Sampson AFB Vets Assoc

GUEST SPEAKER - Our guest speaker on Friday evening will be Don Wright. He is an ex-pilot and the author of a book called Life Is a Piece of Cake: A Whisper from the Silent Generation. Don was In flight 4734 and joined us over the winter. He is Life member Number 4147. Click here for Don’s Bio

FRIDAY TOUR. We are not offering a bus tour this year. Our bus guy has priced us out of having one.

STATIC AIRCRAFT DISPLAY - Your T-33 is finished. Come see the results of all of the hard work done by your fellow Association members.

SATURDAY MEMORIAL SERVICE - We will again conduct our memorial service on Saturday afternoon.

Base Tour: Have you wondered where the Base Auditorium was located? How about your Barracks, BX, Mess Hall, Drill Hall, and other "landmarks" you remember so well, but are at a loss regarding their location? Over 200 people took last year’s tour and rediscovered the base. We will be scheduling one (1) hour bus tours narrated by Association members for Reunion attendees, and visitors, to re-visit all your favorite Sampson haunts. Personal requests will be accommodated - providing, of course, they're 'on-base'. This year we are scheduling a trip to the old hospital area. The number of these one (1) hour tours will be determined by the number of attendees wishing to take the tour.

Reunion Headquarters. The headquarters for this year’s reunion will again be the Waterloo, NY Holiday Inn. We have reserved 125 sleeping rooms (we have also reserved rooms at other motels/hotels in the area, see list and prices included), and a Hospitality Room where you can eat goodies and partake of your favorite beverage.

As with last year's reunion, we anticipate many attending the 2009 Reunion for the first time. Therefore, in an attempt to help people feel comfortable and to get to know who is who, we are scheduling another "Mixer" Thursday evening starting at 5:30 PM. We are confident this will set the stage for everyone present to get-to-know more attendees and contribute to a memorable Reunion.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday September 9th. Your Board of Director's will be conducting their Fall board meeting at the Waterloo Holiday Inn starting at 10:00 AM. You are invited to attend the meeting.

For those arriving early, the Hospitality Room at the Holiday Inn will be open around 2:00 PM on Wednesday and stay open until around 11:00PM. We are planning an old-fashioned hamburg and hot dog cookout Wednesday evening at the museum for all early comers. We have hired a bus to provide transportation from the Holiday Inn to the museum and back for Wednesday evening. The bus will leave the Holiday Inn at 5:00 PM. Your Association will pick up the tab for the cookout.

Thursday September 10th. Registration, Museum work party and a sumptuous buffet dinner.

Registration will start at 9:00 AM on Thursday followed by a work party at the Museum and the day will close with a buffet dinner at the Holiday Inn. During registration you will be given brochures and maps of points of interest in and around Sampson State Park, Geneva, Waterloo and Finger Lakes areas.

Lunch will be served at the Park Recreation Room. You will be treated to some of the best eating you have ever experienced. We will head back to the Holiday Inn in time to clean up and attend a mixer before the buffet diner. Dress for the buffet diner will be casual.

NOTE: PLEASE TRY TO LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE WORK PARTY SO WE CAN PLAN THE LUNCH.

Thursday, September 10th:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Holiday Inn/State Park
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Work Party State Park
12:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch Park Rec. Room
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Memorabilia Museum

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Logo Sales Museum

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM *Buffet Dinner and Mixer Holiday Inn
10:00 AM 11:00 PM Hospitality State Park Rec. Room/Holiday Inn
* A cash bar will open at 5:30 with dinner being served at 6:30 PM. The dining room will open at 5:00 PM for seating.

Friday, September 11th:

For those wishing to see the area on their own, you can visit the Prime Outlet Mall in Waterloo, the Rose Hill Mansion in Geneva, the Keuka Lake Wine Route, 7 Wineries just minutes west of Geneva, 10 wineries on Cayuga Lake just east of the Park, the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls and many, many more interesting places.

Pictures for the Color Memory book will be taken at the Hotel this year, prior to the banquet. You may have your picture taken in either casual dress or with a coat and tie. Even if you do not order a memory book, please get your picture taken.

After a pleasant day of sight seeing and a trip through the old haunts, return to the Holiday Inn for the banquet.

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration State Park
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration Holiday Inn
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Base Tours Leave From State Park Office

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Memorabilia Museum

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Logo Sales Museum
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Picture taking Holiday Inn
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM *Banquet Holiday Inn
10:00 AM -11:00 PM Hospitality State Park Rec. Room/Holiday Inn
*Cash Bar will open at 5:30 PM. Coat and tie for the banquet is requested. The dining room will open at 5:00 PM for seating.

Saturday September 12th.

We will have a memorial service at the site of the Memorial at 2:30 PM. The day will close out with a barbecue at the Park Recreation center. Freeman and Sharon Northrup will again put on the BBQ for us.

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration State Park Recreation Room
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Memorabilia Museum
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Logo Sales Museum
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Memorial Service State Park
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Annual Business Meeting State Park Recreation Room
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Barbecue State Park Recreation Room
10:00 AM -11:00 PM Hospitality State Park Rec. Room/Holiday Inn

Sunday, September 13th: Share in a non-denominational Worship and say good-byes.

Join with us at the State Park Recreation Room for a non-denominational worship service conducted by the Association Chaplain, Reverend John Gray.

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Coffee and Doughnuts State Park Recreation Room
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Non-Denominational Worship State Park Recreation Room

CANCELLATION NOTICE:

IF FOR SOME UNFORESEEN REASON YOU MUST CANCEL AFTER REGISTERING, PLEASE NOTIFY US NO LATER THAN AUGUST 31. YOU CAN CALL CHIP PHILLIPS AT 716-633-1119 OR E-MAIL HIM AT CHIP34@AOL.COM.

MEMORY BOOK. FOR THOSE THAT MAY NOT KNOW, THE COLOR MEMORY BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF PICTURES TAKEN DURING THE REUNION ALONG WITH PORTRAITS OF ALL WHO ATTEND THE REUNION. THE BOOK MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED AT THE REUNION.