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ECAFA Meeting Minutes

August 23, 2007

The East Coast Allred Family Association, Inc., met Thursday, August 23, 2007, at
The Blue Mist Restaurant at 6 o’clock.

Members Present:

Linda Allred Cooper
Eddie Clay Allred
Carolyn Allred
Gina Smith
Sara Allred
Franklin Allred
Jean LaCoss
Brian Allred
Mildred Allred
Tonya Allred Fagge
Clinton Fagge
Baby Noah Fagge
Blanche Allred
Dot Allred Allen
Lawrence Allen
Becky Allred Sexton
Harlan Sexton

Linda opened the meeting by discussing the upcoming Allred Family Reunion, September 7th,8th and 9th to be held at the Grays Chapel School, located at the intersection of Old Liberty Road and Highway 22, Northeast Randolph County.
Friday 9/7 – Tour of Allred Family and Historic Sites in Randolph County. Vans leave from Grays Chapel Church at 9 am and return about 6:30 pm. Walk on land your ancestors walked.
Saturday 9/8 – Main Reunion Day – Grays Chapel School. 9 am – Doors open
10:30 am – Sail across the Ocean in 1682. 11:30 am – Welcome Meeting. Noon -
Covered dish/pot luck lunch. 2:30 – Genealogy Presentation. 3: 30 – Raffle. 4:00 – Activities Wind Down.
Sunday, 9/9 – Afternoon Trip to Trading Ford on the Yadkin – Site of a Revolutionary War Skirmish. Time and place of departure to be announced at the reunion. Flyers were handed out to members to be posted at various sites announcing the reunion.
Reunion Duties were discussed:
Welcome – Eddie Clay Allred
Presentations – Linda Allred Cooper/Eddie Clay Allred
Name Tags – Harlan Sexton/Darrell Allred
Sales Table - Nancy Martin/Dot Judd
Luncheon Setup – JoAnn/Jack Allred/Becky Allred Sexton
Drinks, Ice, Cups – Franklin Allred
Plates, Eating Utensils/Napkins – Becky Allred Sexton
Raffle Table – Mildred Allred/Brian Allred
Ship Building – Harlan Sexton/Franklin Allred
Prayer – Wallace Allred
Clean-up – Everybody

Friday – September 7th – 6 o’clock – setup time for reunion. The reunion will be held in the school cafeteria.

The Crandall Canyon Coal Mine tragedy in Huntington, Utah was discussed. Terry Allred was among the six miners that were lost. ECAFA members had met Terry and his cousin Casey Allred at Utah Reunions. A Memorial will be established in the six miner’s memory. The ECAFA will contribute to this memorial.

Tickets for the 1840 Village in Hickory – Saturday – October 27th - $25.00 per person was mentioned. Tickets should be bought through Linda before October 1st. A van (s) will be rented for this event. More details later.

East Coast Allred Family Association bank account at the present is $499.03.

There being no further business or discussion, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectively submitted, Becky Allred Sexton, Secretary

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