NOVEMBER 2009

							NOVEMBER 2009                                                                                            DECEMBER 2009

 NATIONAL MBCA BOARD MEETINGS / DINNER                           A HOLIDAY PARTY NOT TO BE MISSED
  Kemp Auto Museum / Agostinos Restaurant                             TRATTORIA BRANICA, Frontenac
     Tuesday, Nov. 3rd – Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2009                         Sunday, December 6th, 2009
  Our November Event is unique in that it extends over       Once again, Marti Jacquemin will be hosting this year’s
 several days and involves the National Board Members       Annual Holiday Party. This always popular gathering will
 as they conduct their Budget and Planning Activities       take place on Sunday, December 6th at Trattoria Branica,
 here in St. Louis. The Gateway Section was selected to     10411 Clayton Road, Frontenac, Missouri.
 sponsor the Event for that reason.                         Our dinner entrée will consist of three choices:
 A small group of National Officers will arrive in St.          1. Filet with red wine reduction
                                                                2. Italian Tilapia
 Louis on Tuesday, November 3rd, with the remaining
                                                                3. Chicken Marsala
 Directors arriving on Wednesday, the 4th. That is when
 our Section activities kick in. The daily meetings will    Also served will be a salad, roasted potatoes, and
 take place at the Kemp Auto Museum, Tuesday                broccoli. And, our dessert selection will be Tiramasu or
 through Saturday and the Board Members & Officers          Cheesecake.     Your choice, of coffee or tea, is also
 will be staying at the Hampton Inn, located just west of   included.
 the museum.                                                Cost of this year’s Party is $40 per person, including tax
                                                            and tip. Please bring a $20 (per couple) useful gift for our
 The Gateway Section will open a Hospitality Room (a
                                                            always fun and exciting “Rob Your Neighbor” game.
 suite in the hotel) on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
 and Saturday, stocked with snacks and drinks for the       The festivities will commence with appetizers, and an
 Directors and their spouses, throughout the day.           available cash bar, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Dinner will
                                                            begin at 6:00.
 On Wednesday, the 4th, the Gateway Section, in
 conjunction with MBUSA, will host a reception (mixer)      This is an Event that you will not want to miss !
 in one of the hotel’s conference rooms, from 6-9:00        Contact Marti at 314.822.2903 NOW to make your
 p.m., which is open to all members. Sandwiches,            reservations, as this Event historically fills to capacity.
 snacks, and drinks, including beer and wine will be        Checks must be received for this Event no later than
 served to all attendees, free of charge. All Gateway       November 30th. They should be made out to Gateway
 Members are encouraged to meet and greet these             MBCA and mailed to Marti Jacquemin, 1716 Folkstone
 National Leaders.                                          Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63131.
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 Please call John or Judy Dorsey by November 1st to
 RSVP, at 636.456.3974.                                            GATEWAY NEWS GETS NEW LOOK !
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 On Saturday, November 7 , the Gateway Section has           Another one of our members has ‘stepped up to the
 arranged for a banquet at Agostino’s, located in           plate’. Izzie Kientz recently prepared some beautiful
 Chesterfield Valley, which begins at 6:00 p.m. Again,      welcoming posters for the upcoming National Board
                                                            Meetings. While doing this, she updated and enhanced
 all Gateway Section members are encouraged to
                                                            our Gateway Section logo. It is a ‘work-in-progress’, but
 attend. The cost is $38 per person. Please RSVP with
                                                            she is also assisting with the task of refreshing our
 Ed & Mimi Barutio at 636.273.9046. Checks to be
                                                            Section newsletter, the Gateway News.
 mailed to Ed at 8 Cross Cut Ct., Glencoe, MO 63038.
 Payment must be received by October 28th.                  Thank you, Izzie ! !