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Women’s Club Updates Its Concern Over Trumpets Lease
Posted By admin On January 1, 2009 @ 19:29 In SCA Board, Community Affairs, Clubs & SIGs, Operations | 1 Comment
The follow letter was sent from the Women’s Club President to the SCA Board Today. It updates and restates the club’s deep and continuing concerns over the outcome of the Trumpets Lease decision.
To The Board of Directors:
A Happy and Prosperous New Year to each of you.
As President of the Sun City Anthem Women’s Club, I am writing to you with a request that you include some matters of importance to our Club in your negotiations with the applicants you are interviewing for the management of Trumpets.
At the end of 2008 we had over 630 members. A review of the number of meals served at our 10 monthly luncheons indicates that there were over 2,600 meals purchased last year at our monthly luncheons. This reason alone gives us significant interest in the operation of Trumpets. We are the largest group in our community (and outside of our community as well) that uses this restaurant on a regular basis.
Another reason we have a strong interest in the next caterer is because of our fee structure. This year we had to raise the cost of our monthly luncheon from $20 to $25 to cover the additional costs incurred by using an outside caterer. This increase continues to be a matter of concern for our members. These additional charges came about because everything had to be brought in for us; table cloths, napkins, china, etc. My goal as President is to return to the $ 20 cost for a plated luncheon. Our members have become accustomed to a salad, entre, dessert and beverages. We want a caterer that can deliver approximately 2,600 meals a year at a cost that will allow us to charge a $20 fee, or less, for the meal.
In addition, we need a caterer that can accommodate special meal requests not only for Holidays but most important, for dietary purposes. We also need a caterer willing to develop for us a list of creative menu options. It is not an easy task to please 300 women all at the same time…
I am not asking for a role in the negotiations for our Club but only that you all will include these issues in your discussions with the applicants. I hope that how the applicants address the issues that affect the Women’s Club luncheons will be important to you in your considerations in selecting the next caterer for Trumpets.
If I can provide any further information or be of further assistance, I am always available.
On behalf of the Women’s Club, thank you for your consideration,
Bella Meese, President
Sun City Anthem Women’s Club
1 Comment To "Women’s Club Updates Its Concern Over Trumpets Lease"
#1 Comment By kay frank On January 4, 2009 @ January 4, 2009
On Ron Johnson’s blog, Carl Weinstein took one of his typical cheap shots and self-serving spinning about the above post:
“Anthem Voice, under the direction of the Franks, has produced more garbage news and implied the wrong things about Bella Meese’s letter to the BOD regarding considerations when the BOD negotiates with entities considering leasing the Trumpets operation. The Meese letter does not express “concerns”. It simply asks the BOARD to consider certain aspects of Womens’ Club operations when we negotiate a lease. That club is large enough to be encouraged to provide suggested factors to consider during the selection process. In fact Bella told me in advance that the letter would be forthcoming and “NOT TO CONSIDER IT” as a complaint, but to consider it as an “informational contribution” to the process.”
The full letter from the Woman’s Club was posted on this blog so that all SCA members can judge for themselves on its objectives. Bella Meese and the 2009 Women’s Club Board are congratulated on submitting a timely and clear reaffirmation of last year’s Women’s Club position concerning Trumpets catering. After the space has been vacant for a year and a half due to the Board’s mismanagement of competitive contracting processes, all SCA clubs and members are fully justified for being highly concerned over to the eventual outcome.
All chartered clubs serving our members have every right to be especially concerned over the current, secretive process. The consequences of a third failed restaurant operation will be severely felt by the many clubs and SCA resident customers.
Mr. Weinstein’s spin is obviously self-serving and just part of his continuing, unjustified personal vendetta against me. Few readers will be confused by the Women’s Club absolutely clear message about what they need and deserve from a new catering contractor.
Kay Frank
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