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August, 2009

Congratulations to the Region 3 nominees for the 2009 Publications
Recognition Program. I am pleased to report that the nominations
are as follows for Web Sites -- OVERALL ENTERTAINMENT,
Cleveland Area Mensa, Roberta Rooney, Webmaster; MEMBER
RECRUITMENT, East Central Ohio Mensa, Richard DeMattia, Webmaster;
"MEMBERS ONLY" SECTION, Western New York Mensa, Jaclyn McKewan,
Webmaster; and for Newsletters -- OVERALL ENTERTAINMENT, MPULSE,
Dayton Area Mensa, Pat Reising, Editor; CALENDAR (2!), M-Pathy, Southeast
Michigan Mensa, Daniel Biedzen, Calendar Editor and MPULSE, Dayton
Area Mensa, Pat Reising, Calendar Editor; OUTSTANDING NEWSLETTER
(MEDIUM GROUP), MPULSE, Dayton Area Mensa, Pat Reising, Editor;
CONTRIBUTION NOMINEES, POETRY, "Astride the Gale" by Dean Unick,
Southeast Michigan Mensa, | M-Pathy, November 2008; NON-FICTION
(MENSA-RELATED), "From the Branch Office" by Chuck Peacock,
Southeast Michigan Mensa, M-Pathy, April 2008. I hope to report
next month that all have become double winners by being chosen
the best of the best. I am cheering for a tie between Daniel Biedzen
(my local calendar editor) and Pat Reising, Dayton’s calendar editor.

On my way home from Michigan’s west coast, I was able to have dinner
in Grand Rapids with Ms from Western Michigan Mensa who did not make
it to Battle Creek. My dinner in Traverse City with Northern Michigan
Mensa Ms was great, too – fresh perch! I am looking forward to dinners
in Buffalo and Rochester on my way from our AG to Ottawa for the
Canadian AG. I enjoy visiting new restaurants and meeting Ms who
are new to me and visiting with Ms I already know.

I’m confident that the AG was fabulous, but I’ll catch you up on that and
the Columbus RG – Mind, Body and Soul, being held July 31 thru August 1,
in my September column. I’ll be attending the Fall AMC meeting at the
end of October in Arlington. Gosh, I really do dislike the month delay!
In the meantime, I have way too much to read to prepare for my first
AMC duties on your behalf. I sure wish all the stuff I have to read were
available on tape or disc so that I could listen while traveling. Reading
and driving don’t mix well for me.

So, let’s have an LDW somewhere in Region 3. I’m up for suggestions
(how to get new and/or younger members active? If you have them
active, how’d you do it?) and a chair. We haven’t had an LDW in ages,
so now’s a great time. We should be doing these once a year – at least
that’s what one of the Handbooks says. The fiscal year’s up at the end
of March, so we have to plan last month.

Because we have new members joining us all the time, and because
I want communication between all of us, I will end my columns with the
reminder to visit the Region 3 website, our Facebook group, and our
Yahoo group. At these 3 sites, you will find updates on what’s happening
in this great region and reMARK.

And, before my salutation, I want to explain the “LLAP and Peace” part
of it. I am not a fan of Star Trek. However, the sentiment conveyed
by Live Long And Prosper (LLAP) and peace is what I wish for everyone
reading my column.

LLAP and Peace,

Betsy

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