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Current Association Activities

Click Here: Our 2009 Reunion
Will Be Held in Branson, Missouri,
Sunday, October 4th thru
Wednesday, October 7th

Further Details will be posted
when known...

2009 Laffey Work Party

***CANCELLED!!***
All 2009 Work Parties are CANCELLED
due to necessary hull repairs!

Mark your calendars: April 18-25, 2009.

If you plan to attend, please inform Sonny Walker
and give him your preference for sleeping quarters

Please reserve lower bunks and Forward
Officers Quarters for the OLD GUYS

(I had nothing to do with this request, but I must
admit that the legs just ain't what they used to be!)

We're looking forward to another productive work party.

Sonny Walker
2951 Colchester Circle
Abingdon, MD 21009
Phone: (410) 515-3223
soncher724@verizon.net

This is a preliminary posting so everyone can start making plans on attending.
The actual cost and events will be updated when known!

Printable 2012 Form to use

2012 Ships Reunion

Where: Quality Inn & Suites
196 Patriots Point Rd ,
Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464
Phone: (843) 856-8817 Fax: (843) 856-8818
Toll Free: 1-800-704-4480

Hotel exterior

Outdoor pool

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

When: to be posted and updated when known

Room Rates: The 2008 reunion reflect a $5.99 increase from the September 2006 Reunion.
This is a cost of doing business increase.

Be sure and ask for the "Laffey Reunion Rate".
Rate ranges are as follows:

Standard Room: One King or Two Queens: $74.99
Special Room: Two Queen Suit w/Microwave & Refrigerator: $84.99
King Suites: One King Bed, Microwave, Refrigerator, Sofa Sleeper and Two-Person Whirlpool: $94.99

Reunion Fee: Will post when known / per/adult

Check in: 3:00 PM Sunday, October 5th
Check out: 11:00 AM Thursday, October 9th

We have blocked 80 rooms for our reunion

Area attraction

The Quality Inn & Suites Patriots Point is conveniently located at the entrance to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, which is home to the USS Yorktown, a 19,800 ton aircraft carrier, the submarine, USS Clamagore, the Coast Guard Cutter, USCG Ingham, and the USS Laffey, the best looking ship in the place.

This Quality Inn & Suite is minutes from the Charleston Harbor Marina, the College of Charleston and the Medical University of South Carolina.

Golfers will love being less than one mile from Patriots Point Golf Links. Enjoy superb dining on picturesque Shem Creek, which is also less than one mile away.

The hotel is situated at the foot of the Cooper River Bridge, the closest hotel to the bridge's new bicycle/pedestrian lane, complete with observation decks and bench-style seating. Also adjacent to the hotel is a nature trail, affording walkers and bicyclers stunning views of the Charleston harbor.

Cross the Cooper River Bridge and enter Charleston's romantic history. Visitors will enjoy graceful antebellum homes, waterfront parks and beautiful gardens. Enjoy unique shopping, horse drawn carriage rides and world-class dining in the Charleston market.

Guests of this Mount Pleasant hotel are invited to enjoy a free breakfast buffet, featuring eggs, bacon, cereals, grits, biscuits and gravy, pastries, fresh fruit and more.

Additional full-service amenities and features include:

Free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms
Free local calls
Free weekday newspaper
Free 24-hour coffee

Fitness center

Hotel Services and Amenities:

AT&T Long Distance

Banquet/Meeting Rooms

Braille Elevator(s)

Bus Parking

Elevator(s)

Exercise Room

Free Full Breakfast

Free Newspaper Mon-Fri

Government Travelers: FEMA Approved

Guest Use Copy Machine *

Guest Use Fax Machine *

Guest Laundry *

Interior Corridors

News Stand *

No Pets Allowed

Outdoor Parking

Outdoor Pool

Valet Cleaning Service *

Services/Amenities in All Rooms:

Cable/Satellite TV

Computer Hook-up

Free Coffee

Free Local Calls

Hair Dryer

In-Room Air Conditioning

In-Room Coffee Maker

Iron & Ironing Board

Voice Mail

Wireless Internet

Services/Amenities in Some Rooms:

While booking, please select room types that display these amenities.

Handicap Rooms

In-Bath Whirlpool

Microwave

Non-Smoking Rooms Available

Refrigerator

2008 Reunion Events

The Patriots Point events:

				Laffey 2008 Reunion
				Mt. Pleasant, SC
				October 5-8, 2008


			WELCOME ALL HANDS

Quality Inn and Suites
196 Patriots Point Rd.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
800-704-4480
843-856-8817
Mary Travis-Ross
Room Cost		$74.99 - $84.99 - $94.99 per night plus tax

				Reunion cost $140.00 per person

				Itinerary:
10/5/08	Sunday	9:00 til		Registration and Free Day. Hospitality Room Open
10/6/08	Monday	9:30AM		Bus leaves hotel for Magnolia Plantation Tour
10/6/08	Monday	3:00PM		Arrive Hotel from tour
10/6/08	Monday	4:00-5:00PM		Private Showing of "Laffey Men" in USS Yorktown theatre(Private Cars)
10/6/08	Monday	Evening		Free time. Hospitality Room Open
10/7/08	Tuesday	9:30am		Depart hotel for Memorial Service aboard Laffey (Private cars)
10/7/08	Tuesday	10:00AM		Memorial Service aboard Laffey
10/7/08	Tuesday	11:00AM-1:00PM		Tour Laffey and Patriots Point
10/7/08	Tuesday	2:00PM		Bus departs hotel for Bubba Gump's Seafood Restaurant
10/7/08	Tuesday	3:30PM approx		Free time to explore downtown Charleston
10/7/08	Tuesday	5:30PM		Depart Bubba Gump's for hotel
10/7/08	Tuesday	Evening		Free time. Hospitality Room Open
10/8/08	Wednesday	8:30AM		Board of Directors Meeting
10/8/08	Wednesday	9:30AM		General Meeting in Hospitality Room
10/8/08	Wednesday	11:30AM-6:00PM		Free time. Hospitality Room Open
10/8/08	Wednesday	6:00 PM		Banquet at Omar Temple	6:00 PM Cash Bar opens 7:00 PM Buffet line opens.
10/9/08	Thursday	11:00AM		Check Out

Free breakfast at the hotel.
A bar and grill is next door at the Omar Temple "The Pointe Grill" There is a new footbridge to walk to the restaurant.

There will be a cash bar in the hospitality room.
TUESDAY MORNING: PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT A FULL CAR TO GO TO THE SHIP.
50-50 and model Raffle drawings at the Banquet.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEE SONNY WALKER.
Any questions about personal tours, just ask at the desk. There are plenty of brochures in the lobby.


PLEASE BE IN LOBBY 15 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE TIMES.

Please advise Sonny walker if you plan to attend. A head count is needed in order
to plan the various events. Your President can be reached at
410-515-3223 or
soncher724@comcast.net