Dear Ann, Jenny, Tater, Chuck, Helen, Dave, Sarah, and Greg,I am writing/posting on behalf of only myself [I know it's silly, but being a COJ Board member, I have to be clear on this :o) !]I wanted to personally thank you for a fabulous 40th Anniversary Alumni Reunion weekend.  It was truly amazing.  I know how hard you guys worked to plan the event, pub continue reading »

Dear Ann, Jenny, Tater, Chuck, Helen, Dave, Sarah, and Greg,I am writing/posting on behalf of only myself [I know it's silly, but being a COJ Board member, I have to be clear on this :o) !]I wanted to personally thank you for a fabulous 40th Anniversary Alumni Reunion weekend.  It was truly amazing.  I know how hard you guys worked to plan the event, pub continue reading »

Here's Dave's letter to folks at the reunion (the one I read Sat night dinner):

September 25, 2008

Hello to My Old Chanco Friends,

I’m so sorry that Lee and I cannot be present for the grand 40th anniversary of Chanco. We are in Ecuador for a 20th anniversary marriage trip that has been long planned; however, I wish I had had my wits tuned in better when planning things so that I could have worked around Chanco. I am so sorry to miss some old friends whom I have heard will be back on-site. Chanco was a wonderful time in my life and I have many truly great memories. I am grateful to all of you who contributed so much to our collective experiences. I still have lots of slides tucked away and many old “Smoke Signals” and staff newsletters somewhere in my attic, so one day you may see more of them on the great web-site that Greg has managed to create and maintain. One day, continue reading »

I understand.

You have that thing with your spouse on Saturday night. And there's no way that they are gonna want to blow that thing off for a whole weekend full of people they don't know telling stories about folks who aren't even there. Whenever someone from camp drops by the house and the stories start to spin, they just sit there with that face that looks interested - but you know that face.  And that face means "you're making up for this tomorrow."

So you can't make it.  Again, I understand.  But there will be people at camp you want to see - foreigners, even.  Folks you haven't seen since you were thin, or since the Carter administration.  You need to see these old friends.  You know you do.  

I have an idea.

What say you have an errand to run Saturday afternoon? It'll only take a couple of hours -- just say it's golf.  Yes - there's this work-related golf thing that you just hafta attend. You're up for that big promotion, right?  And you'll be back in time for dinner and in plenty of time before that thing starts.

Any way you work it, if you can't come to the whole thing, then please try your darndest to drop by on Saturday afternoon. You'll catch up with old friends. Spouse will appreciate not having to wear that face. And you can say that you were at the 40th year reunion.

I'll see you Saturday.

I'm so excited. I just got off the phone with Tater and signed up for the reunion, Can't wait to see how all you Chanco Warriors have aged

Mitch

So here's something different. I decided to lay off the typing for this one. Click that little play icon (maybe twice), turn those speakers on, and give a listen.

And here's that link.

We've got GREAT plans for the Alumni Reunion on October 10-12

to celebrate Chanco's 40th Anniversary!

A lot of people have made reservations to be there!

Are YOU on the list?

There are a limited number of conference rooms and chalets left,

so make your reservation TODAY!

Don't wait or you will miss the biggest Chanco alumni event EVER -

(we’ll lose the Manor House and other conference areas to other groups if space isn't filled by Sept. 15)

**CCAA Membership is NOT required to register for the reuinion or to attend

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