Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson is set to speak at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club, presented by Home Bank, on Tuesday, August 27 at Rock'n'Bowl in New Orleans. It will be the 81st annual kickoff meeting for the Club.
Other local members speaking include first-year LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, Tulane head football coach Willie Fritz, SMG Executive Vice President Doug Thornton and Archbishop Rummel head football coach Nick Monica.
The Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club meets each Tuesday (17 weeks) through December 17, ending the season with its year-end awards function. Each week, an R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Prep Player of the Week is chosen, presented by CrescentCitySports.com and NASH ICON 106.1 FM while the King Firm Scholar-Athlete award winner will also be introduced, presented by Friday Night Football from NOLA 38 and ABC 26.
Annual membership to the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club is $50 per person, which includes a discounted $20 lunch from Rock'n'Bowl and Ye Olde College Inn. Non-members are also welcome to attend each week for $30. For more information on how to join the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club, contact Stan Kottemann at (504) 908-6080.