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Meet and Greet for PIR 5/27/2010
Event Details
Time: May 26, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Ramada Inn Waukegan-Gurnee
Street: 200 North Green Bay Road
City/Town: Waukegan, IL
Website or Map: http://www.ramadainnwaukegan-…
Phone: (847) 244-2400
Event Type: meet, and, greet
Organized By: AnnD and lori[ship14 div 199]
Latest Activity: May 31, 2010
Event Description
This is a Meet and Greet for families of recruits with a Pass-In-Review date of Thursday, May 27, 2010.
The Meet and Greet is sponsored by the Ramada Waukegan-Gurnee as a service to the families of recruits, and occurs on the evening prior to their graduation. Families of recruits in all divisions are welcome to attend, whether or not you're staying there.
The time is 6:00-8:00 PM, and free, hot hors d'oeuvres will be served. For guests registered at the Ramada, you will be given complimentary drink tickets, 2/room (not 2/guest). A cash bar will be available for non-registered attendees. The Ramada will also provide name tags, so we won’t be overly-taxed trying to remember the names of all our new friends!
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP and leave a comment below with the number you’ll have attending. We need to get an estimated head count to the Ramada by Tuesday, May 25th.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
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Comment by lori on May 17, 2010 at 10:59am
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oops- i meant div 197!
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hey evrybody- at work- big no no but I had to check out what's going on.
Ok div 200 purple it is! Jon will be pleased that's not ours! Maybe I should choose blue so he can wear it proudly!
Tina so sorry you won't be there!
We are flying so I decided to check a bag so I could get the flowers in.
I'll need the final count/color by Sat. I'll get them then. Does that sound good to ya all?
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Comment by ColoAProudSailorMom on May 17, 2010 at 10:22am
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Hey Y'all-
I can't make it to the M&G; we're staying at the Comfort Inn at Gurnee Mills under the name Michael Phillips. If anybody is staying there also, I would be most appreciative if you could drop off a Ship14 Div 200 flower for me. Thanks a million! Holy Cow, it's so close now!!!
Tina
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Comment by Nanon on May 17, 2010 at 9:20am
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Purple is fine with me. It's one of my daughter's favorite colors. When and where are we making them, I am pretty crafty and would love to help if I can make it.
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Comment by washburn11 on May 17, 2010 at 8:13am
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I maybe able to attend it depends on wht time I get off work.
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Comment by bryters ATI Whidbey Island on May 16, 2010 at 11:24pm
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Lori is the Flower expert, She's volunteered for the hard part :) Some mom's are going to meet a little early to make them (Anyone that wants to join us can).
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Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on May 16, 2010 at 11:16pm
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I think we have Jamel too...and I bet he'd be willing to go with Purple. We've talked a bit, and he seems like a good sport!! :)
THANK YOU JILL!! I can't wait to meet you too. You have been so lovely! :-)
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Comment by Jill-FLA-Proud Mom of a Sailor on May 16, 2010 at 10:36pm
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I agree so....purple it is then. I think the only other mom we have for our ship is Nanon. Nanon...are you okay with purple?
I still don't know our schedule but we will definately meet. I already feel like I know you and you and Lori have been so instrumental in keeping us all going strong. Have a wonderful week - only 2 more days are we are in SINGLE DIGITS!!! Yeah!
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oh - AND JILL...How about PURPLE for our group?!?! I think it's a very passionate and awesome color~! Just saying....:-) But I'll go with whatever you choose!!! :)
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Can't make the meet and greet because my flight doesn't get in until too late- but I'd LOVE to get a flower for the PIR so that others know who I am! :) Lori from MD and I have meet, so she knows who I am! Maybe she can bring me mine, as I think we are planning to see each other prior to the ceremony. Thanks!!! And I DO hope we will get to see each other for at least a bit afterwards while we wait for the NEW SAILORS to finish up whatever they need to directly following the ceremony.
Blessings all,
~marilyn~
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