President's message During a two-week period in early July, your University Club had undergone a comprehensive refurbishing and upgrading - if you haven't been over to see our new look, please make plans to do so.  I know you will be impressed with the beautiful, tasteful updating to the main dining room and our grand new entrance and foyer areas.  The new Bar will be even more popular with its splendid stained-glass backdrop and new appearance.   Charlie and the entire University Club team are eager to assist you in scheduling a party, special dinner or meeting in our beautiful new facilities.  Rooms for some dates are already booked, so please call Betsy to make your reservations now.   We have many special events planned for the upcoming months and encourage you to try and attend them.  In addition, Pamela continues to move forward with new members and I ask that you provide her with information regarding any individual you believe would be a good addition to your Club.  Remember that, while traveling during the upcoming monrths, numerous clubs and benefits are available to you as a club member through our reciprocal arrangements.   Please keep an eye out for future newsletters that will keep you up to date on current and future events.  We look forward to seeing you soon at your Club.   Best regards, Gregory C. Yadley

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: The Membership Committee along with the Board of Directors will host upcoming Prospective Membership Luncheons on Tuesday, August 12th and Tuesday, September 9th.  This is a perfect opportunity for you to showcase your Club's newly remodeled look to those folks who would make great new additions to our membership.  Of course, as current members, we are all anxious to see the end results of the detailed planning, hard work and efforts our Board, management and staff have made to ensure our Club remains classic, yet current.  So enjoy the benefits of membership at your Club by planning your upcoming breakfast, lunch and after-hours personal and business events. Manny Calzon, III

INTERMEDIATE COMMITTEE:   I hope that everyone is having a pleasant summer to date.  Thank you to those Intermediate members and Board members who were able to attend our Intermediate breakfast on Tuesday, July 29th, which provided many of us with our first opportunity to enjoy our newly renovated club.  The breakfast also allowed the Intermediate Group the chance to get to know one another a little better and to talk to several of the Club's Board members in a relaxed pre-work day environment.   Looking to next month, I would like to formally announce that on Thursday, September 4th, from 6:30 -8:30pm, the Intermediate members will be sponsoring a Wine Tasting Event at the University Club.  Club President, Greg Yadley, and I are busy working with Steve on the wine selections for the evening, as well as with Charlie and Chef Brian on some delectable hors d'ouevres to accompany each different wine.  We will also have live piano music for the evening.  I hope that we will have excellent participation not only from Intermediate members and Board members, but also members from all categories.  In addition, we highly encourage each member to bring their spouse or significant other so that they might also experience the Club's new surroundings.   I look forward to seeing many of you on Thursday, September 4th.   William M. Stainton