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.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
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.
Monday, March 19, 2012
TAFRU 2012 Attendees!!!
We just found out that all the rooms we set aside have been booked!!! This is wonderful and exciting news! But don't fret, we are booking more!
Friday, March 9, 2012
TAFRU Addendum
Please note that if you are going to be staying at the hotel an extra day or two, you will have to call them to make reservations so that you can get the discount for those other days!!!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
BOOK YOUR HOTEL FOR TAFRU 2012!!!
You are now able to book your hotel room for this summer's reunion!
Go to: http://www.grandwashington.hyatt.com/
When you go to the hotel website, you'll see a reservations window. Families can enter the dates where the calendar is and then this code under "Corporate/Group #." If families are planning on staying longer, they will have to call to make their reservations as the group number online does not allow extended stay reservations.
The code is: G-TOUK
Happy Booking and can't wait to see you/meet you there!!!
Go to: http://www.grandwashington.hyatt.com/
When you go to the hotel website, you'll see a reservations window. Families can enter the dates where the calendar is and then this code under "Corporate/Group #." If families are planning on staying longer, they will have to call to make their reservations as the group number online does not allow extended stay reservations.
The code is: G-TOUK
Happy Booking and can't wait to see you/meet you there!!!
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