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2009 Duplessis Family Reunion Information
Dates of interests:
April 30, 2009 - All T-Shirt orders and money must be in.
May 15, 2009 - All registrations and money must be in.
Downloadable Documents:
Copy of letter dated June 14, 2009, Final Letter: Here
Copy of letter dated February 6, 2009: Here
Copy of the Directory Data Collection form: Here
Copy of the T-Shirt order form: Here
Copy of the new Registration & T-Shirt order form: Here
The final reunion letter prior to the event
June 14, 2009
Greetings Family,
We have less than two weeks left. We are looking forward to seeing all of you and hope your enjoy your time with us.
Friday and Saturday’s event begin at 7 p.m. They are being held at The American Legion Post 222.
Directions after getting on the Crescent City Connection:
- Take Barateria exit stay in your left lane. Cross first light at Ave D. Turn left at Barateria blvd. Continue straight on Barateria until you come to Patriot St. You will see an Outback Steakhouse on the corner. Get into the left turning lane and turn left onto Patriot. Pass the high school until you come to 4101 Patriot St. Marrero, LA 70072.
Sunday’s picnic begins after mass at Audubon Park on Magazine St
We are asking all of our local family members to please bring chairs. Last reunions’ donor is unable to provide the chairs this year.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE!!!!!!!!! If you have not paid your budget for the reunion Please send your payment in the form of money order or cash to Ms. Sylvia Pierre 1112 Merrill St New Orleans, LA 70114 or Ms. Tachel Porch 321 District Dr Avondale, LA 70094.
If you would like to see a visual map of directions go to Ron Gaspard’s web page at members.cox.net/rongaspard/reunion.
Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Sincerely,
The Duplessis Family Reunion Committee
New information as of April 16, 2009
Location for events:
Friday & Saturday Nights:
American Legion Post 222
4101 Patriot Street
Marrero, LA 70072
Sunday Church and Picnic Sites:
Saint Peter Claver Church
1923 Saint Philip Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
And
Audubon Park
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
And here are some maps to the above locations:
Friday and Saturday Nights:
Church
Picnic
March 25, 2009
Greetings Family,
That time is getting closer and we are looking forward to seeing all of you this summer. We are searching for talent for Saturday’s program, if you would like to participate please contact Karen Stampley at (504)236-3415(cell) or (985)639-9927(home).
**A reminder : T-shirt payments are due by April 30 and fees for the reunion are due by May 15. If you have not already completed a data form for the directory you can mail it with your payments. A copy can be downloaded at Ron Gaspard’s web site http://members.cox.net/rongaspard
A DUPLESSIS FAMILY REUNION
February 6, 2009
Dear Family,
I hope this message finds you well. The winning raffle tickets were pulled on December 13. After winnings were deducted we raised $1,392.22. The winners were:
1st place- Brian Duffuchard -$300
2nd place-Torell Miller -$125
3rd place- Lorraine Dennis-$75
In addition to the raffle, we raised $622.30 on the bus ride.
Our budget this year will again be $35 per person; however, there will be no charge for children under the age of eight. All participants must purchase their T-shirts. The cost of the T-shirts is as follows:
Children and adult sizes S,M,L,XL- $10
XXL-$11
XXXL-$12
XXXXL-$13
Our planned activities are as follows:
FRIDAY: Meet and Greet: The attire is casual. T-shirts will be distributed at this time.
SATURDAY: Following our musical theme “A BLAST FROM THE PAST”, We plan an evening full of entertainment and fun. The program will consist of entertainment through the decades. The attire is dressy/casual or you can dress in the era of your choice(50’s ,60’s,etc..)
SUNDAY: will begin with a morning church service followed by a barbecue and seafood boil in the park. Attire is casual w/ t-shirts.
The colors for this year’s reunion are black and white.
RECAP:
BUDGET: $35 PER PERSON (EIGHT YEARS AND OLDER)
T-shirts: $10 all children and adult sizes (S, M, L,XL)
$11 XXL
$12 XXXL
$13 XXXXL
Please send your payment and make checks payable to:
Ms. Sylvia G. Pierre (daughter of Lillian D. Gaspard)
1112 Merrill St
New Orleans, LA 70114
Or
Ms. Tachel Porch (granddaughter of Wilfred Duplessis)
321 District Dr
Avondale, LA 70094
If you would like to participate in Saturday’s program (singing, dancing, or karaoke) please contact Karen Stampley at (504)236-3415 (cell) or (985)639-9927. If you have any question or concern about the reunion, you may call the following people:
Paulette Duplessis (504) 251-0931 Wayne Glapion (504) 610-8123
Jacqueline Gibson (504)202-3750/cell Cheryl Ripoll (504) 427-9366/cell
(504)304-9794/home (504) 393-0957/home
Sylvia Pierre (504)339-1934/cell Tachel Porch (504) 237-4042
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Sincerely,
The Duplessis Family Reunion Committee