Thomas Morgan, national president of the J.C. Price High School National Alumni Association, has announced the group will hold its winter regional meeting Nov. 9-12 in Charleston, S.C. The association will convene at the Holiday Inn Riverview.
In addition to the business sessions, Morgan said attendees will take a Black History tour, exploring the Gullah/Geechee culture, plantations/ slave quarters and other historical sites and participate in numerous social events being planned by conference co-chairs Derrick Rippy of Oakwood Village, Ohio, and Nadine Jones of Charlotte.
The registration fee for the conference is $79 per person and includes information packets, an historical tour, a dinner/dance at the Holiday Inn and a dinner buffet at Huger’s Restaurant which is famous for its Gullah cuisine. Registration deadline is Oct. 8.
Call Carolyn Williams 704-633-7162 for registration forms.
The deadline for hotel reservations is also Oct. 8. For reservations, call 800-766-4411 and reference the J.C. Price Alumni Association to receive the Friday and Saturday discounted rates of $119 per person per night and $89 per person for Sunday night. The hotel will not honor the negotiated rates after the deadline.
Transportation cost is $75 per person round trip. Seat reservations must be made by Oct. 19. The bus will leave K-Mart parking lot on Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. and return on Monday, Nov. 12. For bus reservations, contact Clara Boger at 704-603-4146.