94th Tennies-Snyder Family Reunion

Minutes of the 94th Tennies-Snyder Family Reunion

The 94th Tennies-Snyder Family Reunion was held Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Midway State Park in Maple Springs, NY. Fifty-one people attended.

Business Meeting:

The 94th reunion of the Tennies-Snyder family was called to order by President Vicky T. at 1:50 p.m.

Thanks were given to the hosts Lonnie & Mary Lou C.; co-hosts Jay & Angie T. were unable to be present being at home with their sick daughter. Thanks were also given to the grillers De & Norma T. and Robert. Nametags were given out to family members, and the sign-in book was passed around. President Vicky T. and Vice President Kristin Z. were present. Treasurer Jay T. and Secretary Ken K. were not present, but Brian T. took the minutes. All officers were re-elected for next year.

The treasurer’s report was shared, with a starting balance of $256 from the end of last year’s reunion. $107.40 was given to Paul T. to cover the mailing expenses and $90 was spent on the pavilion rental fee. The balance as of 7/25/08 was $60.60. During the reunion, a jar was passed to collect money to cover future costs. $114 was collected in the jar, bringing the treasury total to $174.60 as of 7/26/08. The beginning balance for the Kids Ride Fund was $33. Additional donations brought it to a total of $48 as of 7/25/08.

A discussion took place on the location of the reunion for 2009. It was decided to once again hold the reunion on the last Saturday in July (July 25, 2009). Alternate locations for the 2009 reunion which were suggested included 1) Long Point State Park, which costs $6 per car, 2) Bear Lake, where the Dickinsons own a pavilion ⅓-¼ the size of the one at Midway with running water and an outhouse, 3) Hanover Park, which has pavilions half the size of Midway but is free, 4) Falconer Park, which would require a Falconer resident, and 5) Hundred Acre Park, which didn’t seem to be an option. After considering these suggestions, a motion was made to stay at Midway for 2009, which passed. Reservations for Midway have to be made 9 months in advance.

It was reported that some members of the family couldn’t come because of the ride prices: $15 is too much for what rides are available. In the past, ride tickets were subsidized by $5 per child, but tickets also cost less then. It was noted that more people would come to the reunion if the ride tickets cost less or were subsidized. It was reported that 12 children were present at the reunion this year. The Kids Ride Fund had $48 to give out for rides, which was not enough to provide $5 for each child. De made a motion that the money from this year’s auction (which usually goes to the Scholarship Fund) should go toward the Kids Ride Fund to subsidize ride tickets for next year. The motion passed.

The Scholarship Committee reported a balance of $1200. No scholarships were requested for this year.

Thanks were given to Paul T. for handling the invitation and the mailing list. Paul noted that the mailing list isn’t completely correct because he had received some changes, but he would send a disk with the Access file updates. He included postcards for feedback with the invitations and received 11 back about why they couldn’t come. Mabel Marie G. wrote again this year that she wouldn’t be able to attend. De T. noted that the Hoxie children are now holding their own reunion, also held today. People were instructed to leave their nametags before they left, and Mary Lou would take them home to keep until next year. Paul said that he would contact Wayne M. about making more nametags for those who don’t have one and that maybe if we can pay for it Wayne can make some more.

Kristin Z. reported that she had set up a family webpage on MySpace, and sheets were handed out with directions on how to access it. The webpage can be a place to post pictures or leave notes. It was also suggested that a list of family illnesses could be compiled, either on the webpage or maybe sent to someone to keep track of.

The auction took place at 2:25 p.m. with Kristin doing the bid calling. $107.25 was raised, which will go toward the Kids Ride Fund for next year.

Respectfully submitted by Brian Turner.