We have learned what we hoped was the case:
Our 30-Year Reunion Weekend of October 16-17, 2015 is also Richmond Raider Football Homecoming Weekend. It appears that the Raiders will be playing Purnell Swett of Robeson County on the Friday evening. That not only means we will be able to have recognition for our class during the game but it opens up the possibility of having a presence during the presumed Homecoming Parade earlier that day, October 16.
Tonight we have a conference call of our reunion committee planners. Very soon we will finalize the cost per person for the reunion. I promise you this: It will be noticeably less expensive than our 2010 reunion.
Please sign on to either our Class Reunion facebook page or our blog to stay informed on reunion plans.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Class of '85 Reunion Plans Announced -- Oct 16-17
Go ahead and mark your calendars for our 30-Year Reunion!
After several months of work by our Reunion Planning Committee, I'm pleased to announce that we now have most of the plans set.
Friday, October 16
Those classmates who want to attend the Richmond Raider football game are encouraged to sit together. We will be recognized during halftime. At this time we do not know if it is Homecoming yet. More details to come.
Whether one attends the game, stays through halftime or remains through the Raider game's end, we will meet upstairs at the Hudson Brothers Deli in uptown Rockingham to enjoy an 80s music band, hors d'oeuvres, etc. Approximately 7pm until midnight. Casual dress.
Saturday, October 17
That evening we go "back to the future" by returning to the site of our very first reunion in 1990: The Rockingham Moose Lodge. We'll have heavy hors d'oeuvres, a live DJ, a photographer, dancing, a program, door prizes, recognitions, etc., and lots of fun catching up with the very best class to ever graduate from Richmond Senior High School. :) Tentatively the start time is 6:30pm and the end time is 1am. Dressy casual recommended.
Cost: This will be finalized very soon, but we're aiming for $30-$35 per person, which is less than half of what the cost was at our 25-year reunion in 2010 and about the same as what the cost was in 1990 or 1995. The exact amount will be determined during the Reunion Planning Committee's next call on February 8th. By February 8th we will also have the online payment system up and running, and provide a mailing address for those who want to mail in their early RSVPs. Classmates who delay in RSVPing (after July 1) or wait until the last minute to RSVP (after October 1) will face a slightly higher charge on account of caterer and other related costs.
Meanwhile, please mark your calendars, spread the word, get us email addresses and mailing addresses of classmates whom we haven't heard from in awhile or who may have moved since the last reunion, etc.
Watch this site and our Facebook page for further details in the weeks ahead.
Go Raiders!
After several months of work by our Reunion Planning Committee, I'm pleased to announce that we now have most of the plans set.
Friday, October 16
Those classmates who want to attend the Richmond Raider football game are encouraged to sit together. We will be recognized during halftime. At this time we do not know if it is Homecoming yet. More details to come.
Whether one attends the game, stays through halftime or remains through the Raider game's end, we will meet upstairs at the Hudson Brothers Deli in uptown Rockingham to enjoy an 80s music band, hors d'oeuvres, etc. Approximately 7pm until midnight. Casual dress.
Saturday, October 17
That evening we go "back to the future" by returning to the site of our very first reunion in 1990: The Rockingham Moose Lodge. We'll have heavy hors d'oeuvres, a live DJ, a photographer, dancing, a program, door prizes, recognitions, etc., and lots of fun catching up with the very best class to ever graduate from Richmond Senior High School. :) Tentatively the start time is 6:30pm and the end time is 1am. Dressy casual recommended.
Cost: This will be finalized very soon, but we're aiming for $30-$35 per person, which is less than half of what the cost was at our 25-year reunion in 2010 and about the same as what the cost was in 1990 or 1995. The exact amount will be determined during the Reunion Planning Committee's next call on February 8th. By February 8th we will also have the online payment system up and running, and provide a mailing address for those who want to mail in their early RSVPs. Classmates who delay in RSVPing (after July 1) or wait until the last minute to RSVP (after October 1) will face a slightly higher charge on account of caterer and other related costs.
Meanwhile, please mark your calendars, spread the word, get us email addresses and mailing addresses of classmates whom we haven't heard from in awhile or who may have moved since the last reunion, etc.
Watch this site and our Facebook page for further details in the weeks ahead.
Go Raiders!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
30-Year Class of 1985 Reunion Planning Call Tonight!
Whether you've been on the Richmond Senior High Class of 1985 Reunion Planning Committee in the past or not, so long as you're a member of the graduating class you are invited to join in on a conference call on Sunday, January 11th, at 7:30pm. That's TONIGHT! This will be the first call of the new year.
Here are the instructions for the conference call: Call (712) 775-7035 and then when it asks for your Participant Access Code number, type in 100118 and then type the pound sign (#). If anyone has any problems logging in, then email Class President Wayne Goodwin at gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com or call cell phone (910) 997-1301.
On the call we will receive updates from classmates about the planned reunion weekend, events, discuss particulars like estimated costs per classmate (and guest), and other details. We will also discuss ideas from committee members and take next steps in the planning process. The call will last no more than one hour, with a goal of concluding within 45 minutes.
Just think: We're approximately nine (9) months away from our 30th-Year Class Reunion!
Here are the instructions for the conference call: Call (712) 775-7035 and then when it asks for your Participant Access Code number, type in 100118 and then type the pound sign (#). If anyone has any problems logging in, then email Class President Wayne Goodwin at gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com or call cell phone (910) 997-1301.
On the call we will receive updates from classmates about the planned reunion weekend, events, discuss particulars like estimated costs per classmate (and guest), and other details. We will also discuss ideas from committee members and take next steps in the planning process. The call will last no more than one hour, with a goal of concluding within 45 minutes.
Just think: We're approximately nine (9) months away from our 30th-Year Class Reunion!
Friday, September 12, 2014
'85 Reunion Planning Committee to meet Sept 14th via Conference Call
Whether you've been on the Class of 1985 Reunion Planning Committee in the past or not, so long as you're a member of the graduating class you are invited to join in on a conference call on Sunday, September 14th, at 7pm. This will be the second meeting of the planning committee this year.
Here are the instructions for the conference call: Call (712) 775-7035 and then when it asks for your Participant Access Code number, type in 100118 and then type the pound sign (#). If anyone has any problems logging in, then email Class President Wayne Goodwin at gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com.
On the call we will review the actual results of a recent classmate survey, hear reports and ideas from committee members and take next steps in the planning process. The call will last no more than one hour, with a goal of concluding within 45 minutes.
Just think: We're only 12 months away from our 30th-Year Class Reunion!
Here are the instructions for the conference call: Call (712) 775-7035 and then when it asks for your Participant Access Code number, type in 100118 and then type the pound sign (#). If anyone has any problems logging in, then email Class President Wayne Goodwin at gwaynegoodwin@gmail.com.
On the call we will review the actual results of a recent classmate survey, hear reports and ideas from committee members and take next steps in the planning process. The call will last no more than one hour, with a goal of concluding within 45 minutes.
Just think: We're only 12 months away from our 30th-Year Class Reunion!
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Classmates: Please Complete Reunion Planning Survey ASAP
Attention Richmond Raiders Class of 1985 only! As Class President, I need your answers to the linked brief survey as the 30-year reunion planning committee continues its work. Please complete your survey by September 1. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3DXKXB5
Monday, August 11, 2014
Richmond Raiders Class of 1985 Takes 1st Steps For 30-Year Reunion!
Last Monday afternoon eight of our classmates gathered at the famed Hudson Brothers Deli in uptown Rockingham to kick-off planning for the official 30-Year Reunion of the Richmond Raiders Class of 1985!
First of all, it's hard to believe it has already been almost five years since the last celebration by our class.
Of course, even harder to believe is that we're almost at the thirty - that's the big three-zero - year mark.
Attending the first planning meeting were Karen Allen Strong, Robin Thrower McRae, Kimberly Payne Leberth, Bobby Mabe, Wayne Goodwin (class president), Curtis Ingram, Marcella McDonald, and Tommy Harrington. (pictured here)
Other classmates were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts but plan to join us at future planning sessions.
And you're welcome to join us at any our planning meetings, too!
We have some terrific ideas for the reunion so far, including a casual 1980s-music-dance on the Friday night of the reunion weekend, potentially attending a Richmond Raider game that night, and then having a catered dinner on that Saturday evening, along with a special program, dancing, photo sessions, games, and catching up with classmates.
However, nothing is set in stone. And that's where YOU, fellow classmates, will come in: The planning committee is drafting a survey that will go out very soon asking for your input on the various options under consideration. One goal is to keep costs lower than our 25-year reunion and another goal is to keep things local.
Within the next week to ten days you will receive a survey via facebook, email, etc. Please review it, complete it, and return it back no later than the day after Labor Day. Very soon thereafter the Reunion Planning Committee will meet again to review the survey responses, ideas, and comments, and make further plans toward what will once again be a fun event for the Class of 1985.
Meanwhile, if your mailing address or email address has changed within the last five years, then please send it in as a comment or message so the correction may be made to our database. Also start the buzz among classmates you've stayed in touch with over the years so they know when to mark their calendars, etc.
I hope you're looking forward to this reunion as much as our planning committee is!
- Wayne Goodwin, Class President
First of all, it's hard to believe it has already been almost five years since the last celebration by our class.
Of course, even harder to believe is that we're almost at the thirty - that's the big three-zero - year mark.
Attending the first planning meeting were Karen Allen Strong, Robin Thrower McRae, Kimberly Payne Leberth, Bobby Mabe, Wayne Goodwin (class president), Curtis Ingram, Marcella McDonald, and Tommy Harrington. (pictured here)
Other classmates were unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts but plan to join us at future planning sessions.
And you're welcome to join us at any our planning meetings, too!
We have some terrific ideas for the reunion so far, including a casual 1980s-music-dance on the Friday night of the reunion weekend, potentially attending a Richmond Raider game that night, and then having a catered dinner on that Saturday evening, along with a special program, dancing, photo sessions, games, and catching up with classmates.
However, nothing is set in stone. And that's where YOU, fellow classmates, will come in: The planning committee is drafting a survey that will go out very soon asking for your input on the various options under consideration. One goal is to keep costs lower than our 25-year reunion and another goal is to keep things local.
Within the next week to ten days you will receive a survey via facebook, email, etc. Please review it, complete it, and return it back no later than the day after Labor Day. Very soon thereafter the Reunion Planning Committee will meet again to review the survey responses, ideas, and comments, and make further plans toward what will once again be a fun event for the Class of 1985.
Meanwhile, if your mailing address or email address has changed within the last five years, then please send it in as a comment or message so the correction may be made to our database. Also start the buzz among classmates you've stayed in touch with over the years so they know when to mark their calendars, etc.
I hope you're looking forward to this reunion as much as our planning committee is!
- Wayne Goodwin, Class President
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Final Schedule for 2010 Raider Reunion Weekend, Aug 6-8
There is something for EVERYONE in our Class of 1985 - and those visiting with our class - during our 25 year reunion gala weekend!
Friday, Aug 6
Tommy Harrington is hosting an informal, unofficial, casual dance that evening at The Ballroom on Hamlet Avenue in Hamlet. The cost of that event is NOT part of your registration fee for the official events.
Meanwhile, now for a special message from Karen Strong Allen, Misty Britton Barnes, and other women from the Class of 1985 who are having a "Ladies' Night Out" in Pinehurst:
"Misty Britton Barnes, Kim Payne Leberth, Robin Thrower McRae, and Karen Strong Allen are having dinner at the Bell Tree downtown Southern Pines on Friday, August 6th at 7:30! Please come join us if you'd like."Check in with any of them via their email or Facebook accounts for more information, or I can put you in touch with them. This is also an unofficial event..
I've heard of other small groups of classmates getting together. As I get the specifics on those and if the organizers would like those gatherings publicized, then I'll update the blog post here.
Saturday, Aug 7
A casual Picnic in the Park will be from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 pm until at Castlewood Park, right off of Ledbetter Road in Rockingham, not far from the high school. Light lunch available for $7 per person. Family and children are welcome. Rain or shine, unless really really bad weather. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
(I understand that there are some groups of classmates going golfing or shopping or otherwise enjoying the day in Pinehurst/Southern Pines/Rockingham/Hamlet. These are unofficial events and are coordinated by various folks.)
Reception at historic Pinehurst Hotel from 6 pm til 7 pm. This is also the time for registration/check-in for later events that evening at the hotel. No charge for the reception except for adult beverages. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
Seated Richmond Raider Reunion Dinner at historic Pinehurst Hotel in the Carolina Ballroom, starting at 7 pm. The cost of the dinner/program/photo/dance is $80 per person, which includes a photo CD memento of the evening. Richmond Raiders from other classes graduating between 1982 and 1988 are welcome to attend the dinner and/or the dance, below. No matter what class you are in, it is highly encouraged that you give us a heads-up that you're attending, if possible, before the weekend so we will have enough dinners prepared by the chef. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
The official Reunion Program begins approximately 8 pm at the Pinehurst Hotel. We will recognize all classmates in attendance and special guests. We will also have a moment of silence for classmates who are deceased, and begin a series of awards and door prizes. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
Approximately 8:30 pm we will take the official Class of 1985 Reunion Photo. Only persons who have registered for either the dinner or the dance are eligible for the photos and CD memento from the reunion. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
The 80s Reunion Dance begins right after the class photo, approximately 8:40 pm and lasts until 1 a.m. As you'd expect, and by special request, we will be highlighting a lot of 80s music for our listening, dancing, and reminiscing pleasure! For those persons who did not attend the dinner, the cost for attending the dance only is $25 per person. This is an OFFICIAL event of the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
Sunday, Aug 8
Our classmate, the Rev. Kirby Woodard, has invited those classmate who will and are able to attend his church for Morning Worship Services. (After the reunion gala the night before, church may very well be a better idea than normal!) Kirby's church is St. Stephens AME Zion Church, 407 West Avenue, in Hamlet. The time is approximately 11 a.m. More details at the reunion. This is an unofficial part of the gala weekend, but is recommended by the Class Reunion Planning Committee.
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