`Reserved Seating`

Pam Sheppard Getchell`s

Dinner Gathering 2010

Why Reserved Seating?

For those of you that are new to my `Dinner Gathering`, I have set up `Reserved Seating` to help with making the dinner flow smoothly. Most people that go to a large dinner gathering spend time trying to find tables by their friends or family and find tables with enough room that everyone fits.

`Reserved Seating` is set prior to the event, just send me an e-mail or send your list with your dinner form and let me know who is going to sit at your table. When you arrive at the dinner you will receive your dinner packet with your table number, and when you get to your table all your names are at the table (not which seat, just a list of who is at that table).

Who wants to spend time looking for where to sit for dinner, `Reserve Seating` lets you visit for 2 hours and then just go to your table, set and be served for dinner.

No Fuss-Just Fun!

Those of you that don`t really care who you sit with, but don`t want to spend time looking for a place to sit. Send me an e-mail letting me know that, and I will sit you with schoolmates that are in your class or a class ahead or behind you. Many people did this last year and this year have chosen to sit with those same people that they sat with last year.

Reserve Seating worked so perfectly last year, and the caterers prefer reserve seating. Because prior to the dinner starting I give the caterers the dinner lists for each table, and I list at each table not only who is sitting at that table, I also include the dinners needed for those guests (how many beef and how many chicken) so the servers don`t spend time asking who has what dinner, they know. And thus, the dinner runs very smoothly.

Each table is a large round table that seats 8. If in your group you have more than 8, let me know who else is in your group and I will sit all of you in tables side-by-side, that way you will still be all together.

Last year there were some that did not think that the `Reserved Seating` would work and they wanted the freedom to choose that night. But after they got there they saw that not only does it work great, it saves time and helps make the dinner run smooth.