Pat, our 2010 Reunion Co-chairperson, has strongly suggested the 2010 Bayonne Reunion be held in
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The Embassy Suites Walnut Creek, CA hotel is conveniently located along the 680 freeway adjacent to the Pleasant Hill BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station. This full-service upscale all-suite hotel is just minutes from downtown Walnut Creek, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Six Flags Waterworld USA Concord, Sleep Train Pavilion, Mt. Diablo State Park, John Muir Medical Center, Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Saint Mary's College of California, John F. Kennedy University - JFKU, and the communities of Pleasant Hill, Concord, Martinez and San Ramon, CA. Six Flags Marine World, SBC Park - home of the San Francisco Giants; the Oakland Coliseum - home of the Oakland Raiders Oakland A's and Oakland Warriors; Alcatraz; San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf and Napa Valley are all just a short drive away.
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I vote Embassy Suites at Walnut Creek!
P.S. I forgot to note that the current price, not including our discount is under $140.00
Byron
I, Caira K. Dyer, says YES to California...I would like to be a big part of the activities and entertainment subcommittee and i think we can make the best out of a reunion in california..."Young and energetic"
Oakland Zoo. Nestled in the rolling hills of 525-acre Knowland Park, the Oakland Zoo is home to more than 440 native and exotic animals living in lush, naturalistic settings. The animals are organized into geographic regions that represent the ecosystems of Africa, Asia, Australia, California and more. Founded in 1922 by Henry Snow, the Zoo has been located in its current Knowland Park location since 1936. Highlights include a children's ride area, train, and sky ride. The Zoo also offers barbecue facilities and event space for up to 250 guests and special packages for children’s birthday parties. The Zoo is open daily from 10am-4pm. www.oaklandzoo.org
I think that this would be a good place to have the picnic where everone could enjoy themselves...
I vote for the Hilton Concord Hotel! It is right across the street from dining & shopping and the mall. Six Flags Waterworld is 1 mile away and Marine World & Napa Wineries are 30 minutes away. There isn't much to do withing walking distance at the Embassy Walnut Creek.
Oakland is dangerous. I will not attend a picknic in Oakland.
I proposed Oakland but I am not set on it. It was a city that came to mind when I suggested that we have the reunion in CA. I would be please with any city in the SF Bay Area.
Byron suggested that we have it where there is an Embassy Suites. He found Embassy Suites in Walnut Creek, San Rafael and Sacramento, CA. Sacramento is very hot but would be ok if we don't have a picnic outdoors. It is the capitol so there is lots to do. The commuter traffic is a nightmare in San Rafael. Walnut Creek is warm, too, but all the activities would be inside except for a picnic proposed in Tilden Park in the BERKELEY HILLS which is near WC. The park does extend into Oakland, but I am not suggesting that part. The violence in Oakland is not in the park, but in the flatlands. Visitors are not usaully involved in violence. I taught in the worst part of Oakland and was never bothered.
Of the 3 places, I like Walnut Creek. All of the places that are mentioned in the anonymous email(Six Flags, Marine World and the Wine country) are short drives away. I don't go to amusement parks anymore because I have made numerous trips with my students before I retired. But I cerainly understand the appeal to families with young children. I did not walk around in Baton Rouge, but I did in New Orleans in 2003 which is among the highest cities of black-on-black crime.
Concord is near Walnut Creek and it is hot, too. No Embassy Suites for families with children.
Caira is correct! Oakland has a wonderful zoo and a nice museum. There is a new African American Museum in SF. Bay Area would be an ideal place for our reunion... lots to see and do. I lived in CA for 40 years but now lived in Spokane.
Pat
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