AramcoBrats, Inc.

1. Reunion Payment Deadline - Important
2. Complimentary Room Giveaway
3. The New ABI Raffle/Auction
4. Hilton Post Oak Update

1. Reunion Payment Deadline

Anyone mailing checks directly to Cathie McCoy, our Treasurer, should be sure that they are mailed to ensure delivery no later than May 20th, or they will not be processed prior to the reunion. The address for these checks is:
AramcoBrats, Inc.
PO Box 141
Hatfield, MA 01038
USA

Anyone mailing checks to Penny Dougharty Maher, our Registration Chair, must ensure delivery no later than May 23rd. (The address for these checks is:
Penny Maher
4024 Ruskin
Houston TX 77005
USA

If you are not sure your check will arrive in time, bring the check to the reunion and pay at registration.

In the event that your payment has not reached us before Penny and Cathie leave for the reunion, you will be required to issue a 2nd check at registration. Your original check will be destroyed when received.

2. Complimentary Room Giveaway!

Thanks to the strong negotiation skills and contract savvy of the reunion negotiating team, we have a large number of comp room nights at the Hilton Houston Post Oak. As a result, the ABI is excited to announce that a drawing will be held at the Welcome Reception on Friday evening to give away these free nights to attendees who are registered hotel guests. You must be a registered hotel guest *and* have officially registered for the reunion by midnight, Monday, May 23 in order to qualify for the drawing. Join us at the opening reception for complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, iced tea, munchies *and* room nights! (Drawn names will be posted. Comp night will automatically show up on your hotel bill prior to checkout). Good luck to all!!

3. The New ABI Raffle/Auction

A few changes have been made to the raffle/auction rules. Brats expressed concerned about the valuable time the drawing for the raffle took during the banquet on Sunday evening. Therefore, we have decided to have the hired personnel and volunteers do the drawing between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The room in which the items are displayed will be closed during this time. Brats can pick up their raffle winnings between 2:00 and 7:00 Sunday evening. Those that need to pay for silent auction items will need to pay for, and pick up their items, between 2:00 and 7:00 Sunday evening as well. (Don't forget to bring your checkbook and/or cash as we do not accept credit cards).

4. Hilton Post Oak Update

The hotel has received several room cancellations. Therefore, we now have rooms available at the reunion hotel. If you still need a room, please contact Kimberly Shipman (Kimberly_Shipman@hilton.com or 713-968-1345) rather than Hilton Central Reservations. Kimberly will need your credit card number as well as the following information:

Full Name (include maiden)
Address
Phone
Email
Number of Guests
Arrival Date
Departure Date
Room type request - king or double (not guaranteed)(indicate if you will take whichever is available)

Our contract with the hotel assures us that the hotel will hold our room block until May 15. Reservations received after Thursday, May 15, 2005 will be accepted at our group rate based on availability.

Diana Ryrholm-Geerdes RT 1962
For the ABI Board of Directors and the Houston Reunion Committee

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