2009 Schedule

10 AM Horseshoe Tournamnet
11 AM Nature Walk
12 Noon LUNCH
games and fellowship
3 PM Business Meeting
5 PM Supper-leftovers PLUS Corn-on-the-cob and Hot dogs
6-10 PM Square dancing

The clock's ticking..........

Just a reminder that our annual August get together is rapidly approaching! Sally Uber confirms that she has lined up a square dance band and caller for August 15th.....so put your dancing shoes on!
Martha Schalles informed me that I mixed up the numbers in her street address. It is 543 Sterling Run Road. We're pretty sure the mailman would figure it out, but if you sent her a letter using the address in my last letter/email, please feel free to check with her that she received it. 814-546-2819 (Now that better be right as I just double checked it).
Come early.....stay late......have a great time!!!

Nancy

Here's an interesting message I received:




Nancy,



It's been a while since we chatted but I wanted to let you know that I created a group on Facebook for Descendants of Charles Grogan (Grugan) of Ireland & Pennsylvania. If you know of any descendants that use Facebook please pass this information on to them. They can then search for the group and request to join. It is a closed group for family members only meaning it is not open for the general public to view. I will be posting pictures, interesting links, family stories and more and I encourage others to do the same.



Also, on a different note, I recently had the Revolutionary War Service of Charles Grogan and his lineage approved by the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. This now qualifies all male descendants to become members if they wish and will greatly assist any female descendants that wish to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. I can be contacted for details.



Stay in touch and I look forward to the slight possibility of being able to attend the 2009 reunion!



Garry Grugan

105 Fawn Court

Washington, IL 61571

2009 Mason Grugan Reunion

Yes, Folks, it’s almost that time again! Time to decide what salads, main dishes, desserts, etc to take to this year’s gathering of the Descendents of Joseph Mason and Margaret Grugan. Some folks can be counted on for making their old stand by that everybody loves, some are more adventurous and like to try out new recipes on us. However you choose to go about it, let’s begin now! Let’s plan to bring some lawn chairs and we really need some folding tables if you can squeeze one or two in the car. You might just need a sweater or sweat shirt as it often cools off in the evenings under those big old hemlock trees in Mason Grove.

We’ll be repeating last year’s expanded day with a horseshoe tournament getting underway around 10 am. We’ll have coffee and doughnuts to sustain you until lunch. At 11 am it’s a nature hike….but can we top last year’s when a snake decided to give birth right at the outset of our hike???

Our noon time meal will begin at 12 noon sharp. Please plan to arrive early enough so you aren’t rushed. The usual afternoon activities…children’s games, contests, guess the number, bingo, the hayride, etc will be underway and of course, the 3 pm Business meeting will give us a chance to learn “the state of the reunion”.

We neglected to have an election of officers last year, sorry, so this year we’ll need to elect our treasurer (Martha Schalles has, thankfully, been continuing to do this important job!) This year the office of secretary is up for election. Our incumbent secretary is Bibana Park.

We’ll eat leftovers and feast on hotdogs and roasted sweet corn at 5 pm so we have lots of energy to square dance and polka and whatever into the evening.

Please encourage all your family and friends to join us to keep this annual get together growing and to help us all renew our acquaintances and get to better know distant relatives- those that live a long way from Sterling Run and those on a different branch of the family tree!

Be sure to check out our web site:

www.masongruganreunion.com

As always, we need your support in two ways. Help us by being with us and spreading the word to all the relatives you see. And please help us financially. You probably know the maintenance needs never let up. We have a couple huge trees that need to be removed before a storm drops one of them on our new pavilion or coffee house. Hot dogs, corn and bands don’t grow on trees………your contributions make them happen. Checks made payable to Mason Reunion can be sent to Martha at: 534 Sterling Run Road, Driftwood, PA 15832-9413. I’ve been hearing from many of you that you’d like to see a bench around the inside of the pavilion like the old one had. If we can get a couple volunteers and a little money together that could happen in a weekend or two. We might not have to transport so many chairs for the day if some could be seated on the benches for lunch.

Speaking of transporting chairs and tables, Mike Johnson will be co-ordinating volunteers with trucks and strong backs to pick up and return what we need. If you can help, please do!

See you on August 15^th!

Nancy Vojtasek nvojtasek@yahoo.com

507 Vineyard Way, Poinciana, FL 34759