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Reunion
The 2012 VC-12/VAW-12 Reunion will be held at The Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley airport north of Hartford, Connecticut.
Address is 1 Bradley Airport Windsor Locks, CT 860-627-5311 When reserving identify yourself with the squadron reunion. You can reserve on line also.
Dates are 13th through 16th September 2012
The room rate is $91 plus 15% taxes. The room rate includes complimentary parking. This rate is good from Tuesday night Sept. 11 through Monday night Sept. 17th. The room allotment is protected until Thursday Aug. 23rd so make your reservations early.
The registration fee will be $100 per person ($200 per couple). The fee covers:
* Buffet breakfast for those staying in the hotel
* Overhead costs
* Snacks and sodas in the Ready room
* Welcome Reception Thursday evening - Buffet with a cash bar
* Banquet Saturday evening with a cash bar
Tours
Friday Sept. 14th
We will take a bus tour to Mystic Seaport the Museum of America and the Sea. Lunch will be on your own. The tour cost is $56 per person. Advance sign up required & space is limited.
Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea is the nation's leading maritime museum. Explore American maritime history first-hand as you climb aboard historic tall ships, stroll through a re-created 19th-century coastal village or watch a working preservation shipyard in action. Founded in 1929, more than 300,000 people continue to visit Mystic Seaport annually. If you are looking for a cup of hot New England Clam Chowder or a 3 course meal Seaport Village offers a little bit of everything in the several restaurants located in the Village.
Saturday Sept. 15th New England Air Museum Tour
Tour will include lunch at the museum. The tour cost is $20 per person. Advance sign up required.
2012 VC-12/VAW-12 Reunion Schedule
Thursday Sept. 13th
1300: Sign in starts in hotel lobby
1300 Ready room open for entire reunion –in the Grasso Room – snacks and soft drinks*.
1800-1930 Welcome Reception in the Amelia’s Ballroom Buffet* with a cash bar
Friday Sept. 14th
Morning: Breakfast* in Concordes Restaurant (hotel guests only) Open 6:30 – 11:00 am
0900 Tour Mystic Seaport - $56 per person or tour on your own.
Dinner on your own at the hotel or elsewhere.
Saturday Sept. 15th
Morning: Breakfast* in Concordes Restaurant (hotel guests only) Open 6:30 – 11:00 Noon
0930: Air Museum tour - $20 per person
1500: Business meeting in Ready room
1800: Banquet* in the Amelia’s Ballroom with a cash bar
Sunday Sept. 16th
Morning: Breakfast* in Concordes Restaurant (hotel guests only) Open 6:30 – 11:00 Noon
* Covered in $100 per person registration fee
Engraved name badges will be available again this year. Will provide handwritten stick-on tags if engraved ones are not desired.
Please provide the following information as you want it to appear on either the stick-on or the engraved badges:
For a members badge we will need the
following information: Name, Rank (highest held in the Navy), and the
year(s)
you were in the squadron (i.e. 1959-1961). The guest badge requires just
the first and last name of the guest.
Engraved name badges/city shingles must be ordered through Dick Bray prior to the reunion.
A 2" by 3" engraved members badge can be ordered for $10, a 1" by 3" guest badge can be ordered for $8 and a 1/2" by 3" city shingle can be ordered for $4 each. Contact Dick so that the correct information will be engraved. Dick can send a picture of the engraved badges if anyone wants to see them before ordering. Badges/city shingles can be prepaid with reunion registration or paid at sign in.
We can acquire city shingles for past reunions. If you attended any past reunions and desire a city shingle or shingles let us know which ones.
Note from Dick Bray, Chairman
Once again we will be working hard this year to make the reunion the largest in our history so please sign up early and contact your old shipmates as well. If you would like to volunteer to help us in our effort to expand our reunion attendance by personally contacting members in your area please let me know. We can supply you with the member’s names, phone numbers and email addresses.
To attend the reunion here are the necessary steps.
* Make hotel reservations
* Contact Dick Bray at leighbray@hotmail.com or phone 585-576-0595
Provide me with:
Names(s) and number attending plus contact information
Tour desires if any
Mystic Seaport Friday
Air Museum tour Saturday
Banquet dinner choice Saturday
Choice of Prime Rib, Tuscan Lemon Chicken, Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Cap over Pasta
Badges choice
Engraved v. Hand Written
City shingles
Make check payable to VC-12/VAW-12 and send to Dick Bray PO Box 65 Churchville, NY, 14428
Roger Smith
561 SE Oak St Hillsboro, OR 97123
rgs@vc12vaw12.org
Links of interest
Quonset Air Museum
Photoss