About this Event
2025 BELTON FAMILY REUNION
Shari Belton-Graham, Financial Secretary
Dear Belton Family Members:
The 2025 Belton Family Reunion is being hosted by the Richmond Chapter. This year’s reunion will be held in Richmond, Virginia, Friday, August 1st – Sunday, August 3rd, 2025 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Richmond, 2925 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, VA 23294; (877) 504-0124. The room rates will be as follows: Standard King Suite ($165/night plus applicable taxes) and Double Queen Suite ($175/night plus applicable taxes). Rooms receiving the discounted rate will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Reservations: Reservations must be made by July 11, 2025. Check-in is 4:00 PM. Friday, August 1st and check-out is 11:00 AM on Sunday, August 3rd. Reservations should be made by contacting the hotel Reservations office at (877) 504-0124 and referencing the Belton Family Reunion group block or either clicking the link or copying and pasting the link into your web browser: https://group.embassysuites.com/v3a86e.
Please keep the deadline dates for registration in mind: Early Bird Adult Full - May 1st, Regular Adult Full, Silver and Golden - June 30th, Child, Infant/Toddler Registration - June 30th and Late Registrations – July 19th. No refunds will be issued unless extenuating circumstances exist. These circumstances must be reported before the reunion.
Scholarships: The Scholarship Fund needs your continued financial support for providing aid and encouragement to our youth. All family members are encouraged to donate at least $10.00 to support the Belton Family Scholarship fund. Please send your donations and applications for the Belton Family Scholarship to our financial secretary, Shari Belton-Graham, 4228 Long Arrow Dr., Concord, NC 28025. The deadline for submitting your application is July 1, 2025. If you have further questions about the application process, please go to the Belton Family Website at www.mybeltonfamily.org and click on the tab “College Assist.”
Souvenirs: Reunion t-shirts will be sold for the 2025 reunion. No merchandise will be sold at the reunion and no purchased merchandise will be mailed. You must be present to receive your souvenir t-shirt and due to time constraints, no orders will be accepted after June 30, 2025 (no exceptions).
Family Tour: As part of the reunion experience, the Belton Family has been invited to participate in a cultural tour titled: In the Footsteps of Maggie Walker. The Elegba Folklore Society creates and guides this cultural history tour as a contextual biography of Jackson Ward luminary, Maggie Lena Walker. Evolutionary from her birthplace in Church Hill to her elevation in Historic Jackson Ward, attendees have the chance to ponder black excellence and community building in early 20th century Richmond in light of its significance today. A visit to Mrs. Walker’s home, now the Maggie L Walker National Historic Site, adds ephemeral value.
Our guide will sweep you up in the story that you can enjoy from the comfort of your motor coach seat, and, later, ensure your care with the National Park Service interpreters at the Site. The total time is about three (3) hours. There’s no charge for the tour and seats can be reserved during registration. Due to limited seating, children ages 0 - three, will not require a ticket, but must be held on an adults lap.
If you have further questions about the reunion, feel free to contact our President, Lawrence (Lonny) T. Belton, Sr., at (704) 596-8486 (h) or (980) 254-6939 (cell).
Yours truly,
Shari Belton-Graham
Financial Secretary
The Belton Family Reunion
Friday Night Activities:
Registration /Check-in - Hotel Lobby: 4:00pm -7:00pm
Meet/Greet/Eat - Board Room 200: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Tracing Family Roots - Executive room: 7:00pm -8:30pm
Scholarship LRC 50/50 - Executive Room: 8:30am - 9:30PM
Info: Each person must have three, 1-dollar bills to participate (minimum of 10 participants)
Saturday Activities:
Free Breakfast - Hotel Lobby 7:00am – 10:00am
Registration - Board Room 200 - 8:15am – 8:50am
Business Meeting - Monroe Room - 9:00am -10:15am
Maggie Walker Tour – Off Site - 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 pm
Info: For registered people ONLY
TBD 11:30 am -12:30 pm
Family Game Time - Monroe Room: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Scholarship LRC 50/50 - Executive Room: 4:30pm - 5:30 pm
Info: Each person must have 3- $1-dollar bills to participate (minimum of 10 Participants)
Dinner and Dancing - Executive Room: 6pm – 10 pm
Info: Casual Smart Attire
Sunday Activities:
Free Breakfast - Hotel Lobby 7:00am – 10:00am
Family Sendoff/ Benediction: 10:15 am – 11:30 am
Good-Byes 11:30 am – 2pm
Things to-do
Things to do at the Hotel on your own Friday night – Sunday Noon:
Info: - Swimming
- Sauna
- Breakfast 7am – 10 am
- Evening Reception 5pm – 7pm
Things to do on your own in Richmond, VA:
Info: - Lewis Botanical Garden
- Willow Lawn Mall
- Short Pump Mall
- Dave and Busters
- Richmond Capitol
- Chimborazo Medical Museum
- Planning the unknown
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Embassy Suites by Hilton Richmond, 2925 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 105.35
