Save the Date! The 58th Reunion and Birthday Party

Last year we wondered if classmates wanted to get together in 2027 for a combined 58th reunion and 80th birthday party. See How About A Birthday Bash in 2027 for ‘Y69ers?

The qualitative feedback was really positive, so the two of us, as Reunion Chairs for our 60th reunion, agreed to do some preliminary planning for a 2027 event, starting with a survey.  121 Classmates responded, and this is what they said:

When?

Note:  There was a similarly strong showing for the next weekend,
but a slight preference for the earlier dates.  So,

Wednesday, 9/15/2027 through Friday, 9/17, it is!

Where?

Because Yale is in session, we can’t stay in the colleges.  The Omni will reserve a block of rooms for us and can support even a large group.  Most people would stay at the Omni:

We were delighted to see all the volunteers willing to help, either with their reactions/opinions/advice or for doing the active planning and maybe lending a hand with some well-defined tasks:

Next Steps

We are going to button down some of the logistics from the YAA and the Omni, so we know what resources are available from them, and the we are going to mobilize the volunteers who offered to help with planning and craft a program.  We have a good image of the basic architecture — the framework, the scaffolding — and we are really excited to get the inputs from  classmates as we finalize an exciting celebration worthy of the time and travel.  Definitely stay tuned.   And definitely “save the dates”  — for 9/15-17 … and “pencil in” staying in New Haven for the weekend, too, as there may be some events or things-to-do you’d want to do on your own.  (If there’s a home game that Saturday, maybe we can arrange a block of seats together there?)