3RD ELANCO AGCHEM REUNION -- April 2009
Posted June 28, 2008
 It's official. The South will be hosting the 3rd Elanco AgChem Reunion in San Antonio, TX from April 3 - 5, 2009.
The Holiday Inn San Antonio Downtown - Market Square will be the headquarters hotel. A block of 50 rooms have been put on hold for the event until March 3, 2009. Rooms are $125 per night. For reservations, call 888-615-0725 and mention Group Code ERR. Reservations can also be made on-line by visiting our group's special Holiday Inn website or by going to the Holiday Inn's general website. Please refer to group code ERR. Individual reservations must be guaranteed for late arrival with a credit card or first night’s deposit. Should cancellation of an individual reservation be  necessary, cancellation must occur no later than 72 hours prior to arrival date to avoid a cancellation fee of first nights room and tax.
For direct booking assistance with the event manager, please call Tina Embry, Sales Manager, Holiday Inn Downtown Market Square (210) 200-9005 and she will ensure your reservation is done correctly.
We're hoping the next one will be the best one yet! Mark your calendar! Better yet, it is not too early to make your room reservation.
Reunion registration fees will be posted when available. Additionally, a list of alternate hotels will be posted. As before, you will be able to register online once we have all the information needed.
2006 Elanco AgChem Reunion
The 2nd Elanco Reunion was held in Indianapolis, August 11 - 12, 2006 at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel on the north side of Indianapolis. More than 120 people attended the two day event. Attendance may have been down from the first reunion two years ago, but the enthusiasm and spirit of those in attendance was high. There was no formal program but plenty of time for talking, eating and drinking.
 Friday night's cookout was held at the Golf Club of Indiana in Zionsville. The casual event provided great opportunity to meet friends. This year's menu included pulled pork, fried chicken and fish plus vegetables, salad and a delicious dessert spread. There was no formal program but plenty of time for talking, eating and drinking.
Saturday night's banquet was held in the Crystal Ballroom at the Sheraton. As with the first reunion, photographs were taken of all the guests as they arrived. Following a hospitality hour, there was a greeting and invocation followed by a tribute to our deceased comrades. It was with great sadness that many more names had to be added to the list this year including Stan Parka (retired Plant Science, Greenfield) who passed away just before the reunion.
 Highlight of the banquet evening was a presentation by Ben Agnor about the Elanco family. Ben took us on a journey beginning with the earliest days when Elanco was first established and took us down memory lane with many funny stories about how it was back in the "good old days".
After Ben's presentation, a panel of 9 representatives (Billy Wagner, Bo Bolin, Dennis Brust, Charlie Campbell, Tommy Thomson, Stan Grassel, Billy Baker, Rodger Benson, & Phil Ranck) from different divisions of Elanco provided short, often funny, commentary about their experiences or events in the past. Although the program ended up being much longer than planned, it was very entertaining and received a huge round of applause. A video entitled "The Elanco Family" was shown after the discussions and its theme complemented the program.
 Again this year, Jack, Linda and Patti of the Jack Evans Trio were able to attend and they provided an outstanding performance at the banquet Saturday night. As we headed down “memory lane”, the Trio played many theme songs and interspersed the music with comments and stories about their travels with Elanco and the 750+ performances they did for Ag Chem and Animal Health. It was a fabulous evening as they entertained us until 1 a.m. Wow!
Many of the events of the weekend were video taped. A commemorative DVD video will be available late September, 2006. Advanced orders are welcomed and can be placed online or by mail. Estimated shipping date for the 2006 Reunion DVD is October 1, 2006.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS
. . . and you thought Treflan was only for soybeans!
A familiar looking drum in a photo found in the June 2006 issue of Better Homes & Gardens caught Doug Vawter's eye.....while he was looking up a chicken recipe for dinner :-)
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