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The activities of the World Trade Center of New Orleans and the Plimsoll Club
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CALENDAR
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You are cordially invited to join us for the Plimsoll Club's 35th Anniversary Dinner Dance on Saturday, September 15 |
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In 1966 the Executive Committee of the International Trade Mart (one of the two predecessor organizations of the World Trade Center of New Orleans) decided on the name Plimsoll club for the dining facility that was then under construction at the top of the ITM Building at the foot of Canal Street and the Mississippi River. This distinctive name came from the Plimsoll Mark, the universal safe-loading symbol which is painted on the side of ocean-going vessels throughout the world. After years of battling in the House of Commons for safe maritime conditions, Samuel Plimsoll, MP. was eventually successful in having a law passed in 1876 requiring ships of British registry to display the load line which became known worldwide as the Plimsoll Mark. To celebrate the naming of our world-renowned Plimsoll Club, please come and celebrate this 35th anniversary on Saturday, September 15 with a sumptuous dinner and dancing. Chef Keith is featuring a menu of English fare. Enjoy dancing to the music of THE JIMMY MAXWELL ORCHESTRA from 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM. The cost of this evening's extravaganza is only $45.00. The doors will be open at 7:00 PM. Make reservations for the time you prefer between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM by calling Shelly Cantrelle during the hours of 8:30 AM until 4:00 PM or Marc Garcia after 4:00 PM at 529-1701. If you must cancel, please do so by noon on Thursday, September 13 and ask for your cancellation number to avoid billing to your WTC account. As always, complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC garage.
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Enjoy "A Taste of California" Lunch Buffet September 21 |
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The Chef has put together a spectacular menu that reflects the freshness and unique flavor combinations from the sunny shores of California. Featured items will include cream of corn with oyster soup, cucumber vichyssoise with crawfish, radicchio and wild mushroom salad, grilled squab marinated in seasonal berry puree, roast-pork, poached halibut with tomatoes and basil, grilled swordfish with mango butter and many other delectable dishes. This fabulous feast is only $18.95 per person! We offer California Cabernet Sauvignon Fall Creek or Chardonnay Robert Pepi for only $3.95 a glass. Our specialty lunches always sell out so reserve your tables now! Note: Due to this special luncheon event, the a la carte menu will not be offered. Call Shelly Cantrelle for reservations at 529-1701. Cancellations must be made by noon on Thursday, September 20 or full billing will apply. Remember to ask for your cancellation number. As always, complimentary validated parking is offered in the WTC garage.
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WTC MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN COULD JET YOU OFF TO LONDON! |
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It's easier than you think! Simply send the WTC Membership Department by mail, fax (529-1691) or e-mail (vbailey@wtcno.org) the names and addresses of your prospective members. Our staff will then follow-up with individually tailored letters on your behalf, inviting your friends and colleagues to become WTC members. It's that simple! Each time a prospect whom you sponsor becomes a member, you will automatically receive a $50 gift certificate for food and beverages in the Plimsoll Club, as well as receive credit toward membership prizes. In addition, the second place winner will receive a dinner and cocktails for four at the Plimsoll Club, and our third place winner will enjoy lunch for two at the Plimsoll Club. Special thanks go to our campaign sponsors Peter McLean Ltd. and the St. James Club, London. Peter McLean, Ltd. is a travel and conference management company that has been in business over 30 years in New Orleans. The company specializes in continuing education seminars and university summer study-abroad programs, primarily in Europe. Peter McLean, Ltd. is the official travel agency of the WTC’s 2001 Cultural Mission to Madrid & Barcelona in November. The St. James Club, which is a member of our reciprocal club network, was founded in 1857. The Club is now located in a beautiful 1892 Victorian mansion that has been luxuriously refurbished and offers up-to-date facilities expected by the modern day traveler. The Club also houses the intimate Seven Eight restaurant which features dishes created especially for the St. James Club by Gary Rhodes, one of England's most famous chefs. For further information on the St. James Club contact Vanessa Bailey at (504)529-1601, ext. 234 or visit www.stjamesclub.co.uk. For additional information about the campaign or applications for prospective members, call WTC Membership Director Natalie Rideau at (504) 529-1601 ext. 226 or Marketing Assistant Vanessa Bailey at ext. 234.
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Call the PC about Holiday Parties |
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Autumn is just around the corner and cool weather will be here soon. It's time to book space for your holiday parties at the Plimsoll Club. We have very few available weekend dates left for evening parties, so call Dori Singer or Pam Babin 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.
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CORRECTION |
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Please make note of a correction to last month's article on the Cultural Mission to Spain. The tour package price is $2,839 ($1,089) single supplement) plus $973 airfare on Delta. For more information, please call Membership Director Natalie Rideau at 529-1601 ext. 226.
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WTC & PLIMSOLL CLUB EVENTS |
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EADS SOGERMA CEO TO RECEIVE BUSINESS AWARD |
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Mr. Yves Richard, the President of EADS Sogerma Services of France, will receive the World Trade Center's 2001 Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Business at a special luncheon program in the Plimsoll Club on September 11. The award is presented to the head of a foreign corporation that has made a major investment in Louisiana which has resulted in the creation of new jobs and/or actual or potential increase in international trade. This year's award is in recognition of the major investment which EADS Sogerma Services has made in the EADS Aeroframe Services, L.L.C., based in Lake Charles, and the resulting economic development and international growth for Louisiana through its new maintenance facility to maintain, repair, and overhaul Airbus aircraft based in North and South America. Mr. Richard was nominated for the award by Mr. Don Hoffman, Co-Chair of the French American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter. The nomination was endorsed by Mr. Frank Mulhern, the Director of Marketing with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, and Mr. Max Jones, the then-Executive Director of the Chenault Airport Authority in Lake Charles. To register for September 11 luncheon, call the WTC at (504) 529-1601, or click here.
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SEPT. 7 RETIREMENT SALUTE TO "WHITEY" LAGASSE OF DED |
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The World Trade Center and other friends of Gilbert "Whitey" Lagasse, Regional Manager of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, invite all of Whitey's many friends and business associates over the years to a Retirement Luncheon Salute in the Plimsoll Club on Friday, September 7. To register, call the WTC at (504) 529-1601, ext. 271 or or click here.
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The PC's Autumn Hours Set |
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After closing completely for the last two weeks of August for our annual repairs and maintenance, the Plimsoll Club will reopen for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, September 4. Both the club and the WTC offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, in observation of Labor Day.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! |
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Check your lucky draw |
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Congratulations to Lea Sinclair Filson! 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 draw in the next newsletter. You could be a winner too! |
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Join us for "A Taste of California"
luncheon buffet on Friday, September 21 and sample the
delicious cuisine that has made the West Coast famous.
The WTC's annual membership campaign
kicks-off September 1. The lucky WTC member who sponsors the
most new members between September 1 and December 31 will win
the grand prize ----- round-trip tickets for two on Delta to
London, England, plus a three-night stay at the luxurious St.
James Club located just off St. James Street, a short stroll
from Buckingham Palace, with Knightsbridge, Bond Street and
the financial center within a short distance.
Gone with the Wind:
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