WILSON FAMILY REUNION July 8-10, 2005

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION July 8-10, 2005

• Cruising in the Name of Love
• Keeping the Connection Building on the Past,
  Focusing on the Future!
• The Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview 301
  Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407 
• (843-460-1441 or 800-766-4451Fax  [phone]
  website  www.holiday-inn.com/chs-riverview
• Sonia Sheree Lowery-Scott, President
• Jackie Wilson, Vice President
• Annie Mae Wilson-Strong-Treasurer
• Akeida White-Jones-Secretary (Recording)
• Liza Ann White-Mack, Financial Secretary
• 2005 Wilson Reunion Agenda Enclosed
• Wilson Family Reunion
• website www.holly-maryjanewilson.com

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Table of Contents

• Greetings from Wilson Family Reunion President
• Wilson Family Reunion Weekend Activities
• Hosting Hotel Information
• Optional Hotel Information
• Registration Form
• Scholarship Application Form
• Foundation Membership Form
• Example of Credit Card payment statement
• Nomination Information
• Establishing or Reactivating Information
• Whats Goin On
• Important dates and information

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Wilson Family Reunion July
8-10,2005Charleston, South CarolinaCruising in
the Name of LoveKeeping the Connection
Building on the Past, Focusing on the Future!
2003-2005 Officers Sonia Sheree
Lowery-Scott President Jackie Wilson Vice-Presiden
t Akeida White-Jones Secretary (Recording) Annie
Mae Wilson-Strong Treasurer Eliza
White-Mack Financial Secretary Melissa
Brown-Haynes Assistant Financial Secretary Roz
Strong-Finch Communication Coordinator Education
Committee Mary White-Taylor Ahmad Abdullah
Melinda Lowery-Andrews Melissa
Brown-Haynes Ellis White Hospitality
Committee Cassandra Lowery-Thompson Christina
Smith-Collins Cynthia Wilson Lillie Mae
Brown Mellernise White Regional
Coordinators Nellie McFadden-SC, NC
(deceased) Martha Smith-Collins-NJ, NY, CT,
PA Cherry Singletary-Gaskins-NJ, NY, CT,
PA Dorsey Singletary-Loveless-OH Teresa
Parrish-GA, FL Ellis White-SC, NC Cherry Lee
Smith-Blake-SC, NC Ahmad Abdullah-SC, NC Melinda
Lowery-Andrews-International Mary
White-Taylor-VA, WV,MD Cassandra
Lowery-Thompson-VA,WV,MD Christina
Smith-Williams-VA,WV,MD

• Dear Wilson Family Members
• To God be the glory for every blessing He has
  bestowed upon us and our Wilson Family Reunion.
• The 2004-05 Wilson Reunion year is providing to
  be a great one and has the committee members
  quite busy. I am proud to say that Foundation
  Members giving is on the rise and we have much to
  be thankful for.
• The 2005 Wilson Family Reunion Weekend July 8-10,
  2005 will be held in Charleston, South Carolina.
  We are excited to host the reunion in Charleston,
  South Carolina. This will be our first time
  having the reunion in Charleston, South Carolina
  and we know that with the support of our family
  members this will be a great success.
• The planning committee is working hard to keep
  everything as economical as possible. Mark your
  calendars and make your reservations now. The
  Hosting Hotel-Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview
  will hold a block of rooms until June 7, 2005.
  The Dinner Cruise-Carolina Belle must be paid for
  in full by April 28, 2005 (payment plans are
  available-check with the president). All monies
  for the reunion must be paid for no later than
  April 28, 2005. The fees and activities are
  enclosed in this packet.
• Wonderful things are happening for The Wilson
  Family Reunion with more to come.
• Will you join us July 8-10, 2005 and get excited
  with us? There is room for you, you, and you.
  We are one big family-working, loving, and
  remembering the past and taking an active part in
  the future.
• Sincerely,
• Sonia Sheree Lowery-Scott

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Wilson Family Reunion July 8-10,
2005Charleston, South CarolinaActivites

• Friday, July 8, 2005
• 600-900 pm Check-in, registration in the
  Sumter Hospitality Room
• Disco Hotel Lounge
• Saturday, July 9, 2005
• 800 am-930 am Breakfast meeting (selection of
  new officers)
• 10-12 am Gullah Tour (OPTIONAL)
• 1000 Free Time
• 600 pm Vehicles depart hotel parking
  lot for Dinner Cruise
• 1000 pm The Carolina Belle disembarks
• 900 pm-100 am Disco Hotel Lounge
• Sunday, July 10, 2005
• 800 am-1130 am Breakfast
• 900 am Worship Service at the Holiday Inn
  Charleston Riverview
• Extended Check-out times available until 100
  pm
• See additional information enclosed

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly 8-10,
2005

• The Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview
• 301 Savannah Hwy 
• Charleston, SC 29407
• Friday, July 8, 2005
• (Wear your favorite old family reunion T-shirt)
• Check-In
• 6pm-9pm Registration in Sumter Hospitality Room
• (Hordeuvers will be available during these
  times)
• 500-900 pm A Disco will be available in the
  Hotel Lounge
• (2 free drink coupons per day per room for the
  weekend)

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly 8-10,
2005

• The Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview
• 301 Savannah Hwy 
• Charleston, SC 29407
• Saturday, July 9 (Wear 2005 Family Reunion
  T-Shirt)
• Breakfast meeting will begin promptly at 800
  am-930 am in Harborview Restaurant
• Complimentary Shuttle Bus from Hotel to the
  African American Art Gallery 43 John Street
• for
• Gullah Tour beginning at 1000-1200 (The first
  21 passengers qualify)
• Gullah - The language spoken by the Low country's
  first black inhabitants. The language and culture
  still thrive today in and around the
  Charleston/Beaufort, South Carolina region.
• Gullah Tours explores the places, history, and
  stories that are relevant to the rich and varied
  contributions made by Black Charlestonians.
• As the name implies, the Gullah language, native
  to the Charleston area, is featured on much of
  the tour. Of course, if Gullah was spoken
  throughout the tour, you would not understand,
  nor would you enjoy the beautiful and interesting
  sites of Charleston.
• Your tour guide, Alphonso Brown, is a native of
  Rantowles, South Carolina, a rural community of
  Charleston, and is fluent in the Gullah language
  and familiar with many of the Gullah customs.
• Gullah Tours can provide a view of Charleston not
  available on other tours from the comfort of our
  21 passenger, air conditioned tour bus.

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly 8-10,
2005 Saturday, July 9, 2005

• Holiday Inn Shuttle Bus Drops Off Downtown Free
• Things to see and do in Charleston, SC
• The shuttle bus WILL LEAVE THE HOTEL for
  downtown at the following times
• 930am, 1130am, 130pm, 330pm, 530pm, 730pm,
  and 930pm
• The shuttle will be running approximately every
  two hours. The shuttle starts running at 930am
  to approximately 1000pm. Each run takes about
  30mins to complete. We have set up four points
  of interest as the pick up and drop off points
  downtown for your convenience. The shuttle drops
  off and picks up at the same time. To better
  serve our guests we ask that you be at the
  following pick up points as close to the half
  hour as possible in order to catch the shuttle
  back to the hotel and avoid being missed. Please
  set your watch to the time on the clock at the
  front desk for this is the time the driver goes
  by. DUE TO TRAFFIC AND MOTHER NATURE, THERE MAY
  BE TIMES THAT THE SHUTTLE IS RUNNING A LITTLE
  BEHIND OR MAY BE CANCELLED. If for any reason you
  would like to contact the hotel, the number is
  [phone]. The following stops are marked
  on the above map with stars and numbers. Due to
  the Visitors Center and Aquarium closing at
  500pm, the last shuttle run to these two stops
  will be the 530pm run.
• N. Market St. in front of the Carroll Building
• Aquarium and Fort Sumter tour. Last pick up
  530pm shuttle run. (Aquarium [phone].)
  The brick circle drive just in front of the
• The Visitors Center. Last pick up at 530 pm
  (Just outside the door where the buses are
  parked).(Visitors Center [phone])
  
• Shops at Charleston Place on Meeting St.
  (Charleston Place Hotel 722-4900) Staircase
  entrance

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly 8-10,
2005Cruising in the Name of Love The Carolina
Belle

• The Carolina Belle Dinner Cruise will depart at
  630 pm
• Shuttle Bus and personal vehicles will depart
  from Holiday Inn at 600 pm promptly enroute to
  Charleston Maritime Center 10 Wharfside St.
  Charleston, SC.
• Dinner Cruising Fee Must be Received NO LATER
  THAN APRIL 28, 2005
• Address to mail payments to Liza Mack 415
  Pulaski Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050
• Make all money orders and checks for DINNER
  CRUISE ONLY
• payable to Charleston Harbor Tours.
• Persons wishing to pay by credit card are
  required to provide billing person name on credit
  card, type of credit card, credit card number,
  billing address and total amount in writing
  (names of individual you are paying for and ages)
• . (Form included)
• (Non-Refundable if cancellation is made less than
  45 days prior to cruising. Parking is first come
  first serve)
• Attire Formal (No jeans, sneakers or T-Shirts
  Mens Dress shirt and Tie)
• Buffet Style Menu
• Southern Grilled Chicken basted with Honey-Mango
  BBQ Sauce
• Sliced Sugar Cured Ham with SC Peach Mustard
• Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with
• Sausage Country Gravy
• Slow Cooked Southern Style String Beans
• Salad of Mixed Greens, Cucumber and Tomato with
  Dressing
• Cornbread and Rolls with Sweet Butter
  
• Hot Peach Cobbler with Cinnamon Whipped Cream

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly
8-10, 2005

• The Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview
• 301 Savannah Hwy 
• Charleston, SC 29407
• Sunday, July 10, 2005
• Worship Services in
• Harborview Restaurant
• Extended Check-out Time Available upon request

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WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 ACTIVITIESJuly 8-10,
2005The Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview301
Savannah Hwy Charleston, SC 29407Hosting Hotel
Information

• Holiday Inn Charleston Riverview
• DBL/KING 109.00 (12.5 tax) per room per night
• Individuals will need a credit card or advanced
  deposit to guarantee rooms
• All reservations due by June 7, 2005
• Please call 1-800-766-4451 and refer to group
  code WFR.
• Reservations can also be made online at
• www.holiday-inn.com/chs-riverview
• Reservations received after the above date will
  be accepted on a space/rate availability basis
  only
• Additional Info/Comments
• Harborview Restaurant serves Breakfast, Lunch and
  Dinner
• Hotel offers complimentary shuttle to downtown
• Cable / Satellite TV, Coffee Maker, Color TV,
  Connecting Rooms, Crib
• Hairdryer, High-speed Internet Access, In Room
  Movies - Pay Per View
• Individually Controlled Air Conditioning, Iron /
  Ironing Board
• Phone with Voice Mail, Private Bathroom, Rollaway
  Bed/Cot
• Separate Hanging Closet, Tea Maker, Two-Line
  Phone
• Work Desk w/ Lamp
• Complimentary Onsite Fitness Facility - Our
  on-site fitness facility is adjacent to our
  seasonal outdoor swimming pool and sun deck
  area. FITNESS FACILITY INCLUDES
• Stair Stepper, Bicycle, Tread Mill-27"Television
  with cableWater Fountain-Weight Scales Our guest
  also have FREE access to West Ashley Fitness
  Center, which is fully equipped.  Complimentary
  Offsite Fitness Facility

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Wilson Family Reunion 2005 OPTIONAL HOTEL
INFORMATION

• Howard Johnson Hotel Charleston (1 mile from
  Holiday Inn)250 Spring St.  U.S. 17
  South, Charleston, SC  29403, USPhone 843-722-40
  00  Fax [phone] check In 300 PM   Check
  Out 1200 PM
• 1 Queen bed 99.00 2 Queen beds 129.00 (Rates
  are subject to changeQuality Excellence
  President's Award,
• Welcome to the Award Winning Howard Johnson Hotel
  in Charleston, SC...overlooking the beautiful
  Ashley River and Brittlebank Park. Take a walk
  along the river during the day, take a tour of
  Historic Charleston by night. Enjoy the ambiance
  and hospitality Charleston has to offer. Our
  Howard Johnson Hotel has won the Gold Medal Award
  for the past 2 years. Enjoy Charleston, SC at its
  best at the Howard Johnson Hotel
• Quality Excellence and President's Award
• Property of the Year Award
• Nearby Attractions
• Historic Charleston
• USS Yorktown
• Magnolia Plantation
• South Carolina Aquarium
• Folly Beach
• Fort Sumter
• Kiawah Island
• USS Hunley
• Magnolia Plantation
• Boone Hall Plantation

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Wilson Family Reunion 2005 OPTIONAL HOTEL
INFORMATIONResidence Inn Spring Hill Suites

• 90 Ripley Point Drive
• Charleston, South Carolina 29407 USA
• Phone  [phone]
• Fax  [phone]
• Sales  1-843-571-7979
• Spring Hill Suites 149.00 Per night
• Residence Inn 1 bedroom suite 158.00 per night
  , 2 bedroom suites 228.00 per night
• Prices are based on a group contract (must be
  established) of 10 rooms or more and are subject
  to change.
• This lovely Charlestonian stucco hotel offers all
  of the comforts of home. Our studio, one- and
  two-bedroom suites have fully-equipped kitchens
  and spacious living rooms for relaxing or
  entertaining. Begin your day with our
  complimentary hot breakfast buffet and join us
  for our weekday guest reception and weekly
  cookout (Mon-Thurs). Whether traveling for
  business or pleasure, our proficient staff
  focuses on satisfying your needs and making you
  feel welcome with gracious Southern Hospitality.

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Wilson Family Reunion Registration FormJuly
8-10, 2005

• Name________________________
• Address______________________
• Phone ( )_____________________
• Please circle yes or no
• Yes, I will be attending the Wilson Reunion, July
  8-10, 2005.
• No, I will be unable to attend the Wilson
  Reunion, July 8-10, 2005
• Number of adults who will be attending ( ).
• Number of Children who will be attending ( ).
• Name/Number of Senior Citizens (65) who will be
  attending ( ).

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Wilson Family Reunion July 8-10, 2005
Registration Form Adult Prices Postmarked by
April 28, 2005

• Name_______________________
• Address_____________________
• Phone ( )___________________
• Breakfast, Saturday-Sunday (tax gratuity not
  included) 20.00
• Gullah Tour 18.00 (optional)
• Dinner Cruise (13 years and older) 45.00
• Reunion Fee (13 years and older) 10.00
• T-Shirt (Adult S-XL)(XX1.00 addtl)(XXX2.00
  addtl) 10.00
• Total Price with Gullah Tour 103.00
• Total Price with out Gullah Tour 85.00
• All money orders should be mailed to Liza Mack
  415 Pulaski Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050
• Dinner Cruise money orders should be payable to
  Charleston Harbor Tours
• THERE WILL BE NO LATE ADMISSION AVAILABLE FOR
  DINNER CRUISE

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Wilson Family Reunion July 8-10, 2005
Registration Form Children prices Postmarked
by April 28, 2005

• Name_______________________
• Address_____________________
• Phone ( )___________________
• Breakfast, Saturday-Sunday (tax gratuity not
  included) 10.00
• Gullah Tour Elementary School Students
  12.00 High School Students 15.00
• Dinner Cruise (ages 9-12) 23.00
• Reunion Fee (9-12 years old) 5.00
• T-Shirt (2T-youth large) 5.00
• Total Price with Gullah Tour Elementary
  Student 55.00
• Total Price without Gullah Tour Elementary
  Student 43.00
• Total Price with Gullah Tour High School
  Student 100.00
• Total Price without Gullah Tour High School
  Student 85.00
• All money orders should be mailed to Liza Mack
  415 Pulaski Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050
• Dinner Cruise money orders should be payable to
  Charleston Harbor Tours
• THERE WILL BE NO LATE ADMISSION AVAILABLE FOR
  DINNER CRUISE

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Wilson Family Reunion 2005Scholarship
Application Form

• WILSON FAMILY REUNION 2005 SCHOLARSHIP
• SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
• Applicants must be a family member graduating
  from
• High School in the 2004-2005 School Term
• Name of Applicant _______________________________
  __________________________Address________________
  __________
• City_____________________________________________
  ___State/ Zip Code_________________________
• Telephone_______________________Applicants
  Parents_________________________________________
• What College/ Institution are you planning to
  attend?___________________________________________
  __
• Have you been accepted? _____ Yes ____ No
• (If yes, please send a copy of the Acceptance
  letter)
• Name of graduating High School
  _______________________Location__________________
  __________________________________________
•  Please list all High School
• Extra-curricular activities/ Clubs_______________
  ____________Offices held_________________________
  
• Internships______________________________________
  ______________________
• Describe any paid employment ____________________
  ______________________
• Please write a short narrative (100 words or
  more) on your future plans and submit with this
  application.
• All entries must be in by May 15th of each year.
  
• You can mail your application to
• Wilson Family Reunion

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Establishing Foundation Membership

• The Wilson Family Reunion members are committed
  to offering assistance to the continuation of the
  Wilson Reunion and are interested in you becoming
  a Foundation Member. We realize that the Wilson
  Family Members have a genuine purpose and are
  among the reunions greatest resources.
  Foundation Members play a unique role in Wilson
  Family Reunion recruitment, financial support,
  promoting the Wilson Members to the public and
  perpetuating the legacy and mission of the Wilson
  Family Reunion. Thus, it is imperative that we
  keep our reunion functioning vitally.
• Wilson Foundation members are asked to pay dues
  of 50.00 annually for 2 years. This financial
  contribution supports the administration
  (correspondence mail-out, phone calls etc.),
  senior citizens (defrays some of the cost of the
  reunion), education (scholarship) and hospitality
  (cards and bereavement arrangements) for our
  Wilson Foundation Members.
• I (your name), agree to pay 50.00 a year for 2
  years to become a Wilson Family Foundation
  Member.
• All monies should be mailed to Liza Mack 415
  Pulaski Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050

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Example of Credit Card Payment for Charleston
Harbor Dinner Cruise

• Credit Card Visa
• Credit Card Number 99999999999999999
• Name of Billing Person (as it appears on credit
  card) John Doe
• Billing Address 999 Wilson Family Reunion Street
• Lake City, South
  Carolina 99999
• Total amount of purchase 68.00 (1 person) (1
  child)
• (names of individual you are paying for and
  ages)

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Nominations for OfficersStart Thinking Now!

• Know someone who exemplifies the best a Wilson
  Family Member can be and is willing to work and
  be dedicated.
• Officers for 2007 Wilson Family Reunion
• President
• Vice-President
• Secretary (Recording)
• Treasurer, Financial Secretary Asst. Financial
  Secretary will remain based on Reunion 2003
  minutes.
• Communication Coordinator
• Education Committee Members
• Hospitality Committee Members
• Regional Coordinators

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Whats Goin On?

• We want to know what has recently (or not so
  recently) happened in your family life! Address
  change, Promotion? Marriage? New Job? Honor or
  Award? Graduations? Pass it on so we can publish
  it in our notes. You may send photos also.
• Please print or type
• Name
• Address
• City, State and Zip Code
• Home-Work Phone Number
• News you want to share
• Mail this form along with your photo to
• Sonia L. Scott 5065 A McWorter Court, Columbia,
  SC 29206
• If this form is not received by April 28, 2005 it
  may prevent your information from being
  published.

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Important dates and Information

• April 28, 2005
• Dinner Cruise balance due Payable to Charleston
  Harbor Tours, mailed to Liza Mack 415 Pulaski
  Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050
• Family Reunion fees due Breakfast, Gullah Tour,
  Reunion Fee and T-Shirt due Payable to Wilson
  Family Reunion, mailed to Liza Mack 415 Pulaski
  Street, South Plainfield, NJ 07050

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A Warm and Friendly wish of cheer for you and our
reunion this year.Sonia Sheree Lowery-Scott,
President Wilson Family Reunion 2005