Great fun was had by all at the 1st Bi-Annual Thomas Family Reunion held in Orlando Florida! The following people were in Attendance:
| Summer Bay House | Summer Bay Condo | Wyndham Palms Condo 1 | Wyndham Palms Condo 2 |
| Henry Lee Thomas | Alma Bates | Larry Thomas | DeAnna Bates & Family |
| Cheryl Salice | Hattie Brown | Patricia Thomas | |
| Henry Ethan Thomas | Devon Bates | Tamika Brown | |
| Pauline Thomas | Devon's Friend | ||
| Aunt Mattie Della |
Two different resorts were used for the reunion with most activities taking place at Henry & Cheryl's Summer Bay Resort House. Both resorts had many on-site activities including beach, lake, boating, fishing, pools, games room, playground, entertainment, mini-golf, health club, tennis, basketball, etc.
The event was kicked off with dinner provided by Henry and Cheryl on Saturday evening. On Sunday we formally got underway with church services followed by a afternoon brunch at one of the local buffet restaurants.
Excitement was kept high throughout the week with four competitive games held on various days. A prize was given to the winner of each game and a free week of vacationing in a timeshare was given to the grand prize winner. The following games were played:
1. Mini-golf
2.Horse Shoes
3. Card Game
4. Game Show Contest
In addition a "Guess the number of M&Ms" contest was held for extra points towards the grand prize. The outcome of the games was as follows:
| Game Mini-Golf Horse Shoes Card Game Game Show |
Winner Larry Thomas Larry Thomas Patricia Thomas Devon Bates |
Tamika Brown was given a special prize for being the first person to pay for their lodging.
| And the Grand Prize Winner was...: Hattie Brown | |
Please look forward to the next Thomas Family Reunion tentatively scheduled to be held in the summer of 2006.
Pictures of this current family reunion are provided below:
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