Dear friends,

 

Good News!  We are very happy to announce that our two-day Reunion and Birthday Bash event will take place in Arlington, Virginia on Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12, 2007.  We appreciated your patience and understanding while we took the time to find a more suitable and accessible venue for you and your family.

 

Arlington, VA is attractive for many reasons:

 

1.      Only 10 minutes from Washington DC, site of many historical monuments as well as world renowned museums; all of which are free of admission.

2.      Great shopping at Tysons Corner, home of many upscale boutiques as well as a host of stores for the most discriminating tastes.

3.      More great shopping at Leesburg Outlet Shopping Mall and Potomac Mill.

4.      Georgetown, famous for its quaint boutiques, restaurants, and exciting night life, is just across the Potomac River.

5.      For outdoor lovers, Great Falls Park, known for its natural beauty, offers breathtaking views off of its many hiking trails.

6.      For the young or young at heart, a trip to Kings Dominion is a must, an amusement park of roller coasters and fun rides.

7.      And of course, Eden Center, the ‘Little Saigon” of the East Coast, with many Vietnamese stores and restaurants.

 

All in all, this location promises a fun filled, charged of exciting and diverse activities where you and your family can enjoy, be it a long weekend or an extended stay.

 

Planned Activities

 

 Saturday:         Tennis clinics and tournaments for all ages (10:00am-2:00pm).  Free.

Golf outing (8:00am-2:00pm) around $100/person.

Ballroom dancing lessons.  Time to be determined.  Free.

Shopping excursion to Tysons Corner.  Complimentary shuttle from Fairview Park-Marriott Hotel.

 

Dinner at Hoang’s Grill and Sushi Bar, www.hoangcuisine.com, (Optional) with fixed price dinner @$29/person.

 

Dancing at Diamonds (Optional), a hip and fun nightclub in Eden Center.  After dinner.  Cover charge to be determined.

 

 Sunday:           Golf outing (8:00am-2:00pm) around $100/person (for the Die Hard golfers).

Group class picture in front of the Capitol Hill.  Time to be determined.

Shopping excursion to Tysons Corner.  Complimentary shuttle from Fairview Park-Marriott Hotel (for the Die Hard shoppers).

 

Gala/Dinner at Minh’s Restaurant in Arlington        - www.minhrestaurant.com  -- 6:00pm-12:00am @$80/person.  Dance the night away to the nostalgic French tunes of Thanh Tuyen, MC’70 and Phu, JJR’69, and the fun and hip beats of Hoang and Tracey...

 

(Friday:  For early arrivers, a tour of the White House can be arranged.  Limited availability)

 

Lodging

 

We recommend the following hotels:

 

1.   Fairview Park Marriott, http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/wasfp

3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042, 703-846-0205.

$119/room with breakfast for 2 people.

Complimentary shuttle to Tysons Corner.

 

2.   Hyatt Arlington, http://www.baltimoremd.com/pageout/hotelinfo/20203.html

1325 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209, 703-525-1234

$109/room.

 

FYI, BBC members will be staying at the Fairview Park-Marriott Hotel.

 

 

Airports

 

Arlington is accessible from both airports, Washington Dulles or Reagan National.

 

Tickets to Gala/Dinner (only 100 tickets available and for adults only).

 

To reserve your place, please send check in the amount of $80 US, no later than March 15, 2007, payable to Phuong Anh Nguyen at 3 Wolf Pen Lane, Southborough, MA 01772, USA.

 

We would like to reserve the tickets first for the class of MC 1975 and significant other, but will open up to families and friends and other MC promos, at a later date.

 

Confirmation of receipt of your checks will be done via email.  No actual tickets will be mailed.

 

Registration

 

For ease of preparation and organization on our part, please send to Nguyen Huu Chuong, chuongmc57@yahoo.com, your itinerary when available. If you would like to participate in any other planned activities besides the gala/ dinner, such as tennis, golf, ballroom dancing lessons or dinner on Saturday, White House tour on Friday, please be sure to let us know.

 

If you have young children accompanying you, please inform us of their ages so we could possibly look into recommending babysitters.

 

 

We look forward to hearing from you and to seeing you all in August.

 

 

The BBC (Birthday Bash Committee):

 

Ho Van Di-Binh  dibinh@yahoo.com

Nguyen Phuong-Anh  phuong-anh@charter.net

Nguyen Nguyet Bach Colette  cbnguyen_99@yahoo.com

Nguyen Huu Chuong  chuongmc57@yahoo.com

Tran Minh Hai  hai.tran1@cox.net

Vo Minh Cuong  cuong.vo@cox.net