Pictures from 30th GNID Reunion - 1993!!

Meet the Patels trailer

Judy and I volunteer at the Hot Springs Documentary film festival every October. This year there were several with India themes, but this was the most delightful. We hope the movie will be available early next year. But even better, we got to meet the parents and they live in North Carolina. We thought the next Vivia reunion we could invite them and show the movie! The family is wonderful and I think you'd all love the movie.

Class Gathering in Naples, Florida March 16 – 23, 2014

Nine of us got together for a week of memories and fun in Naples this past week:  Sue, Larry, and Laurie put the event together and hosted us; Will and Betsy buzzed down in Will’s Miata; Rachel, Mary P., and Karen H. flew in from their northern homes; and I drove down from Hollywood, MD.  And let’s not forget the spouses who put up with us for the week:  Paul, Rykken, and Patrick.

We hung around at Sue’s and Paul’s for much of our downtime to reminisce and watch the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico (I’ve yet to see the mythical flash of green) and freely invade their fridge and booze stocks.  Our excursions included:

• Lake Trafford and an airboat ride to look for alligators and birds;

• A trolley tour of Ave Maria, the catholic community being developed by the former owner of Dominoes Pizza;

• The Naples Botanical Gardens with this year’s wonderful Legos constructions;

• Corkscrew Swamp, and wonderful sanctuary for birds and swampy creatures;

• A pontoon boat cruise through early morning fog to bright and warm sunlight into Estero Bay;

• A bocce ball tournament at Larry’s & Rykken’s club.

And then there were the lunches and dinners…
To see all of my photos from the reunion, click here:  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9tt3vcngvfadvwr/fkMc9LnvS1

And here's a link to Laurie's photos:  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/szmgj7miamc87rq/N_x6FrQfdJ

Don’t forget upcoming events:

1. WOSA/FWS reunion in Baltimore July 11-14.  Go to the FWS website to register.
2. A class gathering at Vivia’s, on Lake Norman, North Carolina, in September.

Posted by Hank.

Class Photo at the Lyre Tree – 2014

Thanks to Sue, here’s a photo of the class members who made the trip to Woodstock to celebrate the 50th anniversary year:

50 Class reunion photo at Woodstock in November:
You can probably identify us, (we look the same !!) but left to right using maiden names:  Will Manton, Carol McDearmid, Mary Pollock, Betsy Woodman, Joy Rice, Ted Chitambar, Larry Smith, Karen Anderson, Meherjee Cassinath, Esther Jantzen, and in front: Saroj Kapadia (staff) and Sue Turner.
And while I’m writing about Sue and class reunions, here are two class gatherings planned:
1.  Naples, Florida:  March 14-21, 2014.
2.  At Vivia’s in North Carolina on Lake Norman:  September 10-15, 2014.
Posted by:  Hank

Joy’s Photos from the Class 50th Reunion Trip to India

My apologies for posting these links so late, but for those of you who haven’t seen Joy’s wonderful pictures of last year’s class trip to India, here are the links to her Picasa albums:
1.  Pilgrimage to Woodstock:  https://plus.google.com/photos/107790107286584552927/albums/5952225014276285825?banner=pwa
2.  Dharamsala and Kangra:  https://plus.google.com/photos/107790107286584552927/albums/5952269471029548753?banner=pwa
3.  Kerala:  https://plus.google.com/photos/107790107286584552927/albums/5952285501409957905?banner=pwa
4.  Ajanta & Ellora:  https://plus.google.com/photos/107790107286584552927/albums/5952274839109763889?banner=pwa
Thanks, Joy!
Posted by Hank