2019 Reunion General Information
Reunion Notification and Dues Letter
Date: February 7, 2019
To:
All 26th Marines Association Members of record
From: 26th Marine Association Board of Directors "26th
Marines Association"
Please feel free to copy or forward this notice and give or send to
anyone you know who may be interested in our Association. If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of us.
2019 Reunion
General Information
Reunion Notification and Dues Letter
Date: February 7, 2019
To: All 26th Marines Association Members of record
From:
26th Marine Association Board of Directors "26th Marines Association"
To: Members and all 26'ers of all times, Regiment and MEU - all battalions and supporting
units :
Preparations for the 26th Marine Association 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana,
Reunion are finished.
Our 2018 Savannah, Georgia, reunion was another super success.
We had great attendance and continued reaching our goal regarding leaving each year's reunion with
the next year's reunion determined, as well as, three sites selected for the following reunion in 2020. Those cities will
be Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, San Francisco,
California, and Washington DC. Be thinking about these three cities/areas in preparation for a vote
at the 2019 Annual Meeting.
The
reunion dates will be Friday, August 23, through Sunday August 25, 2019. A contract
has been concluded with a hotel in the French Quarter on Bourbon Street. It is the Four Points by Sheraton
in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Reunion
Focus days –
Will be Friday through Sunday. As is the norm, we bargained for the group rate effective 3 days before
and 3 days after the reunion dates above, in case some may want to make a longer vacation of their stay.
Please check our site www.26thMarines.com, often, for
updates as they may occur. The purpose of this letter is 2019 Reunion Notification and request for dues and other reunion
fees, banquet, registration, "friendly incoming", etc.
The fees for this 2019's reunion are as follows (please note the due dates):
1. Annual Membership Dues $45.00 per year
2. Registration fee will be $25.00 per person.
3. Banquet fee will be $50.00 per person.
4. If you bring a guest, it will cost a flat fee of $100.00 per guest(s), which entitles the guest to attend the banquet,
use of our discounted hotel rate, and use of our hospitality suite.
First, the annual
membership fee is due by March 15, 2019. (Thanks to you who have already paid!!) Make checks payable to "26th Marines Association".
All payments received after that date will incur a $10.00 per annum fee.
While the registration
and banquet fees are not due until July 31, 2018, if possible, please also submit your registration fees
and banquet fees for each person attending, including you, family, and friends, as soon as
possible. But again, we will accept the Registration fee and Banquet fee or changes to them, as late as July
31, 2019. You will notice our annual dues as well as our banquet fee have increased this year.
Remember, the sooner we have a firm count, reservations made, etc.,
the more smoothly things flow after that.
Please note: Since we always try to contract with no demands
on room count, this year, reservations must be made on or before July 20, 2018 to be guaranteed the group rate.
Those made after that date may incur a higher room cost, or no rooms available. So, if you think you will be coming,
make your reservations and if an emergency occurs, you can cancel your reservations.
Please note, the membership at 2013's reunion
Annual Meeting, voted to "forgive" all back dues for anyone in arrears on dues.
This has been accomplished. However, the rule of 2006 is still in effect “only members up to date on their
dues, may attend the annual reunion and vote on matters. Since all records have been brought to zero balance, please
pay your dues in a timely fashion.
If you are not up to date on your dues, please contact Sonny Hollub and see if an agreement can be made on
catching up.
This notice is being emailed to those
members of record during 2018, and emails collected from past reunions and our Guest Book email entries. If
you need a hard copy, please let Sonny know today.
Hard copies will be mailed out to those needing them. Of course, if you don’t need the hard copy, it will save
our organization costs of paper, envelopes, postage, etc.
Please
feel free to copy this
notice and give or send to anyone you know who may be interested in our Association. If you have any questions, feel free to contact any
of us.
Look forward to having another great 26th Marines
Association reunion and seeing everyone there!!
¡¡ Thanks and Semper Fi !!
26th Marines Association Mailing Address,
340 Humphrey Dr., Buda, Texas 78610
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Reunion
General Information... |
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Date: August 23, 24,
and 25, 2019 (Group Rates available 3 days before and 3 days after these dates |
as
available, so book soon). |
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Location: New
Orleans, Louisiana - In the French Quarter |
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Hotel: Four
Points Hotel in the French Quarter by Sheraton -
541 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, United States |
Please
note: Rooms come with free local and 800 calls, and Free HiSpeed Internet. |
Parking
- I could not get free parking this year. Valet parking only at $20.00 per day. |
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Hotel Phone:
504-524-7611, this number can be used to make reservations or use the link below. |
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Hotel Reservations: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msyqf-four-points-french-quarter/ |
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Hotel Website:
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/msyqf-four-points-french-quarter/ |
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Rate: $139.95 +, 1 or 2 beds. |
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Group Code:
“The 26th MARINE ASSOCIATION” |
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Interna'al Airport Address: Louis Armstrong International Airport, Phone:
504-303-7500, 900 Airline Drive, Kenner, La. 70062 |
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Interna'al Airport Website: http://www.flymsy.com/Default.asp |
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Shuttle airport to hotel: http://www.flymsy.com/groundtransportation#Airport%20Shuttle |
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Hospitality Room:
Sonny/ Walter will have keys to the Hospitality Room (more if we can get them, like last year). |
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Landing Party Room: Sonny/Walter
will have keys to the Hospitality Room (more if we can get them, like last year). |
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Date and Time: Thursday from
when the first guest shows up until everyone has finished... |
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Hospitality Suite:
Hospitality Suite will be operational from September 22, through September 26, 2019. |
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Annual Meeting Room: TBA |
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Date and Time: 8-24-19
Saturday - 8:30 am until about 10:00 am. |
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Banquet
Room: TBA |
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Date and Time: 8-24-19
Saturday – Casual dress… Saturday 7:00PM til 10:00PM |
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Banquet Menu: Tossed
Garden Salad with choice of two dressings |
Pasta Salad, Fruit Salad, Vegetable Medley |
Rice Pilaf |
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy |
Roasted
Pork Loin |
Chicken Piccata |
Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut |
Dinner
Rolls and butter, Assorted Dessert, Coffee and Ice Tea |
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Contact: Walter's
Cell - 516-427-7110 during the Reunion - Email - 7aerodoc@optimum.net |
Sonny's Cell - 512-825-4730 during the Reunion - Email - sonnyusmc@gmail.com |
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Local Attractions: See: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Products-g60864-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html |