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GDRA would like to
thank our 2007-08 Founders Club
Sponsors: Sysco, Admiral Linen, Ben E.
Keith Co., Brothers Produce, Direct Energy, Dr Pepper,
Hardie's Fruit & Vegetable, Heartland Payment Systems,
Medical City Heart, Pepsi, Reliant Energy, Schepps Dairy, US
Foodservice. |
| Greater Dallas Restaurant
Association Newsletter |
November 2007 | |
Dear
Jamee,
Welcome to the GDRA newsletter. We are hard at
work revamping our marketing and communication tools to
better serve the membership. We are pleased to unveil
to you the latest benefit, an electronic monthly
newsletter. We will be providing members with a monthly
email update to help keep you informed and up-to-date on
what GDRA is doing for you and your industry. We
will also feature upcoming events and highlight
association activities. Your feedback is always welcome!
Jamee Green, Executive
Director |
| 2007 GDRA/Sysco Golf
Tournament |
The
2007
GDRA/Sysco Golf tournament was a
huge success.
Low
Gross team winners: Two Rows
(pictured above - Eric Epperson, Walt Barnes, Rick
Hamilton and Baine Brooks)
Held at the beautiful Gentle Creek Golf Club in
Prosper, TX on October 1st, the weather was
perfect!
We wish
to recognize our sponsors for this year's event.
Title
Sponsor was Sysco
Dallas.
Exclusive sponsors included:
Golf Hats and Pro V 1's - Sysco; Chip
Shot Contest - P
F Changs; Golf Cart - US Foodservice;
Beer Cart - Budweiser;
Non-Alcoholic Beverages - Dr Pepper;
Goody Bag - Food
Sales Systems; and new this year - Poker Run - Lott
Marketing/ConAgra/Butterball.
Our Platinum Sponsors were:
Admiral Linen and
Uniform Service; Ben E. Keith; Brothers Produce; Direct
Energy; Dr Pepper; Hardie's Fruit & Vegetable;
Heartland Payment Systems; Medical City Heart; Pepsi;
Reliant Energy; Schepps Dairy; Sysco; Preferred
Restaurant Services; US Foodservice; Royal Cup Coffee;
Edward Don & Co.; Mrs Baird's; and Luna de
Noche.
Gold Sponsor was Xtraordinario
Premium Tequila.
Hole Sponsors were:
Dallas Morning News;
Preferred Restaurant Services; and Xtraordinario
Premium. Tequila
Outback
Steakhouse provided the
post tournament dinner featuring steaks, potatoes, salad
and cheesecake.
Winners were tallied and the following were the
results:
- Closest to Pin
winner - Shaw Thompson with
Ben E. Keith Foods
- Low Net team winners: Admiral
Linen
- Low Gross team
winners:
Two
Rows
- Tried
the Hardest team winners: Sysco
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| Brinker/ Chili's Recognized for
Pepper Campaign |
Restaurant Neighbor Award 2007
Finalist
Brinker International/ Chili's
Grill & Bar puts its customers' artistic talents to
the test during the annual Create A Pepper to Fight
Childhood Cancer campaign. The campaign, which benefits
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, invites guests to
donate $1 or more for the opportunity to color a pin-up
of Chili's signature pepper. The promotion runs
throughout September, which is National Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month. For the 2006 campaign, Chili's rolled
out customizable gift cards -- for every $25 in gift
cards sold, the brand donated $1 to St. Jude. Wearing
Create A Pepper shirts that they designed and colored,
employees sell customizable T-shirts and wristbands. In
June 2006, Chili's announced a 10-year commitment to
raise $50 million for St. Jude -- the largest corporate
donation in the hospital's history.
Brinker was recognized at the NRA
Political Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C.
Pictured is Jamee Green, Executive
Director, GDRA, and Joe Taylor, Vice
President of Corporate Affairs,
Brinker.
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| TRA PAC |
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Members of GDRA leadership met with State
Representative Jodie Laubenberg to discuss the
80th Legislative Session, as well as present
her with a PAC contribution from TRAPAC. Pictured above
are Phil Willis, GDRA
2nd VP, Cityplace Conference Center;
State Representative Jodie Laubenberg;
Jeff Barker, GDRA President,
Chamberlain's Restaurants; and Jerry
Walker, GDRA President Elect, Southwest Real
Estate Services.
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| Our Sponsors |
Would you like to sponsor a future
edition of the GDRA newsletter? Please contact Mary
Wilson at mwilson@gdra.org for more information.
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| Upcoming Events |
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Mark your
calendar!
Don't miss
any of the upcoming events for GDRA membership. For
current listing and information, please visit www.gdra.org .
Tuesday, November 7 -TRA
President's Dinner - Rick Stein's Steakhouse
Tuesday, November 13 -
New Member Mingle: by invitation only, for all new
members in 3rd Quarter 2007 - 4-5:30pm - On The Border,
Addison
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| PAC Pointer |
| Did you know that during the
80th Legislative Session, your TRA/ GDRA
legislative team was hard at work for you? Successes
include:
·
Passed legislation preventing cities from
granting exclusive franchises for grease trap waste
collection.
·
Passed legislation preventing suits by customers
who consume raw oysters.
·
Defeated legislation tying the minimum wage to
inflation.
More
recently, the GDRA Board of Directors supported the
repeal of the City of Dallas' verified response
ordinance. Along with other members of the business
community, the GDRA worked with Mayor Leppert and Dallas
City Council to have the measure repealed allowing for
police response time to business alarms to be greatly
reduced.
To learn
more about TRAPAC and how you can donate, click
here.
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