Here's your complete family reunion checklist. You may not need to do all the items on this checklist.  And if you do, you better get started now, because you have a ton of work ahead of you.

• Organize a reunion committee
• Select a reunion chairman
• Create a reunion planning binder to hold your information
• Mail a survey to family members for opinions and ideas
• Select a reunion type
• Select a date and duration for the reunion
• Organize subcommittees
• Compile a list of family members
• Find addresses of relatives
• Choose a location
• Reserve the location
• Locate lodging for out of town guests
• Create a budget
• Plan any fundraising activities
• Create invitations
• Mail invitations
• Select a liason from each branch of the family for communications
• Announce your reunion in the family-reunion.com registry
• Find out any special talents of family members
• Assign duties to family members
• Look for family memorabilia to display
• Compile historical information about your family
• Plan activities
• Plan games
• Plan entertainment
• Plan menu
• Develop a schedule for the reunion
• Send out a reminder
• Get chairs, tables, grills and other items
• Get equipment needed for games or activities
• Buy decorations
• Buy or prepare awards, certificates, and prizes
• Buy paper plates, napkins, and plastic silverware
• Compile grocery list
• Shop for groceries
• Check out the reunion site
• Set up tables and chairs
• Decorate
• Prepare name tags
• Prepare food
• Make sure video camera battery is charged and the camera is loaded with film
• Hold reunion
• Have welcoming committee greet attendees
• Get acquainted activities
• Take lots of pictures
• Collect updated information from family members before they leave
• Ask guests to evaluate the reunion
• Clean up