Family Reunion need great planning to make a great event so if you have never done one maybe next year!

So your family has decided that this is the year that you are all going to get together. for a family reunion but that is as far as you have gotten. No dates have been chosen nor hotels have been booked. All you know is you want to get together this year.

May I suggest a reality check. Most reunions take months of planning and that is even if your family decided to hire a reunion planner it takes months There are great websites to help you with your plans but if this is the first time your family has decide to do a reunion, I say make it for next year and start doing all your planning now. Some places are listed below that can help you start.

The better the plan and the better the party. The best you can hope for is a family get together for this summer which might be where you might get your worker bees for this event. There is so much to do, that the more family members that can help can really make it a reality when one person takes the lead who can really lead chosen to make sure everything is being planned that needs to be and those plans are being implemented—a great reunion next may be had.

I discuss this since many reunions have heirloom cookbooks for fundraisers at their reunion or as gifts for the families. It can take months to create one and in some families years. So get started now with the plans and then execute a great family cookbook with family favorite recipes that will treasures by the members of your family for years to come.

You make want to check out Reunions Magazine http://www.reunions.com/familyreunions/family_activities.html 

Their podcast may give you ideas too www.reunionsmag.com/podcast/ class="f"> -

www.family-reunion.com/chklist.htm

www.reunion-memory-book.com/support

and don’t forget to order your copy of platefullofmemories to help with your cookbook!

Some chamber of commerces have point persons to help. The Meet Minneapolis group part of the convention and  visitors center has one person who helps with just reunions. They want to help to bring people into their towns. And have an enjoyable experience there too.