Welcome to the 2018 Préfontaine Family Reunion website. The website has been updated with all of the details for the 2018 reunion. Please take a few minutes to register and look over the information for the weekend.

In an effort to share the reunion information as quickly and efficiently as possible, we have chosen again this year to provide the details and to accept the registrations solely on this website. We understand that there may be some family members that are unable to access this information online, so we kindly ask for you to share it with them as soon as possible. If you require a hard copy of these details for your family member, please Contact Us and we can provide you with a document.

The following people have been “volunteered” by the organizing committee (you can thank us later – lol), to be the representative of their family branch to ensure that those members of your family that are not on Facebook or online have been notified about the website and online registration. If someone in your family is not computer-savvy, please arrange to complete their registration for them as we are only accepting online registrations this year. If you are not able to be the representative of your family branch, please find a suitable replacement and let us know via email.

Lorraine . . . . . . . Irene Rondeau
Annette . . . . . . . .Lyann Ross-Lamb
Claude . . . . . . . . .Monique Préfontaine
Edith . . . . . . . . . . Claudette Gingras
Clément . . . . . . . Gisele Préfontaine
Estelle . . . . . . . . . Brenda Ross
Gilbert . . . . . . . . . Yvon Préfontaine
Marguerite . . . . . Novelene Martin
Robert . . . . . . . . . Lorna Johnson
Victor . . . . . . . . . . Lise Préfontaine
Raymond . . . . . . Mathieu Préfontaine
Denise . . . . . . . . . Michelle Mackness-Wilkins

The last day to register and submit your payment is Friday, June 8th. We realize this is a quick deadline and appreciate your cooperation in getting everyone signed up as soon as possible!

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding as we got the ball rolling with the planning. We are excited to see everyone and can’t wait to celebrate another Préfontaine Family Reunion with all of you.

Cheers!
Lisette Préfontaine, Aggie Fréçon and Debbie Fréçon
Organizing Committee 2018

Prepared by the 2015 Organizing Committee

Below are the minutes from the the 2015 Family Reunion Meeting that took place on Sunday, July 5, 2015. A representative from each branch of the family was asked to attend. We have also prepared a Financial Summary for you to view in PDF format. (click on the link to download a copy of the file)

Attendees:

• Mathieu Préfontaine
• Melissa Préfontaine
• Lisette Préfontaine
• Laura Ross-Giroux
• Jo-Ann Gingras
• Yvon Préfontaine
• Novelene Martin
• Tanya Préfontaine
• Chad Ross
• Deondra Rondeau

1. Discussed continuing the reunion every 3 years and keeping it at the same location in Wood
   Mountain. Everyone was in favor.
2. Family Calendars. Should we make it available online so people can print it themselves at
   their own cost? Laura was going to look into it.
3. The following suggestions were made for the next reunion:
   • Look at buying some cheap kiddy pools for the little ones and maybe have a slip
     ‘n slide and some super soakers and water toys. Tanya Prefontaine offered to be
     in charge of this for the 2018 reunion.
   • Don’t rent pool for next reunion – just let people go when they want. The timing
     didn’t work for everyone and it was an unused expense.
   • Option of doing a potluck.
   • Ask people to bring buns instead of buying from the bakery.
   • Keep the catered supper for Saturday night.
   • Liked the taco in a bag meal.
   • Add a safe zone for the Scavenger Hunt.
   • Get pictures from the family to start a Photo Gallery online of the past reunions.
   • Could we have 2 or 3 golf carts available for transporting people around –
     especially those who aren’t as mobile.
   • Everyone seemed to like the option to email transfer the registration funds –
     made collecting the funds much easier to manage. Melissa & Mathieu offered to
     continue being in charge of this for the next reunion if the next organizing
     committee is ok with it as it requires the knowledge of the backend of the
     website to complete the registration online. All were in favor.
   • Should we try and do a family picture on the Saturday night? Do the picture on
     the rodeo bleachers or at the Sitting Bull monument.
   • Is there the option to rent the hall across from the rodeo grounds? Could be an
     option to do our meals there – more room for the growing family.
   • Start the horseshoe tournament earlier in the day.
   • Look at hiring someone like Joceyln Beaureguard to manage the kitchen. She was
     asked for the 2015 reunion but was not available. Another name that was
     mentioned was Russell Belback of the Burning Hills Café (not sure if this was
     meant to cater the whole weekend though)?
   • All families agreed that it would be a nice gesture to send Marguerite a thank
     you card and a donation of money ($20/family – total of $240) as a token of our
     appreciation for her being the head of the kitchen during the 2015 reunion. It
     was sent shortly after the reunion.
   • Look at renting a refrigerated trailer for the weekend (in Weyburn) so there is
     room for the food and other items in case the fridges and freezers are full or not
     working properly. Lisette and Aggie will look into picking up the food for the
     weekend with the refrigerated trailer.
   • Jackie Gingras’ name was suggested to be in charge of the music again for the
     next reunion. Just confirm this with her prior to the next reunion.
   • Purchase or borrow some Bag Buddy’s for extra bins for cans and garbage
     around the camp.
   • Have a dedicated grounds crew to manage the garbage and make sure the
     bathrooms are in good order. (This was in place in 2015 – not sure if there were
     some crews that didn’t cover their jobs?)
   • It was suggested to maybe have people wash their own dishes instead of having
     clean up crews.
   • In order to “stay green” and use less disposable material, would people be open
     to bringing their own dishes, coffee cups, etc.?
   • Work the cost of ice for coolers into the budget. (for 2015 we did cover the cost
     of ice for the coolers that pertained to the food supplied by the organizing
     committee but any other ice that people required was to be purchased on their
     own). It was suggested to stock 1 freezer with ice to sell to everyone at the
     reunion in case the store ran out and so people didn’t have to make a special trip
     to purchase it.
4. Laura had offered to be in charge of the 2018 reunion but only in the capacity of
   delegating the tasks. Lisette offered that her family could do the planning and organizing
   of the reunion and it was decided that because they would be able to be fully “hands
   on” with all of the tasks that it would be a better fit.