Collins Family Reunion 2013

Welcome back! We are gearing up for Collins Family Reunion 2013!

There are many ways to get reunion information, but we will use this page to share all of the most current and updated reunion details. Hopefully, you've been receiving emails from reunion coordinators. If not, please comment on the bottom of this post with your email address. There is also a Collins Family Facebook Group; use the comment field below to let us know if you haven't been added to that group.

Details for the 2013 Collins Family Reunion

Dates: Friday July 12th - Sunday July 14th
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, 1900 Pavilion Drive  Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Dues: $20 per family member ($10 for 2011 & $10 for 2012)
Family Reunion Event Cost: Adults $37.50 (ages 12 and up); Children $15.00 (ages 5-11)
Hotel Information: Our group code is "CFR" and the group rate is $159 per night.
Reservations can be canceled up to seven days before arrival date without penalty.
All reservations will need to be made 30 days before arrival.
DoubleTree by Hilton Phone Number: 757-422-8900
Check-in: 4 pm
Check-out: 11 am

All planned activities at the family reunion requires a headcount, so please be sure to send in your dues and reunion fees as soon as possible! Remember to make your hotel reservations, and we hope to see you there!

Stay tuned for updates and a list of reunion activities!

Meet & Greet and Cookout Location

Hi everybody! The Meet & Greet will be held in the Collins Family Reunion hospitality room at the DoubleTree hotel at 7 pm. This room is located in Suite 1428, which is on the 14th floor of the North Tower. As of last check, the Meet & Greet will not be catered. I hope to see you there!

Also, the cookout on Saturday will be held at Jefferson Manor Park, 2909 Farmington Drive, Alexandria, VA 22310. At the park, there are bathrooms, a small playground, and a basketball court! Please notify each other via email, or this webpage, if you plan to bring a dish/item/condiment to the cookout. If you do not plan to bring anything, let us know if you are volunteering to be on the cleanup crew, so that we can leave the park in the exact condition that we found it in.

Since parking is limited, there is an adjoining street available for parking, right past the turn for Franconia Rd. Instead of turning left on Franconia Rd from Telegraph Rd, turn left into the neighborhood on Marl Pat Drive, then left on Dewey Road, which leads to the rear side of the park and you will find additional parking.

Directions to the Park from the DoubleTree Hotel:

Start at 300 ARMY NAVY DR, ARLINGTON going toward S EADS ST - go 0.3 mi
Turn Right to take ramp onto I-395 S toward RICHMOND - go 3.2 mi
Take exit #5/KING ST onto KING ST(VA-7 E) - go 1.3 mi
Turn Right on N QUAKER LN(VA-402 S) - go 1.3 mi

Turn Left on DUKE ST(VA-236) - go 0.7 mi

Take ramp onto TELEGRAPH RD - go 1.1 mi
Turn Left on FARMINGTON DR - go 0.1 mi
Arrive at 2909 FARMINGTON DR, ALEXANDRIA, on the Right

Distance: 8.1 mi Time: 17 mins

If you are taking 495 to the park:

Take Beltway Exit 176A, Telegraph Rd. South (Rt. 611), less than 1 mile ahead turn left onto Farmington Drive. Park entrance is on the right.

Additional Weekend Activities

2009 Reggae Festival & Wine Tasting

http://www.linganore-wine.com/eventspage_july.html#july2007

Six Flags America, Bowie, Maryland

Coupons available for $24.99 admission

http://www.sixflags.com/America/

The National Zoo, Washington, DC

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm

The Fashion Center at Pentagon City

http://www.simon.com/MALL/default.aspx?ID=157

Potomac Mills Mall

http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?id=1260

Friday night, July 17th

I Love the ‘80s - 2009 Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival May 1 - Sept. 4

Gateway Park Every Friday at Dusk

http://www.rosslynva.org/play/calendar/film-festival

http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/i-love-the-80s-rosslyn-outdoor-film-festival,1156665.html

Feel free to join this blog and add more activities!

DoubleTree Hotel for Collins Family Reunion

Important news: The Collins Family Reunion host hotel has changed!



Rooms have now been blocked at the DoubleTree Hotel Crystal City - National Airport, at 300 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. To make a reservation, call (800) 222-TREE and specify the group code COL for Collins Family Reunion. The direct number to the hotel is (703) 416-4100. Rooms are $99 per night!

http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/DCAAEDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Crystal-City-National-Airport-Virginia/index.do

How to Pay using PayPal

If you want to pay quickly online, all you have to do is visit www.PayPal.com and click the Send Money link and enter my address, which is InsanaQ@yahoo.com. Or you can just click this link:

https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/send_money

and follow the same procedure.

Definitely

I'll be there!

2009 Collins Family Reunion, Washington, DC

Great News! The Reunion fee and dues deadline has been extended to Monday, June 22nd, 2009. Also, Collins Family Reunion t-shirts will be available for $15 each, all sizes! When you pay your reunion fee and dues, you can also pay for your reunion t-shirt and specify the quantity and sizes of the t-shirts that you need.