The final numbers will soon be announced and our three beneficiaries…CALA, NOFJC and DFS New Orleans…will be notified at which upcoming meeting we will be presenting their checks.  Bottom line…they will all be very happy!

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Our next MSWIT dinner meeting takes place on Tuesday, October 22 at Felix’s on the Lakefront.   Nadine Hoover and the culinary team at Felix’s will have a great buffet set up for us to enjoy.

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MSWIT, an organization of women in all areas of the tourism industry, distributes funds from the event to support the Cancer Association of Louisiana, the New Orleans Family Justice Center, and Dress for Success New Orleans.  The charitable affair will also provide a $1000 award for a student enrolled in the University of New Orleans’ Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Graduate Program.

In addition to a runway show of fashions provided by Dress for Success New Orleans, the afternoon’s festivities include a buffet lunch, bottomless mimosa bar with souvenir champagne flute, a spectacular Parade of Prizes, and a Travel Partners Marketplace with vendors from across Louisiana.

Tickets are priced at $65. For more details and to purchase tickets or a table of 10, click on http://www.mswit.com/fashion-fundraiser.html or email mswitevents@gmail.com.

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About MSWIT: The primary objectives of the organization, which is comprised of 170 women in all areas of tourism, are to provide opportunities for women in the travel and tourism industries to network locally, nationally and internationally with contacts that will contribute to their professional and personal growth, and to encourage and assist women to improve their knowledge and experience through educational programs.  

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Our August 20th Dinner meeting will take place at Olde NOLA Cookery Restaurant located at 205 Bourbon Street (next to Galatoire’s).   Olde NOLA Cookery is part of the same restaurant group that owns Oceana Grill, Mambo’s and Bobby Hebert’s Cajun Cannon.  (NOTE…we will be dining in the private room on the second floor but there is NO ELEVATOR so all attendees will need to take the stairs.)

Erika Barado, event coordinator for this great group of restaurants, has indicated that you will be able to select your preferred entree when your waiter takes your order on site.

Our speakers for this month are key representatives from our three selected non-profits (CALA, NOFJC & DFS New Orleans) who will share in the funds raised from our Fashion Fundraiser on September 7.  Each will give us their brief explanation of the services they provide to women in our community so we all have a better understanding why it’s so important that we raise as much funds at our event as possible.

 …MENU…

House Salad
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

RSVP

Networking & Cash Bar begins at 5:30 pm Dinner & Program: 6 pm – 7:45 pm
COST: $45 Members/$50 Guests

PARKING: The group discount code for the Premium Parking garage on Iberville and Dauphine is  “MSWITONC”   (5 hours will only be $15)
To RSVP, please reply to bobbimannino@gmail.com.

To Pay Online with a credit card, please CLICK HERE

If you prefer receiving an advance invoice for multiple members or guests, we can do that as well…just let us know.

SAVE these Dates for Upcoming MSWIT Events

• Saturday, September 7 – Biennial Fashion Show Fundraiser Luncheon at Copeland Tower Living (Metairie)
  (Individual Tickets $55 Members/$65 Guests and Option to Reserve Tables of 10 are now on sale Click HERE)
  We need your help if we are going to sell $350 tickets for this event.  Click this link for more details – https://www.mswit.com/fashion-fundraiser.html.htm

• Tuesday, October 22 – Dinner Meeting at Felix’s (Lakefront)
• Tuesday, November 19 – Dinner Meeting at Don’s Seafood (Metairie)
• Tuesday, December 17 – Christmas Party LUNCH at the N.O. Ernest J. Morial Convention Center
  (with preview of NOLA Christmas Fest)

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MSWIT Members…

Our July 23rd Dinner Meeting at Landry’s Seafood House, 620 Decatur St. (JAX Brewery) is next Tuesday, July 23. DEADLINE for the final guarantee is this Friday at Noon.

We have a great menu planned and you will be able to select the entree you prefer when your waiter takes your order.

Our Speaker for July is our very own Fran McManus with McBrand Marketing. Fran will share tips and tricks on how you can be the FLAMINGO and stand out in the crowd. Fran would like to encourage everyone to wear their most favorite “fascinator” or “hat”…even if it’s meant for a special holiday!

MSWIT menu for July 23, 2024

– Caesar Salad

Choice of entrees:
– Penne Alfredo blackened chicken Or shrimp, tomatoes, green peas, alfredo sauce
Or
– a healthy option for 2024…Grilled Redfish

– Bread Pudding

RSVP

Networking & Cash Bar begins at 5:30 pm Dinner & Program: 6 pm – 7:45 pm
COST: $45 Members/$50 Guests

PARKING: The group discount code for the three Premium Parking Lots surrounding the JAX Brewery – MSWITLSH
To RSVP, please reply to bobbimannino@gmail.com.

To Pay Online with a credit card, please CLICK HERE

If you prefer receiving an advance invoice for multiple members or guests, we can do that as well…just let us know.

SAVE these Dates for Upcoming MSWIT Events

• Tuesday, August 20 – Dinner Meeting at Olde New Orleans Cookery
• Saturday, September 7 – Biennial Fashion Show Fundraiser Luncheon at Copeland Tower Living (Metairie)
  (Individual Tickets $55 Members/$65 Guests and Option to Reserve Tables of 10 are now on sale Click HERE)
  We would love to sell 350 tickets so bring your Meemaw, Auntie, Nannan, etc.)
• Tuesday, October 22 – Dinner Meeting at Felix’s (Lakefront)
• Tuesday, November 19 – Dinner Meeting at Don’s Seafood (Metairie)
• Tuesday, December 17 – Christmas Party LUNCH at the N.O. Ernest J. Morial Convention Center
  (with preview of NOLA Christmas Fest)

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We have a huge crowd for this month’s lunch meeting on Tuesday, June 25 at the great event venue, NOLE`, 2001 St. Charles Avenue.

MSWIT Member Racheal Apken and the culinary team at Mirepoix Catering, will provide a delicious buffet lunch for all of us.  

SPEAKER – Jay Cicero, President & CEO of the Greater N.O. Sports Foundation and the Executive Host Committee for SuperBowl LIX on Feb 9, 2025, will give us his special presentation on SuperBowl LIX opportunities for our great city.

Networking and Fundraiser Volunteer Sign Up: Begins at 11:15 am with a Cash Bar 

Lunch Buffet:  Begins at 11:50 am

Presentation:Begins at 12:15 pm or as soon as everyone has their lunch plate and is seated 

PARKING — There is limited free parking on site in the rear garage + metered street parking on St. Charles

To RSVP, please reply to bobbimannino@gmail.com and you will receive an invoice where you can pay online.  
 

We will have our 50/50 Raffle, so if you plan to participate, please bring cash.   3 chances for $5

SAVE these Dates for Upcoming MSWIT Events  

Tuesday, July 23 – Dinner Meeting at Landry’s Seafood in the JAX Brewery

Tuesday, August 20 – Dinner Meeting at Olde New Orleans Cookery

Saturday, September 7 – Biennial Fashion Show Fundraiser Luncheon at Copeland Tower Living (Metairie)

(Tables of 10 go on sale July 1st–we would love to fill 35 tables)

Tuesday, October 22 – Dinner Meeting at Felix’s Lakefront

Tuesday, November 19 – Dinner Meeting at Don’s Seafood (Metairie)

Tuesday, December 17 – Christmas Party LUNCH at the N.O. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

(with preview of NOLA Christmas Fest)

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Our next MSWIT Dinner Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 23 at Tujague’s Restaurant on Decatur St. in the French Quarter.   MSWIT Member Shelly Dupuy has reserved a special room for us and a delicious menu for our dinner.    (see menu below)

Our Speaker for this meeting is Shantrell Green  *see fabulous bio below.  We asked Shantrell to speak to us with her words of wisdom on “Multitasking Life/Work And Getting The Most Out of Both!    

Networking & Cash Bar begins at 5:30 pm

Dinner & Program:  6 pm – 7:45 pm

Cost:  $45 Members, $50 Guests

To RSVP, please reply to bobbimannino@gmail.com and also indicate your entree choice in advance. 

To Pay Online with a credit card, please click HERE and fill in the total amount of your payment.   If you prefer receiving an advance invoice, we can do that as well.  

We will be doing a 50/50 Raffle, so if you plan to participate, please bring cash.   3 chances for $5

PARKING — we will secure a discount code to park at a nearby Premium Parking Lot.  You will need to have the Premium Parking App on our phone.    Code to be announced at a later date.

Shantrell M. Green is a New Orleans native with a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Dillard University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of New Orleans. Shantrell is a member of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Society. Shantrell is also a MOM Manager of one with over ten years in the entertainment business Shantrell has partnered with New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival,Essence Music Festival, New Orleans Film Festival, Satchmo Festival and more. With an impressive background in theatre and film, Shantrell has curated many community engagements and serves as a resources hub for young professionals. After graduating Dillard University in 2015, Shantrell immediately went into the film industry as a Casting Assistant, Costumer, and Production Coordinator. She has had the privilege of working with high profile celebrities on featured films, commercials, television shows, casting calls, and VIP event planning. Shantrell also started a nonprofit organization for adults and children interested in film, theatre, and television called Project Gumbeaux. She was granted the honor of becoming the first black woman to work at the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra as the House Manager and Box Office Manager. For the past eight years, Shantrell has been leading and curating community events for companies such as Dillard University Theatre Department, NORDC, Urban League of Louisiana and Holmes Healthcare Training Facility. In 2016, she opened her first profitable business, SMG Entertainment, specializing in event services, photography, dance fitness, youth empowerment, and 360 & Photobooth rentals. SMG Entertainment has recently launched a series

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MSWIT Members…

Thanks to MSWIT Member Sondra Corbitt, Executive Director of Explore Houma, along with Tyler Duplantis, Destination Sales Manager for Explore Houma, we have a fantastic day planned for this year’s Mid South Women In Tourism all day FAM trip to Terrebonne Parish taking place on TUESDAY, MARCH 26 .

We will board the Hotard Bus at 8:15 am in the parking lot of the new GAME ON SOCIAL HUB attraction at 2421 Veterans Hwy in Kenner (between Home Depot and Roosevelt St.) Thank you Christy Dillard for providing the free parking!  We will have coffee & donuts and bottled water available for those who arrive early as the bus must depart PROMPTLY at 8:30 to head to our first stop!

Tyler has created a detailed summary with pictures of our tours/timeline.  It’s an hour’s drive to Houma and we really need to arrive at 9:30 to stick to our schedule.  Southdown Plantation/The Terrebonne Museum will be where we will have a wonderful buffet lunch including…

• Chicken Alfredo (THEY MAKE IT SO GOOD!)
• Fried Fish
• Green Beans
• Salad
• Bread Pudding
• And Drinks!

COST:     $40 per Member.   Because of limited space, this event will be offered to MEMBERS ONLY.    Must be PREPAID prior to the Tour.

To RSVP, please first reply to this email or email bobbimannino@gmail.com directly if you have any questions.

Then Pay Online with a credit card, please click HERE and fill in the total amount of your payment or mail your check to: 
Bobbi Mannino, 4920 Rebecca Blvd., Kenner, LA  70065.  If you prefer receiving an advance invoice, we can do that as well.

MSWIT T-SHIRTS — If you already have a T-Shirt from last year, please wear it. If you would like to purchase a shirt for $20, here is the link for ordering MSWIT t-shirts.  Tanya Leader will deliver all shirts to the bus on the morning of our March fam tour.    View the MSWIT T-shirt order form

If you don’t purchase a shirt, consider wearing a Royal Blue top and you will blend in with all attendees. 

This will definitely be a sellout since we only have 55 spaces…so get your RSVP and payment in ASAP.

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MSWIT Members…

We look forward to seeing many of you at our February Dinner Meeting at Acme Oyster House, on Vets Hwy (near Causeway Blvd.), Tuesday, February 27.  We have a great menu planned and you will be able to select the entree you prefer when your waiter takes your order.   

Our Speaker is Grayhawk Perkins

Grayhawk Perkins is best described as a “21st Century Renaissance Man”  The musician, historian, artist, author, tribal storyteller, naturalist and educator was born in New Orleans and has lived on the northshore for 24 years, but he says, “Everybody claims me.” Of Choctaw and Houma Nation descendancy, his heart’s work is preserving the traditions of his people through music, storytelling, cooking, writing, crafts, artwork, and more. His never-meta-stranger personality helps. After five minutes with Perkins, you feel like you’ve known him all your life. 

For our brief presentation, Grayhawk will focus on the many Native American traditions that intertwine in our daily lives today.

Networking & Cash Bar begins at 5:30 pm

Dinner & Program:   6 pm – 7:45 pm

COST:   $45 Members, $50 Guests

To RSVP, please reply to bobbimannino@gmail.com.  

To Pay Online with credit card, please click HERE and fill in the total amount of your payment.   If you prefer receiving an advance invoice, we can do that as well.  

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MSWIT Members…

We can't wait to give you all the details for our Annual Bus Fam Tour…this year we will be experiencing Houma, Lousiana!

MSWIT member Sondra Corbitt, Executive Director of Explore Houma will be our host to show all of us the great things to see and do in Houma!

Mark your calendars now for this day long event — Tuesday, March 26!

More details regarding our Itinerary and special lunch to come!

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