At Zanoni's Big Pine Resort in Upper
Michigan
Dear Family,
This is the letter you have all been waiting for. We are finalizing the plans
for the 2005 Zanoni Reunion and there’s lots to tell, so I’ll get right to it.
Zanoni Family
Cookbook
We thought it would be a great idea to put together a cook book of our
family recipes, but we’ll need your help. We’re looking for the family recipes
we all grew up with, but please send in your current favorites too. In order
to get them printed in time, please send your recipes right away using
the form provided here (make
yourself copies of the form as needed). We’d like to have them all in by Thanksgiving. The cookbooks
will be $5 each and will be available at the Reunion.
2005 Zanoni
Family Address Book. This is a favorite with everyone, but we’ll need
your help getting up-to-date addresses and family information. We will be
contacting you for this information.
Thanks!!
Lodging
We have blocked 20 rooms at the AmericInn in Norway, MI. for the group
rate of $75.90 per night. The rooms have two queen beds and will sleep up to 5
persons. The hotel has a pool, hot tub and sauna, and continental breakfast is
included. To book your room(s), you call 800-427-4705 before April 15th,
and tell them you are with the Zanoni Family Reunion group.
Call John and MaryKay Zanoni at 906-563-5949 if you are looking for other
options, or visit www.uptravel.com
While at the
Resort
For your convenience, your family will have full use of an assigned
cottage for the week of the Reunion so plan to make yourselves at home there.
Big Pine Resort cottages will be assigned as follows:
1st cottage: Bonfiglio’s family, 2nd
cottage: Victor’s family,
3rd cottage: Serafino’s
family, 5th cottage: Paolina’s family, and
6th cottage: Mario’s family.
If you need directions to the Resort, please contact me or see my
website.
Activities we
have planned so far.
Saturday, 6/11
Noon: Plan to check in at
the Resort to get your nametag, and goodies!
Spend the afternoon
visiting with the family (refreshements served)
See old Zanoni family
movies & memorabilia (bring your own to share)
Enjoy wiffle golf,
swimming, volleyball, games with the relatives
5 p.m. Grand Dinner* with “opening
ceremonies” followed by
Dancing: Party until dawn (or as long as
you want)
Sunday, 6/12
10 a.m. Mass at the Resort
in honor of all deceased family members
Newly ordained
Father Ron Zanoni and Fr. John to preside
11:30 a.m. Group Photo of
ALL ZANONIs
12:30 Dinner Buffet *
Afternoon: kids and adult
games –lots of fun planned !!
Evening Bonfire: Sing
around the campfire
* Dinners will be $13 per adult and $7 for children 5 to 11, under 5 is
free.
Weekday
activities
Tour the Iron Mine where
Nonna’s grandfather worked, visit other local historical sites, hike Pier’s
Gorge, go golfing, and fishing, 4-wheeling, horseback riding, and more. We’ll
have sign up sheets to organize the group outings. We are thinking of having a 2 mile Fun Run too.
Zanoni talent
show
– come one, come all! If you have a talent, plan to join this program, and put
on a show for us. Sign up when you arrive, or let me know ahead of time. We’re
looking for singers, dancers, actors, jugglers, gymnasts, musicians, comedians,
story-tellers, magicians, you-name-it!
Card Games: cribbage tournament, learn
Italian card games, or plan to play your favorites while you visit.
Swimming, horse shoes, volleyball,
snowball fights, wiffle golf, etc.
More family memories. We’ll have a
“library” of stuff, and a cable networked computer, scanner, digital camera,
and printer so you can make copies of some of the most treasured items for yourselves
and others. I’ll have the family genealogies available too.
FOOD: During the week,
we’ll have a pancake breakfast, a pasty dinner, hot Italian beef sandwiches and
sausage, and grills available for burgers and hotdogs. Don’t bring mustard – we
have lots!
Volunteers
needed:
Direct the talent show
Clean up crew Saturday and
Sunday
Set up crew Friday (if you
plan to come early)
Check in helpers (3 or 4
people)
Go-fors (I’d like two for
just me J)
Game directors (kids and
adults)
Photographer (someone to
take “official” pictures)
Videographer (someone to
take “official” video of the events)
A few people to teach
others how to play some Italian card games
Musicians and song leaders
for campfire sing-alongs
Entertainers: provide
entertainment, or be a part of the talent show
Tour Guides; weekday event
directors
Let us know if
you are planning to come. We will be sending out additional information and
a form for registration and payment (for dinners) in April. We want to make
sure we have enough food and other items, so watch for that. In the meantime,
please send in your recipes, family info and addresses, and let me know what
you might be interested in helping out with. Send it to me by e-mail, or
regular mail (address below). Thanks!!
Contact Information for me, Mary Zanoni
e-mail: mmzanoni@ku.edu
home phone: 785-749-0438.
Mail address: 1633 Illinois
Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
Web site: http://www.sas.it.mtu.edu/~mmzanoni
(The web site will have this letter, forms and lots of good info.)