Reunion Survey Results

Thanks to all who responded to our reunion survey. Here is a summary of the results:

Responding: 45 attendees out of 79 (57%), 24 non-attendees out of 109 (22%)

This blog was very popular – 91% of attendees and 100% of non-attendees responding visited at least once
Notification could be better – only 18% of attendees and 38% of non-attendees got their first notification by the January postcard (leads us to believe that many postcards did not get delivered)
Attendees liked the Minnetonka Country Club – 87% of attendees and 78% of non-attendees thought that Minnetonka CC was a good location
Pricing was reasonable – More than 70% of attendees and 58% of non-attendees thought the price was reasonable or too low
The price did not keep people from attending – primary reason was a scheduling conflict. (Several people had been to Minnesota for family functions within the month prior to the reunion. Also, Wayzata’s 40th class reunion was the same night and two classmates with spouses from Wayzata chose to attend the Wayzata reunion.)
Attendees like the food – About 80% thought the quality and variety of food was adequate or better
Electronic directory is a hit – About 90% liked the class directory in electronic form
Mixed feelings about the online reservation site – cost and complexity limited its use
Photo gallery is a hit – Nearly 90% of attendees and 96% of non-attendees have visited the reunion photo gallery

Among the comments, a couple of attendees suggested that we have a designated photographer next time in order to get a wider variety of people in the pictures.

The complete survey analysis documents are available upon request. Send your request in an email to mtkaclassof68@comcast.net if you would like them. Be forwarned, however, that the files total approximately 1MB.

Minnetonka Homecoming

This week is homecoming week at Minnetonka High School. A complete calendar of events can be found at http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/Schools/MinnetonkaHighSchool/StudentGovernment/Pages/What%27sGoingOn.aspx.

At the homecoming football game against Eden Prairie on Friday night, October 3rd, the Alumni Association will have a tent near the spectator entrance gate to the football field. Stop by and pick up an alumni button! The tent will be staffed starting at 6PM.

Request for Historical Items

At a meeting of the Minnetonka Alumni Association (MAA) this morning, I had the opportunity to meet Tad Shaw. Tad was one of the founders of the MAA and also serves on the board of the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society in Excelsior (http://www.elmhs.org/index.htm). He requested that I notify the Class of 1968 to be on the lookout for historical items related to Excelsior, Lake Minnetonka, and any of the schools in what is now the Minnetonka School District, especially the high schools of Excelsior, Deephaven, and Minnetonka.

The historical society will accept yearbooks, homecoming buttons, student publications, pennants, banners, trophies, etc. related to any of the high schools. As many of us are now clearing out our parents' (or our own!) homes as they/we transition to new living spaces, please keep an eye out for items such as these. If you find something of possible historical value, please contact Tad Shaw at (952) 474-0929 or the historical society at (952) 221-4766.

Post-Reunion Survey

If we have your email address, you should have received a request to participate in a post-reunion survey yesterday. If you have not received a request, you can still participate.

Those who attended the reunion can respond to the survey questions at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2289VQGRUGU.

Those who did not attend the reunion can respond to their survey questions at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228ABLC2BHB.

Freezer Burn

Maren Roth Hood's son, Charles, wrote and directed a film -- Freezer Burn -- that is playing at a number of film festivals in North America. It played last weekend at the Twin Cities Underground Film Festival, where it was attended by Steve Adams, Donna Kerber Adams, and Judy Palmer, in addition to a collection of Roth relatives, including Marja Roth, '69.

You can find out more about the movie at http://www.freezerburnmovie.com/.

More Reunion Pictures

Georgia Lyon sent us a number of pictures which have been uploaded to the Reunion Album at http://picasaweb.google.com/dkadams79. Check them out!

New Reunion Photos

Lynn Steiner Osborn submitted about a dozen new reunion photos which have been added to the reunion album. Check them out at http://picasaweb.google.com/dkadams79!