Hello Again Family! Can you believe it? The family gathering is less than 2 months away! Wow where has the time gone? I am looking forward to seeing you all this summer, Thursday, July 10 through Sunday, July 13, 2008. In the mail you will be receiving an outline of our events, area restaurants and MARTA transportation information. Please read the following details closely as there are some key deadlines coming up. Registration Deadline is June 13, 2008. There will be a late fee of $10 for registration fees that are received after June 13, 2008. Registration is $80 for family members that are 14 years old, and older. For members that are 6 years old to 13 years old it is $40. And it is free for children 5 and under. You have two weeks to get registered without a late fee. Please return the registration form and payment to me as soon as possible. Checkout the Family Gathering website for new information, www.mcalisterfamilygathering.blogspot.com. Our hotel for this year’s gathering is The Hilton Suites. You have until June 10, 2008 to book your rooms at our special rate. The room rate is guaranteed from July 8 to 15th; anything before or after that will depend on the hotel availability. If you book rooms after this date the hotel does not have to honor the special room rate. The hotel is located at 6120 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta Ga 30328. We have two room choices for you to choose between. The King Suite (1 king bed and full size sofa sleeper) can accommodate a max of 4 people for $109 a night. The other option is the Family Suite (1 King bed, a full size sofa sleeper and a full size hide away bed) can accommodate up to 6 people for $139 a night. The above quoted room rate includes a full hot breakfast for the maximum number of people in the room. Please visit www.atlantaperimetersuites.hilton.com to see pictures of the hotel and get more details about the surrounding area. You can make your hotel reservations by calling 1-800-Hiltons (445-8667). When making your reservation please tell then that you are apart of the McAlister Family Reunion. Parking at the hotel is complimentary, and there is a shuttle that is available to take you to the any where within a 3 mile radius of the hotel. Our hotel is also only a mile away from the Perimeter Mall. Getting to the Hotel – For those of you not renting cars or driving here for the gathering, I recommend using the MARTA (city train) to get to the hotel. There are MARTA Stations at the airport and Amtrak Stations that will get you to the hotel. Let me know when you are arriving in the city, I will make sure that the hotel shuttle will pick you up at the MARTA station. We will also be taking the MARTA to get to our family activities on Friday and Saturday. Enclosed with this letter you will find details and instructions for MARTA. Please let me know when and how you will be arriving in the city so that I can communicate with the hotel to make sure that you will be taken care of. I am looking forward to this years gathering. If you have any questions please feel free to reach me at 678-656-9333; or via e-mail at msaisha@juno.com. Much Love, Aisha L. Cooper! Family Gathering Coordinator