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Establishment of our Internet SPAADS 2010 Reunion website and excellent communication through Sqn/Wing coordinators in mid-2009 resulted in much earlier hotel bookings than for previous SPAADS reunions. In 10 days, the Lakeside Resort was completely sold out of 180 rooms, and by the end of July 2009 a further 60 rooms were booked at the Ramada. Attendance continued to rise during the Fall 2009, and it became necessary for the Committee to book an "alternative" venue for our Grand Banquet in case attendance rose above 550 attendees -- which was the absolute limit of the Lakeside's Conference Center capacity. In early 2010 -- as attendance slowly approached 530 -- the Committee had to make a tough judgement call ! They decided that they would rather "cap" attendance at 550 attendees (to remain at the Lakeside) THAN aspire to increase attendance towards 600 attendees (and be forced to move to the "alternative" Grand Banquet venue). Currently, 541 people are "signed up", and with some "overbooking" we should be confident that 550 people will attend our SPAADS Reunion in September 2010.

Good attendance & early booking helped keep most $$ costs down. But the Jazz Festival and Dragon Boat Races (scheduled in Penticton at the same time as our SPAADS Reunion) placed real pressure on our later negotiations for bus transport support. The Reunion Executive was determined to cover ALL of the Reunion events (ie. 21-piece Band for Gala Banquet, Wine Tour, and Grand Lunch & Airshow) except the Golf & Sqn/Wing events within the Registration Fee, so determined efforts were made to reduce bus-hire costs. This, and the fact that over 140 couples were planning to drive to Penticton in private or rental cars, led us directly towards a "share-your-car" program (see the Final survey below) in order to keep bus-hire costs within budget ! Finally however (and despite strong financial support from the SPAADS National Committee), BC's imposition of the new Harmonized Sales Tax in July '10, meant that the Reunion Executive had to set $160 per attendee as the 2010 Reunion "Registration Fee" (up only $10 from the $150/attendee of previous years).

Registration via the "Initial Survey" initiated in mid-2009 provided excellent notification and advance planning info for the SPAADS 2010 Reunion. However, postal & email addresses and phone numbers change, so it is now necessary to compile the "final" attendee lists. Accordingly, please click => the "Registration, Final Info and Payment Intention" survey button below to ensure we have your latest info & intentions, especially those flying into Kelowna, Vancouver, and Penticton. Attendees are also reminded to register for Golf, and submit their orders for SpaadsGear and Wine ASAP !

Finally, looking forward to your arrival in Penticton, we may be able to expedite attendee "check-in" by giving Members the option of Pre-paying their group's Registration Fees via the PayPal button below. At about 2.2-3% (on $$s transferred), the Pay Pal costs are beyond our Reunion budget. So our "normal" payment system will still be to collect Member's personal cheques on arrival (in exchange for attendee "ID Lanyards"). However, Members wishing to expedite their Penticton check-in may utilize the Pay Pal system button below. Note that Members utilizing PayPal will have to add $5 per each attendee to the $160 per attendee "Registration Fee", and that they will have to utilize a single Credit Card (or their own PayPal account) for their entire party (themselves, spouses, guests, etc). Note also that Members should complete the "Registration, Final Info and Payment Intention" survey below BEFORE utilizing the Pay Pay system.

To enter the "Registration, Final Info and Payment Intention"

To enter the "Pre-Payment by PayPal System"

Note: Since only a very few Members have indicated PayPal as their preferred method of payment, this PAYPal option will not be activated !