One Year –18 Months Before the Reunion

As a general rule, each family is responsible for its own expenses, which is one reason to aim for a reunion on the lower end of the cost scale, so as to assure that as many members can make it as possible.

What is the average cost per person at a family reunion? The average cost person at most reunions is between $51-$99. This number does not include any dues, donations and fundraisers that might have occured prior to the family reunion.

1. Recruit a planning committee.
2. Schedule committee meetings.
3. Assign responsibilities (such as attendance, finance, communication, venue, food, activities, etc.)
4. Set a date and place (survey relatives if need be)
5. Gather relatives’ contact information or update contact list.

A successful family reunion should be accessible to as many members of the family as possible. That means making sure the event is affordable to relatives who may be at different ages and stages of life – young families just starting out, seniors on fixed incomes, and everyone in between.

Reunions can last anywhere from an afternoon to three or more days. “A general rule is that the farther people must travel, the longer the reunion should last,” says Ninkovich. Few people will fly cross-country for afternoon tea. Small reunions average one day.

Family Reunion Themes

• Mexican Fiesta.
• Oldies dance party.
• Barbecue with a Texas rodeo theme.
• Hawaiian Luau.
• Beach party.

10 Fun Family Reunion Games

• Make a Family Album. Set up an area where people can gather between activities and meals to do crafts.
• The Banana game. Ask all willing family members to line up.
• Play Ball.
• Water Balloon Toss.
• Egg Race.
• Family Talent Show.
• Story Time.
• Scavenger Hunt.

In Reunion by John Cheever we have the theme of disappointment, connection, identity, separation, regret and alcoholism.

No one can argue the importance of family. Their beliefs about family can be challenged, reshaped, or reaffirmed as a result of their journeys through the story. Today’s edition of Theme: A Story’s Soul delves into family as a literary theme.

Family Themes: One example of a family theme is that members of a particular family never quit. Members of a family with this theme would be characterized by their persistence and tenacity when achieving goals and accomplishing tasks. Another family theme could be that the family comes first.

For example: We love to hear friends, family, and even strangers call our family peaceful because our family theme is peaceful family. It’s what we want to be known for as a family, which shows the things we do at home and outside our home reflects our family theme.

A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work. The theme of a story can be conveyed using characters, setting, dialogue, plot, or a combination of all of these elements.

Theme generally refers to the central idea or a perception conveyed in writing. A topic is the subject that is treated or presented within writing. Topics play the role of explaining what a story is all about, while, themes explain the reason why it was written in the first place.