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Schaefer Family Reunion

Belleville IL

Attendance Prizes

One of the beautiful things about organizing the family reunion was putting all of Aunt Joan’s writing into a book. We are happy to announce nine books will be given away as attendance prizes on the day of the reunion. After the reunion, we will send out an email with the relevant information for those who are interested in purchasing a copy of the book.

Schaefer Reunion T-Shirt

A T-shirt to commemorate the family reunion can be ordered through the link that was sent to your email.

Aunt Joan's Book

One of the attendance prizes will be a collection of Aunt Joan’s writings. This book is 46 pages long and features beautiful stories of her life, along with drawings, poems, and haikus. Here’s a sample of one of her stories.

Shiloh Park Update

Reunion Schedule

A Family Reunion Is A Great Place To Connect, Re-Connect, and Share Memories While Also Making New Ones.

Save the Date
June 8, 2024

Why Family Reunions Are So Important

It is hard to connect with family in our busy, all-digital-everything, increasingly disconnected world. And a genuine connection with family is more important than ever. As the 2024 Schaefer Family Reunion Committee, we assure you that no matter how many miles you have to travel or days you have to take off from work, it will be worth it.

Family Reunions:

They celebrate the meaning of family by sharing memories and family rituals, as well as encouraging a sense of belonging to something greater than your nuclear family.
They bring together relatives who have never met (e.g., and new members of the family, newborns.)
They encourage communication among extended family members after the reunion period.
They provide educational opportunities for the various generations to learn about the members of their clan and pass on historical information.

SHILOH PARK PAVILLON 14 PARK DRIVE, SHILOH, IL 62269

Features include: playgrounds, picnic areas, mulch walking trail (circles Fields B & C and is 1/2 mile), ballfields, pavilions, Community Center & Klucker Community Hall.

What To Expect

We have planned an exciting lineup of festivities which will include various activities and games, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.

A raffle for some of Aunt Joan’s belongings, alongside a unique book featuring her writings, poems, haiku, and sketches.
To add to the fun, we will be giving away prizes:
- Eldest and youngest family members in attendance
- The most newlywed couple
- Longest married couple
- Family that traveled the farthest
- First and last to arrive
- Largest family group
In addition, there will be a Cornhole Contest, the famous Clothes Bag Game (played at past Schaefer Reunions), and games for the children.
Delicious spread of food available.

What To bRING

Mark Voegtle and Ryan Schmidt are going to smoke several pork-butts
Mark is also making homemade BBQ sauce, hot and regular
Buckets of fried chicken to share
The sides will be divided alphabetically among desserts, starches, salads, chips, and ice cream toppings that will be used at the ice cream station
There will also be hot dogs available
Everyone is asked to bring their own drinks