'ticket-wise', so cash bar made it much
more affordable | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:18 PM | Find... | | 25. | see above | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 10:32 AM | Find... | | 26. | It
was really very good but probably just a bit under valued for what we
paid. I understand the issues with the club on drink prices but perhaps
better next time to bring our own setups and have the drinks included.
It got a bit pricey to pay for the drinks on top of the $75 for food. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 27. | Buffet style is fine. It was hard to find a seat. I would continue to offer to buy tickets for drinks. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:45 AM | Find... | | 28. | very
poor choice for our age group. I would have preferred sit down or
buffet NOT food stations. We should have had coffee and desert. I was
very dissappointed in the menu, and it wasn"t the money it was the
combination of food choices. YIKS!! | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 6:06 PM | Find... | | 29. | food was ok, but at the price of the ticket, the first 2-3 drinks should have been included. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 4:15 PM | Find... | | 30. | Thought
the price point was very high for food and drink provided. There were
basically only a few menu items and they were typically lower cost items
(mexican, italian), no dessert offered, no coffee or iced tea and I
think it would have been nice to provide a couple of drink tickets with
the dinner. I think the buffet was nice as it allowed people to eat
when they wanted to and visit with others around the room. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:48 PM | Find... | | 31. | Price was too high on some items. $3.00 per soda was not realistic. Buffet was fine. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:08 PM | Find... |
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Please rate the entertainment at the Saturday Nigh 40th Reunion at the
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. Please include comments on if you would have
preferred a separate room for dancing and whether you would like a live
band or DJ. |
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| Excellent | | 3.4% | 2 | | Very Good | | 15.3% | 9 | | Good | | 10.2% | 6 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 30.5% | 18 | | Did Not Like | | 16.9% | 10 | | Did Not Attend | | 23.7% | 14 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 34 | | | 1. | People
came to talk, not avoid the band, which kept getting louder. When you
can't hear the person next to you, it rather defeats the purpose. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | See
comments above: It was a little hard to hear the presentations. The
sound system speakers could have been placed soas to make it easier to
talk while the band was playing. Once the band started, it was hard to
carry on conversation. A separate room for dancing might have solved the
sound issue, but having everyone in one room did enable a lot more
mingling. I always prefer live bands though a DJ would have had access
to unlimited "period pieces". | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | DJ
playing hit songs from 1965-1975 would have been preferable to the
band. Probably less expensive, too. Band was too loud. Most folks
were attending for the conversation rather than the dancing, and it was
quite difficult to talk/hear when the band was performing. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:19 PM | Find... | | 4. | The
band seemed like a pick-up last minute group. The drummer was
someone's son (?) and didn't have a drum set. There was absolutely no
reason that the set list was so poor, so loud we couldn't talk as we
danced, and they really didn't fulfill requests. The band should've
known it was a 40th reunion, and they needed to play sets filled with
late '60's early '70's groups...and filled in the laptop- between sets
with others...Bee Gees, Rolling Stones, Dave Clark Five, Beach
Boys...need I go on? It would've been better for one of us to ipod it
all. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 6:59 PM | Find... | | 5. | A separate room would have been welcome. I prefer DJs with a large collection from which requests can be made. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 4:45 PM | Find... | | 6. | The
band was great but to loud and to long. People are at a reunion to
reconnect and talk. If you have to leave the room to be able to talk
the point of a reunion is somewhat lost.
The band at South's reunion kept it down. You could actually talk and listen/dance to the band in the same room. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:52 AM | Find... | | 7. | I
sound like an old fogie, but when the music started, all conversation
stopped. Way too loud for talking, anywhere in the room. And talking
to old classmates was what I came to do. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 5:17 AM | Find... | | 8. | The band members seemed very young, oh yea, they are supposed to, this wasn't Highschool It was the 40th! | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 9. | Show more memorabilia. Project photos on a screen (projector quality doesn't need to be of the highest quality).
Perhaps we could find video clips of the bands of that era and project them while their songs are being played.
Nor sure how much the DJ cost yet we could go for just a pre-set (2-3 hour), push the button, stream of songs/video of the era.
Open
up the 'back' room earlier and annonce it so people who want to talk
can use it. I'd keep the music and, if people want to, dancing in the
main room. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 10. | Band was nice (too loud), however a good disc jockey could be just as good (and a bit quieter). | Wed, Sep 8, 2010 9:57 PM | Find... | | 11. | Had a great time | Wed, Sep 8, 2010 10:23 AM | Find... | | 12. | Too
loud. I understand that later there was a talking room opened but we
left before then. One person I was trying to talk to had a hearing aid
and it was impossible to converse. | Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:12 PM | Find... | | 13. | A
lot of us wanted to talk and catch up. A separate room for dancing
would have been great. Personally, I like a good DJ---it's how we used
to do it! :-) This would give us a quieter venue to talk and visit and
not have to shout. | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 14. | same room ok dosen't matter as long as they play good dance tunes | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 8:45 AM | Find... | | 15. | DJ
would have been better. Those kids were way too young and were not
really into the event., i.e. Mac the Knife and the shark hat...they
clearly did not understand the meaning of the event. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 16. | DJ
would have been fine. Everyone was there to visit. Couldn't really
do that with the band. Very loud and acoustics in that room wasn't
very good. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:29 PM | Find... | | 17. | Worked well. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:21 PM | Find... | | 18. | no one paid attention to the band. i think could have been a DJ....and as mentioned above, quieter. did anyone dance? | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 19. | I
really didn't like their song choice. It was just okay. They played
some songs that were too old and I would have liked more songs from the
70's as well as some current music mixed in. | Sat, Aug 28, 2010 1:10 PM | Find... | | 20. | Good
creative band, however, they insisted to be heard, when all the group
wanted to do was talk to each other. The band simply made talking more
difficult. We didn't go there to listen to music, and the band acted
like they were the most important event of the evening. Talking to
someone we hadn';t for 40 years was far more important to me. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 21. | do not prefer separate room for dancing. no preference on live band or DJ. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 9:32 AM | Find... | | 22. | Bad
acustics, in great room...would rather have a playlist of requested
songs from a DJ. A semi-separate room is a good idea, as many went
outside to talk | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 6:41 AM | Find... | | 23. | I like the idea of a separate room for dancing.
The music was a bit too loud for talking.
Otherwise it was excellent!
Also enjoyed the special awards for life's points of interest. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 11:56 AM | Find... | | 24. | as previously mentioned did not like band...too loud and really just unnecessary | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 7:23 AM | Find... | | 25. | I
think a separate room for band/dancing. It did interfere with
conversation and we found ourselves leaving the party to find a quiet
corner to talk with an old friend. Table conversations were most
difficult so tables sat watching rather than interacting. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:30 PM | Find... | | 26. | Same room keeps everyone together- great! | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:18 PM | Find... | | 27. | too loud | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 10:32 AM | Find... | | 28. | The
band was excellent and I only say very good because it would have been
better to have a separate room for them. They played good dance numbers
and I enjoyed the time on the dance floor. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 29. | a DJ playing music from the 70-80 era would have been more fun. The band was good but too loud to talk over. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 6:06 PM | Find... | | 30. | poor band. left early because of them. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 4:15 PM | Find... | | 31. | Band was good but way too loud. Very difficult to converse which is what people really want to do at a reunion. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:48 PM | Find... | | 32. | DJ would have been adequate. Volume of music was the issue. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:28 PM | Find... | | 33. | Way too noisy, seperate room to visit and talk would be good idea. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:08 PM | Find... | | 34. | Would
have preferred to hear (and dance to) more of the GREAT music that we
were so fortunate to have in our lives throughout the sixties and
seventies (soul, R&B, funk, Motown, MC5, Detroit rock-and-roll,
etc.) -- as well as the contemporary music scene. The band must have
mistakenly assumed that we were old farts who had lost our groove; too
much of their playlist focused on the kind of easy listening stuff that
you play at weddings to placate the grandparents . . . | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 12:16 PM | Find... |
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Please rate the Sunday Class Picnic at the Grosse Pointe Shores Park.
If your answer is "Could Have Been Improved" or "Did Not Like", please
provide comments on how it could have been improved. |
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| Excellent | | 13.6% | 8 | | Very Good | | 6.8% | 4 | | Good | | 3.4% | 2 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 1.7% | 1 | | Did Not Like | | 1.7% | 1 | | Did Not Attend | | 72.9% | 43 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 10 | | | 1. | Travelers like me left early. It was still Father's Day weekend, I got home to my family in Chicago.
The
timing for South's party in August was so much better and I'll bet more
relaxed. I'm a teacher, we only just got out of school the day before. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | Wish I could have been there! | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Great picnic! | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:52 AM | Find... | | 4. | Clearly it was for the most motivated.
As
such maybe an outdoor activity or two such as shuffle board (still
there at the park ?), croquet or badmitton might be interesting if it
required very little organization and cost. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 5. | I
would have planned some time to use the pool had I known in advance
that it was available. I think this would be fine to have the Friday
night event here also if the location was free. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 6. | The
sandwiches from Bommeratos....not good. Food was left out in the sun,
not on ice. Why didn't they just get a bunch of hot dogs, some Coney
Island chili and BBQ them up along with some hamburgers. Isn't someone
from our class a owner of Wan Kow? Margaret. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 7. | a really nice idea, and very simple which was good. was nice in that relaxed atmosphere, wish more had come. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 8. | Great place and wonderful ending to a fantastic weekend. No issues. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 9. | it was a beautiful day , a beautiful setting . | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 6:06 PM | Find... | | 10. | Live out of state. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:28 PM | Find... |
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What Future Grosse Pointe North High School Charter Class of 1970
Events would you be interested in coming to? Please check all that
apply. |
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| 60th Birthday Cruise with Grosse Pointe South Class of 1970 and possibly other Grosse Pointe High Schools in 2012? | | 40.7% | 22 | | 45th Reunion in 2015? | | 70.4% | 38 | | 50th Reunion in 2020? | | 83.3% | 45 | | Other Informal Events in Grosse Pointe? | | 16.7% | 9 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 17 | | | 1. | Yes, but why can't we do this with both schools?
You may have noticed that the numbers between this reunion and the one prior to this was very different. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | A
60th BIRTHDAY cruise....Hmmmm sounds interesting. Please let me know
what you are thinking. (Although a 60th REUNION cruise would be a bit
more challenging!) | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Depends who is planning to show up | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 11:36 AM | Find... | | 4. | Not sure | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 4:45 PM | Find... | | 5. | I
think an informal thing like a picnic the the Shores or Woods park, say
a year or two ahead of the next reunion, could help in the organization
building and participation in the main event, and of course creating
another opportunity for getting us back in touch with each other. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 5:17 AM | Find... | | 6. | 1st things first, then all of the above. It can't just be every friday at the bar stuff, we need to attact out of towners. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 7. | Doing the events with the South Class, in general, is likely a good idea.
I might come to the two others mentioned above, which are good ideas, I just am not sure it would be possible. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 8. | A
BIG THANK YOU to all of you who cared enough to make our reunion
possible. I know it was a lot of work and I really appreciate it. It was
wonderful seeing so many of my former classmates again after all these
years! Thanks again for caring so much to give of yourselves for us! I
came from VA and would do it again in a heartbeat!! Ed, you rock!! :)
Hugs! | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 9. | I hope we have another event in Michigan. It was so great being home again. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 10. | because we were split up as a class in our junior year, I think the more we do with GPS Class of 1970, the better. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 10:24 AM | Find... | | 11. | How much would a cruise cost? Are you talking about a cruise on Lk. St. Clair? | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 12. | The sites for the 40th were perfect. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 13. | Sorry
I was unable to attend this year. I was planning on it, but had a last
minute conflict arise. I remain, however, very interested in staying
connected with my class. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 12:46 PM | Find... | | 14. | All
depends on schedule. If events are planned far enough in advence there
is a grater chance that there will not be a family or business
conflict. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 15. | Maybe
the 45th could be less formal...such as a picnic at a park, where folks
could bring a dish and their beverage, then only charge for a main dish
(hot dogs or hambergers?). | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 11:56 AM | Find... | | 16. | At
this point I think having both formal and informal activities would be
great. Everyone does not have to attend things, like the cruise, but
nice to offer it. I like doing some joint things with Grosse Pointe
South especially since many classmates went to Brownell together and we
were all together 10th grade. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 17. | Maybe mini-reunions each summer at just a casual venue. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:48 PM | Find... |
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Would you be interested in the following if you provided information on
each classmate we have not found contact information for as yet?
Finding fellow classmates has been very hard so please add any ideas as
this is our biggest and most important task as we move forward.
Link to provide Classmate Contact Information: http://is.gd/ekJmX or on
our website at http://www.GPN1970.com under Classmate Finder. |
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| $5 off next event | | 4.0% | 2 | | $10 off next event | | 2.0% | 1 | | No this is not needed I will help find classmates without financial incentive. | | 94.0% | 47 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 10 | | | 1. | Tacky...or should I be reminded this is Grosse Pointe? Who came up with this recommendation.
The
people who live in the area, but did not come could be contacted
locally with a letter -- they might have missed the email or facebook
link.
Or, if you got an address, we (others) could flood them with requests to come, because they were missed. :) | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | Just
keep an open means of forwarding update info. I have run into
classmates from time to time, and would be pleased to share that info
with them. | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Just need time and a little sluth know how. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 4. | I'm
not for financial incentives in general, but it doesn't hurt if one
says '$10 (or more if the economics work) if you find someone and the
'found' person comes!'.
Can someone 'find themselves' and come
for half price ? If someone does a Google search on themself do they
know we are looking for them and there is a 'prize' if found ? It's hard
to gat the search well positioned without 'paying' yet those that keep a
low profile tend not to have too many name hits anyway.
There
should definitely be recognition, e.g. giving 'pairs' a prize if someone
found a person and convinced them to come even if someone convinced
someone else to come who wasn't ther at the 40th.
A prize for most people 'found' even if they don't all come, etc. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 5. | I would never post anything to a .gd (Grenada) site. | Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:12 PM | Find... | | 6. | A
keg of beer in a park and some pizza and hot dogs & chili. Make it
simple. Don't be so 'Grosse Pointy'. The GPYC was a bit showy. We just
want to get together. Take the grosse out of Grosse Pointe. People would
feel a lot more at ease about attending. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 7. | and a prize (not a mug ;-), a good one) for the one who finds the most. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 8. | People
will find other people, not sure the money is a motivating factor.
Perhaps a contest could be part of the next reunion to include the
person who found the most "unfindable" people? Just a thought. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 9. | not sure. | Thu, Aug 26, 2010 6:41 AM | Find... | | 10. | We all need to help out with this. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... |
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How did the GPN 1970 Planning Committee do overall on the 40th Reunion
Events? If your answer is "Could Have Been Improved" or "Did Not Like",
please provide comments on how we could have improved. Also provide any
comments or ideas that were not covered in any of the other survey
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| Excellent | | 53.8% | 28 | | Very Good | | 26.9% | 14 | | Good | | 9.6% | 5 | | Could Have Been Improved | | 9.6% | 5 | | Did Not Like | | 0.0% | 0 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments | 26 | | | 1. | I
had a good time, but I'll admit I didn't remember a lot of people.
It's been a long time since I've been there. My goal after high school
was to get as far away from Grosse Pointe as I could to see what the
"real world" looked like. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | Gold stars for everyone! | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Did not attend. Seemed a bit elitist to me | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 11:36 AM | Find... | | 4. | Overall, the planning committee did a great job finding folks, coordinating the event, and creating an outstanding website. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 8:19 PM | Find... | | 5. | however,
not everyone is on-lineor connected on fb, even in this day and age.
so, other methods have to be used. not sure what that would be at the
moment. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 7:10 AM | Find... | | 6. | Sound sytem for speakers was difficult to hear at times; and, as mentioned above, music was too loud for talking. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 5:17 AM | Find... | | 7. | Couldn't have been better.
I might not have understood the names of all those that did organize something (the acoustics were too bad during the speech).
Give more visible recognition. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 8. | More fun than I imagined! | Wed, Sep 8, 2010 9:57 PM | Find... | | 9. | Somehow
the ball got dropped on notification. I never received even a phone
call and my phone number and address have not changed for 25 years so
the 20th reunion information was still valid (except for area code). I
found out from my mother who still lives in Grosse Pointe and read it in
the GP News. | Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:12 PM | Find... | | 10. | Please see above | Thu, Sep 2, 2010 11:03 AM | Find... | | 11. | I thought everything was great and I know alot of hard work went into the event. I was so glad that I was found on Facebook! | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 8:24 PM | Find... | | 12. | great venues | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 10:24 AM | Find... | | 13. | Some
people got too involved with the 'social' implications and lost
themselves in it, became too self-important. Yea, this is a social
event, but a large number of us have moved out of GP... for a reason.
No offense to those who still live there. But there is a big world out
there. Once we're out of high school, you can't go back. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 14. | I think we did an adequate job especially since we all don't live in Grosse Pointe. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 2:47 PM | Find... | | 15. | INCREDIBLE.
CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 16. | If I so say so myself. :) Especially Ed - seriously, we could not have done it otherwise | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 12:53 PM | Find... | | 17. | I
do think we should have had some kind of a mailing. Not everyone is on
Facebook. I would be willing to help with this next time. | Sat, Aug 28, 2010 1:10 PM | Find... | | 18. | The planning group did an amazing job of putting together the weekend. The whole thing was a pleasure. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 19. | Some
folks do not have online acess such as email or facebook. I thought
some classmates were bypassed by only corresponding by email.
I thought the events were very nicely planned. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 11:56 AM | Find... | | 20. | See above comments. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:06 AM | Find... | | 21. | You folks rock!...it's a lot of work and you were all so faithful to make it happen for us. I couldn't be more grateful. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:30 PM | Find... | | 22. | Facebook worked wonders in reconnecting everyone prior to event! | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 6:18 PM | Find... | | 23. | Great job! | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... | | 24. | A small group of people worked very hard. They should be congratulated. | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:45 AM | Find... | | 25. | less expensive location and better food and skip the band and go with a DJ like our 20th reunion. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 4:15 PM | Find... | | 26. | Great job...that was a lot of work. | Mon, Aug 23, 2010 1:28 PM | Find... |
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| Google Groups E-Mail Listserv | | 37.5% | 21 | | GPN1970.com Website | | 71.4% | 40 | | Facebook
Page at Facebook.com/GPN1970 (You do not have to be a Facebook member
to view but will not receive push notifications if not) | | 71.4% | 40 | | LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2881727 (Need to be a Member to view or comment) | | 12.5% | 7 | | Twitter at Twitter.com/GPN1970 (You can subscribe to RSS feed if you are not on Twitter) | | 3.6% | 2 | | US Mail | | 14.3% | 8 | | Telephone | | 12.5% | 7 | | Hide repliesOther Ideas or Comments? | 13 | | | 1. | US Mail or telephone should be used for hard to find people, it might sway them to come to the next party
Could you choose a venue that allows for more social interaction than a high school dance?
Yes, the Yacht Club is classy, but it is a big cocktail party after all.
The worst thing I saw all night was the award for the person who had not been married the longest.
Claudette
Momenee is my friend, it's unfortunate she didn't find "Mr. Wonderful,"
but do you have to remind her of this in front of everyone. She didn't
come to the party on Friday because she is also keenly aware of her
weight problem. Poorly planned -- not so funny if it were you accepted
the award! (sorry, had to mention this...tacky)
However, it was a
good experience, sharing was wonderful. The speeches don't have to
last so long, let's just have time to chill. | Sat, Sep 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Find... | | 2. | Ed,
thanks for introducing me to Facebook. However, I just never seem to
get there, (Its 9:00pm on Friday night and I'm still at the office). One
of these days I'll figure out how to spend some time on the outside
services. For the time being, I get and read email, us mail, take phone
calls--always like the personal conversation best--and have found the
website to be fun. Thanks again to you and Carol. George | Fri, Sep 10, 2010 6:01 PM | Find... | | 3. | Not that interested | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 4:45 PM | Find... | | 4. | I'm guilty, I'm not that "connected" but plan on doing all that stuff someday. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 3:51 AM | Find... | | 5. | The Website is good once the event approaches.
US Mail wouldn't work for me, I get too much to open already. | Thu, Sep 9, 2010 1:44 AM | Find... | | 6. | Some
of our classmates are computer-challenged. I think we need to contact
people using the method that they are most comfortable with. Also some
people are willing to be contacted but not willing to have their contact
information publicly displayed on a web site. | Tue, Sep 7, 2010 7:12 PM | Find... | | 7. | grosse pointe news | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 10:24 AM | Find... | | 8. | The
people who worked on communications did a fantastic job, and I'm
serious. They devoted a lot of time and effort and I really appreciate
them for doing so. | Wed, Sep 1, 2010 9:21 AM | Find... | | 9. | it
needs to be something that arrives on your computer or doorstep; you
can't have to go looking for it. too many will forget to check (me
included) | Tue, Aug 31, 2010 1:17 PM | Find... | | 10. | There
is no one way. Facebook is the easiest for me right now, but Facebook
could change, and then some other electronic system might be more easily
used.
It's likely that there are people we are not finding because they are not in this digital world. | Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:00 AM | Find... | | 11. | I noticed some of our classmates that have passed-away from the past were not listed. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 11:56 AM | Find... | | 12. | If part of my $75.00 went toward Fri. Nite and Sun. picnic, then thats wrong. Pay as you go next time. | Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:06 AM | Find... | | 13. | I
think you have them all covered but who knows what new communication
tool there will be in two years! Perhaps we could all get together in a
virtual environment if Facebook Places takes off! | Tue, Aug 24, 2010 9:48 AM | Find... |
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