Your reunion needs/deserves a website!

MyEvent.com is an easy do-ityourself website builder that allows anyone to make a reunion website without any special skills. And there are so many reunion planning chores that are much easier using the web.

As you start planning, survey your members about potential dates, location, theme, food, program, activities. Use the website for updates, activity reports, questions, concerns and answers.

Use a website for registration, payments, fundraising, donations and selling (t-shirts, souvenirs, memory books, etc). Imagine those steps all in one place where you can check in regularly to follow progress and make decisions based on what you find. For example, registration is not proceeding as well as you’d like? Time to send out reminders or new notices… rattle the cages to get members motivated.

Speaking of motivation, the website is very convenient because you don’t have to be mailing reminders and you can send them any time. The website can be
a source of reunion news anytime. It can even include daily updates during the reunion for members unable to be physically present.

After the reunion, share memories, pictures and/or videos that not only remind those who attended, but link persons unable to attend to know all that happened and feel a part of the group. You can create and share a family tree and encourage members to add details and ask questions.

While fundraising is most important before and at the reunion, you can have ongoing fundraisers throughout the year(s) to have resources for other events and needs, as well. Consider fundraising to help students with scholarships and young members just starting out or senior members who have unusual needs. All these extend the concern of family to help members year-round. And the website will be the center of information and news between reunions.

The website can help keep your reunion organized and enjoyable for everyone involved!

Originally published in Reunions Magazine, reunionsmag.com, Winter 2025