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UPCOMING EVENTS
THE HILTON SAVANNAH DESOTO, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA August 1-3 2008
Dear Stovall Cousins: The time is drawing near to our exciting 2008 Reunion in Savannah, Georgia. Our Reunion Committee has been working hard to provide you with the type of reunion you enjoyed in St. Louis, Missouri. The reunion will take place August 1, 2, and 3. The hospitality/registration room will be open beginning Thursday evening, July 31, to welcome you. The Registration Packet includes information on the hotel, guest speakers, tours, dinners, meetings and program as well as registration form and items for sale. What we need to make this event complete is you! This event happens only every three years. It is extremely important that we hear from you no later than June 25, 2008. We have to give numbers attending to the hotel, restaurant, and tour company. We have to place orders for the memorabilia that you want. We are color coding the nametags so you know what child of Bartholomew you are related to. All of this takes time and we only have 30 days to put the final touches on this event. Friday, August 1, opens with the Historic Savannah City Tour. The afternoon is free time for you to tour or shop on your own. You can sign up for on/off privileges after the tour on the trolley. The evening is dinner at Paula Deen’s restaurant Lady & Sons. Saturday, August 2, opens with mini conferences. This was a great success in 2005. This gives you the time to learn more about the Stovall’s and history of the city. There will be time to visit with other family members. Saturday afternoon will be the Business Meeting. The evening program includes a great meal, followed by an exciting and talented Doc Stovall. We have awards and many fun surprises for this evening. The city will be announced for the 2011 Reunion. Sunday, August 3, is the closing of this great event. The winner of the quilt will be picked. We will have a great breakfast together and closing program. Come for the fun, family and the experience! Sincerely, Linda Linda M. Stovall, President Stovall Family Association
The 2008 Reunion will be held at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto. The hotel is located at 15 East Liberty Street in Savannah, Georgia. From Interstate I-95 north or south bound: exit at 99A (I-16 east), follow to the end where it feeds into Montgomery Street. At the first stop light turn right onto Liberty Street. Follow for 5 blocks to the Hilton which will be on your right hand side. Ample valet $12 per day or self indoor parking $10 per day is available. The hotel is 14 miles from the Savannah International Airport which will take you about 20 minutes to reach the hotel. We have a block of 50 rooms reserved. It is important that you make your reservations immediately and not wait until the last moment. Please call 1-912-232-9000 between 8:30a.m.-4:00p.m to make directly with the hotel. Ask for the Stovall Family Reunion in order to receive a special room price of $109.00 per night for single or double occupancy. A $10.00 additional will apply for each adult over two per room. Children under 18 years of age stay free. An adult must occupy the room. Group rates will be honored two days before and after the Guestroom Block Dates based on availability. The above rates are net, non-commissionable and subject to state and local taxes currently 12%. A City Occupancy Fee of $.30 per night will apply to each guestroom. If you wish you can also call directly to the Hilton Reservation Office at 1-800-426-8483.
The first night’s deposit or a credit card guarantee is required with individual reservations. Reservations received after the cut-off date are subject and rate availability. Guestrooms will be available for check-in after 4:00p.m. Checkout time is 12:00p.m. The hotel offers elegant dinner and deluxe amenities. You will be able to take advantage of a panoramic view of the city at the rooftop swimming pool. Guests have complimentary use of the Downtown Athletic Club. We are located near the exquisite Forsyth Park, a green oasis of azaleas, fountains and benches within blocks of the hotel. More information about the hotel, amenities, area attractions, driving directions, etc. is available at www.savannahdesoto.hilton.com
THE HISTORIC SAVANNAH CITY TOUR – FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st , 8:45 A.M. TO 11:15 A.M.
Gather at the hotel lobby at 8:45 a.m on Friday morning to board transportation. We will begin our excursion into one of the largest restored National Historic Landmark Districts in the nation. We will see 2.2 square miles of the Historic District showing over 270 years of rich history with its restored 18th and 19th century buildings and the waterfront where cotton warehouses are now restaurants, hotels and shops. Our beautiful city eloquently displays exquisite ironwork, ancient cobblestones, splendid mansions and picturesque cottages. You will see and hear about Factory Walk, Trustees Garden, City Market, and Colonial Cemetery. The tour includes admission into one of Savannah’s finest mansion/museums for a narrated walk through the interior. The cost for this tour is $25 per adult; children age 5-9 $12 per child and children under 5 free. Reservations and payment in advance are required and must be received with your reunion registration by June 25th.
Those of you that want to have on/off privileges after the tour to check out the city and stay longer can do this for $3.00 extra. Please check this off on your reunion registration packet.
LADY & SONS RESTAURANT – 6:00 P.M. TO 8:45 P.M.
Gather at the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening to board the minibuses to transport guests to Lady & Sons Restaurant for our 6:30 p.m. reservation. The restaurant is owned by Paula Deen, host of the Food Network’s “Paula’s Home Cooking”. We will be in the private banquet room which will accommodate up to 100 people so you will need to get your reservations in soon. We will experience the famous southern cuisine in the heart of Downtown Savannah. This will be a time to get to know your Stovall Cousins.
The cost for the dinner is $38.00 per adult which includes the transportation. The cost for child under age 9 is $16.00 and children under 3 are free. Reservations and payment in advance are required and must be received with your reunion registration by June 25th.
DOC STOVALL, Saturday Evening Banquet Entertainment
A native Virginian, Doc has been associated with music most of his life. His earliest influences include the traditional music associated with the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountain areas of the South that was handed down from generation to generation since its inception in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
He is well-known as a Western singer and cowboy poet throughout American, having performed in twenty-five of the fifty states. Honored in 2002 as Georgia’s Official Cowboy Balladeer by Georgia State Legislature, he has entertained audiences both young and old as he strives to keep alive the history of the West in music and song. In November of 2004, Doc was inducted into the Atlanta County Music Hall of Fame, the first cowboy singer so honored. It is with great pleasure that we welcome our entertainer and cousin this evening. On Saturday evening we will also be giving out awards to honor members of the Association along with a great reunion buffet at the hotel starting at 6:00 p.m. (See registration form for price list).
SUNDAY MORNING
We will be handing out the beautiful quilt that was donated to us by Pamela Schiftic in honor of her mother Ethleen Martin. We will be wrapping up any unfinished business and enjoying a farewell Southerner Breakfast. We are still working on finding a morning speaker for this time. We will have singing by Marinana Alvarado Stovall to start us off.
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