On November 1st, the First Inaugural All You Can Eat Stone Crab Dinner will celebrate the opening of the Fernandez Family Center for Leadership and Wellness. A Silent Auction will also take place. All proceeds will go to STU Athletics. Individual sports will receive donations based on the number of tickets they sell. Help your favorite STU sports team by purchasing your tickets directly from an athlete or coach, or purchase directly online. Tickets are $80 per person. To purchase your ticket and reserve your spot, please register at http://alumni.stu.edu/stonecrabdinner.
STU is very excited to have Paul Mainieri as our featured speaker for this momentous event. Mainieri was the head baseball coach at St. Thomas University from 1983 to 1988. He took over the Bobcat program when it had yet to post a winning season and turned the program around posting an average of 30 wins per season during his six year stint. In 1984 he was named Sunshine State Conference coach of the year. Four of Mainieri's teams at St. Thomas were ranked in the NCAA Division II Top 10. Fifteen of Mainieri's St. Thomas players entered pro baseball, with Joe Klink, Dane Johnson and Dan Rohrmeier each going on to appear on Major League rosters. Klink played with the 1987 Minnesota Twins and 1989 Oakland A's World Series championship teams while also pitching with the Florida Marlins in 1994.
Recently, Mainieri and his LSU Tigers won the 2009 NCAA National Baseball Championship. In his pursuit of winning the College World Series he was named 2009 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year and 2009 National Coach of the Year (Baseball America, Collegiate, and Rivals.com). We are honored that Coach Paul Mainieri will be joining us to kick off our First Inaugural All You Can Eat Stone Crab Dinner.
Bring your appetite and make sure to wear sneakers as this event will be held on our brand new basketball court.
Along with Stone Crabs, the Menu includes:
• Ceasar Salad
• Creamed Spinach
• Shredded Potatoes
• Broiled Tomatoes
• Dinner Rolls
• Key Lime Pie
*Grilled Mango Chicken Breast (substitute for Stone Crabs)
All You Can Eat Stone Crab Dinner
November 1, 2009
5:00 p.m. – Cocktails (cash bar), Hors D'oeuvres & Silent Auction
6:00 p.m. – Dinner begins
