Dear Bodenham alumni, former teachers and friends,

It has been three years since our last reunion. The Bodenham Community has seen many changes over time. At this year’s reunion we want to honor the community which supported our school and meant so much to us all.

When: Saturday, September 24, 2011

What: Bodenham/Community/Family/Reunion Picnic

Where: Bodenham School Grounds (In case of rain, Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church)

Time: 10:00 A.M. Registration 11:00A.M. Program

Program: The Bodenham Community

Speaker: Leslie (Bubba) Parker

A picnic lunch of hamburgers with all of the trimmings will be furnished following the program. Donations for the lunch will be appreciated. The speaker, Bubba Parker, is a lifelong resident of the Bodenham Community. He graduated from Bodenham High School in 1969 and the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1973. He returned to Bodenham High School and taught and coached until it closed in 1978. He will tell us about the Bodenham community, its history, what it meant to the school, and what it means to those who lived or continue to live in the community.

Since we are honoring our community, we are inviting members of all churches within the community and all residents, past and present, of the community to this year’s reunion. We also want you to invite your family members to this reunion. Bring your parents, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Our intent is to gather former students, their families, and the entire Bodenham community to participate in a reuniting of friendships, extending the fellowship to all.

The J. Marlin Goodman Scholarship continues to be so very successful. Since our last reunion, three additional scholarships have been awarded: Sarah Young, Candice Crane, and Sarah Locke. Christine Horne will be a senior at Tennessee Tech University. Others who have received their degrees and become teachers are: Lacy Stanford, Beth Marks, Jessica White Harrison, Lauren Nave, Grayson Rose, Cody Taylor and Mary Beth McCree.

The J. Marlin Goodman Scholarship Fund balance is $129,500 as of June 30, 2011. Of this amount, $126,000 is invested in a CD with CB&S Bank at a rate of 3% until the year 2015. The Board of Directors is very pleased with the rate CB&S Bank is paying, considering the economic times we have been under for several years. We also want to thank CB&S Bank for their donation to buy stamps for mailing this letter and all other alumni letters that were mailed to you in the past.

The Bodenham Community Club will have a booth set up at the reunion where you may purchase note cards with the picture of Bodenham School on them.

Save the date, Saturday, September 24, and let’s make this a great day in the Bodenham Community.

May the “Bodenham Spirit” live forever more!

Michael Burns, Chairman, the Bodenham Reunion Committee

(J. Marlin Goodman Scholarship Fund, c/o CB&S Bank, 307 West Madison Street, Pulaski, Tennessee 38478, is open for memorials, honors, or donations as you are inclined.)