memory book

Dear Friends,

A major focus of the retirement celebration is sending Dirk and Carol off into retirement with the love and support of their COMMUNITY.  The event itself will be a 36 hour whirlwind of emotion and hundreds of faces spanning 40+ years, so we are creating a memory book and movie using notes, photos, and videos for them to have after it is over.  We would love to have your help creating this!

There are MANY ways to participate and our hope is there is at least one option listed below you feel comfortable with. You will be able to submit things from now through August 31. Please reach out with questions or for technical support if needed!

Written Message

* A letter to Dirk and Carol, any length -  favorite memories, messages of gratitude, well wishes for retirement, whatever you feel moved to write!

How to participate: 

1. Submit your message here.

2. OR reply to this email with your text. 

3. OR if you prefer to put pen to paper, there will be a collection box for cards and letters at the Saturday night concert.

Photos

* If you also submit a letter and would like your photo(s) adjacent to it, please let us know. It helps if you can rename your file(s) to be your name, but not mandatory.

Upload your photos here. We are using Memento.com as our platform for collecting photos and videos.  You will be directed to create an account if you do not already have one.

Video message

* A brief video for Dirk and Carol - a favorite memory, message of gratitude, well wishes for retirement, whatever you feel moved to say!

Record and upload a video here.

*If any of the above methods do not work for you, please email damontecelebration2025@gmail.com and we will work with you to find an alternative.