Well, I believe I have most all of the I's dotted, and T's crossed for our draft. Based on previous responses, all 16 managers will be present for the draft weekend March 9,10,11.
I have made our reservations at the LaQuinta in Arlington where we held this past years draft.
You will notice a major change from last year. All the old structures have been demolished, and a completely new LaQuinta has been constructed. Therefore, all our rooms will be brand spankin' new. I told them that we would do our best to keep things looking new. They will provide adequate trash cans, and I promised we would properly use them to dispose of any food and beverage containers, etc.
Our meeting room is the "Arlington Downs Room." We have the room all three days
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday). I will plan on arriving around noon on Friday to get the room opened up, etc. Also, I have requested that our sleeping rooms be adjacent to the meeting room, and LaQuinta will attempt to do so. That means that if our noise keeps anybody awake, it will be us, and not some other guests.
As far as costs, the meeting room is $100 per day plus tax and gratuity. The gratuity is for the cleaning folks to set up the room, as well as occasionally coming in and cleaning up trash, etc. This will make our meeting room cost $372.00. When divided by 16 that makes our individual cost $23.25.
The price for our sleeping rooms will be the same as last year, which is $89 plus tax per room per night. When tax is added the room cost per night is $102.35.
All rooms are reserved under the name of NASOMA. I will provide LaQuinta with a room list, which will be as follows:
(1) Glenn Wheeler and Clifton Collier.
(2) Herman Wheeler and Norman Wheeler.
(3) Derek Townsend and Jose Escobar.
(4) Terry Miller and Rick Lackey.
(5) Dave Hibbard and Steve Hart.
(6) Vincent Mullen and Philip Mullen.
(7) Garth Lewis and Bryan Reusser.
(8) Shawn Spears and Tristan Traviolia.
For managers flying in, it is not too early to begin checking on air fares and schedules. Since American Airlines now competes with Southwest in many markets, it is possible that air fares may be less costly than last year. Also, if Southwest has a lower fare, there would be no problem with using Southwest even though they come into Love Field as opposed to DFW. As you complete your airline reservations, please let us know the cost, flight number, and arrival time, so we can make plans to activate the NASOMA taxi services. Also, let Terry know your cost, so he can prepare a spread sheet showing how much money each person owes, or receives.
If you want to check out the LaQuinta on their web site, it is the one located at 825 N. Watson Road, Arlington, TX 76011.
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