Dear Classmate and Member of the

Forthcoming letter to all classmates

Dear Classmate and Member of the ’54 Family,

Faneuil Hall, Boston -- the Cradle of Liberty . Come see it all and retrace history so well described in John Adams and 1776 by David McCullough ’55!

At our 55^th reunion Boston was the popular choice by voice vote, and your class council has reaffirmed this. The planning committee for this reunion has settled on June 1- 4, 2010. Save the date! Since this follows the Memorial Day weekend, it offers the opportunity to explore New England landmarks removed from Boston like Plimoth Plantation or a weekend at Martha’s Vineyard . We have enclosed a Classmate Survey sheet and we urge you to return it in the provided envelope no later than November 15, 2009. Please check off your level of interest in the possible tours and events so we can get an impression of preferences.

We have secured rooms at the fabulous Marriott Long Wharf at Boston harbor for a reasonable rate of $219 per night from Tuesday to Friday, June 1-4, and extra nights at the same rate may be available May 31 and June 4-5 for those who want to explore additional attractions. This waterfront hotel is ideally located for short walks to areas of interest. http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boslw-boston-marriott-long-wharf/

Reservations are first come first served and may be cancelled without penalty up to May 30, 2010 so book your room soon at:

Marriott Hotel Reservations

Attn: Yale 1954 Mini-Reunion

Tel.: 1-800-228-9290 or 1-617-227-0800

One of our biggest tasks will be to winnow down the many great attractions while providing options for varied interests. Opening festivities Tuesday, June 1 will include a cocktail reception, dinner with speaker at the Harvard Club, Wednesday evening the choice of a Boston Harbor cruise, a Red Sox game or the Boston Pops, and Thursday when we will have a gala dinner and dancing at the elegant Somerset Club on Beacon Hill. We will end the reunion with a super brunch on Friday morning at the hotel.

We hope to cap the cost for this four-day adventure around $700 per person to cover reunion meals and events. Hotel and travel to and from Boston will be extra. You will receive a full registration package before the end of the year to actually specify your choices. Your early response to the enclosed form will help us to shape this planning.

We look forward to entertaining you with the best of Boston next spring. Please check our website at www.y54.org for the latest updates and general information.

Your Boston Mini-Reunion Minutemen.

Carl Shedd (Chmn) Bill Crozier Joe McNay ’56 . Peter Smith

Jim McNeely (Vice Chmn) Jack Curtin. John Newsome, Jr. Arthur Stock

Murray Buttner Philip Heymann Leigh Quinn David Weltman

Pete Coggins George Jacoby,Jr. Ike Russell

Preview our possible Boston activities. You will be asked in our Classmate Survey to rate your level of interest in each.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/

Duck boat tour of Boston by street and Charles River

www.bostonducktours.com/

Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Gardner tour

www.mfa.org/

Historic house tour of Beacon Hill and State House

Led by Jim McNeely

Arnold Arboretum garden tour

www.arboretum.harvard.edu/

John Adams house and Kennedy Library & Museum

www.nps.gov/adam/index.htm

www.jfklibrary.org/

Harvard Sackler (Fogg) Museum tour

www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/

Visit and tour of “Old Ironsides”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution

Boston Museum of Science

www.mos.org/

New England Aquarium/Whale Watch

www.neaq.org/index.php

Peabody Essex Museum , Salem

www.pem.org/

Boston Harbor Cruise with lobster dinner

http://www.massbaylines.com/fleet.html

Boston Red Sox/Oakland evening game

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos

Boston Pops orchestra evening performance