Enjoy French Night at the Plimsoll Club on Saturday, July 13

July is always a festive month for the French. In keeping with that joie de vivre, the Plimsoll Club, on July 13, is hosting an evening filled with music, dancing, our sensational buffet and a drawing for two free tickets to Paris.

7:15 p.m. - The cocktail hour features imported champagne, a variety of French wines, elegant aperitifs, conventional cocktails, and assorted hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. During this prelude to dinner, an abundant display of French charcuterie will be showcased. Accordionist Ron Able will serenade you with traditional French melodies.

8:15 p.m. - Our magnificent buffet opens, overflowing with delicacies such as Iced shrimp, Lobster Bellevue and many of your all-time favorites, including Norwegian Salmon with fenouil, Chateaubriand, Rack of Lamb Forestiere, Smoked Salmon, just to name a few. Crepes Suzette and Cherries Jubilee will accompany a grand array of pastries and cheese.

8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. - Dancing to the music of A.J. Monistere and his orchestra.

A highlight of the festivities will be a drawing for two round trip tickets to France, compliments of Continental Airlines. Continental Airlines, five time winner of the J.D. Power & Associates award for the best airline in customer satisfaction, offers daily service to Paris, France, and to many other cities of Europe. Frequent service from New Orleans to our European gateways of Houston and Newark provide convenient schedules to Paris, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome and many other points of interest. Continental is one of the largest air carriers in the world, providing its customers with an international route network reaching more than 55 different international destinations. Today, Continental and Continental Express serve over 190 cities worldwide, including more than 135 cities in the U.S. Over 2,000 flights span the globe each day, crossing the Atlantic to and from Europe; covering the length and breadth of America; traveling into the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America; and across the Pacific to and from the Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Japan and Hong Kong. Continental Airlines has won more Freddie awards than any other airline, and One Pass has been chosen best Elite program eleven out of the past twelve years. Continental was #1 for 2001 in on time performance, and was named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World.

The price of this very special evening, including cocktails and hors d’oeuvres is $59.75. Complimentary validated parking is available in the WTC garage. For reservations, call Shelly Cantrelle at 529-1701 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. If you must cancel, please do so before noon on Thursday, July 11 and ask for your cancellation number or full billing will apply.

Join us for French Night! Laissez le bon temps rouler and bon appetit!

Taste of Caribbean Lunch Buffet July 19

Let us bring the Caribbean to you on Friday, July 19. Cruise on up to the Plimsoll Club for a feast of tropical treats for only $19.50.

The chef will prepare a plethora of palate-pleasing dishes to include St. Croix seafood salad, calico bean salad, tropical fruit salad, conch chowder, mahi mahi with avocado beurre blanc, crab stuffed shrimp, curried chicken with cashews, whole roasted pig with mango chutney, boneless leg of lamb with papaya-mint sauce, Barbados rum cake, bananas flambŽed with pina colada sauce and much more! 

To complement this island bounty, we offer a delicious rum punch for only $3.50. Set sail for the Plimsoll Club now by calling 529-1701 for reservations. Cancel by Wednesday, July 17 by noon and ask for your cancellation number or full billing will apply. As always, complimentary validated parking is available for four hours during lunch.

The Plimsoll Club cordially invites you to enjoy Family Fun & Fireworks on Thursday, July 4

Independence Day will close with a bang as you and your family view the spectacular Fireworks.

The informal buffet dinner will feature your favorite barbecue and Louisiana specialties. The evening begins at 6:45 p.m. and the fireworks are scheduled for approximately 9:00 p.m.

Enjoy our fabulous buffet, including assorted salads, jambalaya, crawfish etouffe, barbecue ribs, fried chicken and catfish, macaroni and cheese, hamburgers with all the trimmings, and a lavish selection of desserts, to name a few.

Musical entertainment will be provided by LaFourche. Caricature artist Bob Budro and balloonist Ron Verdun will also entertain the guests.

The cost of the dinner and full evening’s entertainment is just $29.95 for adults and $13.95 for children under 10.

Casual attire is recommended. Complimentary parking is available in the WTC garage. Just bring your ticket to the club for validation.

Reserve your tables now for your family and guests by calling Shelly Cantrelle at 529-1701 from 8:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you must cancel, do so by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, July 1 and ask for your cancellation number or full billing will apply.

Check Your Lucky Draw

Congratulations to Theo Lumpert! You are the recipient of dinner for two with cocktails during the months of July & August. Special events are excepted. Call the Plimsoll Club at 529-1701 for details and reservations.

Watch for your name in the next membership draw. You could be a winner too!

WTCA General Assembly in Nova Scotia in Fall

The 33rd Annual General Assembly of the World Trade Centers Association will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 29 - October 2. The gathering of WTC representatives from around the world includes trade seminars and briefings, a trade show, matchmaking appointments with leading Canadian companies, and special post-assembly tours. This is a great worldwide networking opportunity and trade event in Canada for all WTC New Orleans members.

Atlantic Canada’s history of international trade, along with plentiful natural resources, location, and highly educated workforce, has allowed the region to develop a strong modern economy. Offshore oil and gas development is positioning the region as a major energy provider to the Eastern United States. The port of Halifax provides a gateway to almost 400 million NAFTA customers, and the high-tech workforce has made Atlantic Canada companies leaders in the IT and life sciences sectors.

The WTC is organizing a delegation to attend the WTCA General Assembly in Halifax. For more information, including registration, trade show, travel arrangements, and post-assembly tours to Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, visit the WTC Atlantic Canada website at http://www.acwtc.com/wtca2002/index.cfm. If you are interested in joining the WTC New Orleans for the assembly, call Susannah Coolidge at (504) 529-1601, ext. 222.

International Mixer Celebrates World Trade Centers Association Day

Christmas in July? 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 Pam Babin or Karen Eckman 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’ll 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 ˆ la carte menu or buffet are excluded from this offer.

JULY 15 BRIEFING ON LATIN AMERICAN PORT PROJECTS

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) will hold an all-day business briefing at the WTC on Monday, July 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on maritime port projects currently under development in Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. Delegates from Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Pernambuco, Paranagua (Brazil), Aguadulce, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta (Colombia), and Manta (Ecuador) are seeking contact with U.S. developers, investors, and suppliers in the maritime port sector. Projects include port development and expansion, inter-modal operators, vessel traffic management and navigation systems, dredging operations, oil spill and pollution control and clean-up, and port handling equipment for containers, grain, and fertilizers. Companies will have the opportunity to showcase their products in one-on-one meetings with 15 Latin American port authority officials directly responsible for the development of these projects, which could hold significant business and export potential for Louisiana companies. Registration for the all-day briefing is $50 and includes breakfast, lunch and all materials. To register for the July 15 program, call the WTC at (504) 529-1601, ext. 271, or register online at www.wtcno.org/programs.

Coming in August

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our fabulous "Taste of France" luncheon on Friday, August 9 and the "Lobster Dinner Dance" on Saturday, August 17. Please call Shelly Cantrelle at 529-1701 to make reservations for these two wonderful events!

Feedback

Thank you so very much for what turned out to be a wonderful evening for all. The food was superb, the staff gracious and efficient, and everything looked fabulous. The efforts of the entire staff were apparent and meant a great deal to our families.

Sincerely,

The Lippincotts & Anulewiczs

Rehearsal Party

SPOTLIGHT ON WTC BENEFITS: RECIPROCAL CLUBS

The WTC is receiving lots of positive feedback as more and more members discover wonderful dining experiences and amenities at over 100 reciprocal clubs in North America. As you make your travel plans, be sure to remember these tips for utilizing the reciprocal club program:

• Contact Marketing Assistant Carolyn Hightower at 529-1601 ext. 220 in advance so she can send a letter of introduction on your behalf to the clubs of your choice. Please note that all private clubs require such notification, while World Trade Centers do not. Entrance to a club can be denied without the appropriate introduction. Also, please take your membership card for proof of identification and account reference number.

• Contact the reciprocal club directly for dining reservations, guest room accommodations (if applicable), and any other pertinent information such as parking availability, preferred method of payment and guest usage fees. Many clubs will bill directly to your WTC New Orleans account, though there is a $500 credit limit for all transactions. If charges are anticipated to exceed the $500 credit limit, special arrangements can be made with the reciprocal club for direct billing.

• View the entire list of reciprocal clubs on the "Members Only" section of the website (www.wtcno.org) in a searchable format. You can access that area with your username & password and ID, which consists of your name (lower case and no spaces) plus your member number. You can also view the entire list of WTCs worldwide at www.wtca.org.

• Restrictions: Please note the reciprocal club program has been designed as a traveling benefit. The policy does exclude a WTC New Orleans member from using a dining facility in another city if that member lives within 50 miles of the facility.

Please contact the Membership Department if you have any questions about the services, facilities or resources mentioned above at 529-1601 ext. 220 or 226.

The PC’s Summer Hours Set

The Plimsoll Club will be open for lunch but will be closed for dinner during the month of July, starting Monday, July 1 (except for the July 4 event and other special event dinners), and also closed for dinner the first two weeks of August.

The club will be closed completely for the last two weeks of August, beginning Monday, August 19, and will reopen for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, September 3.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

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