Minutes from July 25th Meeting in Hartford

Dear Family Members:

I pray all is well with each and everyone of you. I am writing to share a short summary of what took place on Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Riverside Park where we had a very nice outing and meeting.

There was a total of 45 people (including adults and children) who came out Saturday. We shared many nice dishes of foods (salads, hot pots of greens, rice and peas, hot dogs, hamburgers, etc

Our meeting opened with prayer offered by Eddie Pertillar

Discussions:

# Update from the members who journeyed to Atlanta, Ga. - All said it was a great time, well planned, and enjoyed by all.

# The Family Reunion will take place in Hartford, CT for the year 2010! If you are on the planning committee, please start thinking about meeting to start plans for this great occasion! If you are not on the committee yet, but would like to join, please go to the pertillarfamily.blog.com

# We want to encourage our younger family members to share their ideas and get involved in planning what happens in our family.

Announcements:

1. Edna, Sandy, Jazzmine will be modeling this Friday, July 31, 2009, at Mount Calvary Baptist Church - "An Elegant Summer Evening" tickets are $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12. Jazzmine will be singing during this event as well. It starts at 5:30 p.m. with a reception, and then the program begins at 6:00 p.m.

2. Crystal Jackson is a new Grandmother and Emily Jackson became a new Great Grandmother to "Heaven Bent" a beautiful little girl!

3. We have several young family members attending college in the fall:

Renee Haynes (Junior at UCONN)
Tiffany Vinters (Sophomore at UCONN)
Buloang Ramiz (Junior at Wesleyan
Danny Haynes (Freshmen at Trinity College)
Jazzmine Pertillar (Freshmen at Univ. of Hartford)
Myshell Zeigler (Senior at Central)

If you know of any others attending college and not listed, please let me know.


4. Nicole Pertillar will be traveling to Guatemala on a mission trip August 10-19th.

5. Keep lifted in Prayer: Every one of our family members!!!

6. Next First Sunday Dinner will be at 82 Westland Street, Hartford, CT., starting at approximately 2:00 p.m.

7. Next Family Meeting is to be determined. I will be away on a retreat on Saturday, August 22nd. The following Saturday, August 29th, Jazzmine moves into her dorm. If there is someone who would like to carry the planning so that it happens for August, please let me know. We stated we would have it at Riverside Park again for August.

Peace & Love,

Sis/Niece/Auntie Ginger