Musings (the blog section) of Manasota Mensa
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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka: The Pedometer Doesn’t Do Justice
Hey! This was my climb to see the sunrise at Sigiriya. The site doesn’t open until 7:30, but there is a hill close by, called Pidurangala, from the top of which you can see the sun rising on Sigiriya. So we left the hostel at 4:30 for our adventure. As I...
Fascinating Demographics on Our Chapter’s Interests — 2019
Wow! I recently came across a tool in American Mensa's back office, with many thanks to Ruth Danielle. In conversation, she had mentioned that during her time as LocSec she'd seen a tally of the various member interests. (Remember that section that you filled out,...
February, 2019 RVC Newsletter
Mensa Cares! Week will be April 7-13 this year to coincide with National Volunteer Week. Normally this is held on the third week of April, but with religious holidays such as Easter and Passover falling later than usual this year, National Volunteer...
January Deep-Sky Observers event at Robinson Preserve
Recently, I was told of the monthly event put on by the local group of Deep-Sky Observers, where local volunteers set up telescopes and offer visitors to look through (thanks Deborah's Barber Shop!) This event was at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton, where the low light...
Manasota’s January “6S” event
Better than a half-dozen of us met in Venice, in January, at the Manasota 6S (Success) event -- South Sarasota Second Saturday Social Soiree. Originally scheduled for Amore's Italian Restaurant, things were switched up on-the-fly, as it was discovered at...
January, 2019 RVC Newsletter
Happy New Year! The new Mensa Store opened last month at https://www.mensastore.com/ with fresh branded merchandise, and closeouts on merchandise left over from the old store. Dave Fox and Fox Imaging did not seek a renewal of their contract, but we...
December, 2018 RVC Newsletter
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) met via teleconference on October 30 to vote on Bylaws referendum items for the 2019 election. Four items were passed for the ballot, pending legal review. Those items included:A change to Article IX, Section 6,...
November, 2018 RVC Newsletter
In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, American Mensa reached out to members in affected areas including Northwest Florida Mensa, Tallahassee Area Mensa, North Florida Mensa, Tampa Bay Mensa, and Mensa In Georgia. The most badly hit group was...
October, 2018 RVC Newsletter
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) held a teleconference on August 22 to elect Greg Kontz as our new Secretary following the resignation of our previous Secretary Lisa Maxwell, per the procedure set forth by Article III.(12) of the American Mensa Bylaws. We also used...
US Mensa Profile Settings
Preferences - a "how to" for editing the profile settings at National. At http://us.mensa.org, you will find profile information that includes contact information, birthday, areas of interest, and more. When we prepare the monthly 4M, we draw from some of this...
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August 2019, RVC Newsletter
During the AG (Annual Gathering) in Phoenix in July, many members of Region 10 were recognized with National Awards for their service and achievements in Mensa. American Mensa Chair LaRae Bakerink presented Chairman’s Service Awards to 16 members,...
July 2019, RVC Newsletter
The American Mensa election has ended, and I am grateful to be elected another term as your RVC. I want to acknowledge David Fleming of Central Florida Mensa for his candidacy, and look forward to his continued volunteer service in the future. ...
Your Thoughts
I know that many of you are writers. I've also experienced that one or two of you have opinions. This is what this space is for. It was suggested that we build out a section, a chat-room of sorts, where members can share and comment. Since most every post on this site...
Instructions for Registration/Login
Skip directly to the Registration/Login information, if you like. New Changes. We've made some significant changes at the site. Let me summarize this. For many years we have had a discussion about including a calendar at the website. At the core of this conversation...
May 2019, RVC Newsletter
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) held a teleconference on April 2, 2019 with a very short agenda: to appoint Tracey Guice as the new Regional Coordinator for Region 8 to complete the 2017-2019 term following the recommendation of the Region 8 Local...
April 2019, RVC Newsletter
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) met for our final quarterly meeting of the year on March 2, 2019 in Iselin, NJ. Because this was the annual budget approval meeting, there was much to discuss, and the meeting lasted longer than anticipated. AMC...
Walter (Wally) Gannott, Jr & Janis Stanford; in Memoriam
It's with regret that we announce the passing of two of our members: Wally (Wally) Gannott, Jr (1937-2019), of Bradenton, in January. His wife writes, "though he was unable to attend meetings due to disability, he always enjoyed reading the 4M." --I say, kudos to you,...
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