Zoom Committee Meeting Report

The Love Brother Descendants Family Reunion

Planning Committee Meeting

20 March 2025 / 7:30 PM / Via Zoom

ATTENDEES

Gail Love McMillian, Charles Wilson, Debra Crockett, Vivian Dye, Connie James

AGENDA

Opening Prayer

Vivian Dye

Peter Love Headstone

● The voting of the headstone was tabled pending the second quote to

compare pricing. Horace was able to provide the pricing of a (30x16)

with the cost of 907.00+ tax. The reading on the headstone is to be

Peter Love

Born: August 1844

Died: July 5, 1931

Peter and his brothers, Harry and Berry, were born in a West African

village, forced to America, and sold into slavery, Through slavery then

freedom, they endured, thrived, and built lasting Legacies.

The descendants of Peter, Harry, and Berry Love Give Thanks unto God

with Love and Gratitude. 2025

● A three-month notice is required for the placement of the headstone to

be in place before the ceremony. A 1000.00 has been allotted for the

cost of the headstone. Gail stated that 700.00 was raised to offset the

cost via the popcorn fundraiser.

Meet and Greet Accommodations

● Debra was able to provide pricing on two hotels.

● Option 1. Hilton Garden Inn off Cox Rd in Gastonia. The cost per room

will be appx $163.00 per night. The meet and greet rental room will be

820.00 a catering fee of 275.00 is required for outside catering.

● Option 2. The Courtyard Marriott off Remount Rd. The cost per room will

be appx $123.00 per night. They have suits available at a cost of

169.00. They have meeting rooms that can be rented for 3 hours in the

amount of 500.00 with a 25% service fee appx (668.00). Debera stated

that Stephanie ( Hotel representative) stated that the lobby could be

used, and they could set up a table for the food, eliminating the cost

of renting a meeting space. The reservation time slot for individuals to

book would be in June, and the contract will need to be signed asap to

ensure pricing. The committee requested that Debra request a later

booking timeframe to end in August. Debra will contact Stephanie with

the board's recommendations and follow up with the board on her

findings.

The board agreed to move forward with The Courtyard Marriott to be the

“Meet and Greet” location for the 2025 family reunion. Concrete

information is to follow.

Registration Cost

The committee agreed that the cost for this year’s event would be as

follows:

Early Bird Special if paid by August 1, 2025

Age 0-6 Free

Age 7 and over $15.00 per person

After August 1, 2025

Age 0-6 Free

Age 7 and over 25.00 per person

Charles Wilson made mention of the online credit card company charging 3% per

transaction. The members agreed not to pass that cost on to the family by

increasing the cost of online transactions.

Additional Items

● Charlie Wilson stated that he would be filming and posting the event on

social media (Facebook, YouTube, and the family website).

Conclusion

● Gail McMillian ended the meeting with our why… “We do what we do to

honor our past. We want the younger generation to know where they came

from and to honor their family history. We always want to remember and

love one another.”

Next Meeting:

April 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Recorded by: Vivian Dye 3/20/2025

Planning Committee Meeting

18 July 2024 / 7:30 PM / Via Zoom

ATTENDEES

Gail Love McMillian, Rodney Glover, David Paton, Horace Love, Charles Wilson,

Debra Crockett, Vivian Dye

AGENDA

Opening Prayer

Vivian Dye

Finance Report

● Horace Love informed the committee that the PayPal account has been set

up, and the address is @HoraceLove. The Zelle account has also been set

up, and funds can be sent via his number (704) 460-8824. Horace is to

ensure Charles has this information to share via the website.

● David Patton and Horace Love are to meet this coming week at the bank so

that David can be added as a signee on the Love banking account.

● Per Horace Love, approximately $294.00 remains in the account.

Action

● Fundraising activities such as hotdog sales and online popcorn sales

were discussed to generate more funds.

Hospitality Report

● Debra is working with various individuals on the menu for the Love Day

Celebration. Currently, the menu includes Hotdogs, chips, and sides. The

cost of these expenses will be deducted from the account. The Fish is to

be donated and prepared by David Patton and his crew. The committee has

tentatively planned to feed 150. Debra stated that the committee will be

responsible for all food, and attendees are not required to bring any

items. Attendees are asked to donate.

Action

● Debra will contact the hospitality committee members to verify the menu

and various options.

● Debra stated that On September 20, 2024, the committee will need to

contact the City of Gastonia Recreational Department to reserve the

building at Rankin Lake for the 2025 Reunion year.

Historian Committee Report

● Debra mentioned that she had spoken with Lela concerning the tombstone

for Peter Love. The Army’s tombstone will have Confederate information

on it.

Action

● Horace will reach out to the committee of Trinity AME Church to verify

if the church is in agreement with Confederate info being on the

monument and placed in the church cemetery.

● Horace Love requested for David Patton to reach out to Gary Byrd to

provide information on the look of the Confedrate monument to share with

the Church.

● In the future, the committee will ensure that monuments for the other

brothers are located and placed at their burial spots. The possible

burial site of Berry is on Broad Street, Harry is buried in SC, and

Peter is at Trinity AME Church.

● Debra and Horace are to reach out to Delia to look through Sam(Jarius)

Love's paperwork to see if his paperwork could provide additional

historical information for the family.

● The Historical Committee still requests video interviews of all the

family members 65 and older. The instructions for the videos have been

sent out. Completed videos are to be sent to Charlie Wilson to be posted

on the website.

Technical Committee Report

● Charlie Wilson continues to update the website. He stated that a place

on the website had been left for the past meeting minutes. Charlie has

created a location to house the videos on the website. As soon as they

are sent, he will start posting. He stated that written information on

family members 65 and older can also be posted.

Action

● Vivian Dye will ensure the minutes are sent to Gail and Charlie for

review and posting to the website. She will also post the flyer for Love

Day 2024 on social media.

Committee Action

● Yolanda Grassley and Robin are interested in working with the committee

in the future.

Conclusion

● Gail McMillian ended the meeting with our why… “We do what we do to

honor our past. We want the younger generation to know where they came

from and to honor their family history. We want always to remember and

Love one another.”

Recorded by: Vivian Dye 7/18/2024