Although I agree that family reunions are big business, they are more importantly a greatly needed catalyst, if you will to sustaining the family unit.

Family reunions are an opportunity to establish and maintain an ideal environment for montoring, of moral and spiritual grounding, of corporate partnerships and social network. It is a vehicle to define and redefine family goals and missions. It is a vital resource of information and empowerment. It is a means toward stability. It is a forum of motivation and support. All the resources ones seeks in community and society can be provided within the family union. Big business? Yes, but so much more.