The
Plimsoll Club cordially invites you to enjoy A Festive Italian Night
on Saturday, March 13
7:00
- 8:00 p.m. -- Cocktails, featuring Italian specialities and
hors d'oeuvres, including a pasta station, in the Galvez Room. Entertainment
will be provided by Ron Abel on the accordion.
7:45
p.m. -- Our fabulous buffet opens, resplendent with garlic soup,
an array of salads, veal spiedini, seafood cannelloni, vegetable
lasagna and seafood risotto, just to name a few. Prepared to order
will be cheese ravioli marinara, rigatoni with four cheeses and
fettuccine pesto. For the perfect finishing touch, cannolis, pastries
and an assortment of Italian cheese will be presented for the pleasure
of your palate.
8:30
p.m. - 12:30 a.m. -- Dancing during and after dinner to Herb
Tassin and his band.
The
cost of this festa is only $49.50 per person, which includes the
cocktail party with hors d'oeuvres, the lavish buffet and dancing
music. Make your reservations by calling Claire Stockton or Marc
Garcia at 529-1701.
Cancellations
and changes must be received by noon on Thursday, March 11 or full
billing will apply. As always, complimentary validated parking in
the WTC garage is available. .
Celebrate
St. Patrickšs Day with us on March 17
Irish
eyes will be smiling at the Plimsoll Club on Wednesday, March 17
for our St. Patrick's Day luncheon buffet, beginning at 11:45 a.m.
From
County Mayo in the north to County Cork in the south, we offer you
a sampling of the very best of Irish cuisine. Evolving with the
social changes of the past few years, Irish cooking has become much
more confident.
Irish dishes, guided by a new generation of cooks and chefs who
take their work seriously, offer a delectable diversity that will
delight your palate.
A sample
of menu items includes: leek and potato soup, a delicious array
of salads, Irish lamb stew, corned beef and cabbage, salmon filled
boxty, sauteed oysters with shallots and cream in brioche, champ
(traditional mashed potatoes with green onions), golden pineapple
and caramel cake with cream and much more.
Join
us for a bit o' blarney at a price that won't use up all your green.
The entire buffet and a glass of complimentary green beer is only
$15.95!
Call Claire Stockton or Marc Garcia at 529-1701 for reservations.
Cancellations
and changes must be received by noon on Tuesday, March 16 or full
billing will apply. Complimentary validated parking is available
in the WTC garage.
Due
to this special event, the a la carte menu will not be offered.
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"I
would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all
your help with regard to our program.
"The
food was outstanding as well as the service."
Noemi Kirkpatrick,
Executive Director,
New Orleans Psychiatric Association
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Check
Your Lucky Number
This
month's lucky number is 1787.
Congratulations
to Ms. Paula Maher!
You
are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the month
of February or March. Special events are excepted. Call the Plimsoll
Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations. Watch for your membership
number in the next newsletter. You could be a winner, too.
Current
Information on Hong Kong Available from WTC
WTC Managing Director Gene Schreiber spent a very productive week in Hong
Kong last month at the invitation of the Hong Kong government.
Gene
is available to provide interested WTC members with useful trade
lead opportunities and information about the current business outlook
in Hong Kong. You are invited to call him at (504) 529-1601, ext.
227, to discuss your particular interests. Also, you might find
the following web sites useful: the Commercial Service of the U.S.
Consulate General (www.usia.gov/posts/hongkong),
the American Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong (www.amcham.org.hk),
the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (www.hkgcc.org.hk),
the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (www.tde.org.hk) and the
Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (www.hketony.org).
Sample
Early Menu Before Going Out to Parades!
Going to the theatre, the symphony or just
enjoying a night on the town? We offer a delicious Early Evening
menu from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Thursdays
when the a la carte menu is offered.
Our
Early Evening menu begins with starters such as crawfish cakes with
tartar sauce, grilled andouille sausage with turnip greens and black-eyed
peas, soup du jour and Caesar and Plimsoll salads.
Our
main courses provide a choice of Chicken Lafitte, Tilapia Pecan
or Veal Piccata. Desserts include carrot cake, sherbert du jour,
chocolate mousse or bread pudding with praline sauce.
The
cost is $14.75 per person. Two hours of complimentary validated
parking is included in this special price.
Dinner
at the Plimsoll Club is the perfect way to begin a lovely March
evening. Call us at 529-1701 for reservations.
Call
us a 529-1701 for reservations
Captain
Delesdernier to Receive Bertel Award
On
Thursday, March 11, Capt. Mark Delesdernier, Jr., will be the honored
recipient of the 1999 C. Alvin Bertel Award at a luncheon in the
Plimsoll Club for his significant contribution to the advancement
of the Greater New Orleans port area. To make reservations, call
the WTC at (504) 529-1601, ext. 254.
Capt.
Delesdernier has been president of the Crescent River Port Pilots
Association for the past 16 years and is the current chairman of
the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.
His
professional, business and civic life has been dedicated to the
economic health and vitality of the maritime industry in Louisiana.
Capt. Delesdernier has participated in numerous public and private
efforts to enhance navigation safety, attract new business and industry
and increase international trade.
He
continues to serve as an advisor and consultant to international,
national, state and local boards and committees on navigation safety.The
Bertel Award was established in 1967. It is named after C. Alvin
Bertel, who became the prime mover in the early 1940s in bringing
about a constitutional amendment that provided for the non-political
selection of port commissioners.
Spotlight
on WTC Benefits: Lakewood Country Club
Through
a special arrangement between the WTC and Lakewood Country Club,
WTC members may use the facilities at Lakewood up to six times for
tennis and golf and receive a special rate.
Lakewood
Country Club is located less than five miles from the WTC.
In addition, WTC members are eligible to join Lakewood as regular
members and receive 50 percent off the initiation fee.
For
further information or to make arrangements to use the facilities,
please call Todd Whalley at (504) 393-2610 or visit www.lakewoodgolf.com..
Entertain
on a Higher Level
Living
the "high" life takes on a special meaning when you entertain
your guests at the Plimsoll Club. From our
vantage point on the 30th floor of the World Trade Center, the city of New Orleans
serves as a dramatic backdrop for your business or social events.
We
have five different rooms
suited to all sizes and types of events.One is just perfect
for you. We offer an extensive selection of menus and hors d'oeuvres
or we can easily create a custom-designed menu based on your personal
preferences. We also offer complimentary validated parking for you
and your guests for luncheon and evening events. Let us cater to
your good taste by calling Barbara Montgomery at 529-1701 for more
information.
Welcome
New WTC Members!
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George
K. Blanchard
New Orleans
Medical Complex, Inc.
Louis
M. Bravo
Gerald
Boulmay
Queen & Crescent Hotel
James
Conrad
NOME Federal
Credit Union
Tom
K. Farris, MD
Michael
G. Gretchen
Hibernia National Bank
Alva
John Groth, II
Prof.
William B. Gwyn
Laura
Hay
Technically Speaking, Inc.
Laurence
R. Holmes
Bourgeois Bennett, LLC
Capt.
Robert B. Johnson
Crescent River Port Pilots
Deborah
Ducote Keller
Port of New Orleans
Elizabeth
A. Keyes, CPA
Johannes
G. Kilian
J.G. Kilian Company, Inc.
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Prof.
Fredrick Koenig
Tulane University
Jacques
LeGrand, Jr.
Sunita
Singh MacLaren
World Wise, Inc.
Marilyn
Gordon Moreau
Sheila
Papelbon
The Bank of New York
David
L. Picou
Gulf South Management
Services, LLC
Anthony
J. Ponder
Pitney Bowes
Virginia
Dare Rufin
Frank
Simmons, Jr.
John
E. Stephenson, MD
Ochsner Medical Institution
Robert
M. Sterling, Jr.
The National Growth
Fund, Inc.
Capt.
F. Winter Trapolin
Ford
A. Willoughby
John
R. Woolsey
McDermott International, Inc.
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Easy
Parking at WTC Garage
The
1,000-car WTC parking garage is conveniently located on Poydras
Street next to the Hilton Hotel and across the street from the WTC
Building.
The
garage is just steps away from Riverwalk and a five-minute walk
from the CBD, the Warehouse District and the French Quarter.
The
garage offers safe, covered parking and is accessible 7 days a week,
24 hours a day.
Competitively
priced daily and monthly rates are available. Call (504) 584-3994.
March
Calendar
11–Bertel
Award Luncheon, PC
13-Italian
Night, PC
17–St.
Patrick’s Day Lunch Buffet, PC
19–St.
Joseph’s Day
Coming
next month: Easter Brunch, PC
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