Kids, it’s really that time. Reunion is just a couple of days away!
I know this is a long post, but please read it all, there is important and new information here:
The basics (for anyone who still doesn’t know):
Date - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time – 7PM
Place:
Southpaw
125 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718 230 0236
Price -
$125/alumnus
$25/teacher & other staff during 1985-1989
You have a few payment options
- Credit card (click here)
- Cash only at the door. [This is your only credit card purchase option.]
- Check or money order by mail (please mail no later than October 16th so we get your check before the reunion). [This is your only pay by check option, and we really need the money to order the food, so please send in your checks.]
Checks or money orders may be made payable to “Midwood 89 Reunion” and sent to:
Midwood 89 Reunion
PO Box 680
Saddle River, NJ 07458-0680
What do you get for your ticket price? In addition to hanging with the cool kids, there will be open bar, great DJ, and a real dinner. Here’s the menu (courtesy of our friends at Apartment 138 on Smith Street):
Passed appetizers:
- Tomato Bruschetta
- Vegetarian Spring rolls
- Mini Jamaican beef patties
- Sliders: Burger, Pork, Fish, and Veggie
- Crab wontons with asian dipping sauce
- Chicken satay with peanut sauce
Buffet:
- Hearts of Palm Salad
- Mixed greens with tomato and cucumber
- Sauteed Chicken with lemon and rosemary
- Roasted Chicken
- Penne ala Vodka with peas and roasted veggies
- Baked Rigatoni Carbonara (meat sauce)
- Ravioli
- Polenta lasagna
- Cod with soy miso glaze
- Grilled hanger steak with sauteed onions
- Smashed Redskin Potatoes
- carrot, zucchini, green beans
- Cheesecake
- Flourless Chocolate
- Coffee
This is a no-nonsense deal guys.
So, please send in your checks. There will be a pay at the door option, but you MUST CONFIRM your RSVP if you will pay at the door. Final RSVPs must be in by Saturday. And, there will be CASH ONLY at the DOOR. Send your RSVP’s to reunion@midwood89.com.
And, for those wondering who is supposed to be coming (as of 10/22/09):
Paid tickets:
Philip Arlen tickets=2
Adam Brownstein tickets=1
Darlene Bristol tickets=2
Victor Bucalo tickets=2
April Canade (April Hoffer) tickets=2
Sara Clinton tickets=1
Remi Dansinger (Remi Bissu) tickets=2
Mike Dempsey tickets=2
Leonard Disla tickets=1
Anjanette Ferris tickets=1
Alice Finer tickets=1
Bryan Fuhr (Bryan Fuhr) tickets=2
Andrew Gerber tickets=2
Monique Gonzalez (Monique Minto) tickets=2
Ron “Wheatie” Jones (Ronald Jones) tickets=1
*Ms. Kaufman tickets=1
Kira Kingren tickets=1
Ursula Koffer tickets=1
Kevin Kotler tickets=1
Michael Kraner tickets=1
Amanda La Forge tickets=1
Vanessa Landberg tickets=1
Tammy Ledbetter tickets=1
Melanie Lefkowitz tickets=1
Eugene Louie tickets=2
Christopher Macstoker tickets=1
Brett Martin tickets=1
Michael Martinez tickets=1
Anna Milat-Meyer tickets=1
Lewis Miller tickets=1
Sigal Miller (Sigal Perekalsky) tickets=1
Denia Mornan tickets=1
Gouri Mukherjee tickets=2
Ben Pashman (Benjamin Pashman) tickets=1
Michael Poster tickets=2
Maia Roenfeld (Maia Ruggiero) tickets=1
Jessica Roff tickets=1
Nancy Rosenberg (Nancy Heit) tickets=1
Paul Russo tickets=1
Ingrid Sabio-McLaughlin (Ingrid Sabio) tickets=2
Justin Sacks tickets=1
*Mr. Savage tickets=1
Sarice Silverberg (Sarice Retrey) tickets=2
Laura Skrobe tickets=1
Melissa Smith (Melissa Karp) tickets=1
Michael Stanger tickets=2
Davu Stewart (Daniel Stewart) tickets=1
Mallory Sullivan (Mallory Osgood) tickets=2
Jason Tanzer tickets=2
Denise Watson tickets=1
Dena Waxman tickets=1
Elizabeth Zemsky tickets=1
Almond Zigmund tickets=1
(Total paid: 70)
RSVP’s:
Mitchell Backfield rsvp=1
Stanley Beckwith rsvp=1
Cherrod Browne rsvp=1
Matthew Carlin rsvp=1
Larry Chasnoff (Lawrence Chasnoff) rsvp=2
Fred Dacosta rsvp=1
Maureen Del Vecchia rsvp=1
Tricia Douglas rsvp=1
Lauren Elardo rsvp=2
Pamela Elkins-Richardson rsvp=1
Karina Erber rsvp=1
Marc Ettrick rsvp=2
Elias Falcon rsvp=1
Suzanne Friedler rsvp=1
Brett Friedman rsvp=1
Todd Fromer rsvp=2
Rebecca Fry rsvp=1
Deena Goldstein (Deena Granirer) rsvp=1
Denise Goodsell rsvp=2
Kiesha Goorden rsvp=1
*Mr. Hero rsvp=1
Sophia Heslope rsvp=1
Michael Hyatt rsvp=1
Lynn Jacques rsvp=2
Melody James (Melody Zayas) rsvp=2
Dakeeta Johnson rsvp=1
Michelle Jordan rsvp=2
Jonathan Joyce rsvp=1
Brett Kofman rsvp=1
Danny Krauss rsvp=1
Mitch Leidner rsvp=2
Tongki “Jimmy” Linderman rsvp=1
Lisa Manning rsvp=2
Michelle McKenzie rsvp=2
Keith Minter rsvp=1
Jason Mittelman rsvp=2
Johan Nesbitt rsvp=1
Charisse Nicholson rsvp=1
Imari Niles rsvp=1
*Mr. O’Neill rsvp=2
Lucas Ortega rsvp=1
Tashna Richards rsvp=1
Thomas Ross rsvp=1
Joshua Rothman rsvp=2
Sheen Saleem Brennan (Sheen Saleem) rsvp=2
Dante Salerno rsvp=1
David Satin rsvp=1
Diana Sawh-Singh (Diana Sawh) rsvp=1
Dahlia Scheindlin rsvp=1
Avi Schneir rsvp=1
Paul Sealy rsvp=1
Todd Seidel rsvp=1
Jamila Sockwell rsvp=1
Zhanna Sogomonian (Zhanna Rozenshtayn) rsvp=1
Brian Torres rsvp=1
Francesca Valerio rsvp=1
Cheryl Watson-Harris (Cheryl Watson) rsvp=1
Thomas Westcott rsvp=2
Vonda Willoughby rsvp=1
Valerie Woods rsvp=2
Matt Zuss rsvp=1
(Total RSVP=78)
Total Paid+RSVP = 148
*=Teacher / Staff member
We’re expecting to see even more of our fellow alumni and teachers as late RSVP’s come in. Spread the word!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion!
-The Reunion Committee
To All:
Please let us know immediately whether you are planning on attending the reunion by sending an email to reunion@midwood89.com.
Tickets paid for: 44
RSVP’s: 82 (including paid tickets)
With still over two months to go, in the middle of the summer, I think this is shaping up very nicely. However, at this point the issue is we have a $1000 deposit at SouthPaw in Brooklyn for the entire night with a guarantee of 200 people. At this point unless we receive checks or at least verbal commitments from many more people we will not safely be able to move ahead to keep this venue locked in. The owner of SouthPaw also owns a property named FranklinPark (next to the Brooklyn Museum), which would also be able to accommodate our reunion, however, with a smaller turnout. Everything would be the same: DJ, catering (dinner), non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, etc.
Bottom line: the reunion will take place in one of these two venues. However, we need to have a more accurate head count and we need to see the checks in order to lock down the larger venue.
We are utilizing multiple sources: Facebook, Reunion.com, Classmates.com, EVITE, and others to reach out to as many people as possible. Please respond to this email with a yes or no for an RSVP. Pass it along to any other people you know that are not reached by Facebook but will potentially attend the reunion.
The reunion committee consists right now of Jessica Roff, Sigall and Lewis Miller, Tashna Richards, Cheryl Watson, Jamila Sockwell, Eugene Louie, Tammy Ledbetter, Bryan Fuhr, Ben Pashman, Ron “Wheatie” Jones and myself. We are all committed to making the reunion happen successfully.
With the RSVP please respond if it would be better for payment to be set up with a paypal account for a credit card. We originally voted to have a bank account only but this can be modified.
I speak for the reunion committee in saying we are looking forward to having as many people make it to the party.
See you October 24th in Brooklyn!
Justin Sacks
‘89 VIP- $110 before August 21st
$200 couples before August 21st
$125 per person after August 21st and at the door
Please make your checks or money orders payable to:
Midwood89Reunion
Send the checks to:
Midwood 89 Reunion
PO Box 680
Saddle River, NJ 07458-0680
Hey everyone,
Some of you might be wondering what exactly you’ll be getting for your money when you buy a ticket to our upcoming reunion. We wanted to give you a better picture of what’s on tap (literally and figuratively) for our exciting night.
First of all, you will be getting hours of open bar at Southpaw, which will be all ours for the whole night.
The event will be catered by the folks from Apartment 138 on Smith Street , and we mean really catered. The menu plan includes options for everyone: We’ll have passed hors d’oeuvres following a Brooklyn theme, and including things like mini Jamaican beef patties, chicken satay, crab wontons, vegetarian spring rolls, and sliders (beef, pork, and vegetarian). Plus there’s a buffet with a beef dish, a chicken dish, a fish dish, and a vegetarian dish, pasta dishes, sides, and salads. And, remember to save room for desserts!
You can check out the restaurant at www.apt138.com.
And, don’t forget, we’ll have a great dj (or two) all night long (all night). Yes that’s right, there will definitely be 80s music in the house!
Of course, all of this takes money to secure, so send in your checks as soon as possible. We have to be able to get in all our deposits in order to ensure a great time for everyone!!
So, you all know the logistical info by now, but here it is again:
Date - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time – 7PM
Place – SOUTHPAW Park Slope, Brooklyn
Price -
$110/person before August 1, 2009
$200 for couples before August 1, 2009.
$125/person after August 1, 2009 and at the door.
Please make your checks or money orders payable to:
Midwood89Reunion
Send the checks to:
Midwood 89 Reunion
PO Box 680
Saddle River, NJ 07458-0680
Let’s get this party started everybody!
Jessica Roff
The bank account is now open. We chose Bank of America because we believe in the name!
Date - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time – 7PM
Place – SOUTHPAW Park Slope, Brooklyn
Price -
$110/person before August 1, 2009 .
$200 for couples before August 1, 2009.
$125/person after August 1, 2009 and at the door.
This is going to include venue, open bar, food, music, gifts, laughter, hugs, and lots and lots of catching up.
Please make your checks or money orders payable to:
Midwood ‘89 Reunion
Send the checks to:
Midwood ‘89 Reunion
PO Box 680
Saddle River, NJ 07458-0680
Lewis Miller, Justin Sacks, and Jamila Sockwell are the account holders and will be responsible with handling the financial activity in this account. If there are any questions about the account please refer them to the above.
Send your money in!
We look forward to seeing everyone there on October 24, 2009!
Thanks!
The MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1989 REUNION COMMITTEE.
Some of you may be wondering about the advertising & YouTube videos on this site. We decided to include advertising in order to keep costs down as well as have some money for extras at the reunion. So if you are considering buying consumer electronics, home goods, snowblowers, a Nintendo Wii for your children or a chew toy for your dog, take advantage of the advertising. If the videos appeal to you, have a look. We’ve tried to keep the advertising to a minimum, so as not to detract from overall purpose of the site, which is to keep you informed about the upcoming reunion.
Hi everyone. It’s my job to keep the database for the reunion, so that we can send you a printed invitation and updates. Please email your name (including previous name if it’s changed), address, phone number and spouse name — or whatever you feel comfortable with. The email address to send it to is reunion@midwood89.com.
Great thanks to everyone who’s already sent the information. (Keep it coming!)
Also, don’t forget to tell your fellow alumni about this site, www.midwood89.com. It’s very important that we reach each and every member of our class. If you have information about a hard-to-find alumnus/alumna, please also send it to the contact address above.
Best regards,
Lewis Miller
To all:
We have set the date, time and place for the Midwood High School Class of 1989 20-year reunion! Wow! That is a very long time.
The reunion committee which has consisted of Lewis and Sigal Miller (they got married after the last one), Tashna Richards, Matthew Carlin, Tammy Ledbetter, Jamila Sockwell, Ron “Wheatie” Jones, Bryan Fuhr, Ursula Koffer, Jessica Roff, Eugene Louie, Ben Pashman, Melanie Lefkowitz, Cheryl Watson and myself have all spent considerable time and energy coming up with the details.
I want to personally thank each of you for stepping and getting this moving especially Tashna Richards who last May contacted me and started our Facebook webpage. We currently have over 125 members and are still growing.
I am sure the date might not work for everyone or the location but we all have come to a consensus and this is what we are going to stick to.
These are the details:
Date - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time – 7PM
Place – SOUTHPAW Park Slope, Brooklyn
Price -
- $110/person before June 1, 2009 .
- $200 for couples before June 1, 2009.
- $125/person after June 1, 2009 and at the door.
This is going to include venue, open bar, food, music, gifts and lots and lots of catching up.
Lewis Miller has been our technical savant and has created: midwood89.com (or if you prefer, www.midwood89.com). The invite is here for all to see.
We will be setting up a bank account within 30 days for deposits. The price is set for $110 and we think we will be able to do it all with this. We need people to sign up sooner rather than later. If we have over projected the price then there will be refunds if not than we will just have to make it happen. In any event there will be complete transparency with the funds and all will go towards making a “kick butt” reunion.
Please send your contact information for mailing and e-mailing to reunion@midwood89.com. Within the website you will be able to email your contact information for a mailing list.
All this information will be kept confidential.
I ask everybody: spread the word about the reunion!!!!!
We at the reunion committee are looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Happy Holidays!
Be great!
Justin Sacks
