Meeting: 23 Feb 2008

Bonjour Mes Cousins,

Before discussing our upcoming meeting, let me briefly mention that a new year has begun - and, yes, it's the dreaded dues reminder. Attached is a membership application for renewing your membership in Les Guédry d'Asteur. For those that don't like to open attachments, I've pasted the application at the very bottom of this email. Our dues are very reasonable at $6.00 for individuals and $10 for a family.

So, you say, why renew? We get everything free - the website, the newsletter, the email notices, etc. You're absolutely right - we want everyone interested in our family to have full access to all that we offer. So it is all free. But by joining and paying your dues, you provide us with the financial resources to do so much more. Your dues are why we could have a MiniReunion for the family in October 2007 and finance the plaque of Augustin Guedry and Marie Jeanson that we dedicated in St. Alphonse, Nova Scotia in August 2007. Your dues are why we could place Guedry and Labine genealogical books in various libraries throughout the United States and Canada so our family researchers would have access to these excellent Guedry-Labine reference books published in very limited quantities. These are just a few of the projects that we have done as a family because your dues provided the financial resources.

So take a moment, complete the Membership Application, enclose a check and send it to the address on the Application. It will help all of us do so much more for the family. And, if you would like to join at one of the Benefector Levels, it would let us do even more.

On Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon we're having a meeting of Les Guidry d'Asteur at the CODOFIL offices in Lafayette, LA. [FOR DIRECTIONS - SEE BELOW]

We've already begun preparations for the August 2009 Guedry-Labine & Petitpas Reunion in New Brunswick, Canada. The Reunion will be on Saturday, August 16, 2009 in the Bathurst, New Brunswick area.

On Saturday, October 13, 2007 we're had a Guedry-Labine & Petitpas Family MiniReunion at Acadian Village in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was a great success with approximately 60 folks from Louisiana and Texas attending. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed meeting each other.

On Saturday, August 12, 2007 our Jeddry/Geddry cousins dedicated a plaque to Augustin Guedry, the founder of the Guedry family in the Meteghan/St. Alphonse area of Nova Scotia. Les Guédry d'Asteur helped with planning the design and inscription on the plaque as well as providing financial resources. Several members of Les Guidry d'Asteur from the United States and Canada attended. The program was very nice and was enjoyed by all.

Begin looking for the Winter 2008 issue of "Generations" within the next month. We'll send it to our Distribution List by e-mail and it will be on our Guédry & Petitpas Family website shortly afterwards. If you have ideas or thoughts about what Les Guidry d'Asteur should be doing (at the 2009 Reunion, a project we could do, etc.), please e-mail me at guidryrmartin@gmail.com and let us know.

Let's get together, renew old acquaintances and start looking forward to our future plans.

The tentative agenda for the meeting is:

* Opening and welcome

* Discussion with Rachelle Dugas about Congres 2009 and LA's bid for Congres 2014. (Rachelle will attend our meeting. She is from Nova Scotia and is working for Congres 2009 as well as coordinating the Louisiana bid package to secure Congres 2014.)
* Membership Report (Charlene Lacombe)
* Financial Report (Chuck Guidry)
* Dedication of our family plaque at St. Alphonse/Meteghan (Report - Marty Guidry)
* Guedry-Labine & Petitpas MiniReunion at Acadian Village in Lafayette, Louisiana on October 13, 2007 (Report - Marty Guidry)
* Our French Language/Culture Lesson (Elaine Clement)
* Plans for the August 2009 Guedry-Labine and Petitpas Reunion in New Brunswick (location, activities, etc.)
* An Interesting Personality from Our Family
* Sales Committee Report (Wayne Simoneaux / Marty Guidry)
* Genealogy Committe Report (Daryl LaBine / Marty Guidry)
* Newsletter Update (Allie Guidry / Marty Guidry)
* Website Update (Becky Boggess / Marty Guidry)
* Other Business (Guedry-Labine Family Crest; new Guedry-Labine projects)
* Closing and Lunch

So let's gather together for some comradeship and discussion on what we can do for our family during the next two years. We need your ideas. If you can't attend, please email me and let me know what you'd like to see Les Guidry d'Asteur do for the family.

Everyone's welcome and encouraged to attend. It'll be a lot of fun.

Elaine has selected a nice cafe in Lafayette for all of us to gather for lunch after the meeting. For those that have never attended one of our meetings, this is where the real fun begins. The conversation is great, the laughter abounds and we all have a great time together.

So come and join us for this meeting.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!


Marty


Martin Guidry
6139 North Shore Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
225-571-9726
guidryrmartin@gmail.com
Les Guédry et Petitpas d'Asteur, Inc.
https://guedryfamily.guedry.org/
https://guedry.guedry.org/



DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING:

From I-10 take the I-49/Hiway 90 exit and go south (toward Lafayette). You'll now be on the Evangeline Thruway. Continue on the Thruway until you reach Jefferson Street (about 5 or 6 red lights; there's a Burger King on the right corner). Turn right on Jefferson Street and continue through the underpass and three red lights. The first street after the 3rd red light is W. Main Street. Turn right on W. Main Street and go one block to the stop sign. The courthouse will be immediately ahead of you. Turn left onto Buchanan Street and then make a quick right back onto W. Main Street on the left side of the courthouse. The CODOFIL office is on your left at 217 W. Main Street. It's a two-story, red brick, Victorian-style, narrow building with a green balcony on the second floor. Park anywhere in the area as parking meters are not patrolled on Saturday and Sunday. We'll meet in the reception area on the first floor.

Les Guidry d'Asteur
Membership Application
(Formulaire d'adhésion)

Name (Nom)  ________________________________________________________
                 Last (Nom de famille)         First (Prénom)  Middle
(Deuxième prénom)

Spouse (Épouse)  ____________________________________________________
Maiden (Nom de jeune fille)     First (Prénom)        Middle (Deuxième
prénom)

Children (Enfants)  ____________________________________________________
  

Address (Adresse)  ____________________________________________________
Street (Rue)

____________________________________________________
City (Ville)         State (État/Province)  Zip Code (Code postal)
(Pays)

Telephone (Téléphone)  ________________________________________________

Fax (Numéro de télécopieur)
_______________________________________________

E-mail Address (Courriel)  _______________________________________________

Hobbies or Special Talent  _____________________________________________
(Passe-temps ou talent particulier)

Type of Membership (Type de cotisation):

_____  Individual (Individuelle)  $ 6.00 U.S. Dollars (Dollars
américains)

_____  Family (Familiale)      $10.00 U.S. Dollars (Dollars
américains)

Benefactor Levels (Niveaux de bienfaiteur):

_____  dit Jovial Level          $50.00 U.S. Dollars (Dollars
américains)

_____  dit Labine  Level        $100.00 U. S. Dollars (Dollars
américains)

_____  dit Grivois Level      $500.00 U. S. Dollars (Dollars
américains)

Please return form and payment to:  Make check payable to: Les Guidry
d'Asteur, Inc.
(Retournez le formulaire et le paiement à:)  (Libellez le chèque à: Les
Guidry d'Asteur, Inc.)
                 
Les Guidry d'Asteur, Inc.
Charlene Guidry Lacombe
Membership Chair
226 Bulldog Lane
Iota, LA 70543