Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Welcome to the Hotel Oak Brook Hills, such a lovely place...

Hello family,

Here is the information about hotel reservations for our reunion. We have a block of rooms at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort in Oak Brook, IL. The resort is about half an hour outside the city by car, and just 2 miles away from the nearest train station where you can park your car for much cheaper and ride into town. It has a very nice pool, volleyball court, and access to golf courses.

Our group rate is $107+tax/night.

To make reservations, you can choose from the following options:
1. Call either (800) 228-9290 or (630) 850-5555, and ask for the Astorga Family Reunion rate; or
2. Click here to make the reservation online. (You should see the fields for the dates and the group code already pre-filled.)

Please book your rooms as soon as possible to makes sure you get the group rate! If you run into any trouble, just let me know. If you choose not to stay at this particular hotel, that is fine - just be aware that this will likely be our meeting place for our planned events.

And another reminder, the first payment of $50 is due on February 15th!

It's all a numbers game...preliminary accounting for the reunion

Hello folks,

We've put together an estimate of costs (per person) for the upcoming reunion, so that everyone has an idea of what their payments are going towards. Again, let me stress that this is a rough estimate!

~$40-45 for banquet dinner
~$5-10 for DJ for the banquet
~$10 for decorations/party favors
~$10 prizes for scavenger hunt or other games/activities
~$15 for reunion t-shirts
~$10 miscellaneous expenses
APPROXIMATE TOTAL: $90-100 per person

Remember, the first payment due on February 15th is $50 per person. Please see the previous "Getting Ready for Chicago" post for methods of payment. If you don't pay, we won't know you are coming and will not be able to plan properly!

If you have a special situation, (i.e. you are not able to attend the banquet, or need additional time to make payments) please let me know so that we can make arrangements.

The second payment will be due in March, and we will adjust it accordingly when we figure out what our exact costs are going to be.