Please join us for this upcoming fundraising event at the Club in May. The Club will provide classic Kentucky Derby and “southern” foods: Bacon bourbon caramel popcorn, Pimento cheese stuffed deviled eggs, Burgoo, Southern Fried chicken fingers, Bourbon BBQ meatloaf, green beans, mini corn muffins, and more! Kentucky Derby Pie bars and a "Run for the Roses" cake! Mint juleps, Lily cocktails, mint julep lemonade, and sweet tea!

• LIVE DERBY SCREENING on big screen
• Best Hat Contest
• Best Derby Outfit Contest
• “Gaming” FUN and PRIZES!!
• Members - please bring potential member guests for this FUN event! Special Reward for acquiring NEW MEMBERS for the Club who sign-up Derby Day!

RSVP Required (by April 30th)  •  Tickets $15 in advance; $20 at the Door

Renowned portrait artist and published author, Ann Manry Kenyon, will be the Third Thursday Lecture's guest speaker on May 16, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.).  A Jacksonville native, Ms. Kenyon has painted Chief Executive Officers, distinguished faculty, and private commissions throughout the United States.  A few years ago, she painted the portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is hung in the Mandarin Community Club building.

​Third Thursday Lectures are presented by the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society in partnership with and held at the Mandarin Community Club, located at 12447 Mandarin Rd. Refreshments begin at 6:30 pm with the lecture at 7 pm. It is free and all are invited and encouraged to attend.

The Club will host a Candidate Forum for qualified candidates who are running to represent Mandarin as part of the District 6 City Council race.
 

• Meet, Greet and Mingle begins at 6:30 pm
• Forum begins promptly at 7 pm and ends at 8:30 pm
• An Open Q&A will follow the Forum at the pleasure of the candidates

As guests arrive they will receive a Candidate Question Card to submit questions. Question Cards are then reviewed by a panel for clarity and to avoid duplication before being presented by an impartial moderator to the candidates.
 
This Forum is free and open to the public. 

CORRECTION TO TIME--IT IS AT 1 PM

​U.S. FLAGS COLLECTED WILL BE HONORABLY RETIRED - The Mandarin Community Club is again collecting worn, used or damaged flags for proper and honorable disposal. For several consecutive years, the Club has partnered with SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) to hold a flag retirement ceremony at the Club. This valuable service to our members and the community will be held on the afternoon of Sunday, February 10.
 
If you have a flag you would like retired and properly handled for disposal, a collection box will be located outside the Club at 12447 Mandarin Road from 7 AM until 1 PM on Feb 10th when the ceremony begins. Steeped in years of patriotism and tradition, during the ceremony one flag will be retired in sections as the history and symbolism of each star and stripe is remembered. Members and guests are invited and encouraged to attend this moving and highly symbolic ceremony.

​For more information, please call the Club at 268-1622.