2019 REUNION UPDATE:
July 31, 2018
Just 5 months now until the
1: I need to order buses for our Plaque Dedication Ceremonies at
2: I have to select a boat for the dinner cruise. Do we need a boat for 100?
150? More? I will have a better idea how many people are going on the dinner
cruise which will determine which boat we're going to need. "We're going to need
a bigger boat." is a good line from JAWS. Not a good line for a reunion
coordinator.
3: The logistics of a possible US Navy ship visit require we know how many
people are going to attend. Depending on what ship we visit, the Navy may need
to do security checks. We need to allow time for that and need to have a good
idea what this number will be as early as possible. If we are not invited to
tour an active Navy ship, we’ll tour the USS Midway, just across the street and
a short walk from Reunion HQ at The Wyndham San Diego Bayside. Speaking of the
hotel....
4: The Wyndham San Diego Bayside will only offer a set amount of discounted
rooms until December 3rd.
After that they have to release these rooms to their other guests and
will be charging the standard room rate. They will be asking me how many rooms
we’ll need and I will base this number on how many registrations I have
received. So this is yet another important reason to get your registration in,
fees paid and your hotel room reserved early!
DECEMBER 7TH DEADLINE:
The deadline to get your reunion payment and registration in is December 7,
(easy enough to remember) so you still have PLENTY of time, but like I said, the
sooner the better. Please don't put it off until the last couple days. Of course
we will have some last minute registrations. That's to be expected and
understandable. And come December 8th, we're sure not going to tell anybody they
can't attend. But late registrations can be problematic. By the 2nd week in
December I'm hoping to have buses ordered, a boat selected, meals ordered, name
tags made (or at least all the materials to make name tags ordered) and floor
plans (tables/chairs etc) for the banquet room and hospitality room worked out
and presented to the hotel. So as you can see, the people who register late make
the entire process more difficult than it needs to be.
LATE FEE:
Anybody who needs to register after December 7th is MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND.
But a $50 late fee per person will be added to the Reunion Registration fee to
help offset additional expenses and extra work caused by the late registration.
Hopefully this will present enough incentive to get your registration in before
the deadline and we won't have too many last minute registrations and their
impact will be minimal.
IF YOU LIVE IN THE
There are a lot of Horne shipmates who still live in the
Thank you very much for your help!
I fully understand that in addition to the registration, attendees are paying
transportation to
Register now at USSHorne.net.
SPECIAL THANKS:
I would like to thank, Joe Vanderweg, Jay Lindley, Linda and Larry Goolsby,
Yvette and Ron Tomcek as well as Rose and Roger Westerberg for their help before
and during the reunion. Joe has donated some very nice raffle items for the
reunion and has been working with Larry to create some great, custom items to be
sold at the reunion. Jay has donated several boxes of items, many Horne related,
to the raffle, including several rare Horne cruise books. Linda and Yvette will
be helping to keep the hospitality room stocked with drinks and snacks and Rose
and Roger (my sister-in-law and brother) will be helping out with some of the
day to day running around like chickens with our heads cut off logistics during
the reunion.
I started planning this
Remember! Nothing makes you feel
younger than being with those who knew you when you were!
Sincerely,
Joe Westerberg
Please feel free to share this information with anybody who might be considering
attending the reunion.