To be held in San Antonio Sept. 20-23.
HOTEL: We will be staying at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel. http://www.eltropicanohotel.com/ Rooms will cost $134.26 per night including all taxes and fees; free breakfast buffet is included. There will be no resort fee and WiFi is free. Rooms will be available at this rate for at least three days before and after the reunion. If you need more, let me know.
TRANSPORTATION: Once you are at the hotel, everything downtown is easily accessible via the trolley. There is a trolley stop a block and a half from the hotel. http://www.thealamotrolley.com (For reference, the Alamo is a ½ mile walk from the hotel).
REGISTRATION FEE: to be determined.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Thursday, 20 September
Check into hotel and register. Hospitality Suite is in the Trinidad Room and will be open from Thursday morning through Sunday noonish.
Friday, 21 September
Alamo at 09:00 (www.thealamo.com). It can be warm, we’ll try to do this while it’s cool.
El Mercado (http://www.getcreativesanantonio.com/Explore-San-Antonio/Market-Square), late morning with lunch around noon at Mi Tierra (www.mitierracafe.com)
Riverwalk, late afternoon and into the evening, explore and dine. (www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com)
Saturday, 22 September, locations to be announced.
09:00, Executive Committee meeting.
10:30, General membership meeting, all members of The American Legion Family are invited, China Post members, Auxiliary members and Sons of the Legion.
13:30, The ALA and the 40&8 meet simultaneously; room assignments will be posted later.
18:00, Cocktails.
19:00, Banquet. Plated, double entrée (beef and chicken) with sides and dessert, $42 a head including tax and gratuity.
21:00ish, Retire to the Hospitality Suite.
Please remember that this is a work in progress. I’m merely trying to provide a heads-up for planning purposes. There are a million other things to do in San Antonio if you’d like to extend your stay.
騎 龍 魁
Ron Burkett
Commander, CP1
- FODPAL