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KENNEDY GRAD NITE 2008
FEEDBACK RECEIVED

As more feedback comes in, it will be added below!

Jun 17, 2008 3:44 PM

My son had a great time as did his friends, the only thing that could have made it more fun would have been more people!!! He really enjoyed the DVD guy.
 
Thank you for all you effort to make my kids class event a success,

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 13:38:06

i went the other night.. and i thought it was a blast.. it is way better than going to disneyland and waiting in long lines for an hour.. all the events were so much fun especially the events that were in the gym! those were the best and thank you for all the volunteers it really meant a lot to all of us even though we may not have said thank you.. =]

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Jun 18, 2008 3:17 PM

Great night, great effort, thank God for His provision!  The quality of the prizes was well received by the students.  There was quite a lot of food; everyone was well taken care of.  There was one student sleeping on the gym floor….maybe have some comfortable floor pads.

The 22 year old son in my life said "I would have rather done that[the gym] than go to Disneyland!"  He commented that DLand was boring and crowded during his Grad-nite, boring because as a senior he probably went 20 times with his annual pass.

Thank you for the incredible team of dedicated people that made the event possible and of course the kids that attended.  I thank God for all of you.

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Jun 18, 2008 7:59 PM

Ladies and gentlemen,

WOW!~  You really did a fantastic job putting this all together. The look on the kids faces said it all as they had so much to do from dancing, to blow up games and of course, they could eat for days.

I spoke to the Chief of Police the next day and he said that there were no problems with the Seniors and that it was a perfect group. He commented on how well behaved our groups are and I couldn’t agree more. I want to share a story with you all so you can appreciate the hard work and time you put into the event and maybe to put things in perspective as you pass the torch to the next committee.

As you may know, I had to leave around 2:00AM to go and check in on another Grad Night that my company was producing the lighting and DJ for in Los Angeles. I don’t know if you realize how great our kids are (I am sure you do) and our kids really did appreciate all you did over the year to get to that night. The Seniors at the other Grad Night were rude, unappreciative and destructive. They were flipping off the police officers and calling them names, openly trying to destroy the bounce games, throwing food on the ground etc… It made me sad and proud! I was sad because I know how much work the parents did to try to make the night fun for them and proud because the Kennedy Seniors were respectful to everyone and really appreciated all that went into the night.

I was at the City Council meeting last night and I wanted to give a report to the City about the success you had but I didn’t want to overstep. If you would like I would be happy to share with the City Council your success.  I don’t want to be presumptuous but I would be love to work with your group again if you will allow me. You made the event look like $100,000.00.  Thank you for allowing me to be part of the night. You should all be very proud of your hard work.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 20:29:26

My son had so much fun at Grad Night! Most of his friends decided not to go so he wasn't too excited to go. He had a blast!  He was impressed by the hypnotist. He enjoyed seeing his friends and just hangin out.  Thank you ! He had a great time and this kid is hard to entertain.

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Jun 19, 2008 5:46 AM

First off, the event was wonderful.  Well thought out and the kids seemed to really enjoy themselves.  I like that they all get to spend time together instead of at some place where they’re amongst strangers from other schools.  I think some type of an area where the kids can sit and relax comfortably would be a good idea.  Many were sitting on the hard gym floor where the DJ was (how they could relax with all that noise is beyond me!).

Also, there was A LOT of leftover food.  I think the kids are so full from their graduation dinners with their families that they aren’t really ravenous at the party.  It was nice to have the variety but a lot seemed like it was wasted.   Maybe instead of having the different vendors donate food items, they can donate gift certificates to their establishments as raffle prizes.

Great job!!!

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