{"id":5450,"date":"2025-04-08T10:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T02:56:00","slug":"class-of-1980-reunion-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/reunion\/2025\/04\/class-of-1980-reunion-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 1980 Reunion Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Class of \u201980,\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
We are excited to invite you to a reunion like no other Ole Reunion.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
And here is why you won\u2019t want to miss this one!<\/span><\/h5>\n
Restart and Reconnect<\/b><\/h5>\n
Many of us are retired or near retirement, we missed our 40<\/span>th<\/span> reunion due to COVID, and our nests are emptying, but don\u2019t you still feel like you\u2019re twenty?<\/span><\/h5>\n
During the 45<\/span>th<\/span> reunion weekend, we will transport you back to your twenties and give you a chance to share fond St. Olaf experiences. Our weekend together will restart Ole friendships and hopefully ignite many new shared adventures!<\/span><\/h5>\n
Not-Your-Parents\u2019 Reunion\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n
The Class of 1980 is like no other. When we get together, who knows what fun will be sparked. This reunion will be Heathstock on steroids, and you won\u2019t have to cook your own hot dogs. Connect with friends while experiencing a silent disco,\u00a0 live entertainment, outdoor movies, yoga and games. There will be cuisines to our current liking, beverages once prohibited and of course, beverages that were not.\u00a0 Plus, catch up on new campus features, student activities, \u201cTEDTalks\u201d by Ole profs (called \u201cLightening Talks\u201d), and much more!<\/span><\/h5>\n
Two Events \u2013 Just for Us!<\/b><\/h5>\n
Friday night begins with an opening toast\/social and flows into a progressive culinary journey for our Class.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
Saturday offers many options to reacquaint yourself with the campus, and culminates in a Class Reunion Dinner and program leaving you feeling good you chose St. Olaf as that special place to meet life-long friends and be part of a community where you always belong.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
Register now (<\/span>https:\/\/stolaf.events.alumniq.com\/go\/reunion25<\/span><\/a> ) for all or part of the reunion on <\/span>Friday, May 30 \u2013 Sunday, June 1, 2025<\/b>. Early bird deadline ends April 10, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
Life is short<\/span><\/i> so let\u2019s share this incredible time together!\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n
Your Class of \u201980 Reunion Committee,<\/span>
\n<\/span>Julie Brandsness, David Melville, Gary Perkins, Monica Quill, and Karen Schatz Sims<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Ps. To help us make our reunion memorable, please take a few minutes to share some information<\/a>, pictures or videos that we can highlight at reunion!<\/h5>\n
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