JACKSON
Greetings….
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Jackson Family First Annual Reunion. I am enclosing information that we have at this time. If you have any suggestions or want to volunteer to help with something just let us know.
We will have an auction and a raffle. If you have something you would like to donate for either one, please let us know and bring it to the reunion. The raffle item does not have to be new but we would like the auction items to be new or something you have made.
Saturday there will be a potluck dinner around noon. Here are some suggestions for people coming from out of town:
(I knowthese are not a good substitute for home cooking but everyone understands...we all don't live in the area or have a relative's house we can cook in for the reunion. Also people who are in the area understand you can't cook in a motel room and usually make extra.)
Chicken from local Chicken houses
veggie plate from store deli
potato, bean, cole slaw, etc from store deli
soda pop, juices, bottled water
pickles, olives, pickled beets, etc. We will make sure there will be serving platters to put them on.
Meat and Cheese platter
Crackers
Bread/Rolls/ Butter
Catsup, mustard, mayo, salad dressings
Paper Plates, cups, plastic silverware, Napkins, bowls
Cakes, pies, cookies
chips and dip These are just a few suggestions.....
Motels: the following motels have offered group rates
Best Western
918-774-0400
Rates
$63.20 + tax for seniors, AAA and AARP members
$79.00 for everyone else.
They will give a group discount down to $60 a room if they are guaranteed10 rooms would be rented; otherwise it goes to the regular price.
-918-774-0400
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/selectHotel.do?iata=00158210
Microtel Inn
Rates:
1 bed 48.95 + tax
2 bed 53.05 + tax
Suite 59.95 + tax
they would like to see about 10 rooms booked to get this discount
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-334517-microtel_inn_suites-i
Days Inn
1-918-775-4406
King $46.95 ($40)
2 Queen Beds $54.95 ($44.95)
Suite $74.95 ($60)
the rates in parenthesis are their group rate with no certain amount of rooms. You just have to tell them you are with the Jackson reunion.
http://www.oklahomadaysinn.com/sallisaw/
Car Rentals:
One of our Jackson cousins works for Avis and she will be getting a group discount rate for us. (if you don’t have some other discount that may be better).
Avis phone number is 1-800-331-1212. The group number is Jackson Reunion #j995180.
T-Shirt Orders
The t-shirt order form is included on the RSVP card enclosed. I will forward these orders to Lorene as the post cards come in. Payment in form of cashier check or money order can be made out to Loren Hutson.
Pictures and Family Trees
Please bring any pictures you would care to share. We will have a “Military Honor Wall” where you can place pictures of any member of your family who has served in the military (past to present) and a wall where you can place ancestors and family pictures and of course family trees. I am enclosing a copy of a family chart you might want to fill out and bring with you. Please feel free to make copies of the form for other family members to fill out.
Music
If you play an instrument and want to bring it, we will have a good old-fashioned jam session. Maybe even a sing-a-long
Recipes
Please bring a favorite recipe along with the name and a little info about the person whose favorite recipe it is. If you prefer you may email it to Helen at or mail it to the reunion address. I would like to do a recipe book of Jackson favorite recipes.
RSVP
Enclosed is a postage paid addressed RSVP postcard. Please fill out and send back so we will know how many are going to be able to join us and how many t-shirts we need to order. If you know family that we somehow have missed please send me their addresses so we can mail out the information to them or they may call 360-944-0255.
Come and enjoy a good time with family…see you in June
The park is approximately 2-3 miles west (headed toward Vian) from Sallisaw on Old Hwy 64