2024 Awards Banquet

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The annual Awards Banquet for the 2023 season and Business Meeting for the upcoming season will be held Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at the at Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, Massachusetts 01434.

Lodging

There are two hotels near the Devens Conference Center.

Admission

Admission for the banquet is $35. Payment can be via credit card, PayPal or check. There is no cost to attend the business meeting. If you plan to attend the business meeting, but not the banquet, please complete the form anyway so we know how many hors d’oeuvres to purchase for the meeting. Click here to purchase banquet admissions.

To vote during the business meeting attendees must have a 2023 NETA membership.

Schedule

  • 12pm – Doors open for setup
  • 1pm to 5pm – Business meeting with hors d’oeuvres break.
  • 5pm – Banquet guests arrive
  • 6pm – Buffet banquet begins
  • 7:30pm – Awards ceremony & raffle
  • 10:30pm – Good byes

Banquet Menu

A buffet, with special meals for gluten free, vegetarian & vegan dinners will be provided. If you would like a special meal, please choose it when purchasing your banquet admissions.

Buffet: House Garden Salad or Caesar Salad, Warm Assorted Rolls & Butter, Traditional Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast Served with a Herbed Supreme Sauce, Fresh Baked Haddock Topped with Butter & Sherry Ritz Crumbs, Rice Pilaf, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Fresh Seasonal Vegetable Medley, Warm Apple Crisp w/ Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Buffet includes Coffee & Tea, Lemonade & Iced Tea

Gluten free: Gluten free versions of items prepared for the buffet.

Vegetarian: Risotto Stuffed Pepper (Roasted Pepper Stuffed with Fresh Herbs, Parmesan Cheese & Italian Risotto, Topped with Melted Mozarella Cheese)

Vegan: Indian Spiced Tofu (Pan Seared Tofu Laced with Indian Spices Served over Lentils & Onions and Fresh Steamed Vegetables)

Nearby Attractions

  • Lowell, MA – Boott Cotton Mill Museum, New England Quilt Museum. The Boott mill has several operating looms and displays showing the textile heritage of Lowell. (21 miles, 31 minutes away)
  • Nashua, NH – Pheasant Lane Mall. A large mall surrounded by a variety of other stores just over the border in tax-free New Hampshire. (17 miles, 33 minutes away)
  • Westford, MA – The Butterfly Place. An indoor garden filled with hundreds of freely-flying butterflies! (14 miles, 26 minutes away).
  • Bolton, MA – Nashoba Valley Winery. Enjoy a tour of how their wines and spirits are made and during the tour, you will be invited to enjoy a tasting of five different wines. (13 miles, 21 minutes away)

New and Vintage Bike Display

New bikes from Jack’s Cycles, Kaplan Cycles & New England Cycleworks will be displayed. NETA members will be showing some of the best and most interesting vintage trials bikes from their collections.

Fund Raising

Fund raising items are from a wide range of donors this year.

This year we will have a silent auction for the most valuable items and a Chinese raffle for everything else. With a Chinese raffle, raffle tickets are placed in a cup associated with an item of interest. The winner for each item is chosen from the tickets in the cup.

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