MCCONNELL GOLF NEWS
MCCONNELL GOLF, THE MAGAZINE
McConnell Golf launched its magazine in July 2008 and it has since matured into one of the finest private club publications in the industry. Current circulation is two times annually to 8,700 private club members with total readership reaching 125,000 impressions. McConnell Golf, The Magazine has an average shelf life of four months with distribution to the Raleigh, Durham, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington, Asheville and Charlotte markets in North Carolina; Greenville, Spartanburg, Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island markets in South Carolina; and the Knoxville, Tennessee market. We are looking forward to distributing to the Smith Mountain Lake area with the addition of The Water's Edge Country Club. Since its inception, member advertising and member referrals have largely funded each issue of McConnell Golf, The Magazine. It is truly a community effort with staff and member story submissions spanning the McConnell Golf network, over 60 contributing writers and 150 advertisers funding its pages since the first issue.
HEART HEALTHY MONTH IN FEBRUARY Eat healthy, be heart healthy and improve your overall health! This February, McConnell Golf will be focusing on how seafood supports immune health with the Seafood Nutrition Partnership. Seafood, both fish and shellfish, provides essential nutrients to the body that keep the immune health functioning properly. Take the pledge to eat two servings of seafood each week, tag us @McConnellGolf using #SeafoodSustains and visit www.seafoodnutrition.org/eat-seafoodamerica/ for more details. Don't forget to wear red on February 5th in support of the American Heart Association...more details coming soon!
HISTORY OF MCCONNELL GOLF'S COOKIES OF THE MONTH
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHEFS The culinary teams at McConnell Golf would like to extend a special thanks for the support members have given them over the last 12 months. In addition to purchasing meal kits and ordering takeout options, members have helped give back to the community through meal fundraisers, wine dinners and more. Our chefs continue to work hard to provide unique offerings, while also ensuring meals are prepared safely using quality ingredients. As we enter the New Year, remember to support the food and beverage team at your club and take advantage of to-go packages.
THE NAVIGATOR
Several years ago, at one of our annual corporate meetings, an idea was brought to the table that we needed a Lagniappe of our own that would show our appreciation to members and their guests for dining with us. This idea quickly grew to a collaboration of our executive chefs, their staff members and other club staff submitting cookie recipes to be used in our monthly rotation. These cookies would be a bite size sweet treat for everyone who had lunch at one of our properties in the dining room. As McConnell Golf has grown we have been able to feature a club each month, in addition to recipes from our CEO John McConnell and COO Christian Anastasiadis, the Easter bunny and Santa Claus. Beyond baking and serving these delicious treats in our clubs each month, we also share the recipe in our newsletter and online blog that includes a special story or meaning behind them. Our culinary teams have embraced this idea and continue to showcase their talents with these delectable sweet treats, from our kitchens to yours.
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