46TH FAMILY REUNION DETAILS

Can't wait to see you for our 46th Finley Family Reunion (2025) Weekend!

Dates: Friday, July 25 - Sunday, July 27, 2025

Location: All events are located in Winchester, VA

Reunion Weekend Events: Please RSVP  accordingly by July 9th.

• Friday, July 25, 2025

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • 7pm, Family Meet & Greet Night @ Northside Lanes Bowling Alley

                   • • The bowling alley is located at 6 Richard Avenue.

                     • This year we are moving our meet & greet festivities to the bowling alley but bowling is optional. You can just come and meet up with family. 

                     • The bowling alley snack bar will be open to purchase food/snacks and drinks. 

                     • More details are forth coming.

• Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12noon - 6pm

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • 12noon -6pm, Family, Food, & Fun @ Kiwanis Club II Pavilion (formerly the Exchange Shelter) in Jim Barnett Park

                   • • We're planning to eat lunch around 1pm.

                     • This year we are extending our Food, Family & Fun event for an extra hour to allow for a little more time to enjoy each other's company. 

                     • As always the Reunion Committee will be providing hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, condiments, paper products, plasticware and water. This year we have created a menu based on past reunions. Please sign up to bring something to share when you fill out the RSVP Form.

                     • We are always in need of volunteers to help set up, cook, set up food, and to help with the trash and clean up at the end. Please indicate on the RSVP Form if you're able to help out. 

                     • If you need T-shirts, they can be ordered from Theresa Sunde by emailing: tasunde.skysthelimit@gmail.com. (There is no 2025 design and committee will not be coordinating this. We're just offering a resource if you'd like or need to order a T-shirt.)

• Sunday, July 27, 2025, 10am

  1. 1. 1. 1. 1. • 10am, Worship @ Mt. Carmel Baptist Church

                   • • The Church is located at 1317 South Pleasant Valley Road. 

                     • Mt. Carmel is considered to be our "family church" dating back to 1893 when Rev. George Carter, the father of Sadie Carter Finley, became the 8th Pastor to serve at the church. 

                     • Several family members have served in leadership positions here, and many of our family members continue to attend and serve in leadership roles there today. 

                     • The Finley Family is acknowledged during the service.

                     • The Original Mt. Carmel Baptist Church is still located at 423 S. Braddock Street in Downtown Winchester. Feel free to drive by to see where the Church was located until 2016.

>>>>Please RSVP using this form no later than Wednesday, July 9, 2025 to allow for adequate preparation. 

Planning Committee Members: Sheila Carter, Valerie Emerson, Donald Leigh Finley, Sandra Finley, Traci Jeffreys, Charles & Sharon Jones, Sandra Thomas, Libby Washington & Charmissa Biscoe

There is no host hotel this year, but here are a couple of nice places that offer reasonable rates. Here are the links for hotels we have used in the past:

• Holiday Inn, Front Royal Pike, Winchester, VA

• Hilton Garden Inn, Wingate Drive, Winchester, VA

Here is a link for some other places that are considered the Best Places to Stay in Winchester, VA.