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My Dad's Retirement Party

September 17th, 2012 at 02:00 pm

At the age of 65, and after 32 years of service to his company, my my dad retired last month.

About two week, or so, before he retired, I had talked with one of his co-workers, Duane. Duane asked me if I had been planning to throw him a retirement party. Honestly, the thought had not crossed my mind. Duane assured me that my dad's company would throw in some money. He encouraged me to look into it.

Shortly after dad did retire, I called his company. The man I talked with said that the company would allocate $250 toward the party. That was an amount we could work with.

Dad worked in the dairy industry, and my DW is from a dairy farm, so we decided to go with an ice cream social. We ordered 3 - 3 gallon containers of ice cream ($90). Two were French vanilla, and the other was pumpkin. We reserved a pavilion at a local park ($65). The rest of the money was spent on toppings (strawberries, chocolate syrup, bananas, sprinkles, etc.), decorations, milk, ice, and tableware. We ended up spending about $290, and were happy to cover the $40 overage.

The party was yesterday. We figure about 75 people attended. We had beautiful weather in September for an outside venue. Most importantly, my dad really enjoyed himself. And, $3.87 per participant isn't bad. Let's also say that my family will have enough chocolate syrup to last us a few months!

7 Responses to “My Dad's Retirement Party”

  1. laura Says:
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    What a great event! We had an ice cream social when my youngest graduated kindergarten - a small soiree with a few close family members and friends. Sounds like a lovely time!! Are you in Wisconsin, dairyland?

  2. rachel021406 Says:
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    How fun! Ice Cream Social was a great idea. I'm sure your dad really appreciated it.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
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    A very fitting themed party! Glad it was a great time and within your budget.

  4. Jerry Says:
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    That is great that the company was willing to pitch in, and that it would lead to such a well-attended event. He was obviously respected by his coworkers! And hey, having some insurance of a significant chocolate syrup supply is absolutely brilliant! Smile Jerry

  5. snafu Says:
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    Brilliant to take advantage of Duane's suggestion to use Dad's employer's funds to host a retirement event. It offers closure for dad's 32 yr phase with the company. I hope dad's in good health. Next is his plan for the next 35 yrs. of retirement. I've read retirement is divided in 3 sections starting with about 10 - 12 yrs to do all the things that were put off like fixing & clearing out the stuff no longer used, renewing old friendships, making new friends, traveling and learning new skills/crafts/techniques. Stage two, 12 yrs mostly revolve around family. The final 12 years are often spent coping with health issues and using care givers support. Best wishes to your dad!

  6. rob62521 Says:
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    How nice of your dad's coworker to mention it and fabulous that it was a success.

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Sounds like a great idea!

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