MAY LUNCHEON
May 23, 2024
​Ramada Inn
   

MEMBERS ONLY

Doors open at 10:30am for check-in/social time. 
(Please do not arrive any earlier as the room will not be ready for seating).

LUNCHEON COST:  $25.  All attendees must confirm their reservation by mailing their check to Jo-Ellen Baxley. Make your check payable to MANDARIN WOMEN’S CLUB and contact Jo-Ellen at 904-635-8722 for mailing instructions.
  Checks must be received by May 16th.  There will be no exceptions.
Be sure to note on your check if you prefer a Chef’s Salad.

MENU
Classic Caesar Salad
Skewered shrimp with a light butter sauce
Broccoli Casserole
Rolls and Butter
​Red Velvet Cake
Coffee, Ice Tea and Water

Chef’s Salad is offered as an alternative to the menu.  If the salad is desired, it must be noted on your check. No changes can be made after reservation deadline. NOTE: Salad dressings available are Italian, Light Italian, or Ranch only.

PROGRAM
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Join us on the RED CARPET to celebrate our own MWC GLAMMY AWARDS! This is the final luncheon of the year and we will celebrate YOU, our MWC Members. There will be “thank you” awards, door prizes and we will crown our own, “Miss Congeniality.” Send your luncheon payment to Jo-Ellen in order to reserve your VIP seat! This will be a MEMBERS ONLY Luncheon. Hope to see you there!

  
UPCOMING SOCIAL EVENT
MAY 25th
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Our much-anticipated, end of the year, covered dish Social, will be Saturday, May 25th, from 4-6 PM at the Westminster Clubhouse, 1500 Bishop Estates Road. This will be an indoor picnic, with overflow poolside. Socials will be furnishing the meat, drinks, paper goods and decorations but we are asking all attending to bring a covered dish, to give us a wonderful selection of homemade food. We will have a limit of 88 attendees so you must have signed up at the April luncheon to attend. If you signed up and cannot attend, please let us know so your space can be filled by someone else. There will be some logistics about parking that we are working on and will be advising you, so stay tuned. As always, we are looking forward to closing out an amazing year with this fun get-together. If you have questions or need to cancel your reservation, please contact Laura Czaplicki or Tamara McKay.
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Other Events this Month

Travel: May 3 - We are going downtown to tour the historic Merrill House and St. Andrews Church (next door). The house is a beautiful 2-story. If you can’t navigate the stairs, there is plenty to see and hear about on the 1st floor. There is and entrance ramp in the rear and ample parking. Tour donation is $7.00. We will meet at Hobby Lobby at 9:15 and leave shortly thereafter. Tour is at 10 AM. Riders share is $6.00 per person. Lunch will be at European Street in San Marco.  Contact Linda if you want to join us.

Antiquing: May 10 - Please join us for Antiquing on Beach Boulevard and lunch at Salt Life. We will meet at Hobby Lobby at 9:15 AM and leave promptly at 9:30 AM. Cost per rider is $6. Contact Shirley Wright for more info. 

Movie Mania: May 14 - “Some Like it Hot” - This movie is a Comedy - Running time: 2 hours.  After witnessing a mob hit, Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) skip town by donning drag and joining an all-female band enroute to Miami. The charm of the group’s singer, Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe,) leads them ever further into extravagant lies, as Joe assumes the persona of a millionaire to woo her and Jerry’s female alter ego winds up engaged to a tycoon! Lunch will be at HarborChase in the Counter Offer on the first floor at 11:30 AM. Movie will be at HarborChase theatre, 3rd Floor at 1:00 PM. Any questions, contact Andrea Braun..
 
Mangia Mama’s: May 17 - 11:30am, We will have lunch at Woodpecker’s Backyard BBQ, 4930 State Road 13, at 11:30 AM. Carpool from Hobby Lobby at 10:30 AM. The restaurant has great BBQ and when it runs out of BBQ, they close their doors. Looking forward to our last get together this year and having a great time! Please contact Linda Bowman with any questions.
 
Dining Out/Singles and Couples: (Week Late) MAY 18 – 5:30 PM, Athenian Owl, 9551 Baymeadows Road, Suite 21-23, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Website: athenianowljaxfl.com.
 
Mah Jongg has two teams on two different dates. Anyone who would like to sub for either team, please contact the respective chair(s) as listed in your Directory for the appropriate team.
TEAM A: May 20, 12:30 PM                  TEAM B: May 27, 12:30 PM
 
Marathon Bridge: May 28 - 4th Tuesday of each month thru May at 11 AM at Noura's Cafe. Please call or text Mary Chapman if you would like to sub or want more info.

Night Train: May 31 – 6:30pm – We play at HarborChase. Mark your calendar for the last Friday of each month. This is Mexican Train, and we are happy to teach beginners. Park in the back and check-in at the front desk. We play with quarters, so please come prepared with $3.25 in quarters. Bring your own non-alcoholic drink and snacks. Sign up at the luncheon or contact Gail Packard. Signup is not required; however, HarborChase needs a headcount. If you signup, Gail will send you a reminder.