30, 50, 70 Party!

May 10th, 2017 / / categories: Celebration /

Join us on a 3 Night Bahamas Cruise to celebrate Daetriel Ortega, Collier & Deatri King-Bey and Mary Hodges’s birthdays!

Itinerary: 3 Night Bahamas Cruise

Departure Date: May 4, 2018
Ship: Majesty of the Seas (Royal Caribbean)
Ports of Call: Orlando (Port Canaveral), Florida | CocoCay, Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Orlando (Port Canaveral)
Cost: Will vary depending on how many per room and when room is reserved.
- May 10 cost for 2 in a stateroom with an ocean view was $880 and that counted cabin, tips, insurance, taxes and fees. The cost for 3 in the same sized room would have cost $1195.
- Currently, the cruise is 30% off. I believe that sale ends 16 May 2017.
- To reserve your cabin is $100 per person. Final payment is due in February 2018.
  - If you change your mind, your money is fully refundable until February 2018.

Call (866) 562-7625 to book your cruise or book online: 3 Night Bahamas Cruise

I suggest calling to book instead of booking online:

Ask For: 6 p.m. dinner and to sit with/near me. (They’ll want my cruise reservation ID: 7874130)
Ask for a room near Dee’s Room: 5557

After you’ve booked your cruise, please contact me (Dee) and let me know your reservation ID. If we get 8 cabins booked, we may get a special treat. Plus that way I can ensure we are seated together for dinner.

I suggest you book now to lock in the low price. If you change your mind your money is fully refundable until February 2018.

Hodges Family, It’s That Time!

July 9th, 2016 / / categories: Uncategorized /

The time is here, Reunion Time!
Even though we have lost a few loved ones, some are ill and others have other plans to which they can’t be in two places at one time. I would like to take the time now to thank the family members whom has made an effort to still attend our family reunion. The numbers are few, far, and in between but God has allowed the few of us to carry on in spite of in the city of Toledo, Ohio

HOTEL ACCOMMENDATIONS

Even though hotel reservations have been made, upon your arrival, family members may not be able to check-in until 3 pm unless I get notification for an early check-in @ Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, 3536 Secor Rd 419-535-7070.PICNIC SITE

If so everyone should be heading to the picnic@ Trilby Park

located on 3125 Shawnee Rd,Toledo Oh. 43613 off of Secor Rd 10 minutes from the Hotel,Friday 15th @ 12 noon until 6pm, then we will return to the Hospitality Room in Parlor Room A-1116 at the hotel for family members whom like to stay up and play games,snack on light appetizers, or rest in your rooms or go for a swim at the hotel Ramada Inn on 3536 Secor Rd, Toledo, Oh 43606.

MEMORIAL BANQUET DINNER AND DANCE

Dress to Impress Formal Wear for our Memorial Banquet Dinner/ Dance will be on Saturday evening from the hours of 5pm-11pm. If any family members have photography skills, please feel free to take pictures of everyone wherever you are to share for memories. Saturday 10am-3pm will be the times of family gathering events or free time to go wherever you please. By 5pm we will be at the All Occasions Banquet Hall @ 3419 Hill Ave, Toledo, Oh to finalize and enjoy one another company.

CHURCH SERVICES

Sunday, checkout time is 12 noon not unless you have made arrangements to stay another day. Church services is @ Eastern Star Missionary Baptist Church located at 2102 Mulberry Street, Toledo, Ohio 43608. 1558425_1260445417329739_4828664738025825692_n Sunday services are as follows Sunday school starts @ 9 am, Worship Service starts at 10:45.. if you wish to attend I suggest you pack your luggage for checkout time before heading to Sunday morning services.
The itinerary, goodie bags, t-shirts, name badges, and information on Toledo will be handed out at the Park or Hotel as everyone arrives.

Pray for the reunion, the family(young and old), the sick and shut in, caregivers, traveling grace for our family members, and family whose children that will be entering college, military, or the workforce.. Love one another as Christ loved us.

Toledo Hodges Family Reunion Time is Near

April 18th, 2016 / / categories: Family, Reunion /

Hello Family,

Come Family we got to do better than the 7 family members that have turned in their reunion money for July 15-17, 2016. We can’t let things just fade away and cause our family to grow further and further apart. I have already paid for venues for at least 100 family members that I pray to God that we come together once again. There will be plenty for all ages to do. There will be a raffle for a cruise for 2 anywhere you choose worth $543 that will never expire., a TV anywhere from 40-50 inch will be in the raffle, also hair products will be included in raffle as well. If anyone would like to join us on our family cruise April 2017 to the Bahamas, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten for 7 days on the Royal Caribbean, Oasis of the Seas ship, you will have your chance to meet the cruise agent during our reunion if you like. this cruise is to be paid in full by December 14, 2016. The first family to show up for the reunion will receive a prize. I would like to have plenty for all by including zumba, which is an exercise, bounce houses, face painting, a gospel comedian, corn shucking contest, fish fry, and also a 70s’s or 80’s dance. There is plenty of places to go and enjoy, if you have never been to Toledo and there is something you like to do when you reach the city of Toledo take a look at Destination Toledo and let me know if you like to venture out to do while you will be here in Toledo visiting. Come one, Come all and let us fellowship together the young and the old. Looking at the picture above we have alot of family that was not able to be in attendance but please make it your business to attend.

Love you all

Errika Bates

FAMILY REUNION T-SHIRT ORDER FORM

March 11th, 2016 / / categories: Uncategorized /

HELLO FAMILY,

I HOPE THAT YOU ARE GETTING READY TO JOIN US AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY FOR TIME TO GATHER FOR FUN AND EXCITEMENT. BELOW YOU WILL FIND A T-SHIRT FORM TO PRINT OUT AND RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE IF YOU’D LIKE. THE REUNION WILL BE IN THE HOT SUMMER MONTH AND OUR T-SHIRTS WILL BE WHITE AND THE PICTURE ON EVERY LETTER, EMAIL, FAMILY POST IS WHAT WILL BE PRINTED ON THE FRONT OF OUR T-SHIRTS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY EMAIL ME: errikabates@gmail.com or you can call me at (419) 699-6657.

TSHIRT ORDER FORM

New information

February 15th, 2016 / / categories: Uncategorized /

Hello Family members,

I have to get your input on how many would be willing to attend the family reunion picnic on a Sunday after church service instead of a Saturday? Reason being is because Saturday is already taken and any other park, the space is too small or don’t have all accommodations we might need. Im trying to lookout for the entire family. It would make the reunion complete if we have our usual outdoor family picnic. Please contact me through fb,email, phone call, or mail as soon as possible with your responses time is of the essence. Thank you for being patient with me.

Errika

2016 Family Reunion-Email and home address

February 12th, 2016 / / categories: Uncategorized /

Hello family,

Here is a link for everyone to fill out and submit your information please so that I don’t leave anyone out for the family reunion. If you have already given your information to family members in the past and/or have a new amount of information that you would like to add feel free to fill in whatever you may want for me to know and to pass it along for the next family member that will handle the next reunion.

Thank you

Link is here: http://eepurl.com/bQcUPf

Attention Family- 2016 Family Reunion Registration Form

February 12th, 2016 / / categories: Reunion /

Please print this form from your computer and address the form to Errika Bates, P.O. Box 3136, Toledo,Ohio 43607 and please include your money as soon as possible. As I mention before the T-shirt information will be coming forth real soon if you desire to purchase a few.

reunion registration form

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome Hodges Family

January 12th, 2016 / / categories: Uncategorized /

Welcome Family,
Are we getting ready and prepared to make our way to join the rest of the family in Toledo, Ohio 2016? The arrangements are being prepared for you and me to enjoy. Hotel rooms have been blocked and you may now start to make your reservations at this time. All that will be participating in the reunion will be sent a registration form to fill out and sent back to me via email or mail so that I can get a head count for the food, t-shirts, and transportation.
The reunion dates are as follow July 15-17, 2016. On Friday, July 15, 2016 will be our meet and get acquainted session from 4-6pm, On Saturday, July 16, 2016 there will be time for our family to choose an activity i.e. shopping, outings to the different venues such as Toledo Zoo, Toledo Art Museum, Toledo Science Imagination Station, or Toledo Botanical Garden, etc. at 12 noon until 4pm a family picnic and activities will be at Trilby Park (3125 Shawnee Rd. Toledo, Oh 43613), then at 6:45-8pm we will gather back at the hotel Radisson Hotel( 3100 Glendale Avenue Toledo, OH 43614), for a memorial and dinner ceremony with photos being taken for our future reunions and then we will gather together to have a 70’s dance. Sunday, July 17, 2016 there will be church service at my church Eastern Star Missionary Baptist Church located at 2102 Mulberry St for those that would like to get in a spiritual word before heading back to our final destinations.
My prayers are that we find time in our busy schedules to make this reunion and other future reunion s a special and non-forgetting experience that will carry memories forever and ever.
Charles and Errika Bates

2016 Hodges Family Reunion

September 21st, 2015 / Tags:2016 Reunion / categories: Reunion /

It’s time to gear up for our 2016 family reunion! Please do not assume everyone sees this. Spread the word to family members.

Errika Graham-Bates (2016 host) has an update for you:

I have the Hotel information so that you may start to rese Hodges400w2016 rve your rooms for 2016 Hodges Reunion.

There are 35 Double Beds and 40 King Beds on hold for us to come together once again at $90 a night. The hotel is Ramada Hotel & Conference Center.

Contact the Hotel directly @ (419) 535-7070 and identify yourself as a part of the Hodges Family Reunion Group. All reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card. The cut-off date for reservations is June 14, 2016, any reservations made thereafter will be taken on space available basis.

I’m so excited and my prayer is to let us all do things decently and in order (1 Corinthians 14:40)

Reunion dates are: July 14-17, 2016

Errika

Hodges Family Reunion Wrap Up

August 9th, 2015 / / categories: Uncategorized /

It was great seeing everyone at the Hodges Family Reunion! Sorry I didn’t get to talk much and hang out, but we were running around a tad bit. Just know that I love you and next year when we’re in Ohio for the Family Reunion, it’s on! Stay Tuned!

I wasn’t able to take many pictures. Those of you who did, if you could share them with me I’d appreciate it. I use the free program Dropbox to share large files. Share the file with deatrikingbey @ yahoo.com (remove spaces).

I’ll place the presentation shown at the dinner in Dropbox. If you’d like a copy, reply with the email you have associated with Dropbox and I’ll share it with you. The video is also on YouTube and our family website. Please spread the word and share with those who do not have the internet.

Oh, don’t forget, we’re on Facebook.

Okay, I wanted to make this short and sweet.

If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter, please do. This is our main form of communication.

For future reunions, we need a mailing list. Please respond with your home address if you’d like a printed invitation for 2016 (currently planned to be in Toledo, Ohio with host Errika Graham-Bates.)

See ya,

Deatri (Dee)