Connecting in Christchurch
Wong Family Newsletter
If you haven’t done so already, mark the date 19th – 20th January 2013 into your diaries now. We have an exciting weekend of formal and social events planned for you. As this is our first Wong family reunion our aim is for everyone to be able to mix and mingle as much as possible. For the older generation it will be a chance to meet all your relatives again. For the younger generation it is a wonderful opportunity to meet and socialise with new cousins.
Building our Database
We want to make sure that we reach every member of the Wong Family. A copy of the family tree has been included in this newsletter so that you can see who it involves. The family tree was last updated about 6 years ago so needs correcting and updating again. We hope to have printed copies available at the reunion. Please send updated NAMES & DATES of births, marriages & deaths to Cecil at cecilw88@ihug.co.nz
Communication is important. We need to be able to contact everyone. Email seems to be the best method. Please could everyone send an email to reply to this newsletter. We will then collate an up to date database of email addresses. If you know of any family member who does not have an email address, please let us know their postal address. A 100% response to this email would be greatly appreciated.
Please could you email to cecilw88@ihug.co.nz names and numbers now if you are planning to attend. An idea of numbers attending will be a great help for planning and logistical purposes and also for us to be able to finalise costs.
If you think you can help in any way with any aspect of the reunion please do not hesitate to let us know. If you have any suggestions then please also let us know. For starters dig out your old family photos now.
Make your accommodation plans now.
Accommodation can be a major cost of your trip to Christchurch. As you can see from our plans above, our reunion date is confirmed. We recommend that you make your accommodation arrangements early. Due to the earthquake there are a reduced number of hotel rooms. Motels are relatively expensive compared with other places around NZ!
Cost of the Reunion
A registration form will be sent to you soon. It will detail the registration costs per person. Our aim has been to keep these registration costs down. Hopefully there will be lots of volunteers for various jobs to avoid the cost of hiring.
We will also welcome donations. We need to cover many extra costs e.g. hire of hall, buses, bbq and audio visual/ sound equipment. Any surplus money will be donated to St Michael’s and All Angels School for their Earthquake fund. Many of the Wong families went to St Michael’s School.
LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT REUNION WEEKEND IN CHRISTCHURCH.
Regards,
Lillian Gin, Mary Young, Janice Sew Hoy & Cecil Wong
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