July 2015 Newsletter - Touchdown Club of New Orleans

The Touchdown Club of New Orleans, Inc.
Newsletter
July 2015
From The President
2015-16 OFFICERS &
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Theresa Lowe, President
Roslyn Duplessie, 1st Vice-President
Lynn Lewis, 2nd Vice-President
Shereen LeCron, Secretary
Mary Ann Caruso, Treasurer
GREETINGS TOUCHDOWN CLUB OF NEW ORLEANS MEMBERS!
2015 has started out extremely well for the Club. Fortunately, we have
sold out every event thus far. Please keep up the good work.
As you all know, the Saints are in full swing with many new faces, and
we are as well with many new members. We are excited about that.
Chairman of the Board
John Kohl
Board of Directors
Mary J. Axinn
Delinda Duncan
Delton Graves
John Murphy
Wayne Ory
JoAnn Senko
Korey Songe
Paula Szubinski
Joanne Witcher
Board Advisors
Beverly Y. Bellows
Charlie Breaux
Jimmy Hand
Charlie Heim
Importantly, we have our largest event, the annual Meet the Saints
Luncheon, scheduled on September 2, 2015, at the beautiful Hyatt
Regency Hotel in downtown New Orleans. Please mark your
calendars. Let's aim for a record attendance at this always enjoyable
event.
All of the dates for our upcoming events are contained in this
newsletter and we hope to have as much participation as possible.
I believe it will be a fun and exciting year.
Please also check the dates and sites for our upcoming dinner
meetings. We have some new and exciting venues that we believe you
will enjoy.
We look forward to record club participation at all of the events, and
having a banner year, just like our SAINTS!
Terry A Lowe
President, Touchdown Club of New Orleans
TDCNO
July 2015
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2015 Meet The Saints Luncheon
This year’s Meet the Saints Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 601
Loyola Avenue. Doors will open at 10:45 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12:00 noon. Jim Henderson will be the emcee
and the National Anthem will be performed by Amanda Shaw.
Once again, Saints merchandise will be available to purchase from Geaux For The Gold and there will be a silent
auction with items provided by American Pastime.
The ticket price is $75 each or $750 for a table of 10. The event is open to all Saints fans 14 years old and older.
ABSOLUTELY NO Jeans, T-Shirts, Jerseys or Shorts.
The deadline to order tickets is Tuesday, August 28, 2015. Payment must be received IN FULL before tickets are
issued. You may order your tickets online at www.tdcno.com.
2015-2016 Membership Report
by M.J. Axxin
The membership committee is happy to report we have 157 returning members and 26 new members waiting to be
inducted. This should provide for a very social year of meeting old friends and making new friends.
Our newest members include:
Mandy Arsenaux
Andrea Mayeur
Shelly Badeaux
William & Pamela Dunn Meariman
Loyd & Rita Bagot
Tracy Moore
Ruthe Birdsall
Dana Parfait
Alex Campbell
Gary Riedlinger
William DeAngelis
Buddy & Nicole Schiro
Linda Hendricks
Wilfred & Rosemary Trepagnie
James & Bernadette Hines
Kimberly Vazquez
Jeanne Junot
Marcelle Waguespack
Craig Lopes
Vickie Wakefield
Dottie Matlock
Golf Tournament -- Michael Degan and Tristan
Manthey represented the Touchdown Club at the
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Golf
Tournament that was held May 15, 2015 at Lakewood
Golf Course at Lakewood Golf Course.
TDCNO
July 2015
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Dinner Meeting Schedule
by Lynn Lewis
It’s time to mark your calendar and make plans to attend this year’s dinner meetings, and there are some new
restaurants that have been added. The price of the dinners will remain at $40. Payment may be made at the door by
check (made payable to The Touchdown Club of New Orleans) or with exact cash. You may also pay online with a
credit card.
Reservations may be made online at TDCNO.com or by calling the Club’s phone line at 504-242-4545. If you are calling
by phone, please speak slowly and clearly with member(s) name and entrée selection and a phone number.
Please note the dates below for the start and end dates of each reservation period. If you make a reservation, you
must cancel by the “Reservations End Date/Time” listed. If you do not cancel by this date/time, you will be
responsible for payment of your dinner ($40).
Reservations
Start Date/Noon
Reservations
End Date/Noon
Dinner Date
(Tuesdays)
Max Number
of Guests
Wed., September 2
Wed., September 9
September 15
55
Porter & Luke’s
1517 Metairie Road
Metairie, LA
Fri., September 11
Fri., September 18
September 29
120
Messina’s at the Terminal
(Lakefront Airport)
6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd.
New Orleans, LA
Wed., September 30
Wed., October 7
October 13
70
The Red Maple
1036 Lafayette St.
Gretna, LA
Wed., October 14
Wed., October 21
October 27
70
Impastato’s
3400 16th Street
Metairie, LA
Wed., October 21
Wed., October 28
November 3
74
Dooky Chase
2301 Orleans Ave.
New Orleans, LA
Wed., November 18
Wed., November 25
December 1
64
Austin’s
5101 W. Esplanade Ave.
Metairie, LA
Wed., December 2
Wed., December 9
December 15
80
Café Hope
1101 Barataria Blvd.
Marrero, LA
Wed., December 9
Wed., December 16
December 22
65
The Peppermill
3524 Severn Avenue
Metairie, LA
Restaurant
Tailgate Party – The Club will host a Tailgate Party again this season. The date is Sunday, October 4th before the
Dallas game. Stay tuned for more details.
For more information on these events, please go to the Club’s web site, www.tdcno.com.
TDCNO
July 2015
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A Day at the Races
Touchdown Club members, their family and friends enjoyed A Day at the Races on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at
The New Orleans Fair Grounds. The day included lunch in the clubhouse. It was also the Louisiana Derby preview
day at the track and, as usual, there was a special race dedicated to The Touchdown Club. If you have never
attended this event, plan to join your fellow members next year for a fun day at the track in 2016.
Annual Meeting
The Touchdown Club Annual Meeting took place on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Chateau County Club in Kenner.
Those attending enjoyed a delicious “sit down” dinner.
Following a vote by the membership, the new officers and board members were announced. (See photo below.)
The 2015-2016 Touchdown Club officers and board members:
Top: Delton Graves, John Murphy, John Kohl (Chairman of the Board), Korey
Songe, and Wayne Ory. Bottom: Lynn Lewis (2 nd Vice President), Joanne Witcher,
Mary Ann Caruso (Treasurer), Paula Szubinski, Terry Lowe (President), Jo Ann
Senko, Shereen LeCron (Secretary), and Roslyn Duplessie (1 st Vice President).
Looking ahead, you can mark your calendar for next year’s meeting to be held at Chateau Country Club on
March 5, 2016.
Web Site
If anyone has photos from Club events, including dinner meetings, please send them to Mary Ann Caruso at
mcaruso@laitram.com so they can be posted to the web site.
TDCNO
July 2015
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Annual Awards Banquet
by Terry Lowe
This event was sold out hours after our press release this year. All who attended enjoyed it immensely, and for those
who could not attend, this was the best banquet ever.
Charlie Heim and his Committee worked incredibly hard to come up with an amazing program and Mike Detillier did an
excellent job as emcee. The award recipients this year were: John Deshazier, The Bob Roesler Media Award; Tim
Detillier- Prep Coach of the Year Award; Mark Hudspeth of ULL- Collegiate Coach of the Year; and, of course, NFL Hall
of Famer Terry Bradshaw, who received The Pete Rozelle Award.
John Deshazier was so humbled by the award that he was almost speechless. Tim Detillier entertained the crowd with a
"clapping game" which was much fun. Mark Hudspeth also entertained with great personal anecdotes.
And last, but certainly not least, Terry Bradshaw was extremely gracious, highly entertaining, and humble. He had a
marvelous time, as did we. Terry flew to the event on a private jet, at no cost to the Club, and brought friends with him,
whom he picked up en route. He ate, drank, took pictures, signed autographs, and was as gracious as he could be. He
kept the crowd in stitches with his funny stories. Terry delighted everyone when he said he “came out of the closet" at
Fox when he proclaimed that he loved the Saints and will be a Saints fan forever. Who Dat!
From left to right: Tim Detillier (Prep Coach of the Year Award), Terry Lowe (President,
The Touchdown Club), Mike Detillier (Master of Ceremonies), Charlie Heim (Advisor,
The Touchdown Club), Terry Bradshaw (Pete Rozelle Award), Mark Hudspeth
(College Coach of the Year). John DeShazier (Bob Roesler Media Award), John Kohl
(Chairman of the Board, The Touchdown Club)
Terry Bradshaw
NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback
Pete Rozelle Award
Mark Hudspeth
ULL Head Football Coach
College Coach of the Year
Tim Detillier
Lutcher High School
Head Football Coach
Prep Coach of the Year
John DeShazier
Lutcher High School
Head Football Coach
Prep Coach of the Year
TDCNO
July 2015
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Super Boil
by Terry Lowe
Kudos to Mary Ann Caruso and her Committee who did a terrific job at the Super Boil, which was also well attended. It
was a great opportunity for fans to meet the new Saints. The rookies enjoyed the event and, we hope, the crawfish.
Ronnie (Rockin’ Ron) Chouest rocked, as usual, and even Elvis paid the rookies a visit. The crawfish were delicious, too.
Our scholarship recipient Jonathan Coco and his girlfriend were there, and they also had a fine time. Former Saints
players, such as Jack Holmes and Mike Strachan, also attended. Although the silent auction was smaller this year, the
Club grossed $3,000!
Fr. Ronnie Calkins and Charlie Heim
John Kohl, Terry Lowe, Elisha Broussard
Sheridan and Samantha McLain
Touchdown Club members teach new
Saints the art of peeling crawfish.
Elvis (Randy Bonavel), rookie quarterback
Garrett Grayson, Terry Lowe
James Willis (Defensive Assistant/
Linebackers) and Greg Lewis
(Offensive Assistant)
Rookie linebacker Hau'oli Kikaha
enjoys crawfish at the Super Boil.
Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament
Each year the Club sponsors a hole at the Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament held at Chateau Country Club. At the
tournament, current and former Saints players are matched to a golf team.
Sponsorship sign
Lynn Lewis with linebacker David Hawthorne.
Lynn was a volunteer for the tournament.