Friends, Romans, Countrymen…

…I’ve come to praise this web site, not to bury it. Well, almost.

This site was a great starter site, but because it was free it was difficult to customize and easy to outgrow. Now there’s a new upgraded Class of ’78 web site right over here: http://reunion78.fuddster.com/. The new site will be easier to work with behind the scenes and hopefully will be easier to add some additional features that should come in handy when things get busy closer to the next reunion.

So head on over and check it out. But don’t worry about this site. It will stay up and running indefinitely. It just won’t be updated any longer. That’s what the new site is for!

Upcoming Events

The Class of ’78 is working hard to stay in touch with each other since the success of November’s reunion. In addtion to over 100 grads signed up to the email list and 50+ members in the Neumann/Goretti ’78 group on Facebook, many of us have been able to get together in person to continue the fun.

With that in mind, there are two events coming up designed to keep the good times going. Read the details below, and hopefully we’ll see each other there!

Neumann/Goretti Class of 78 Dance Party
May 16, 2009 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Bennie the Bum’s, Stadium Holiday Inn, Philadelphia

This is an informal gathering for the class to dance the night away at the Bob Pantano Saturday Night Dance Party, a Philadelphia radio tradition that began even before we graduated!. Many of the reunion attendees wound up here straight from the reunion, so here’s a chance to relive part of that night again. It’s also a perfect opportunity to meet with classmates if you were unable to make it in November. Come as early as you’d like and stay as late as you’re able!

Pirates at the Pointe
June 28, 2009 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Flip Flopz Beach Bar and Grill, North Wildwood, NJ

The Millay Club hosts this annual summer reunion for all classes of Southeast Catholic/Bishop Neumann/Saint John Neumann High School. Now held at Flip Flopz in North Wildwood, this gathering has been going strong for 17 years. Let’s make sure the Class of 1978 is well represented this year!

What A Night!

South Philly was the place to be last night as the Class of ’78 got together and threw a party that will be remembered for a long, long time!

While we’re all still recovering from the festivities, here’s a slideshow of pictures from last night, courtesy of Denise D’Onofrio.

Here are more pictures, courtesy of Lou Mosca.

And Joe Gatta, a friend of the Class of 78, took these photos.

Joe Scipione is sharing these great snapshots.

Thanks to Marry Ann Mooney for another great set of photos.

And Maryann Ullo put her pictures online over here.

More pictures! Thanks to Maryanne Perrello for this set.

(You may need to sign up for a free account to view some of these pictures.)

Seven Days To Go!

There’s only a week left until we get to cut loose and party like it’s 1978! At least now we don’t have to worry about the cops chasing us out from under 95 and taking our beer!!

The good news just keeps on coming. Thanks to a last minute surge in ticket sales, over 160 of us will be at Galdo’s this Saturday, and we’re still getting inquiries!

Here are just some of the things to expect Saturday night:

• Live entertainment from one of our classmates
• Trivia questions with prizes
• A slideshow of images from the past
• Door prizes
• A special raffle for charity with a great prize
• A memento of the evening for each grad
• Dinner, dancing and a great time

Things to remember:

• Where: Galdo’s @ 20th & Moyamensing
• When: 7:00 PM to Midnight on Saturday, 11/15
• No tickets, just check in at the door
• Plan to bring a little extra cash for the raffle
• Don’t forget your camera (and extra batteries if you need them!)
• If you’re going to party hard, be smart and make arrangements so that no one gets hurt on the way home. We want everyone to be around for the next reunion!

One last thing – if you’re the Internet type, you might want to check out Facebook. Not only is it another good way to keep in touch, I’ve started a Neumann/Goretti Class of 1978 group over there as well.

World Champs!

The Phillies have broken the curse!

Phillies 2008 Word Series Champs!

Some of our classmates were at the parade. Links to their pictures are below:

Lou’s Pictures

Denise’s Pictures

Six Weeks To Go!

Our 30 year reunion is a mere 6 weeks away and the Reunion Committee desperately needs your help!

If you intend to go to the reunion, please remit your payment as soon as possible. In addition to mailing in a check or money order, you may also call the Millay Club at 215-389-0925 during regular business hours and use your credit card to order. The sooner the orders are in, the faster the committee can nail down all of the details for what promises to be a great time!

If for any reason you won’t be able to attend the reunion, please get in touch and let us know that as well. We’re getting close to the time where we’ll need to give Galdo’s a head count!

The Committee also asks that you continue to spread the word about the reunion. We will take late payments as close to the date of the reunion as we can. We don’t want anyone to be left out!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send an email neumanngoretti78@gmail.com.

Reunion Ticket Q & A

Q: Who do I make my check/money order out to?

A: The Millay Club

Q: I sent in my money but didn’t receive my tickets yet.

A: There aren’t any actual tickets; there will be a master list of who has paid at the front door.

Q: What is the dress code for the reunion?

A: Dress code? What’s that? Just come in you basic “Saturday night out” outfit. (That means no jeans or sneakers, friends!)

Q: What is the latest date I can return my order form?

A: October 15th is the preferred return date. No promises, but we will try to accommodate any returns received after that date.

Q: I didn’t receive my invitation in the mail!

A: Click on the Read More link below to download the order form.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Reunion Tickets

Your Reunion Committee is happy to announce that ticket order forms for the November 15th reunion have finally been mailed. They should start arriving in your mailboxes soon, so keep your eyes open!

Tickets are priced at $75 per person and will include dinner, music and dancing, open bar, a customized Class of ’78 memento, door prizes and more.

Some of you have been hearing about this reunion since February; some of you just found out about it this week. Either way, NOW is the time we need you to step up and do your part. If you intend to come to the reunion, write your check and send it in as soon as you get the order form in the mail. Don’t let it sit on the counter!! The sooner we get a definite headcount, the sooner we can nail down some of the behind-the-scene details.

There will be some of you who may have sent in your information after the mailing list was finalized. DON’T PANIC, we’re not leaving you out. Sometime within the next week, we will be emailing instructions on how you can order tickets as well. We want to give everyone an opportunity to be there at what promises to be one hell of a party!

Thanks for hanging in there and hope to see you at the reunion!

Photos Needed!!

Greetings, classmates. The clock is ticking; the reunion is less than 10 weeks away and the Reunion Committee needs you help.

We’re putting together an electronic scrapbook (ok, so it’s a PowerPoint presentation) that will run during the reunion and we’re in dire need of items to include. We need all kinds of photos and scanned images that tell the story of the Class of 1978. Everything from candid snapshots taken with your Kodak Instamatic 110 camera back in the day to photos taken with the latest digital camera at any of the grade school reunions in the last year or two would help us out.

Prom pictures, dance pictures, game pictures, scans of newspaper clippings and other mementos, Mummers’ parades, photos from down the Lakes (daylight photos only, please!) and anywhere else you used to hang out. Let’s not forget those shore pictures either. We hope to be able to get some photos that include some of our deceased classmates to honor their memory.

We are also looking for a copy of Goretti’s 1978 yearbook with no signatures over the senior portraits so that we can scan those pictures and use them in the presentation. The yearbook will be returned to you unharmed. If you have one we can use, please contact us at one of the email addresses below.

Now that you know what we’re looking for, here’s what to do with them. Insert them in an email with the subject Reunion Photos and send it to one (or all) of the following email addresses:

Tom Curley: tjc7@rcn.com
Frank Piechoski: proastrologer@comcast.net
Reunion Committee: neumanngoretti78@gmail.com

And if any of you ladies out there would like to help, please get in touch with us at the email addresses above. Unless, of course, you trust us Neumann guys with something like this…

All pictures used will only be used for the PowerPoint slide, and we are looking into the possibility of making copies of the presentation for everyone who attends the reunion.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure your email is virus-free and that after you attach the photos the size of the email is under 5 MB. If you need help with any of this, either ask your kids/grandkids, or reply to this email and I’ll try to give you a hand.

Thanks,

Your Reunion Committee

[Reunion News] August 9, 2008

Every Class of ’78 member that has an email address on file with the Reunion Committee was sent the following email update on August 9, 2008:

Dear Classmates,

There’s only more 14 weeks before the reunion is here. Who has changed the most? Who has the most kids? The most grandkids? We’ll all be able to find out on November 15th, but until then there’s still a lot to be done.

This email update will be sent out once a week until it’s time for the reunion in order to keep everyone up to date with the latest plans and to give anyone who wants to help a chance to volunteer.

If you do not want to receive this update every week, send an email to neumanngoretti78@gmail.com and you will be removed from the distribution list.

Thanks,

The Reunion Committee