Reunion 2011

September 23rd through 25th in Chicago

Show up. It really is that simple. We want to see you.

But we do need a head count for food and beverages. The costs for our events has been added to the event rundown below. If the cost will be a barrier to you being able to attend, simply send Rick an email (and let us know which events we’ll see you at). That way we’ll have enough supplies on hand.

2 Ways to Register

• You can call Parker’s development office at 773.797.5520 to register (during business hours).
• Finally, you can send Rick an email and optionally bring a check (made out to Parker School) to the event. With the check option you can pay on a sliding scale (pay what you can afford).

Either way, let us know which events you plan to attend. In the right column of this email is a list of classmates who plan to attend reunion. If your name is in the list but you haven’t yet registered, please do so. To check if you have registered, visit this page at the FWP website.

For more than two thirds of our lives, we’ve been out of high school. Whether you spent one year at FWP or fourteen, your Parker friends feel more like cousins than classmates. It’s time to catch up with those old friends. The 10s are the big reunions; you don’t want to wait another 10 years to see your friends. We will have a great turnout. See who’s coming (below).

Jane, Ephraim, Betsy, Edie, Carmela, Henry and Ricky are helping to pull this together, but we could use your help to make sure each classmate gets a personal invitation. Can you contact someone who you would like to see?

We hope to see you in September.

Email Rick if you can help

FWP Info

See the official FWP Reunion webpage for details of school-wide events, including campus tours, class visits, a soccer game, etc. These are fun opportunities for a nostalgic walk around the school with old friends.

Our Events

• Note Change of venue: Friday evening at about 7:45 pm we’ll gather for an informal dinner at The Indian Grill Restaurant, 2258 N Clark St. – across the street from Parker, 3 doors South of Belden. Cost: $30 per person Including beverages, but not tip. Please bring cash. (This will follow the all-classes Welcome Home Reception which begins at 6 pm at the school.)
• Saturday at 10 am, join us for “The Wisdom of the Non-Rational: Revisiting Parker’s ‘Media Program’ 40 Years Later.” Members of the Class of ’71, who – as 9th graders – took part in the media curriculum spearheaded by Bill Idol in the late 60s, will be making a presentation on the program, share stories of what they’ve done in the years since, and talk about how the Media Program impacted their lives. The presentation will include news articles written about the program (see a Chicago Daily News story from November, 1967, which quotes Carmela, Skip, Susan and Gardy) as well as a slideshow from the instructor, Bill Idol, who hopes to join the presentation from New Zealand by way of a Skype teleconference! (Bill Idol had to cancel his plans to be with us in-person because of a family health issue).
• Saturday night at 6 pm will be our main event. We’ll be at the home of Jane Rosenbluth Baldwin and David Baldwin, 3708 N Janssen Ave. Parking in Jane’s neighborhood requires a sticker. Stickers will be at her front door. She is happy to mail you one if you let her know by Tuesday evening, at jrb3708@gmail.com. And she’ll bring some along on Friday night; just ask for one. Cost: $50 per person.
• Sunday at 11 am we’ll have brunch at Betsy’s. If you can join us for a walk to Belmont Harbor and surrounding parks prior to the brunch, meet us at Betsy’s place at 9:30 am. Betsy’s address is 3300 N Lake Shore Dr #7C. Cost: $35 per person.

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