The 2004 Villeneuve Family Reunion was held at George and Ronda’s on Sunday, August 1st, 2004.
The reunion committee met on Thursday, August 12th, 2004 at the Knights of Columbus in Cornwall, Ontario. The meeting was called to order at 7:15pm with 22 people representing the families. All in attendance agreed that the “In a Nutshell” was the best format to run the reunion with registration, the Memorial, the Food, the Entertainment all going smoothly, and the day flew right by. It was recommended that this format be used for future reunions, all agreed.
Income and Expense Overview:
(full breakdown is available upon request):
| Income / Expense | Description | Amount | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Received from Families | $1,660.00 | |
| 50/50 Draw | $660.00 | ||
| Milk Can Draw | $565.00 | $2,885.00 | |
| Expenses | Food Items | $2,500.00 | |
| Entertainment | $565.00 | $2,865.00 | |
| Balance To be carried over to next reunion | $20.00 |
In Attendance
421 out of a possible 553 attended the 2004 reunion broken down as follows:
| Clan | Total Attendees Possible | Actual Attendees | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes | 49 | 21 | 42.9% |
| Albert | 64 | 55 | 85.9% |
| Alfred | 30 | 28 | 93.3% |
| Ernest | 79 | 67 | 84.8% |
| George | 87 | 65 | 74.7% |
| Harvey | 103 | 83 | 80.6% |
| Joseph | 74 | 55 | 74.3% |
| Leo | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Sylvio | 52 | 47 | 90.4% |
| Totals | 553 | 421 | 76.1% |
The Day’s Highlights:
- Food Consumed:
- 50 pounds of curds
- 70 dozen corn
- 432 fish rolls
- 405 hamburgers
- 417 hot dogs
- Countless beers!
- 50/50 winner was Mike & Lorraine Montcalm from Albert’s clan
- Milk Can winner was Louise & Jacques Marleau from George’s clan
- 1 hay wagon of garbage
- Click here to see pictures taken throughout the day
A BIG Thanks gout out to all who have donated items and their time towards making the 2004 Reunion a success:
- George & Rhonda Villeneuve for their beautiful property & home, as well as, beer truck, ice, milk can, bottled water,& eggs for the egg toss.
- Laurence’s Dairy Supply & Leo Villeneuve for the use of their tents.
- Bernie Villeneuve & Co. for the music & PA sound system.
- Christopher Villeneuve & Christine for the Gyro-Ride, as well as, attending to it all day.
- John Warden Septic for the clean “Gotta Go” facilities.
- Linda Villeneuve for painting milk can with plant & doily, as well as, memorial candles, tickets for the 2 draws,& misc. gifts for the fish pond.
- Shirley & Guy Lapensee for putting together a great Family Tree document this year.
- Paul Villeneuve for 200 copies of the Family Tree & the Day in a Nutshell documents.
- Bob Raymond for spending the day selling 50/50 tickets.
- Jack Villeneuve for selling milk can tickets.
- Johnny Villeneuve for the pot, tripod and wood for the corn
- Raymond Villeneuve for the construction of baskets to cook all that corn.
- David Villeneuve for getting the Tug-o-War rope from Morbern Inc.
- Darlene MacGregor for getting the fish pond together, along with her volunteers.
- Macewen Feed sacs needed for the races.
- Roger Samson balloons needed for balloon toss
- Maurice Villeneuve’s Gang for corn preparations.
- Victor, Albert & Leon’s Gang for fish preparations.
- George & Albert’s Gang for hamburger & hotdog preparations.
- Entertainment Committee – Darlene, Paul, Dale, & Roger just to name a few.
- Father Tom for the Memorial and Blessing.
- Victor Villeneuve for being the Master of Ceremonies
- and all the other people who volunteered their time towards the Reunion that we might have missed!!
Our next reunion will be Sunday, August 5th, 2012 with the first planning meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 27th, 2007 at the Knights of Columbus in Cornwall, Ontario.
Our next reunion will be Sunday, July 31st, 2016 with the first planning meeting scheduled for Friday, October 23rd, 2007 at Jeff’s house.