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Palm Beach County Mensa Newsletter
September, 2005
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Notes from the Underground
by Barry Karas
CHOCOLATE That’s right, chocolate! All we have to do is test on NATIONAL TESTING DAY (Oct. 22, 2005) the amount of people that land us in the top five Mensa chapters. The number of people tested has nothing to do with the size of a group. E.g., I’ve been examining groups for years, and the largest group, Broward Mensa, does absolutely not have the largest NTD participation. So let us recruit many test-takers. Remember, NTD is next month, so we don’t have that much time.
TALK Why don’t you speak about PBCM and/or national Mensa if you do any public speaking, and have a choice as to what is said?
ANNIVERSARY Mensa will be 60 years old during 2006. To commemorate that event, American Mensa will be celebrating at Disney World. Details will follow.
NUMBERS As of July, 2005, there are over 40,000 members (nationally, not in PBC Mensa alone). There are 302 members in our chapter, chapter 334.
NEW MEMBERS Phyllis Jones; Sherry Rosen Brown; Caroline Slade; and Edward Sorenson III.
MENSA EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION (“MERF”) has been around for several years. What is it? MERF is a philanthropic, non-profit organization committed to the pursuit of excellence in the area of intelligence. There are four strategic groups:
- Scholarship Giving;
- Research;
- Education; and
- Awards.
MERF supports itself through monetary donations and is governed by a board of trustees.
Details will follow…
REGIONAL VICE CHAIRPERSON Margaret (Maggie) Truelove has taken over from Elissa, the reins of the top officer in our region (Region 10). Elissa is now Second Vice Chairperson. Congratulations to both women.
TWO CENTS I received a bill from a credit card company. There is a balance due? Right? WRONG. The credit balance is for two cents. So then credit card company sent a check to me for $.02. You figure it out.
INTERLOC I receive this magazine from the national office. It is designed for interested members and officers. HOWEVER, if you are very interested in Mensa, YOU can get this magazine sent to you.
Coming Attractions!!
You have to check out the PBCM First Friday event! Good food and good conversation- this is a great part of Mensa!
National Trivia Network
NTN Trivia is a trivia game televised over a national network to over 3000 bars and restaurants in the United States and Canada
When: Any evening but Tuesday is the best. Start about 8 PM. End about 11 PM.
Where: Anyplace (usually a restaurant) that has NTN Trivia.
Who: All trivia players
For Details: Please call Barry Karas (561) 964-4360
RVC Column
By Maggie Truelove
Most of you had reports of the AG in your newsletters in August, so I won't go on and on about all the wonderful things that took place. I will say that if you missed the AG, you missed a whopper of a good time! Next year, of course, is the World Gathering, right here in the heart of Region 10, in August. Don't miss that one! And remember to get in touch with Kay Klasen, volunteer coordinator, to let her know how you would like to help. We hope everyone attending will volunteer to help, even if it is just for an hour.
We can all be proud of the Region 10 folks who received awards at the Awards Luncheon at the AG. In the PRP awards, Special Mention Awards went to editors Mark Puddephat (Miami's Flamenco, for numerous excellent continuing items) and Edgar Coudal (Manasota's 4M, for "The Way We Were"). Region 10 had only one team place in the money in Culture Quest, and that was the Buns Da Winsin's Next Generation team from Southwest by South, Zack Mooney, captain. Nancy Heinrich of Manasota was awarded an ABBIE Proctor of the Year Award. We can be especially proud of Keri Guilbault from Central Florida Mensa. She was given a National Chair's Award for her work on the new gifted children's handbook, as well as the Community Activities Program award in the Gifted Children Category, for the Junior Engineer Day she single-handedly brought about last fall.
So far, I have only received feedback from one group, Broward, regarding what is done to welcome new members to your group. I am looking forward to hearing from everyone else soon.
I wish there were awards I could give to all of the hard working volunteers across the Region. You know who you are. You are the LocSecs and treasurers and editors and proctors of every local group. You are the Gifted Children's Coordinators and hosts of parties for your fellow Mensans. You all work hard, all year long, to make your local group and Region 10 and American Mensa great! Why not take a few minutes this month to say THANK YOU or give a pat on the back to the ones who keep your local group going? They deserve it.
Have you registered for Tampa Bay's Oktoberfest RG next month? It isn't too late, you know. Contact Dan Chesnut (DChesnut@tampabay.rr.com) for information or to register - or see the Bulletin or the website for more details. See you there!
Maggie Truelove, RVC10
rvc10@us.mensa.org
rvc10@cfl.rr.com
Member News
Palm Beach County Mensa ended July with 325 members. We gained 4 brand new, renewing or moving into our area. Welcome or welcome back to: Phyllis Jones, Carolyn K. Slade, Edward Nils Sorensen II, and Ms. Sherry Rosen Brown. Come on out to an event (the First Friday is an event favorite), organize one yourself, or write an article for this newsletter.
Call for Articles
We are looking for articles and requests for articles from our members. The Ms in our county have a diverse knowledge of all kinds of fascinating things. Don’t be shy, this is a great way to advertise your knowledge! Email the editor with your ideas: mensa@ritchason.net
Help wanted
Joan Zieff has done a great job been handling circulation for more than 2 years and deserves a break. The job entails affixing labels (supplied from the National Office) and seals to close the folded newsletter. Once done, the mgr. then delivers the newsletters to the Boca Raton post office. This is an easy job that really helps the PBCM, and gives an M (new or old) a chance to be involved in the group. If you are interested please call Elissa Rudolph at 561-496-0124 for more info.
Interesting Web Links
HTML – all the intricacies
A Better Clock
http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
What Nietzsche Would Say
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/friedrich_nietzsche.html
North County Coordinator
Lots of thanks to Donna Bognar, who is passing over her responsibilities as North County Coordinator to Bobbie Kadlecz
Happenings at the Palm Beach County Library System
Happenings at the Palm Beach County Library System
Definitely check this out!!
http://www.pbclibrary.org/sep05Happenings.pdf
Andy Ritchason
mensa@ritchason.net
23053 Old Inlet Bridge Dr
Boca Raton. FL
Note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and DO NOT reflect opinions of Palm Beach County Mensa, its officers, or of American Mensa, Ltd., which holds NO opinions.
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