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September, 2018 RVC Column
At the American Mensa Committee (AMC) meeting held at the Indianapolis Annual Gathering (AG) in July, there were three primary actions taken. We approved four Appointed AMC officers to one-year terms for 2018-2019. Continuing in their positions are Tommy...
Poetry; Hannah, by Don Chinnici
Hannah was the Sheltie puppy that I'd recently gotten after more than two years in the process. At ten weeks old, on a routine visit to the vet, she was in kidney failure; and later found to have genetically malformed kidneys. So, after two and a half weeks, I put her...
Manasota Activity Interest List
This page is both for information now, and as a resource, as it will also change dynamically over time. Feel free to write in with changes, or to comment below. The purpose of this is to coordinate the various interest areas, and create the gathering points: listing...
July, 2018 RVC Column
The next meeting of the American Mensa Committee will be held on July 5, 2018 at the 2018 Annual Gathering in Indianapolis, IN. At this writing, the agenda has not been finalized, but it will be posted shortly at https://www.us.mensa.org/read/board-meeting-reports/ if...
June, 2018 RVC Column
While I usually use this column to report on the actions of the American Mensa Committee (AMC), we’re in a slow period right now, as our last meeting was in April and our next will be at the Annual Gathering (AG) in July. But of course this doesn’t mean...
May, 2018 RVC Column
The Constitution of Mensa establishes that one of our three main purposes is to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for our members. The primary avenue for providing that is through Gatherings, and the next one is coming up soon!...
We’ve named an Ombudsman!
In one of the remaining -- and critically needed -- offices of Ombudsman, we've selected an officer. I'm happy to announce David Tschanz as our new Ombudsman. If you're not aware of this office, it may be one of the most important for the long-standing health of the...
April, 2018 RVC Column
The American Mensa Committee (AMC) met on March 3, with several presentations, including the first report by our new Executive Director Trevor Mitchell, the regular Treasurer’s report by Deb Stone including a presentation of the Annual Budget Review and...
Gifted Children: Let’s Get this Party Started!
Dear Manasota Gifted Youth (and their parents!):Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Tom Carrero and I am the Gifted Youth Coordinator (GYC) for Manasota Mensa. I currently live in North Port with my wife of 14 years, our two boys (ages 11 & 8 -...
Calling All Members!
LocSequiturApril, 2017 Calling all members!Although this is largely a duplicate of the column of the April 4M, there is the ability to expound on things a bit more here; if nothing else, simply for the entertainment value of it. Last month, I'd written a 4M article...
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March 2019, RVC Newsletter
Mensa relies on its volunteers to keep the organization going, and we appreciate all of them. There are some who go beyond the nuts and bolts of day-to-day service, and they deserve special recognition. Each year several awards are presented at the...
I spy, with my little eye…
Some of you may have seen this post on Demographics. The information that I found changed my understanding -- partly on the priorities of the Chapter members, and partly on the procedures we may apply going forward. So, in the spirit of travel (in this case, local,) I...
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...
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