The Greater Mission Chamber Of Commerce does it again with another one of a kind speaker
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Mission, Texas – The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce will host it’s Buenas Tardes Luncheon on Friday, September 14, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Event Center located at 200 South Shary Road in Mission, Texas. The networking luncheon will feature keynote speaker, Dat Nguyen, former NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys and former linebacker at Texas A&M. City leaders and business community members are encouraged to attend this informative luncheon with invaluable networking and over several hundred local professionals. A pre-event meet and greet with Nguyen will be available with VIP tickets and sponsorships.
Guests can look forward to hearing from Nguyen, a record breaker, award winner, restaurateur, and businessman. “We are excited to have a nationally recognized talent speak at our Buenas Tardes Luncheon. We aim to inspire community leaders and business owners and hope they will take home a positive message,” said Robert Rosell, President of the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce. Nguyen played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons drafted by the DallasCowboys before retiring in 2006. Nguyen served coaching stints with the Cowboys and the Aggies before leaving the game. As of 2017, Nguyen has become proprietor of the Chick-fil-A restaurant at Montgomery Plaza in Fort Worth, TX.
Sponsorship information, including reserved tables with VIP meet and greet availability, is available on The Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce’s website. Individual Tickets are available for $25, or $40 to include the Pre-Event Meet & Greet with Mr. Nguyen from 11am-11: 30 am only and may be purchased through Eventbrite, here. Walk-up luncheon registrations are limited and may not be available. Please arrive on time to ensure seating. For more information, please contact the Events department at Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce at (956) 585-2727 or events@missionchamber.com
Dat Nguyen holds the distinction of being the first and only Vietnamese-American to play in the National Football League.
Born in 1975 in an Arkansas refugee camp, Nguyen grew up in a CatholicVietnamese shrimping family in Rockport. He joined the Rockport-Fulton junior High football team in eighth grade and, despite his parents’ skepticism, found his calling.
As a linebacker at Texas A&M from 1995 – 98, Nguyen won a host of awards, including the 1998 Lombardi Award and induction into the College Football and State of Texas Sports Hall of Fames. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 3rd round of the 1999 NFL Draft and started six seasons (he played seven) as the Cowboys’ middle linebacker before retiring in 2006.
Nguyen served coaching stints with the Cowboys and the Aggies before leaving the game. He recently became proprietor of the Chick-fil-A restaurant at Montgomery Plaza in Fort Worth.
