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2008 Family Reunion Updates:

MAY 15th is the Registration Deadline for both the Reunion and special hotel rates. Now is the time to register for the Family Reuion in D.C. Please remember that you have two registrations to make:

Hotel

Reunion Committee

You must register directly with the Hilton to receive the Woodson Family Reunion Rate by May 15th, 2008. Details for phone reservations and online reservations are here:

Hilton Crystal City - Woodson Family Reunion Site.

Please fill out the Family Reunion Registration form and include your registration fees when you mail it.

2008 Reunion Details

Dear Thomas Woodson Family Association members

Hello. My name is John Stephens.  As the Membership Chairperson for the Thomas Woodson Family Association, it is my responsibility to maintain a record of Association members as well as to track the payment of membership dues. 

Ours is a family heritage that is rich in talent and diversity.  Developing and sustaining a communication link between all the different families that make up the association helps to ensure that this heritage is strengthened for future generations.   The newsletter is our link and our communication lifeline.  It is a fundamental vehicle through which we get to know each other and help each other grow.  The support of all Association members is critical to our success in accomplishing this ensuring that our communication link thrives.

When you pay your membership dues, you support items like printing of the newsletter, which is the primary means of communication for the family members.  These dues also contribute toward supporting family reunions.  Additionally, dues can be used to support the research committee in their efforts to find more information out about our family. They could be used for a supporting scholarships, historical items, maintenance of landmarks and supporting ways to spark interest with the younger generation in the Woodson Family Heritage.  Our excellence in each of these areas is directly related to the amount of membership dues that we collect.  Currently, the amount of dues received is disproportionate to the number of members on the membership roll. 

If you have already paid your dues, then I personally thank you for your dedication and commitment for it is clear that you understand the value of your support for the important work of the Thomas Woodson Family Association.  By sharing your personal message of the importance of paying dues with other Association members, you will greatly aid me in my work. 

If you have not already paid, then please feel encouraged to do so.  In fact, I’m asking you to send your check today.  The amount of your annual dues is $25 per family.  I thank you, in advance, for your prompt response to this request.

Membership dues should be sent to:

The Thomas Woodson Association Treasurer
C/O Kathleen Stephens
8924 Girard Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55420

If you are uncertain about your membership or the status of your annual dues payments, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I can be reached by phone at 763/503-6832 or via email at johnkstephens36@msn.com

Warmest regards,

John K. Stephens

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CORRECTION:
For Reunion Registration, be sure to use the full PO Box number:

Thomas Woodson Family Reunion
P.O.Box 150784
Alexandria, VA 22315

CORRECTION:
Woodson Association Dues only (not DC Reunion Registration) should go to:

The Woodson Family Association
c/o Kathy Stephens
8924 GIRARD AVE S
BLOOMINGTON MN 55420-2651

The mailing address in the newsletter is out-of-date. For Reunion registration fees and instructions, please read the 2008 Newsletter.

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