NATIONAL - ATLANTIC REGION REUNION DETAILS

Oct. 11-13, 2009 plus an optional day

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Note: Registrations extended to September 26th
Updates: 9-9-2009 9-21-2009

Hotel:
We have arranged for 45 rooms @ $109. per night at the Gateway Sheraton near the airport . The rate is good for Oct. 8 – 16. The cut-off date for this rate is Sept. 1, 2009, or when the 45 rooms are taken. The hotel provides complimentary shuttle to and from the airport as well as to shopping and eating venues within a 3-mile radius of the hotel. We have negotiated a reduced parking rate of $4.00/night. Call the hotel at 1 800-325-3535 or 770-997-1100 for reservations or use this link to register on-line.    Click here to view this beautiful hotel. The lobby area is very conducive to small group gatherings.


Registration Fee and Hospitality Room:
Check in at the Reunion begins at 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 11. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served in the Hospitality Room that evening as well as a continental breakfast both Monday and Tuesday mornings prior to the activities. Refreshments will be available whenever the room is open ~ come visit with your friends and meet new ones.

MONDAY:
Bus Schedule:
8:20 amLeave the hotel for the Tour of Atlanta.
10:30 amDrop participants at CNN, World of Coke, GA Aquarium, and/or hotel.
11:00 am Pick up participants who elected not to take the Tour of Atlanta from the hotel and bring to CNN, World of Coke or GA Aquarium.
1:00 pmPick up participants at CNN, World of Coke or the Aquarium and bring to next venue or to the hotel. (For those who are able, walking from CNN to Wof C or Aquarium through Centennial Olympic Park is pleasant on a nice day.
3:00 pmPick up participants at CNN, World of Coke or the Aquarium for return to the hotel.
4:15 pmPick up participants at World of Coke or the Aquarium for final return to the hotel.

Bus Tour of Atlanta:
Step-on-guides will narrate a 2-hour on-the-bus tour of Atlanta. Hear a running commentary of Atlanta’s beginnings as a railroad town and its eventual rise to prominence as the capital of the New South. Hear the history of and see the GA State Capitol, Underground Atlanta, Peachtree St., Centennial Olympic Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District, Turner Field, the Fox Theatre, the Margaret Mitchell House and more. The $31.00 charge includes the bus fee.

CNN STUDIO TOUR:
CNN 2 photo CNN 1 photo This 55-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the CNN TV Studio shows you exactly what it takes to deliver the news to over 2 billion people worldwide. View a live broadcast. This tour involves walking down 8 flights of stairs. (An escalator brings you up at the beginning of the tour). A separate tour for those who cannot manage the stairs or with your own walkers or wheelchairs is available. Each handicapped person must be accompanied by a person who can assist them through the tour. Please make a note on your registration form if you need the handicap tour. Located at the SW end of Centennial Olympic Park.

LUNCH: This is on your own. The food court at the CNN Center has a wide variety of fast food available as well as “Taco Mac” and “McCormick and Schmick’s” restaurants (allow an hour to eat at the restaurants). The GA Aquarium and The New World of Coca Cola have cafeterias.

THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM:
Stingrays This is the world’s largest aquarium with 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water. It holds more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium. Five areas are available for you to visit with touch and viewing tanks as well as overhead and side viewing of a huge variety of fish. The GA Explorer and River Scout areas have horseshoe crabs, sea stars, loggerhead turtles, alligators, otters, piranhas and many other native species. Cold Water Quest and Ocean Voyager have giant octopi, African penguins, beluga whales, whale sharks, spider crabs, manta rays, leafy sea dragons and more. The Tropical Diver area has colorful reef species, seahorses, jellyfish, eels and much more. The 4-D theater is a memorable experience. Complimentary wheel chairs are available. Allow 2 hours minimum for your visit. Located at the N end of Centennial Olympic Park.

THE NEW WORLD OF COCA-COLA:
This new and expanded facility houses exhibits that draw upon Coca-Cola’s rich history and timeless values of optimism and refreshment. Progress through areas exhibiting Coke artifacts, history, see a bottling line, experience a 4-D Theater, and more. Complimentary wheel chairs are available. It takes about 2 hours to visit this venue. Located next to the GA Aquarium at the N end of Centennial Olympic Park.

TUESDAY: (Return to the hotel by 3 pm to accommodate the region and national meetings.)
Bus Schedule:
9:20 amLeave the hotel.
10:00 am Drop participants at the Atlanta History Center
10:30 am Drop participants at Lenox
1:45 pm Pick up participants from Lenox
2:15 pm Pick up participants from the Atlanta History Center and return to hotel.







ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER:
Historic Houses Experience the colorful history of Atlanta through exhibits, gardens and homes. Explore permanent exhibits on the Civil War; Atlanta’s growth from Indian settlements through the Civil Rights Movement; Southern folk culture including pottery, weavings, quilts, furniture, ironwork and musical instruments; the 1996 Olympic Games; Bobby Jones; and Philip Trammell Shutze’s artifact gallery; six garden areas; two historic homes; as well as temporary exhibits (TBA). Two wheelchairs are available (first come basis).


LENOX MALL / PHIPPS PLAZA:
Shop to your heart’s content. The bus will drop you and pick you up from Lenox, which has Neiman Marcus, Macy’s, Pottery Barn, Bloomingdale’s and more. Phipps Plaza is across Peachtree Rd. and has Nordstrom’s, Belks, Saks Fifth Avenue and more. The $25.00 fee is to cover the cost of the buses.

LUNCH: This is on your own. The Atlanta History Center has a Chick-fil-A café and also a restaurant in the Swan Coach House, which serves lunch from 11:00 – 2:30. Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza both have food courts as well as restaurants.

GOLF:
This will start in the morning. Location, tee times, and rate will be forthcoming. Please indicate your interest on the registration form for planning purposes. Each golfer will pay at the course. Questions: contact Steve Franczyk at franczyks@bellsouth.net or at 770 487-7953.

BANQUET:
This will be at the hotel. Both choices come with warm rolls & butter, freshly brewed iced tea, coffee (regular / decaffeinated), a salad, and dessert. Please indicate your choice of chicken or steak on the registration form.

WEDNESDAY: (Optional Day for those interested.)
These two venues are near each other and are about a 90-minute drive South of the hotel. Recommendations for lunch are the cafeteria at the Roosevelt Rehab campus or the Bulloch House in the town of Warm Springs (upscale). You will be responsible for your tickets at Warm Springs and or Callaway Gardens. (See below.) The $5.00 deposit is to cover gas and the use of private vehicles. Actual car cost will depend on vehicles used.

We will arrange schedules depending on whether you plan on visiting one or both venues.

WARM SPRINGS:
Historic Houses The 3 sites are a distance apart, thus cars will be used. Allow at least 2 hours to visit all 3 sites. Senior rate (62+) is $6. Adults are $7. 1) Visit Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House and Museum with his 1938 Ford convertible, interactive exhibits, a short film, and more. Motorized scooters are available at this site. 2) The Smithsonian exhibit, “Whatever Happened to Polio?”, is available at the Roosevelt Rehabilitation campus from 10 am – 3 pm. There is also a self-guided tour of this site. The cafeteria here is open between 11 am and 1pm. 3) The historic pools site, where FDR received relief from his polio via the warm springs, has a small museum. Primary buildings are wheelchair accessible. The town of Warm Springs has an historic village with shops and restaurants. Motorized scooters are complimentary at the Little White House. Please indicate on your registration form if you will require one.

CALLAWAY GARDENS:
Callaway Gardens Photo Allow at least 2 hours to visit the Butterfly and Horticultural Centers, more time if you wish to visit other attractions here. $15./ person. Within the 13,000 acres, visit the Day Butterfly Center (over 1000 tropical butterflies from over 50 species in all stages of life cycle ~ watch out, a butterfly may land on you!!), the Sibley Horticultural Center (displays of native and exotic plants within a rock-wall garden, sculpture garden, fern grotto, conservatory and outdoor garden), Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center, Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden, Pioneer Log Cabin, and more. There are restaurants on site. Nature trails are also available for those interested and able (0.5 – 1.6 miles).

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