Shore Regional Class of 1969 Classmates,

I want to thank all of those who attended our 45th Class Reunion on August 23rd and the “Meet and Greet” the evening before.  By all accounts, the reunion was a success.  It was great to see all of you there.  It was certainly great to have some of our teachers attend, especially our class sponsor, Mrs. Palumbo, Mr. Brignola and Mr. Toscano.

I’ve said this before and it bears repeating:  We have the BEST class ever coming out of Shore Regional and it’s because of all of you, even those that couldn’t attend this year.  No matter how much planning and work the reunion committee does prior to the event, it comes down to attendance.  We had 60 or our classmates and their significant others attend this reunion which was not even a decade reunion.  Our goal for the next reunion, the Big One (50 Years), in 2019 is for over 100 attendees.  The only way that can happen is we continue to keep in touch with other through all the social media apps that are available to us (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Alumni Sites).  We still have classmates that are out of touch and I would ask that each of us try to contact at least one person we cared about during those great 4 years of our lives but, for one reason or another, have been unable to keep up on their activities.

Of course, I need to thank all of the members of the Reunion Committee.  Their execution on that weekend was flawless.  Being a volunteer means you have no real obligation to assist or execute other than what is driven by your own moral character.  I am forever grateful to the amount of volunteers we have for these reunions and in awe of their willingness to help.

Let’s raise a toast to all of the attendees, teachers and volunteers who made this reunion a success and that will make the next one even better!

God willing, I plan on seeing you in 2019 if not before!

Jeff Thomas