In case you missed the meeting, the topics are below and the details are after the jump…

• Attendance Report
• Financial Report
• Registration Fee Increase Reminder
• Payment Portal Fees
• SAH Scholarship Recipient
• High School Graduation Gift
• Region Recap w/ Representatives
• Upcoming Reunion Hosts
• Digital Committee Update

Attendance Report:

119 – Persons Registered

118 – Persons Attended

Financial Report:

The TN crew were in the black and were very appreciative of the seed money provided by the prior reunion, ATL, hosts.

NEW Registration Fees:

The 2024 In 2023, we voted to increase registration dues in 2024 and in 2025. Next year’s dues are below.

Payment Portal Fees:

Paypal payment portal fees were brought up again. Historically, the hosts have been absorbing this cost.  We discussed adding a convenience fee for payments made using services that charge processing fees. We left it as an option for future reunion hosts to decide.

SAH Scholarship Recipient:

The recipient of the of the 2024 scholarship is Laterrionous Ramiz.

We discussed that we need more families to commit funding for future years. Please reach out to Elbert if you are interested.

High School Graduation Gift:

Each year family members attending the reunion give a gift to the graduating high school student(s) registered and present at the reunion.

This year we had 3 graduates in attendance, and each of them received $542. The 2024 high school graduates are Sanai Conoly, Jamari Norwood, and Euwanta Williams, III.

Regions and Representatives:

Host Region	Representative
Region 1 – MS, AL, AR, & LA	Pamela Martin & Elbert Smith
Region 2 – KY, OH, & TN	Kelly Smith, Jr.
Region 3 – DC, MD & VA	Etta Waugh & Kelly Smith, III
Region 4 – IL, MO, MI, IN, WI, & KS	Gwendolyn Young
Region 5 – NY, CT, NJ, & MA	Abunuwas David & Edwina Verner
Region 6 – AZ, CA, CO, NE, OR & TX	Marian Parish & Travis Smith
Region 7 – GA, FL, NC, & SC	Brenda Brooks, Leah and Brian Black & Carlynn Martin

UPCOMING Reunion Hosts:

We got an update from Wanda McGee & Marlon Martin from the Arkansas crew who are excited to host next year’s reunion. We can’t wait to experience what they are “cooking” up for us!

Year	Host Region	Dates	Destination
2025	Little Rock, AR (Wanda McGee & Marlon Martin)	July 11 – 13	Little Rock, AR
2026	Region 3 – DC, MD & VA	July 10 – 12	TBD
2027	Region 6 – AZ, CA, CO, NE, OR & TX	July 9 – 11	TBD
2028	Region 1 – MS, AL, AR, & LA	July 14 – 16	TBD
2029	Region 4 – IL, MO, MI, IN, WI, & KS	July 13 – 15	TBD
2030	Region 5 – NY, CT, NJ, & MA	July 12 – 14	TBD
2031	Region 7 – GA, FL, NC, & SC	July 11 – 13	TBD

Digital Committee Update:

Changes coming. After 14 years (I thought it was 20!!) the torch has been passed from Anna-Marie to Brian Black for all website maintenance and responsibilities. We appreciate your patience during this transition and we are excited to have Brian step in and move us forward, digitally!!