Email #2 sent November 10, 2011

Dear Dueck Family,

We want to thank everyone who responded to our email of March 20, 2011. It was great to see your commitment to making our next Dueck Gathering (July 20 – 22, 2012) a success. Your committee (Jake & Eleanor and James & Elfrieda,) met for the second planning meeting in Abbottsford and discussed many of your suggestions. Excitement grew as we reviewed our time together in 2009, and looked forward to the Gathering in 2012. It would be great to have everyone at this gathering, so we hope you will keep this weekend open on your calendar

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A QUICK RECAP

Location:

Providence College, Otterburne, MB

Date:

July 20 – 22, 2012 (Siblings, plan to begin celebrating on Thursday, July 19)

Cost:

Approx. $200 for a couple, full service, meals, linens, add $50 per child (2-12) / Camping available at reduced cost

Schedule:

A balance of interactive structured and unstructured events to encourage total participation and visiting

** For more detail, please refer to the March 20^th email or visit our blog .

Blog Introduction

To keep building family connections, we have started a blog www.dueckfamilygathering.blogspot.com that will provide the latest information, updates and occasional features about the Dueck Family. Already we have posted the July 2009 Family Gathering photo and will be adding new material regularly so check in often.

Recipe Feature

Calling all cooks! We are seeking recipe submissions for the Dueck Family cookbook. Please submit up to three recipes from these categories, dessert, main course, soup or side/salad and a description of why your recipe is special. We will compile the recipes into a booklet for each family to take home and taste the culinary diversity of our family.

Official Registration

Forms will be out by mid-March and we will call for a response by mid-May.

What’s ahead!   We’ll be asking for some data after Christmas.

1. Update to the family tree with full names (including spouse) and birthdates.
2. A picture glimpse into your family activities, (max 5 pix) especially since the last gathering in 2009.
3. Get to know your family by reading of little known facts about individuals in the family.  Only available on the blog!

 

If anyone wishes to help with assembling/presenting some of the planned projects please contact us.  

Questions or responses could be sent directly to this email address jedueck@gmail.com or to any committee member.

We have sent an ‘open address’ email since all responses indicated agreement with this policy. Please report any errors or omissions.

  

The Committee,

Jake & Eleanor, James & Elfrieda

Email #1 sent March 20, 2011

Dear Dueck Family,

Trust you have all had a good winter and are looking forward to the first signs of Spring to appear. This is our first email communication regarding the Dueck 2012 Family Gathering.

Committee:
At the Dueck Gathering in 2009 those present asked us, Jake & Eleanor and James & Elfrieda to form the planning committee for the 2012 Dueck Gathering.  We had our first planning meeting in Winnipeg on February 24, 2011 with Jake as the committee chairman and Elfrieda as the secretary. 

February Brainstorming Session:
On Sunday, February 20, at the Trinity Baptist Church we had a mini Dueck gathering after Tim & Alli’s wedding at which time we did some brainstorming about the 2012 Dueck Gathering with those who were present.  We talked about the date and location.  Pinawa and Providence were named as options and it was suggested that we also check out camps like Winkler Bible Camp, Arnes, etc. The discussion seemed to lean in the direction of Providence as the location for 2012.