Howdy all, 

Robert Salinas here, I've been added to the reunion committee for Las Vegas and would like to give everyone an update on the hotel situation.

First, I'd like for all of you to know that we are working diligently to make the Albrook reunion a reality, and that we are nearing a final contract with Circus Circus, Sara was given a tour of the facilities and feels that it will more than meet our needs.... but there are still some concerns. In order to make this happen we must commit to spending a min.

dollar amount in food and beverages at Circus Circus. Now my feeling is that we should be able to make this number with no problems, but there are no guarantees. Since I am the one signing the contract I will be liable for any shortages in making the required min. So, I would like to address this issue before the contract is signed. Don't get me wrong, I love the Albrook group but if I ended up paying for the shortages my wife would have me working as a circus circus clown just to earn it back :)

 Just so that you all know, the days of a cheap get-a-away in Las Vegas are gone! Most hotels wanted to charge us a $10000 deposit just to reserve the banquet hall.

In order to make this happen, my plan is simple.

 We are going to charge $85 per person, and if we fail to meet the min by July 19, the balance will be split amongst all those who resister to attend. Again, my expectations are that we will meet the min. balance needed, but I can not predict the future. I know we could charge more per person but there still would be no guarantee we would meet the min. If you're ready to party in Las Vegas lets work together to make this happen.

I believe with a minimum attendance of 100 persons we would meet the hotels expectations and more. The best way to do this is to encourage more to come. 

We will be reviewing the contract this week and reviewing your responses to this email. Before the contract is signed I would really appreciate any feedback on our plan. Also if the plan is acceptable to you, it would make me feel much better if you sent us an email letting us know you plan on attending, just to give us a baseline of where we are and what we need to do. If we get no response or a negative response to this email we will cancel this years plans and work towards next year. If the response is positive we can proceed with the scheduling.

 As it stands now the dates have not changed Aug 15-17. 

Thanks for your patience and cooperation!

 Stayed tuned for more updates

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 Robert Salinas robertsalinas26@yahoo.com                                                       

Sara (Garza) Verville   (Sara.Verville@wnco.com)

hm phone 512-243-0313

cell           512-785-6584

email;       robertsalinas26@yahoo.com

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