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11th Annual Thomas Boggs Memorial Golf Tournament

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Tee off time is 9:30am.
As always, we will serve breakfast and a hearty meal after your round.

This tradition is an enjoyable day networking and fellowshipping with colleagues in the restaurant industry and support the work of the Memphis Restaurant Association.

It's time to register! Our golf tournament registration is open here!
We also have many sponsorship opportunities (in differing price points) available here.

Thomas Boggs: A Tribute

Read more about Thomas Boggs here (Memphis Flyer article) and here (Wiki) and here (obit) and here (Memphis Daily News tribute).

Thomas Boggs, CEO of Huey's, a partner in the Half Shell, Tsunami, and Folk's Folly and tireless community activist, died in May 2008. He was 63.

He was a past president of the Memphis Restaurant Association and was awarded the association's highest honor, the Newt Hardin Award for outstanding service.

Boggs was known for his civic contributions: board member and former president of the Memphis Zoological Society; advisory board member of the Memphis Food Bank; Chairman and board member of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau; and chairman and board member of Memphis In May.

We honor him annually by remembering his legacy at this golf tournament.

Our 2018 Executive Board of Directors (click name to email):
Ernie Mellor, Hog Wild BBQ & A Moveable Feast Catering, President
Michelle Tavares, The Peabody, Vice-President
Samantha Boggs Dean, Huey's, Treasurer
Sandy Robertson, Dyer's On Beale, Alfred's On Beale, Automatic Slim's, Ubee's, Catering For U, Cafe Ole, Secretary
Eric Vernon, The Bar-B-Q Shop, Sergeant-at-Arms
Tawanda Pirtle, Jack Pirtle's Fried Chicken, Elected Restaurant Officer
Ryan Trimm, Sweet Grass, Sunrise, Elected Restaurant Officer

Appointed Officers
Daniel Bamrick, Wilson Conference Center Group, Holiday Inn, University of Memphis, Restaurant Member
Raymond Williams, Soul Fish Cafe, Restaurant Member
Hale Barclay, Gem Restaurant Supply, Associate Member
Louis Costabile, Sysco Memphis, LLC, Associate Member
Bobby Maupin, West TN Crown Distributing Co., Associate Member
Jimmy Kiser, US Foods, Associate Member
John Seay, State Systems, Inc., Associate Member
Shawn Danko, Kooky Canuck, Metro Memphis Hotel & Lodging Assoc, Hotel & Lodging Representative
Mary Schmitz, Welcome to Memphis, Tourism Representative