Orlando Touchdown Club
Members and friends, now that it's July, let's all try extra hard to be safe! And let's hope and pray we'll be done with this terrible virus sooner than later. Not only do we want a return to normalcy, we hope to have a football season and all the other sports we love to follow.
Our opening night will be Monday, Aug. 31! This will be the first of NINE dinner meetings for the season; all meetings on a Monday.
Stan Van Gundy, will be our first speaker. Coach Van Gundy is always inspirational and super entertaining!
As of June 26, here is our 2020 season lineup:
Aug. 31 Stan Van Gundy
Sept. 14 Andrea Adelson of ESPN
Sept. 28 Shane Matthews, former UF and NFL QB
Oct. 12 Matt Baker, college FB writer, Tampa Bay Times
Oct. 26 Andy Staples of The Athletic and XM radio Channel 84
Nov. 9 Tom Luginbill of ESPN Tom's first time with us!
Nov. 23 TBA
Dec. 7 Charles Davis, CBS Sports NFL commentator
Feb. 1 Tony Barnhart of Sports Illustrated
Notice the last dinner date; Feb. 1? Because all the bowl games and the National Championship game are scheduled after
Dec. 7; we thought it would be fun to meet one last time AFTER the champion will be crowned. The date will be Monday, Feb. 1. Our speaker will be Tony Barnhart, not only our good friend but one of the greatest college FB reporters and personalities of our time. We think it will be terrific to have an end of the year season review with Tony and bring everyone together one last time. With that said, let's all keep our fingers crossed for a full, fun and terrific 2020 season!
Many people have already signed up and paid for the 2020 season. Please don't stop sending me your checks! Address info is below. Now that Aug. 31 is closer than ever, we'd like everyone's membership payment mailed in OR feel free to bring it with you the night of our event. But please tell us you're coming ahead of time!
Please send all checks to:
Gig Sineni c/o Orlando TD Club
601 Chatas Ct.
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Good news; for 2020, there will be NO rate increase! Our membership fee remains at $325 and any Junior members under 40 pay $275. Our guest fees remain the same too; just $50 per meeting and $25 for those under the age of 18.
As an added bonus for all of our members; for every NEW MEMBER you bring in the door, YOU get $50 off your own yearly membership. There is NO limit! Please feel free to invite 1, 2, 3 or more new people to this great and fun college FB club of our's!
We have already had Steve Spurrier (twice), Lee Corso, (numerous times in the past) Stan Van Gundy, (once before) Lou Holtz and
Bobby Bowden. Who knows "who" the next great personality will be that we bring to Orlando!
Besides a wonderful guest speaker at every dinner meeting, we give you THREE terrific personalities each night in MIke Bianchi,
Marc Daniels and Steve Gunter!
- Mike Bianchi, our MC, is not only the top sports columnist for The
Orlando Sentinel, he's the host of his own daily radio show on "96.9
The Game." And lucky for us, Mike gives us his own college FB commentary at every meeting.
- Marc Daniels, the wonderful radio voice of the UCF Knights and also
a mid morning host with "96.9 The Game," delivers a fabulous UCF
report at every meeting that excites our growing UCF membership.
- Lastly, Steve Gunter, the terrific host and owner of the Tap Room, always provides a great welcome and a funny SEC
video before each meeting.
Along with Mike, Marc and Steve, no dinner meeting can be complete without a terrific history lesson and prayer from the club historian, the honorable, Thomas Tart.
If you enjoy high school FB and seeing great young men recognized for what they do on the field as well as the classrom, we always make a special point to award 2 - 4 young men at every dinner meeting.
Our location for all TD Club dinner meetings is the Historic Dubsdread Ballroom, next door to The Tap Room, just off Par St. and I-4.
WHO is your favorite college team? Whoever it is, you'll have plenty of company! All Gators, Knights, 'Noles, Irish, Crimson Tide, Vols, 'Canes, Nittany Lions, Dawgs, Tigers, Wolverines and even Buckeyes are welcome at our club.
For more info on membership, any questions or comments OR you would like to help us attract a new speaker, please contact Gig Sineni at: GLSineni@gmail.com.
We will see you on Monday, Aug. 31!
Our opening night will be Monday, Aug. 31! This will be the first of NINE dinner meetings for the season; all meetings on a Monday.
Stan Van Gundy, will be our first speaker. Coach Van Gundy is always inspirational and super entertaining!
As of June 26, here is our 2020 season lineup:
Aug. 31 Stan Van Gundy
Sept. 14 Andrea Adelson of ESPN
Sept. 28 Shane Matthews, former UF and NFL QB
Oct. 12 Matt Baker, college FB writer, Tampa Bay Times
Oct. 26 Andy Staples of The Athletic and XM radio Channel 84
Nov. 9 Tom Luginbill of ESPN Tom's first time with us!
Nov. 23 TBA
Dec. 7 Charles Davis, CBS Sports NFL commentator
Feb. 1 Tony Barnhart of Sports Illustrated
Notice the last dinner date; Feb. 1? Because all the bowl games and the National Championship game are scheduled after
Dec. 7; we thought it would be fun to meet one last time AFTER the champion will be crowned. The date will be Monday, Feb. 1. Our speaker will be Tony Barnhart, not only our good friend but one of the greatest college FB reporters and personalities of our time. We think it will be terrific to have an end of the year season review with Tony and bring everyone together one last time. With that said, let's all keep our fingers crossed for a full, fun and terrific 2020 season!
Many people have already signed up and paid for the 2020 season. Please don't stop sending me your checks! Address info is below. Now that Aug. 31 is closer than ever, we'd like everyone's membership payment mailed in OR feel free to bring it with you the night of our event. But please tell us you're coming ahead of time!
Please send all checks to:
Gig Sineni c/o Orlando TD Club
601 Chatas Ct.
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Good news; for 2020, there will be NO rate increase! Our membership fee remains at $325 and any Junior members under 40 pay $275. Our guest fees remain the same too; just $50 per meeting and $25 for those under the age of 18.
As an added bonus for all of our members; for every NEW MEMBER you bring in the door, YOU get $50 off your own yearly membership. There is NO limit! Please feel free to invite 1, 2, 3 or more new people to this great and fun college FB club of our's!
We have already had Steve Spurrier (twice), Lee Corso, (numerous times in the past) Stan Van Gundy, (once before) Lou Holtz and
Bobby Bowden. Who knows "who" the next great personality will be that we bring to Orlando!
Besides a wonderful guest speaker at every dinner meeting, we give you THREE terrific personalities each night in MIke Bianchi,
Marc Daniels and Steve Gunter!
- Mike Bianchi, our MC, is not only the top sports columnist for The
Orlando Sentinel, he's the host of his own daily radio show on "96.9
The Game." And lucky for us, Mike gives us his own college FB commentary at every meeting.
- Marc Daniels, the wonderful radio voice of the UCF Knights and also
a mid morning host with "96.9 The Game," delivers a fabulous UCF
report at every meeting that excites our growing UCF membership.
- Lastly, Steve Gunter, the terrific host and owner of the Tap Room, always provides a great welcome and a funny SEC
video before each meeting.
Along with Mike, Marc and Steve, no dinner meeting can be complete without a terrific history lesson and prayer from the club historian, the honorable, Thomas Tart.
If you enjoy high school FB and seeing great young men recognized for what they do on the field as well as the classrom, we always make a special point to award 2 - 4 young men at every dinner meeting.
Our location for all TD Club dinner meetings is the Historic Dubsdread Ballroom, next door to The Tap Room, just off Par St. and I-4.
WHO is your favorite college team? Whoever it is, you'll have plenty of company! All Gators, Knights, 'Noles, Irish, Crimson Tide, Vols, 'Canes, Nittany Lions, Dawgs, Tigers, Wolverines and even Buckeyes are welcome at our club.
For more info on membership, any questions or comments OR you would like to help us attract a new speaker, please contact Gig Sineni at: GLSineni@gmail.com.
We will see you on Monday, Aug. 31!
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All dinner meetings are held inside the "Historic Dubsdread Ballroom," next to The Tap Room restaurant. With a full staff of wonderful people and great food at every meeting, THIS is the place to be!
549 W Par Street Orlando, FL 32804 (407) 650-0100 Meeting schedule: 5:00 PM Check in and cocktails. 5:45 Welcome from Gig Sineni, Steve Gunter and Thomas Tart 6:00 Dinner. 6:20 Meeting begins. We'll be done by 8:00! |