Overview of call:

1. Jackie will be in charge of finances. She will open up a separate account at her bank and keep track of deposits and expenses paid.
2. Location change: closer to M&D. Carole will call Seipstown Grange and Fogelsville Fire Co.
   Questions to ask:
   Tables, size and quantity, cost?
   Chairs, quantity, cost?
   What about plates etc?
   Kitchen, micro, frig, freezer, coffee maker? Can we use them?
   Can we bring our own food?
   Can we have alcohol?
   Will the room be decorated for Christmas?
3. For drinks we’ll have 2 punch bowls with and without alcohol. (make sure they are labeled property!) Also have 2 nice pictures of ice water (maybe with bowl of lemons) Also have coffee and supplies available.
4. The Cake: Jackie and Cheryl will investigate and get prices on a DUPLICATE cake! If it’s reasonably priced we would do it. Cheryl check Mom’s phone book for ‘Cake Lady’ in Kempton.
5. For décor, we will ALL bring some Christmas Decorations from our homes. That is how it was originally decorated. We will NEED Mom’s Yule Log for the head table. Carole will bring poinsettias.
6. Favors will be a 4x6 photo. One half their wedding photo, one half a current photo (one that Elizabeth will take or we’ll use one from Jackie’s wedding) both about wallet size but side by side to make a 4x6. With writing on it. Carole will photoshop these together and print. Possibility of Cheryl laminating these.
7. Invitations: Sharon will make these similar to Jackie’s – not as fancy, maybe plain white card stock rather then embossed invites. These need to be finished by Oct 1st. Then mailed to Cheryl to address and have in the mail by Oct 18th. That’s 6 weeks in advance.
8. We still need to talk about what to include in these. Page to write memories or story on.
9. Jackie is checking on possibly borrowing plates and silverware from church. For glassware we will buy the clear plastic cups at Sams.
10. Elizabeth is doing a PowerPoint with 400-500 old pictures! Carole originally volunteered to scan these in at Mom’s house. But since I’m not sure when I’m going I feel its best that Cheryl takes this responsibility.
11. The total itemized estimated expenses for the PARTY is $1255. So that is $209 per sister and we agreed to make arrangements, with Jackie, to get her that money either as one lump sum or in payments.
12. We are still working on the Hawaiian Cruise and how get it at a better price. We estimate it will be $4500. (Since the call I think you’ll all agree we need to get travel insurance, because we never know what could happen medically speaking, that is an additional $250-$295. And also may need a night in a hotel in Honolulu since they will be flying all day and would allow them more site seeing there also. That’s another $150) So I think a better estimate is $4800. Unless we can find some discount on the cruise. Which Katrina, Elizabeth and Carole will all be checking this week ASAP.
13. That would increase the estimated budget to $6000, so that would be $1000 per sister. We will talk again on Monday Sept 15th unless we find the need to talk sooner so we can secure the cruise immediately!

PLEASE ADD ANY CHANGES OR ADD IDEAS ! CAROLE