Been giving a lot of thought about the reunion. Gary Mednick, Mike Fielder and I are going on a scouting trip on May 12. Alan Brownfeld is thinking of hosting a Florida reunion at his bar in Pompano.
Since the website was launched, we've ALREADY had a reunion of sorts. I've traded emails and calls with Omegans I haven't heard from in, well , forty years. And it continues. So, now that we have been reuniting on a one-to-one and small group level, the next logical step is to gather as many of us in one place, or a couple of places, and have some face time.
From the master contact list, it appears that Omegans are concentrated in the tri-state area and Florida, with a few folks in California, Massachusetts, Georgia, etc. Since we've been working towards a whole-camp gathering, the logical place is looking like a hotel near the airport, most likely Newark Liberty. This assumes that we will have a decent group of campers flying in from the above-mentioned states. The thinking is that travellers would have easy access to the hotel, and tri-state drivers are about the same distance from the airport.
Does this make sense to you? What are your thoughts? Let me know. Next post will be about potential itineraries.
Thanks,
Artie
FYI. I inadvertently gave the wrong email address for Alan Brownfeld in my comment below. His email address is brownfeldauto@aol.com
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By cooincidence, received this email from Allen Brownfeld this morning:
"I WAS REALLY THINKING OF DOING A SMALL FLORIDA REUNION AT MY BAR IN POMPANO. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT. I HAVE 26,OOO SQUARE FEET INDOORS AND OUT. ALL YOU CAN DRINK AND I CAN HAVE FOOD CATERED IN. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP ME WITH THIS."
Well, all you Florida Omegans, what do you think?: I know my cousin Marcia was up for this.
You can contact Allen at brownfeldauto.com, and/or post a comment here about this idea.
HEY ALLEN!
SOUNDS GREAT TO ME - I AM IN DELRAY BEACH, FL - ONLY 15 - 20 MIN AWAY! YIPPIE!
LET ME KNOW WHEN AND WHAT TIME - I WILL BE THERE!
ROBIN
REDBIRD026@AOL.COM
ARTIE, GARY AND MIKE!
HEY GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL!~
SOUNDS GREAT TO ME! NJ IS A GREAT SPOT - A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP 4ME!
I WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THERE! :)
(HEY ARTIE, SAW YOU MOM AND LINDA YESTERDAY) WOW - WE HAD A BLAST! AND OF COURSE YOUR DAD! THEY ALL LOOK FABULOUS! :)
ROBIN
Wow, fast responses from the Florida folks. Great to hear the enthusiasm. If you are in touch with some of the others ie my girl cousins Marcia, Joyce and Denise, Andrea Herman, Irwin Jacobowitz, let them know. I think the party at Alan's place will be a blast!
Count me and my sisters in for Allen's reunion plans in FL. This is so convenient because I live in Davie and my sister's live in WPB. Let us know the when and we'll be there. Can't wait to hear details on Newark reunion. Feel free to contact me kandlekatz@gmail.com or call my cell 954-309-2959.
GOOD MORMNING TO ALL, TRYING TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING AND TO HAVE A SMALL REUNION IN POMPANO BEACH FLORIDA AT MY BAR. CAN WE TRY TO AGREE ON A WEEKEND, DAY OR EVENING.THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FLY DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND LET ME KNOW.
BROWNFELDAUTO@AOL.COM
Greetings all,
Newark sounds like a great idea. I live 15 minutes away in SI so if you need any help, please let me know.
Dont know too much about the airport hotels, but we stayed at the Whippany Hilton on Rte 10 for my daughter's wedding last fall. (It's about 15 minutes from the airport and shuttle service is available) The rooms were well above average and they had a number of large comfortable conference rooms. The surroundings were pleasant and the food was pretty good.
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Regards,
Susan
The Hilton's are nice hotels, too. I think that there are several advantages to staying at the airport -fast transit time from the arrival gate to the hotel. A number of nice hotels on the perimeter of the airport if the Marriott is too pricey: the Wyndham is nice, the Sheraton-Four, points, there's a Hilton, etc. I've stayed at the Marriott and hosted several business meetings there. It's top notch. Easy access to Manhattan if a group wants to see a show or wander around the city.
Some people are likely to rent a van and take a day trip to Woodridge to see the camp, if possible, and all the car rental companies are there and have their own shuttle.
Whippany is a bit out of the way and there's not much around there. I used to go there often on business as well. Here's a link to the Marriott website:
http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrap-newark-liberty-international-airport-marriott/
Everyone can check it out and share their opinions here.
Can't wait for the reunion, either. Mike, Gary and I will start to post options pretty quickly after the 12th
Art
Here's a better link to the Marriott at Newark Airport:
http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrap-newark-liberty-international-airport-marriott/
Alan Brownfeld's email address in my post is not correct. His email address is: brownfeldauto@aol.com
Please send all correspondance to this email address. Sorry for the confusion.
Art
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