40th Reunion CD

The CD will be available @ October 1st.  Alan Yamamoto is working hard to include photos and videos from past and current events.  The cost will be @$20 with all proceeds going to our scholarship fund. 

If you would like a copy, please comment below or e-mail Alan directly:  alyamamoto11@yahoo.com

Garfield High School – Class of 1969 Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120305160929

Join now and post your pics and video there for everyone to see.

Thanking you in advance,

Lea

40th Reunion – Complete!

Whew!!! The reunion weekend is complete and was very successful. We all had so much fun. First with the bowling on Friday, then the main event on Saturday, and finally the picnic on Sunday. So many people came out to join us. Some we haven’t seen in years, such as Bruce Haseley, Mark Seidenverg, Helen Cadigan, Carolyn Clevinger, and Greg Anderson.

Please see entries below for speical thanks to our wonderful committees and a list of participates.  Be sure to add your comments and/or your reflections. 

For photos of the weekend, see various classmates on Facebook and remember to post your’s there as well.

Johnnie “Lea” Gardner

40th Reunion Chairperson

 

40th Reunion – Special Thanks to the Site Committee

 A. Gene Harris with Paul Bascomb, Deborah Carlisle, and Tom Heavey. Yesler Community Center site was all you said it would be. Beautiful views of Seattle, and the room itself was just right. Thank you so much for checking out all the sites we suggested and your tireless efforts to provide us with the perfect place to party.

40th Reunion – Special Thanks to the Entertainment/Program Committee

A. Marie Massey, Paul Bascomb, Eugene Harris, and Margret Russell. Take your bow because the entertainment was wonderful. Friday night bowling was just plain fun. It was the perfect meet and greet. We saw classmates there that some hadn’t seen in a long time such as Rita Liff, Carol Samaniego, Michael Brown, Steve Hayes, Earl Parker, James Reese, and Jerry Carroll. Same thing with the picnic, classmates popped up that couldn’t attend one or two of the other events, such as Sylvia Bell, Pat Collins, and Jack Mathers with his darling little boy.

40th Reunion – Special Thanks to the Finance Committee

Kathie Lambinicio and Charlotte Wingo. Thank you so much for keeping an eye on the bottom line. We are looking forward to seeing how much money we generated for the scholarship fund. Everyone stay tune for a shout out to serve on the scholarship board (501C3 charity).

40th Reunion – Special Thanks to the Publicity/Outreach Committee

Marybeth Turner with Cleven Ticson, and Jerry Robinson. You win the prize for getting the word out on a limited budget. From notices to the local community papers, PSAs on the Seattle Channel, to the very fun and funny YouTube filmed by Cleve Ticeson. We thank you for all your hard work.

40th Reunion – Special Thank You To…

Karolyn Belcher for the PSA on 98.9 KWJZ Smooth Jazz Station.

Marybeth Turner for writing the flyer and invitation, and doing the mailing.

Cleven Ticeson for the YouTube video of us singing “We Are The Bulldogs!”

Paul Bascomb for suggesting the Yesler Community Center. You and Eugene Harris introduced us to a gem in the “city” we didn’t know was there.

Eugene Harris for being a great MC. You kept us focused and on time.

Henderson Quinn for the perfect invocation. You set the tone for the evening.

Margaret Russell for the lovely memorial song – you made it very special and touching.

A. Gene Harris for your discerning taste in food and picking the best caterer: Precise Catering. The dinner was the best.

Alan Yamamoto for the name tags and fun slideshow of us through the years and the touching and moving memorial slideshow. It was super fantastic.

Lisa Oliphant for providing the really cool purple tickets, posters, and photographers from Yuen Lui Studio.

Paul Bascomb, Eugene Harris, and Karolyn Belcher-Thorn for doing the tee-shirts and caps.  They were a hit!

 

40th Reunion – Why the ‘Hood?

Many of you may have noticed that all our activities were conducted in the ‘hood.

This was by designed. With Garfield’s re-opening, many of us who walked down those familiar hallways and stairwells for the first time in a long time, swelled up with pride at our new/old school and felt that it would be appropriate to celebrate the re-birth of our old stomping grounds by staying in an area that is so well known to all of us. I hope some of you took the time to wander around the area a bit to marvel at how much it has changed. If you haven’t, I urge you to take the time to re-visit the ‘hood next time you are in the “city”.

Finally, I would like to thank all of you for attending our 40^th reunion. Truly, we couldn’t have done it without you.

Chat at you later,

Johnnie “Lea” Gardner

40^th Reunion Chairperson

Go Bulldogs!

 

40th Reunion – Committee Membership

The following persons attended or participated in at least one meeting, offered services, or input:

 

Paul Bascomb, Sheila Edwards, Annabel Chotzen (Hawaii), A. Gene Harris, Henderson Quinn, Abby van Spronsen (Netherlands), Eugene Harris, Jennifer Jones-Russell, Tom Heavey, Jerry Robinson, Johnnie Lea Gardner, Cleven Ticeson, Moshe Genauer, Alan Yamamoto, Kathie Lambinicio, A. Marie Massey-Nunley, Margaret Russell, Karolyn Belcher-Thorn, Marybeth Turner, Charlotte Wingo, Deborah Carlisle-Thompson, Christina Waggener-Humburgs, Lisa Oliphant-Brown, Ava Mayes-Green, Jeannie Yee, and Sheila Johnson

I thank all of you for your hardwork and dedication to our 40th class reunion.  You are the best.

Good job!

A Fun Weekend Is Coming! Don’t Miss It!

The greatest time of you life is about to happen this weekend. Don’t
mss it! What is it? It’s our 40th class reunion of course. We start
out with bowling on Friday night at Imperial Lanes, 6-10PM (2101 22nd
Ave So). We already bought some lanes, so come on down. Paul Bascomb
will have some caps and t-shirts with our bulldog and Class of 69 logo
on it for purchase and we are taking donations to build our scholarship
fund which is a bonafide 501C3 charity (tax deduction).

Next on Saturday starting at 6:30, we have the main event held at the
beautiful Yesler Community Center (917 Yesler Way). The Center offers
beautiful views of Southwest Seattle. There is a terrace for those who
need to catch their breath from dancing to much. Alan Yamamoto has put
together a wonderful slideshow from pictures we got from you. It
includes pics from previous events, family photos, and a memorial for
those who have left us to soon. There will be time for you to share your
reflections, stories, and songs with us. This is going to be really a
lot of fun with lots of fun things for you to enjoy.

On Sunday we have a family picnic and ask that you bring your favorite
side dish. The picnic will be at Othello Park (7340 43rd Ave So). We
start at noon. Cleve Ticeson is bringing his movie camera and we are
going to do another YouTube film with all of us singing “We are the
Bulldogs!” So bring your voice and your smile!

Oh! It not to late to purchase your tickets. The committee is meeting this Wednesday at 7PM, my house 919 26th Ave So, Seattle 98144. Come on by and say hello. We also will be taking money on Friday and Saturday at the events. $69 is still the price – no increase for paying at the door. By the way, no tickets were mailed to you. We will have your name at the door for those that already paid. A big thank you for those who sent in their checks so promptly.

Many of you have called and it was a lot of fun talking to you. I and
your Reunion Committee are really looking forward to seeing all of you
this weekend.

Eagerly waiting to see all the Mighty, Mighty Bulldogs of 1969,

Johnnie “Lea” Gardner
206-499-9624
Committee Membership (attended or participated in at least one meeting,
offered services, or input):

Paul Bascomb
Sheila Edwards
Annabel Chotzen (Hawaii)
A. Gene Harris
Henderson Quinn
Abby van Spronsen (Netherlands)
Eugene Harris
Jennifer Jones-Russell
Tom Heavey
Jerry Robinson
Johnnie Lea Gardner
Cleven Ticeson
Moshe Genauer
Alan Yamamoto
Kathie Lambinicio
A. Marie Massey-Nunley
Margaret Russell
Karolyn Belcher Thorn
Marybeth Turner
Charlotte Wingo
Deborah Carlisle
Sheila Johnson

Jeannie Yee

Christina Waggoner

If I forgot anyone, please forgive me.