We had some good participation in the poll that gave us the top 4 cruise choices. Now we ask that you please participate in the final poll to assist in selecting the cruise for TAFRU 2014.
Even if your family isn't sure you'll be able to cruise next year, we ask that you still participate in the selection process to help determine which cruise is of most interest.
You can read more information about each of the cruises here.
You can read more about each of the cruise lines here.
Thanks to all for your participation as we make plans for TAFRU 2014.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Top 4 Cruises
Thank you for participating in our "Where Do You Want to Cruise" poll.
Your votes provided us with the Top 4 Cruise choices and now we are asking you to place your vote in one last poll to select the winning cruise.
The Top 4 Cruises are listed below. To review the cruise details, click on the links and then go to the "Top 4 Cruises" poll in the right hand column and make your selection for the TAFRU 2014 Cruise.
The poll will be open this week only and the winning cruise will be announced next Sunday, July 28th.
Your votes provided us with the Top 4 Cruise choices and now we are asking you to place your vote in one last poll to select the winning cruise.
The Top 4 Cruises are listed below. To review the cruise details, click on the links and then go to the "Top 4 Cruises" poll in the right hand column and make your selection for the TAFRU 2014 Cruise.
The poll will be open this week only and the winning cruise will be announced next Sunday, July 28th.
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Norwegian Cruise
Lines 3-Night Bahamas Cruise
June 20th - 24th
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Where Do You Want to Cruise?
The planning committee has been busy gathering information and looking at cruise options for the last few weeks. We have narrowed down our choices and would like to now present all the information to you so you can help choose our TAFRU 2014 Cruise.
Our two choices of cruise lines are Royal Caribbean and Norwegian. Our reasons for selecting cruises from these two lines were simple - committee members have cruised with them before and have had enjoyable experiences. In addition, they have prices more reasonable than some other cruise lines and we wanted to keep costs down as much as possible in each cruise category.
This post will provide you information regarding group services on the two cruise lines and a choice of 8 different cruises along with links to the cruise information. After looking thru all the information, please participate in the poll on the right hand side of the page. The poll is broken up into 2 separate polls (4 each). You can choose up to 3 cruises total between the 2 polls. Please vote no later than July 20th.
If anyone has any questions or would like to leave a comment, please click on Comments in the gray area at the end of this post. We will be checking comments on a regular basis and will respond.
So, let's sail right along with the information now!!!
Norwegian
- For every 8 staterooms booked, the 16th passenger price will be credited back to our group.
- 7 Day cruises require a $250 deposit per passenger
- Cruises shorter than 7 days require a $100 deposit per passenger
- Reservations must be made 120 days prior to sailing
- Final cruise payment on 7 day cruises are due within 75 days prior to sailing
- Final cruise payment on cruises under 7 days are due within 60 days prior to final payment
- Until final cruise payment is due, passengers can make payments in any amount or make no additional payments at all until the final due date
To get more information about programs and services on Norwegian Cruise Lines, click here.
Royal Caribbean
- For every 8 staterooms booked, the group will receive a credit for the price of 1 passenger
- Cruises 1-5 days in length require a $200 deposit
- Cruises 6 days or longer require a $500 deposit
- To lock in the price, reservations must be made within 30 days of the group being set up
- A full refund will be given to any passenger that cancels prior to the final payment being made
- Discounts are given to the 3rd and 4th passenger in a stateroom
- Final payment is due 69-75 days prior to sailing
To get more information about programs and services on Royal Caribbean, click here.
Cruise Choices
Following are 2 choices each of 3-Night, 4-Night, 5-Night and 7-Night Cruises, including the cruise dates, price range and a link to the website to view all details about the cruise.
**Please note, the two 5-Night Western Caribbean Cruises sail to different destinations. Please click on the link to see details.
We hope to have everything set up by next month so everyone who wants to sail along at TAFRU 2014 will have plenty of time to plan.
Please vote now.
Thanks!!!
Our two choices of cruise lines are Royal Caribbean and Norwegian. Our reasons for selecting cruises from these two lines were simple - committee members have cruised with them before and have had enjoyable experiences. In addition, they have prices more reasonable than some other cruise lines and we wanted to keep costs down as much as possible in each cruise category.
This post will provide you information regarding group services on the two cruise lines and a choice of 8 different cruises along with links to the cruise information. After looking thru all the information, please participate in the poll on the right hand side of the page. The poll is broken up into 2 separate polls (4 each). You can choose up to 3 cruises total between the 2 polls. Please vote no later than July 20th.
If anyone has any questions or would like to leave a comment, please click on Comments in the gray area at the end of this post. We will be checking comments on a regular basis and will respond.
So, let's sail right along with the information now!!!
Norwegian
- For every 8 staterooms booked, the 16th passenger price will be credited back to our group.
- 7 Day cruises require a $250 deposit per passenger
- Cruises shorter than 7 days require a $100 deposit per passenger
- Reservations must be made 120 days prior to sailing
- Final cruise payment on 7 day cruises are due within 75 days prior to sailing
- Final cruise payment on cruises under 7 days are due within 60 days prior to final payment
- Until final cruise payment is due, passengers can make payments in any amount or make no additional payments at all until the final due date
To get more information about programs and services on Norwegian Cruise Lines, click here.
Royal Caribbean
- For every 8 staterooms booked, the group will receive a credit for the price of 1 passenger
- Cruises 1-5 days in length require a $200 deposit
- Cruises 6 days or longer require a $500 deposit
- To lock in the price, reservations must be made within 30 days of the group being set up
- A full refund will be given to any passenger that cancels prior to the final payment being made
- Discounts are given to the 3rd and 4th passenger in a stateroom
- Final payment is due 69-75 days prior to sailing
To get more information about programs and services on Royal Caribbean, click here.
Cruise Choices
Following are 2 choices each of 3-Night, 4-Night, 5-Night and 7-Night Cruises, including the cruise dates, price range and a link to the website to view all details about the cruise.
**Please note, the two 5-Night Western Caribbean Cruises sail to different destinations. Please click on the link to see details.
We hope to have everything set up by next month so everyone who wants to sail along at TAFRU 2014 will have plenty of time to plan.
Please vote now.
Thanks!!!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Cruising in 2014
63% of those who voted, are in favor of a TAFRU 2014 Cruise.
A new poll will be posted soon so those who are interested can vote on potential cruises.
We hope to have plans solidified quickly so you can begin making plans for next summer.
A new poll will be posted soon so those who are interested can vote on potential cruises.
We hope to have plans solidified quickly so you can begin making plans for next summer.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
To Cruise or Not to Cruise
That is the question in our newest TAFRU poll.
The planning committee thought it would be fun to try something different for TAFRU 2014 and take the reunion from land to sea.
Before we move ahead with arrangements for next year, we need to make sure we have enough families interested.
While there are no definite plans made at this time, we do know this will be a summer 2014 cruise. The cruise lines provide a credit to groups. The amount of credit is based on the number of staterooms booked, so the more rooms booked, the higher the credit.
We are not asking for a commitment, but are simply requesting that families participate in the poll so we can determine if there is enough interest for us to move ahead in planning.
Please vote yes if you are interested in a TAFRU 2014 Cruise. Vote no if you are not interested in a TAFRU 2014 Cruise. The poll will close in 10 days.
Thank you!
The planning committee thought it would be fun to try something different for TAFRU 2014 and take the reunion from land to sea.
Before we move ahead with arrangements for next year, we need to make sure we have enough families interested.
While there are no definite plans made at this time, we do know this will be a summer 2014 cruise. The cruise lines provide a credit to groups. The amount of credit is based on the number of staterooms booked, so the more rooms booked, the higher the credit.
We are not asking for a commitment, but are simply requesting that families participate in the poll so we can determine if there is enough interest for us to move ahead in planning.
Please vote yes if you are interested in a TAFRU 2014 Cruise. Vote no if you are not interested in a TAFRU 2014 Cruise. The poll will close in 10 days.
Thank you!
TAFRU 2014 In Process
As the committee began discussing plans for TAFRU 2013 we began to discover that interest was waning. Maybe it was the location. Maybe it was economy. Maybe it was lack of interest. Ultimately, we decided to skip TAFRU 2013 and recently began discussing plans for 2014. We would like to shake it up a bit for next year and will be putting a poll on this blog very soon.
Check back for more details.
Check back for more details.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Registration and Exciting News About TAFRU 2012.
Hello fellow TAFRU attendees!!!!
Registration for TAFRU 2012 - Washington D.C. is now open. Here are the instructions for accessing the form.
1. Click this link: TAFRU Registration Form
2. Click "Download" on the right side of the screen to download the form to your computer to print out later or you can print and complete by clicking the print icon on the page.
The fees for the reunion include the Friday night Meet-n-Greet and dinner; fees for our Ethiopian Cultural event on Saturday; lunch on Saturday; and an Ethiopian dinner Saturday night.
Once your registration form and fees have been received, you will be sent an email confirmation along with a copy of the agenda for TAFRU 2012 - Washington D.C. A printed agenda will be provided to each family upon arrival at the Meet-n-Greet on Friday evening of TAFRU.
**Please note, registration forms and fees must be post-marked by May 25, 2012. Registrations and fees will be accepted after Mary 25, 2012 with a $25 late fee.**
We are very, very, very excited about TAFRU this year and are thrilled to share the news that we will have a surprise guest from Toukoul in attendance. It is someone that many of you have met and love. We hope to have a big turn-out to welcome our surprise guest and thank them for flying in to attend. A small portion of this year's fees are going to our surprise guest who will be speaking to us Friday evening during our Meet-n-Greet.
Our surprise guest is also going to bring some items from the Toukoul gift shop for purchase. In addition, we are trying to make arrangements for families to place orders for Ethiopian clothing that our guest will bring from Ethiopia for purchase at the reunion. Please stay tuned for more information.
We are also doing something a little different this year. Over the past 2 years we have created a TAFRU directory which included participant's names, addresses, email addresses and/or phone numbers. This year we would like to include a family photo with the information. Instructions are included on the registration form.
For those who are not able to attend TAFRU this year, but would like to have their information included in the directory, please feel free to complete that section of the registration form and we will e-mail you a copy of the directory.
Another thing we would like to do is put together a Toukoul photo album/scrapbook for our surprise guest to take back to Toukoul and share with all of the nannies who so lovingly cared for our children during their stay. Instructions for submitting photos for the photo album/scrapbook are included on the registration form as well.
If your family is not able to attend TAFRU but would like to submit photos, please follow the instructions on the registration form.
We will continue to post more information between now and the reunion, so keep checking in for more information.
Registration for TAFRU 2012 - Washington D.C. is now open. Here are the instructions for accessing the form.
1. Click this link: TAFRU Registration Form
2. Click "Download" on the right side of the screen to download the form to your computer to print out later or you can print and complete by clicking the print icon on the page.
The fees for the reunion include the Friday night Meet-n-Greet and dinner; fees for our Ethiopian Cultural event on Saturday; lunch on Saturday; and an Ethiopian dinner Saturday night.
Once your registration form and fees have been received, you will be sent an email confirmation along with a copy of the agenda for TAFRU 2012 - Washington D.C. A printed agenda will be provided to each family upon arrival at the Meet-n-Greet on Friday evening of TAFRU.
**Please note, registration forms and fees must be post-marked by May 25, 2012. Registrations and fees will be accepted after Mary 25, 2012 with a $25 late fee.**
We are very, very, very excited about TAFRU this year and are thrilled to share the news that we will have a surprise guest from Toukoul in attendance. It is someone that many of you have met and love. We hope to have a big turn-out to welcome our surprise guest and thank them for flying in to attend. A small portion of this year's fees are going to our surprise guest who will be speaking to us Friday evening during our Meet-n-Greet.
Our surprise guest is also going to bring some items from the Toukoul gift shop for purchase. In addition, we are trying to make arrangements for families to place orders for Ethiopian clothing that our guest will bring from Ethiopia for purchase at the reunion. Please stay tuned for more information.
We are also doing something a little different this year. Over the past 2 years we have created a TAFRU directory which included participant's names, addresses, email addresses and/or phone numbers. This year we would like to include a family photo with the information. Instructions are included on the registration form.
For those who are not able to attend TAFRU this year, but would like to have their information included in the directory, please feel free to complete that section of the registration form and we will e-mail you a copy of the directory.
Another thing we would like to do is put together a Toukoul photo album/scrapbook for our surprise guest to take back to Toukoul and share with all of the nannies who so lovingly cared for our children during their stay. Instructions for submitting photos for the photo album/scrapbook are included on the registration form as well.
If your family is not able to attend TAFRU but would like to submit photos, please follow the instructions on the registration form.
We will continue to post more information between now and the reunion, so keep checking in for more information.
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