HEAR YE! HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
OUR PRESIDENT, JENNIFER DANNIELS IS CALLING ALL MEMBERS TO THE
80th REUNION AND 82ND BUSINESS MEETING OF THE KELSEY KINDRED
Our reunion dates are October 7 – 10th.
Thursday and Friday Anyone that would like can meet i n the lobby each night to meet and greet and make further plans for dinners and day trips. A sheet with other activities in the area, including kid friendly programs will be available.
Friday and Saturday Activities
will be left to each individual. The Williamsburg area offers so many choices of activities we felt that the best option was to let folks explore on their own. Colonial Williamsburg, the Jamestown settlement and Yorktown offer historical perspectives of the area. There are many museums, of colonial decor and primitive and American folk art. There are many hands-on programs for children including Map Quest, Wee Folk and Crack the Code Bush Gardens offers 130 acres of European themed
amusement park with l7th century charm. It has been named Most Beautiful Amusement Park every year since 1990.
For those who are interested in a little family competition, you can join us for a mini golf challenge. Pirates Cove Adventure Golf is located .2 miles (a 5 min. walk) from our hotel, at 200 1 Mooretown Road, Williamsburg. Play any time from Thursday through Saturday. Please all play the Blackbeard's Challenge course so our scores will be comparable. Bring your score card to the Sunday picnic for the award ceremony!
Saturday Evening We will hold our dinner and business meeting at Freedom Park Interpretative Center located at 5537 Centerville Road Williamsburg. This is a 15 min. drive from our hotel. We will meet for photos at 6PM with the dinner following. We will be having a barbecue buffet from Pierces Barbecue in Williamsburg. The meal will include pulled pork, smoked chicken, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, coleslaw and a tossed salad. Roll s and barbecue sauce options, lemonade iced tea and seltzers and water. with Southwest Ranch dressing) Items are served with a pickle spear cookie and bottled water.Make your own sundaes will follow after the meal. Cost per person is $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for children 12 and under.
Sunday - We will tr avel to the Mariners Park in Newport news. VA, 1/2 hour ride from our hotel. Located in a 550 acre park The Museum is one of the largest maritime museums in America. Over 200 tons of artifacts from the Civil War iron clad "Monitior" are part of the collection. The cost for admission is $1.00. Special in depth tours are available for groups of 20 or less. If you are interested in an in depth tour for 1 ½ hour for $5.00 please see below to reserve. Besides the museum the park has the Nolan d trail, an easy 5.6 mile loop trail which circumnavigates Mariners Lake (Lake Maury). This shaded hike offers overlooks, bridges and benches for enjoying the park. This complete hike takes app. I Yi hours. The museum is open 9 - 5Pm daily. Box lunches from the Mariner's Cafe include pulled pork sandwich on a toasted brioche kaiser with slaw garnish and kettle chips, Chicken Salad Sandwich on wheat bread with craisins, almonds and kettle chips, Veggie Burger on brioche bun with choice of cheese, and kettle chips, Chili and Garden Salad (beef chili and mixed greens and veggies), Southwest Chicken Salad (lettuce, cheddar, black bean &com and house Pico Southwest Ranch dressing) Items are served with a pickle spear cookie and bottled water.
Sunday eveni n g will be the last chance to visit before we all head our separate ways.
Where to stay
Hotel; We have again chosen to stay at the Best Western Historic Area Inn, located at 20 I By Pass Road, Williamsburg, VA. We have reserved a block of rooms with special rates. The Friday and Saturday rates are $ 119.99 per night with Thursday and Sunday at $69.99. All rooms will be charged a 12% tax and a $2.00 occupancy fee. A free breakfast is included. You may reserve for al l or just some of the nights. Contact the hotel at 757-220-0880 and mention the Kelsey Kindred when reserving to get the special rate.
Camping; The KOA Williamsburg/ Busch Gardens campground is located at 4000 Newman Road Williamsburg, VA to reserve I 800 562-1733.
Please contact Sue Hall, Email;
We look forward to seeing you all there.
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