OCTOBER LUNCHEON
October 24, 2024
Ramada Inn  

NOTE TIME CHANGE – MEMBERS ONLY GAME DAY!
Doors open at 9:00am for check-in/social time and play starts at 9:30am. (Please do not arrive any earlier as the room will not be ready for seating).  Lunch will be LATE. Bring a snack if you cannot wait.
 
LUNCHEON COST:  $25.  All attendees must contact Barbara Metallo to confirm their reservation. Make your check payable to MANDARIN WOMEN’S CLUB and contact Barbara at 904-612-6494 for mailing instructions. Please indicate on your check if you will be playing Bunco, Mexican Train or No Game.
  Checks must be received by October 14th.  There will be no exceptions.
Be sure to note on your check if you prefer a Chef’s Salad.


 BUFFET MENU
Garden Salad
Fried Chicken
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
​Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Cole Slaw
Rolls and Butter
Chef’s Choice Dessert
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 the reservation email or 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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 GAME DAY!   ******  MEMBERS ONLY
 
We will be having Game Day at our October Luncheon. You have a choice of playing Bunco or Mexican Train Dominos. Please indicate which game you would like to play on your check when you submit your payment. This is a MEMBERS ONLY event. We will be opening the doors at 9:00 am. Play will begin at 9:30. Get ready for some good food, good friends, a lot of fun, and maybe you will win some cash! If you can bring a card table for Bunco, and/or a Mexican Train set, please contact Susan Pearson at 954-558-5461. Please make sure your name is on it, and bring it to the Ramada by 8:30 am. Thank you very much. We hope to see you at our Game Day.
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The 2024-2025 Directories are here and can be picked up at the luncheon.  Be sure to get yours! 

Other Events

Movie Mania: October 8  - 11:30am - "Queen Bees" This movie is charming, feel-good, and heartfelt.  Starring Ellen Burstyn, Anne-Margaret, James Caan. While her house undergoes repairs, a fiercely independent widow stays at the nearby retirement community and realizes it is like high school all over again:  full of flirting, mean cliques, high-stakes bridge games and maybe another chance at love. Come and enjoy! Lunch will be at Dolces Pizza located at 12276 San Jose Boulevard (close to HarborChase) at 11:30am.  Movie will be at HarborChase theatre, 3rd Floor at 1:00 pm. Any questions, contact Toby Richmond.
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Recipe Exchange: October 9 - 11:30am-1:00pm - Our first Recipe Exchange of the new club year will be at the home of Sandra Varner, 12243 Flynn Woods Road., 904-707-5509. Our theme will be Halloween; and if you’d like to come in costume, that would be fun. Dishes should all represent Halloween! Be creative with your dishes and let your imagination take over. Don’t forget your $2.00 as well as containers for leftovers.
 
Antiquing: October 11 - 11:30am – “Show and Tell” at the home of Mary Ethel Hinchliffe, 3357 Chrysler Drive, salad bar lunch. The hostess will provide salad greens & everyone is asked to bring an item to add to the salad. Please bring an antique or collectible to ‘show and tell’.  If you did not sign up at the September luncheon, contact Mary Ethel.
 
MAH JONGG HAS TWO GROUPS ON TWO DIFFERENT DATES. Anyone who would like to sub for either group, please contact the respective chair(s) as listed in your Directory.
 
TEAM A: October 21 - 12:30 pm
 
TEAM B: October 28 – 12:30 pm 
 
Marathon Bridge: October 22 – 11:00am - 4th Tuesday each month thru May at Noura's Cafe. Please call or text Mary Chapman if you would like to sub or want more information.
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Night Train: October 25 – 6:30pm - at HarborChase (12350 San Jose Boulevard).  Mark your calendar for the last Friday of each month (except December). This is Mexican Train and we will be 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. If you would like to play, please contact Gail Packard.  We have limited seating and Gail will send out evites two weeks prior. Bring your own non-alcoholic beverage and snacks.  BE SURE TO BRING 13 QUARTERS. 

​NOTE:  If you would like to play Mexican Train on Game Day but don’t know how to play, contact Peggy LaRocca to join Mexican Train Team B that plays on Wednesday, October 16, @ 10:00am (social time at 9:30) at HarborChase.  These ladies will be happy to teach you the game.