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Risser Reunion Information

Please open / download the following brochures (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format):

Risser_Invitation.pdf (90 KB)

Risser_Info_Page1.pdf (172 KB)

Risser_Info_Page2.pdf (151 KB)

When?

Saturday, June 25^th, 2005

Where?

Elizabethtown Fairgrounds

900 East High Street, Elizabethtown

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

United States of America

PLEASE RSVP BY MAY 1, 2005

Featuring:

Guest lecture by Dr. William R. Klinger
Catered lunch of pork roast
Bus tour featuring historical Risser sites
Moon bounce and hay rides for the kids
Music by the Thomas Risser Family Singers

Food:

A catered lunch will be available for $10 for adults and $7 for kids aged 3 to 10.

The lunch will feature a Pennsylvania Dutch style meal of:

homemade pork roast, potatoes, baked beans, cupcakes and a whole lot more.

Please register if you plan to enjoy this catered meal.

Bus Tour:

A bus tour is being offered for $3 per passenger.

The tour will take you through the rolling hills of Pennsylvania

to locations steeped in our Risser family heritage.

It will feature the views of the Risser homestead, church, school house,

a covered bridge and a few stops along the way.

The tour should take about an hour.

The bus will be leaving the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds at

10:45am on June 25^th.

Please register in advance if you plan to attend.

An additional tour will be added after the days events if necessary.

LODGING:

Lancaster County has many wonderful choices for places to stay.

Below is a short list of options to help you find the right place for you

and your family.

Hotel:

Holiday Inn Express

717-367-4000

http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/ebtpa?irs=null

$125 a night

For this discounted price, make your reservations early and ask for the

“local business rate”.

Conewago Valley Motor Inn

717-367-4320

www.hersheyconewago.com

$69 to $94 a night

Check out their website for photos and details.

Camping:

Hershey Conewago Campground

717-367-1179

www.hersheyconewago.com

$25 to $54 a night

This campground is connected to the Conewago Valley Motor Inn.

RV Hookup is available at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds where we’re

having the reunion.

The cost is $13 a day.

For more information contact Brian Risser at (717) 367-4813.

Bed and Breakfast:

Lancaster County is famous for its B&Bs nestled in beautiful farm country.

For more information, visit the website:

www.lancastercountybedandbreakfast.com

Other helpful websites:

http://www.padutchlodging.com/

http://www.padutchcountry.com/lodging/hotel_motel.asp

COLLECTIBLES:

Collectible merchandise will be available for sale at the reunion.

Ice tea glasses with the 2005 Risser logo will be sold as singles,

or in packages of six.

We will also be selling items from past Reunions.

These items will eventually be added to our website.

For more information, contact Keith Risser at

DIRECTIONS:

For a MapQuest map, please click here.

VOLUNTEERS:

Please contact us if you will be willing to help out with the set up for the reunion.

We need volunteers to:

Set up the fairgrounds
Clean up
Lead kids games
Help with the moon bounce
Tell Risser family stories during the program
Join the next reunion committee for 2015!

KIDS ACTIVITIES:

Matt and Nathan Umbrell have volunteered to provide a hay ride for the kids.

There will also be a moon bounce!

TO REGISTER:

Please register by MAY 1, 2005

It is very important that we give the caterer an accurate count so they can order the

proper amount of food and drinks.

Please make checks payable to: “Risser Reunion”

You may download the following RSVP attachment by clicking here.

Contact Us:

There are three ways to contact us.

BY MAIL:

Dennis and Linda Umbrell

178 Milton Grove Road South

Elizabethtown, PA 17022

USA

BY PHONE:

Brian and Jeanie Risser

717-367-4813

BY EMAIL:

Bronson Hoover

We can’t wait to see everyone at the reunion!!