Luncheon Information

The luncheons are held on the second Tuesday of every month. Most CANDOERs arrive around 11:30 a.m. We usually order our meal around noon. The lunch lasts from 1½ to 2 hours. The estimated cost is $15 (for your lunch). If you order alcoholic beverages, you must order them separately and pay for them separately. All charges on the lunch check, minus charges for alcohol, are divided by the number of attendees.

Directions: Bennigan's is located on the Loisdale Road side of the Springfield Mall. When you come down Loisdale Road, either from the exit off of Interstate 95 or off of Franconia Road, go to the Main Mall entrance on Loisdale Road. (There is a traffic light at the entrance.) Turn into the mall and immediately turn left . . . do not go into the large multi-story parking garage. You will notice a big #1 (Entrance Number One ) on the side of the mall and then the Sports Authority store. Just after the Sports Authority Store you will see a big #2 on the side of the Mall (Entrance Number Two.) Bennigan's is directly to the right inside Entrance #2. There is an abundance of regular and handicap parking just outside the entrance.

Metro Access: The Springfield Mall is accessible via metro. The Springfield Mall is about three blocks from the Franconia-Springfield Metro station, the last stop on the BLUE line. It's about a 20 minute walk to the Mall. For those walking to the Mall, they should exit the station taking the escalator down to the street. At the bottom of the escalator turn left and follow the sidewalk out of the station complex. At the light cross under the Springfield Parkway and proceed one block along Frontier Drive up to Spring Mall Drive. One of the Mall's surface parking lots runs along Spring Mall Drive from Frontier Drive up to Loisdale Road.

There are also shuttle buses from the metro station to the Mall. They are the S-80 and S-91 Springfield Circulators. The fare is 25 cents. To catch the bus take the escalator down to street level. There are several bus stop shelters along the sidewalk. I believe the Springfield Circulators' stop is the first on the left.

The S-80 runs about every 15 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The S-80's trip sign is marked TAGS (Transportation Association of Greater Springfield.) The first stop is Springfield Mall parking deck A (Macy's Department store.) It is about a 5 minute trip. Get off the bus and cut through Macy's to the Mall's main concourse. There are signs in the main concourse giving directions to stores, restaurants, and exits. The S-91 bus uses the same bus shelter. However the S-91 is marked MALL SHUTTLE. It also goes to parking deck A.

There is also a taxi rank on the ground floor of the parking garage across the street from the station exit. They line up inside the garage at the second entrance from the right, facing the garage. There are usually about 6-8 taxi cabs waiting there. A taxi to the Mall should only cost a couple of bucks.

Thanks very much to John White for furnishing the above detailed Metro directions.

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	Luncheon Schedule for 2007/2008
Tuesday, October 9, 2007		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, November 13, 2007		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, December 11, 2007		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, January 8, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, February 12, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, March 11, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, April 8, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, May 13, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, June 10, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, July 8, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, August 12, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, September 9, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, October 14, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, November 11, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall
Tuesday, December 9, 2008		Bennigan's/Springfield Mall

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Luncheon Inclement Weather Policy

In the event of inclement weather, when people are asked to stay off the roads due to any number of factors, the luncheon for that month shall be canceled. If you have any doubt if a luncheon is going to be held or not, please call me at home (301) 283-6549 or (301) 535-9263.