26th Marines Association – 2010 Reunion San Antonio, Texas

Reunion Notification and Dues Letter

Date:    March, 30, 2010
To:       All 26th Marines Association Members of record
From:   26th Marine Association Executive Committee "26th Marines Association"

Members- Preparation for the 26th Marine Association 2010 San Antonio, Texas Reunion are complete.  Our San Diego reunion was another super success.  We had good attendance and reached our goal in regards to leaving each year's reunion with the next year's reunion determined. 

Our 2010's site was determined at the 2009's Annual Membership meeting to be San Antonio, Texas.  In addition three cities were selected for 2011's reunion (New York City, St. Augustine or a city in the area of the New Marine Corps Museum) to be voted on at our 2010 Membership meeting in San Antonio.

We will be staying at the Historic Menger Hotel this year in San Antonio, Texas, across the street from the Alamo and two blocks away from River Center and the many attractions on the San Antonio River Walk.  The Menger is the oldest continually operated hotel, west of the Mississippi.  See http://mengerhotel.com/ for more information.

Please check our site www.26thMarines.com often for updates as they may occur. The purpose of this letter is 2010 Reunion Notification and request Annual Membership dues.

The fees for this 2010's reunion are as follows:
 
1. Annual Membership Dues $40.00 per year.
2. Registration fee will be $25.00 per person, members and each member's guest(s).
3. Banquet fee will be $40.00 per person, members and guest(s).

First, the annual membership fee is due to the Secretary by June 1, 2010. (Thanks to you who have already paid!)  Make checks payable to "26th Marines Association".  All payments received after that date will incur a $10.00 per annum fee.

While the registration and banquet fees are not due until July 15, 2010, if possible, please also submit your registration fees and banquet fees for each person attending, including you, family and friends, as soon as possible.  But again, we will accept the Registration fee and Banquet fee or changes to them, as late as July 31, 2009.

Remember, the sooner we have a firm count, reservations made, etc., the more smoothly things flow after that. 

Sonny will also be including a statement with your dues notice showing any arrears you may have.  Please work with Sonny quickly to work out a deal to bring your arrears up to date.  Remember the financial integrity of our organization depends on our “yearly” dues.

This notice is being  emailed to those members of record during 2009 only.  If you do not need a hard copy, please let Sonny know today.  Hard copies will be mailed out April 3, 2010 to those needing them. 

Of course if you don’t need the hard copy, it will save our organization costs of paper, envelopes, postage etc. 

Please feel free to copy this notice and give or send to anyone you know who may be interested in our Association. If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of us.

All photos of past reunions have been posted.  You can find references to these on our website www.26thMarines.com.  If you have any you would like included, please forward them to Sonny at ghollub@austin.rr.com.

When making your reservations at the Menger Hotel, the following is a description of the three basic types of rooms to consider.  The earlier you reserve… the better choice of room style you will have.

They are as follows:

Antique Wing – Original wing of hotel built in 1859, furnished with antiques, high ceilings, “step up” bathrooms (plumbing under the floor).  Bed type choices:  room with a king bed, or a queen bed, or a double bed.

Center Wing – Built in 1950’s, more modern contemporary rooms, some small rooms in this wing.  Bed type choices:  room with a king bed or a queen bed or a double bed

Newest Wing – Built between the 1960’s-1980’s, largest rooms in the hotel.  The only bed type in this wing are rooms with two double beds.  Some rooms face the pool and have balconies, overlooking the pool.  You need to request “new wing, poolside balcony” if you want this room type/location when calling in to make reservation.

Thanks and Semper Fi !!

Harvey Lang, Executive Director harveylangusmc@yahoo.com
P. O. Box 364, Lordsburg, N. M. 88045 Phone - 575-542-8085

Sonny Hollub, Secretary / Treasurer ghollub@austin.rr.com
340 Humphrey Dr., Buda, Texas 78610 Phone - 512-312-4168

Richard Soto, Public Relations Officer e8top@aol.com
1833 Amelia Ave., San Pedro, CA  90731-1106 Phone - 310-547-4509