Iowa-Alabama Gulf Coast Snowbirds Club

2026 Breakfasts
We will meet at GT's on the Bay at 26189 Canal Road, Orange Beach
Iowa Club meets for breakfast at 8:15 am, on the following Wednesdays, cost is
$15.00/per person (not including tip which is voluntary on the buffet line).
New breakfast reservation requirements for 2026

The reservation deadline dates and breakfast dates are as follows:

SIGN IN DEADLINE DATE
(BEFORE NOON)

BREAKFAST DATE

Speakers

01/07/26

01/14/26


01/21/26

01/28/26


02/04/26

02/11/26


02/18/26


02/25/26



March Breakfast
One additional breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11th with the reservations due by Noon the preceding Wednesday that being March 5th. Meet at Another Broken Egg Café on Canal Road in Orange Beach. Reservations for that event (NO program/prizes just breakfast off the menu)



  • Reservations must be made by noon one week prior to our breakfast date.
    Sign up through the website as in the past or contact Chris Hedlund (319-430-4597).
    No late reservations will be accepted. If you are signed up by the deadline and do not attend.
    You will be responsible to pay for your meal and will be contacted.
    You will only be able to sign up for one breakfast at a time.
    If you sign up for breakfast and cannot attend, please remove your attendance from the sign up sheet the Wednesday one week prior, Set the number to 0.
    The club gets charged as they use our numbers (that we call in on the Wednesday noon prior) and we have to pay for the no shows.
    No shower's will be charged!
    GT's max capacity 220 perssons.

Use the Signup Sheet (1st choice) or contact Chris & Steve Hedlund at 319-430-4597 for reservations if you do not have a computer. Do not email, use the Signup Sheet.

50/50 LOTTERY
The club plans to have a 50/50 lottery at its breakfast’s. Money the club makes from the 50/50 will be used to help defray expenses for prizes at the cocktail parties and at golf outings. Prizes are typically $25 to have multiple prizes.

Calendar Draw
Calendar Draw with the proceeds benefiting the fire departments. You may purchase a ticket for $10 for a chance to win $$$. The tickets will only be sold at the first breakfast on Jan. 11 and the social on Jan. 20. Drawings will be held each Wednesday in February and a ticket will be drawn for each day of the month of February. So there will be a winner each day in February. Smallest amount to win is $50 and there are chances to win up to $500. The winning tickets will be returned to the pot for the remaining drawings as well.

2026 Cocktail Parties
Friday, January 23 rd
Friday, February 20 th
NO RSVP required. Bring a dish to share and your own beverages, plates and utensils provided.
We meet at the
Caribe, 28103 Perdido Beach Boulevard, Bldg D, Orange Beach, 5-7 pm

Updated 1/15/2025 Terry Kiser