Michael Corrigan, president and CEO of Visit Jacksonville, will be the guest speaker at the next Coastal Friends (formerly Newcomers Alumnae) monthly luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Marsh Landing Country Club.
Corrigan will speak on “Why Visit Jacksonville.” Visit Jacksonville’s mission is to grow awareness of Jacksonville and the surrounding beaches as a top leisure and business destination. His talk should be both entertaining and informative, as Jacksonville hosts more than 20 million visitors annually.
Marsh Landing Country Club, located at 25655 Marsh Landing Parkway, Ponte Vedra Beach, will be serving a field green salad, herb-roasted sliced bistro steak over mashed potatoes, broccoli and carrot cake.
Open to the community, the cost to attend this luncheon is $25. Reservations must be made in advance to reserve a seat by contacting the luncheon chairman bartshar@comcast.net as soon as possible. The deadline to sign up and get your check to her is Friday morning, Jan. 27.
Coastal Friends is a social group of women who live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, St. Augustine and the surrounding area. Formed in 1988, some of the activities offered are adventures and outings, book club, bunco, canasta, happy hour, lunch in, lunch out, mah-jongg and wine socials.
Luncheons are held the first Wednesday of every month except for July and August. New members are welcome throughout the year. For more information on how to join, contact brookemeister@msn.com or click on coastalfriends.wildapricot.org.
