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8111 LBJ Freeway
Suite 775, Lockbox 113
Dallas, TX 75251
972.671.4372
August 2008
GDRA would like to WELCOME our 2008-2009
Founders Club Partners:
Nationwide Insurance * Sysco
Admiral Linen, Ben E. Keith Co., Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Direct Energy, Edward Don & Co.,
Hardie's Fruit & Vegetable, Medical City Heart, Schepps Dairy and US Foodservice.
2008 GDRA Golf Tournament Upcoming Events
Mark you calendar for Monday, October 6 for the
GDRA Golf Tournament brought to you by Title Mark your calendar!
Sponsors Nationwide Insurance
and Sysco. Course of play is Gentle Creek in Don't miss any of the great upcoming
Prosper, Texas (www.gentlecreek.com). Cost is events. For current listing and information,
$165 per person with several sponsorship levels please visit www.gdra.org .
available.
Sponsorship levels will be filled first! National Restaurant Association
Public Affairs Conference
This is one tournament you do not want to miss. September 23-24
EACH PLAYER WILL RECEIVE A PAIR OF Grand Hyatt
ADIDAS GOLF SHOES. A representative will be on Washington D.C.
site to fit you. Outback Steakhouse will provide the http://www.restaurant.org/paconference/
post-tournament dinner! For complete registration
information, click here. SAVE THE DATE
October 6, 2008
GDRA/ Nationwide/ Sysco
Golf Tournament
Gentle Creek Golf Course
Prosper, TX
SAVE THE DATE
October 21, 2008
Welcoming New GDRA Members! President's Dinner
"Meeting the Challenge of People,
Profitability and Politics
Through Strength in Numbers"
New members that joined in July are: Speaker: TRA President Gerard Cace
Location TBD
Sharon Van Meter - Milestone Culinary Arts
Center
Maura Gast - Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau Industry News
Enrique Vieyra - Enrique's Place
Martina Aparicio - Aparicio's Restaurante
Mexicano & Sports Bar
Mike Tettleton - Lone Star Banners & Flags
Christi CdeBaca - Grainger The GDRA issued a statement in
response to the recent closure of
Albert Chernay - Lincoln Financial Innovations some of Dallas' restaurants. The
Group media has contacted our office for a
Guy Revelle - Splitsville Bowling, Billards & Dinner response and we felt it is important to
Lounge address their inquiries with facts and
Scott Wilkinson - Splitsville Bowling, Billards & statistical information that shows a
Dinner Lounge true picture of the North Texs
restaurant climate. Click here to view
PAC Pointer - Evaluating the Revised the statement.
Franchise Tax
Our Sponsors
During the last legislative session, Texas
revised it's franchise tax in order to help Are you interested in reaching out to
fund public education in the state. The state restaurant owners, general managers
and friends of the industry all over
will be evaluating the impact of the new tax
North Texas? If so, the GDRA
during the coming months. We would like eNewsletter is the perfect opportunity
to know what the impact has been to your to do so. For more information, please
business by emailing us at contact jgreen@gdra.org .
jgreen@gdra.org. Are you paying more/
less? How did you file? We appreciate all
feedback. Quick Links
Register Now for Upcoming Events
KRLD Restaurant Week - Help Support Texas Restaurant Assoc.
National Restaurant Assoc.
the Community and the Future of the
Restaurant Industry
Restaurant Week
and GDRA have Special Thanks
partnered for a
special preview
weekend August 8
through August 10.
Three-course meals
will be offered for GDRA wishes to thank
$40, which also Royal Cup Coffee for
includes a specialty cocktail made with 10 Cane providing the GDRA office
Rum. The preview weekend benefits North Texas with coffee and tea service.
Food Bank, Lena Pope Home and the Greater
Dallas Restaurant Association's Chefs of
Restaurant Week Scholarship.
For complete information on this year's event as well
as a list of restaurants that will be participating in
Preview, please click here.
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