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Lobster Dinner Menu
Duck and Andouille Gumbo
OR
Basket Plimsoll
medley of wild mushrooms
in cognac-green peppercorn sauce,
served in a puff pastry basket
Salad Antebellum
mixed greens, crumbled bleu cheese and pecans
with raspberry vinaigrette
Boiled One and Three-Quarter Pound
Fresh Maine Lobster
with drawn butter
Lemon and Lime Wedges
Saffron Rice Pilaf
French Bread and Butter
Dessert Buffet Extravaganza
Bananas Foster
Coffee
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The Plimsoll
Club cordially invites you to enjoy A Lobster Dinner Dance on Saturday,
August 14
Join
us for a romantic evening of dinner and dancing at our popular lobster
dinner dance on Saturday, August 14.
Make
reservations for the time you prefer between 7:00 p.m. and 8:30
p.m. by calling the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701.
The
cost of this delicious four-course feast is only $37.50 per person!
We
offer a choice of two appetizers, a refreshing salad, a boiled one-and-three-quarter-pound
Maine lobster that has been cracked and loosened from its shell,
saffron rice pilaf, French bread and butter, and a buffet of splendid
desserts.
Enjoy dancing to the music of the Al Belletto Quartet from 7:00
p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
If
you must cancel, please do so by Thursday, August 12 and ask for
your cancellation number to avoid billing to your WTC account. As
always, complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC
garage.
Enjoy
A Taste of France Luncheon Buffet August 6
Join us at the Plimsoll Club for "A Taste of
France" luncheon buffet on Friday, August 6. The menu will
include French specialities such as salad nicoise, pate maison,
vichyssoise, potage St. Germain, leg of lamb Provencale, tilapia
grenobloise, breast of chicken cordon bleu, filet de boeuf en brochette,
fondantes potatoes, haricots verts, cherries jubilee, assorted French
desserts, and much more.
This sumptuous buffet is offered to our members and their guests
for only $15.95! No French meal would be complete without a glass
of wine and we offer you a glass of imported merlot or muscadet
for only $2.50.
As always, complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC
garage for four hours during lunch.
Make reservations by calling our receptionist from 8:30 a.m. until
3:30 p.m. at 529-1701.
Cancellations must be received by noon on Thursday, August 5 to
avoid billing to your account. Please remember to ask for your cancellation
number.
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"Many, many thanks to
you and your expert staff for the wonderful wedding rehearsal
dinner honoring my son and his then fiancee.
"In the service, food and professionalism of the Plimsoll
Club, your staff certainly followed suit. They were great.
"Charles joins me in requesting that our compliments
and appreciation be extended to all involved.
"Our sincere thanks for making this special occasion
a very memorable one."
Sincerely,
Cuqui Moore
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Check
Your Lucky Number
This
month's lucky number is 1308.
Congratulations to Dr. Jorge M. Aguilar, DDS!
You are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the
month of September.
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!
Spotlight
on Benefits: WTC/UPS Affinity Program
United Parcel Service and the World Trade Center
recently entered into a partnership to provide WTC members with
excellent savings on UPS Next Day Air and international document
and package shipments.
The program also supports the World Trade Center by providing for
a 2 percent royalty payment on every dollar spent under the program.
Accordingly, by participating in the program, whenever you ship
a UPS package you are directly supporting the WTC and its various
international trade initiatives.
The benefits which are available to WTC members include: 25 percent
off UPS Worldwide Express, 10 percent off UPS Worldwide Expedited,
$1.50 off UPS Next Day Air Letters, and 10 percent off UPS Next
Day Air Package shipments.
Enrollment in the program is simple. Call (504) 731-3721 or (800)
469-6713 and reference your membership in the World Trade Center
of New Orleans.
If you're not currently a UPS customer, you will be issued an account
number along with a complimentary UPS Air Starter Kit.
Once you are enrolled, call (504) 731-3721 or (800) PICKUPS to set
up a pickup or to get the address of the nearest UPS drop-off location.
You may also visit the UPS Web site at www.ups.com to schedule pickups,
track packages, order supplies, find drop-off locations, or get
information on other UPS services.
We urge you to take advantage of this exciting new savings program
and support the World Trade Center every time you ship UPS.
For more information about this and other World Trade Center benefits,
please call Natalie Rideau at (504) 529-1601, ext. 226.
Lunch
With Us When Shopping Downtown!
When you're downtown shopping or taking care of
business, have lunch at the Plimsoll Club and enjoy complimentary
validated parking at the WTC garage.
When you lunch with us, we'll give you four hours of free parking
in our garage. This is one extra hour of premium downtown parking
for WTC members who sample our daily luncheon buffet.
Call 529-1701 for reservations and have lunch with us soon.
Sample
Early Menu Before Evening Out
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
Christmas in August? Call the Plimsoll Club
The holidays and cool weather may seem to be far
in the future but it's not too early to book space for Christmas
parties at the Plimsoll Club.
We have very few available weekend dates left for evening parties,
so call Dori Singer or Pam Corrigan at 529-1701 right away to reserve
space for your holiday bash.
In keeping with the holiday spirit, we have a special offer for
holiday office luncheons during the month of December.
We will give everyone in attendance a complimentary glass of champagne
with dessert. In addition, we will organize a drawing for a Plimsoll
Club apron colored royal blue with white lettering and piping.
This offer applies only to luncheons held in private rooms with
a banquet menu served. Group luncheons in the main dining room or
those selecting the a la carte menu or buffet are excluded from
this offer.
The
Plimsoll Club's Summer Hours Set
The Plimsoll Club’s Summer Hours SetThe Plimsoll
Club will be open for lunch but closed for dinner (except for special
event dinners) during the first two weeks of August.
The club will be closed completely for the last two weeks of August
for our annual repairs and maintenance.
The Plimsoll Club will reopen for lunch on Monday, August 30 and
dinner on Wednesday, September 1.
A
Friendly Reminder
Please
remember that your 1999 membership dues must be paid in full by
March 31.
Any
dues balance remaining unpaid by that date will be written off in
accordance with the WTC by-laws.
Please
call Kellie Clark at 529-1601, ext. 163, if you have any questions
about your account status.
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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Danae Columbus
Katz and Columbus
Brian J. Cyprowski
Bisso Towboat
Company, Inc.
David A. Diket
Baronne Printing
of Metairie, Inc.
Jack B. Dowell
Valerie Ellis
Cleo Fields
The Fields Law Firm
Claudia Franz
University of Phoenix
Charles E. Gudger
Henry N. Hymel
Patrick M. Kelley
Arthur Andersen, LL
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Dr. Kathleen Kennedy
University of Phoenix
Walter J. Leger, Jr.
Leger and Mestayer
Audrey S. McGee
Southern University
of New Orleans
Anna Melissa Maggio
Latin American
Consulting Associates
Una Moore
Jill L. Sherman
J.W. Allen and Company
WELCOME BACK!
Valerie Ellis
James P. Treuting
Verio, Inc. |
Spotlight
on Benefits: Summer Specials at Local Hotels
WTC
members and their guests can now enjoy excellent summer rates at
the following local hotels which have established a special relationship
with the World Trade Center. Be sure to mention that you are a WTC
member.
Fairmont Hotel -- $95 (through September 20, 1999). Call
(504) 529-4714.
Holiday Inn Select -- $89 (through August 1999). Call (888)
524-1881.
International House -- $75 (through August 1999). Call (504)
553-9550.
Le Meridien New Orleans -- $109 Superior/ $129 Deluxe (through
September 3, 1999). Call (504) 527-6714. Also, a special rate of
$140 is available at Le Meridien Cancun. For details, call (800)
543-4300.
The Windsor Court Hotel -- $195 Sunday - Thursday; $215 Friday
- Saturday (through September 9, 1999). Call (504) 596-4760.
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.
Receive
Your Free Subscription to the Monthly Trade Bulletin
If you are not yet a subscriber to the monthly Louisiana
International Trade Bulletin, published by the WTC, the Louisiana
Department of Economic Development and the Delta U.S. Export Assistance
Center, call the World Trade Center at (504) 529-1601, ext. 222
or 254 to begin receiving this free publication.
The Louisiana International Trade Bulletin is the best source for
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other news, trends, announcements and information which may be important
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The text of the Bulletin can also be found on the WTC's Louisiana
World Trade Web site on the Internet at www.wtcno.org.
August
Calendar
1 – PC open for lunch only through Aug. 13
6 – A Taste of France Lunch Buffet
14 – Lobster Dinner Dance
16 – PC closed completely through August 29
30 – PC reopens for lunch
September 1 – PC reopens for dinner
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