Hard economic times call for creative and inexpensive outings.That’s why three former Morrisville School District graduates are organizing an all-years Morrisville High School Reunion that won’t require stuffy suits or dresses and high heels or expensive dinner plates.
Instead, Morrisville graduates will have the chance to catch up from 1 p.m. to dusk Saturday at the good-old Williamson Park stage area on Delmorr Avenue.
“We hit such a low last year with our economy, and families have not recovered,” said Wanda Kartal, who is one of the organizers and also sits on the school board. “Our reunion offers old friends a casual place to gather and hang out and reconnect and reminisce for free.”
The event isn’t only a reunion, but also a fundraiser with proceeds going toward scholarships for Morrisville kids, she said.
“We decided that if we could tell everyone where to be and when then why not do more and help raise some money for our alma mater at the same time,” Kartal said. “On Facebook alone we have more than 150 registered on our events page besides all the others who registered through the class reunion website and through email. It’s really amazing to see how people are so willing to donate back to their school and cherish the memories made at Morrisville High School.”
Although the event is free, organizers request that participants donate a door prize or make a donation toward the scholarship.
Participants attending the free event are encouraged to bring coolers, chairs and their yearbook.
Entertaining will be DJ Scott Robinson, Class of ‘86. There will also be food vendors selling funnel cake and hotdogs, among other items. Also, graduates will be able to record new memories of their reunion at the event’s photo booth.
The idea was brought up after a few Morrisville graduates — including Kartal, Suzanne Alabenese and Sharon Yeager — reconnected on Facebook.
Their planning budget started with zero dollars, so they got local businesses to sponsor the event, Kartal said.
The event has even attracted people who grew up in Morrisville but graduated from surrounding high schools.
For more information, email allyearsreunion@yahoo.com.
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