This page lists recent news articles and chapter updates posted on the TCC Web site. Click any headline to view the post. Use the search blank at right to find older posts on any topic.
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Photos From the September 2012 SoCal Lunch in Newport Beach
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Kim-Kay Randt: An Exemplary Coordinator
It’s just been a year and a half since the Texas TCC chapter was revived by Kim-Kay Randt as Area Coordinator. Her organizing skills and accomplishments during this short period are remarkable, and we thought a summary might inspire others. She says feedback from other Texas TCC members have helped her reach her goals. Here’s…
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Kilimanjaro Climb to be Featured at December NorCal Meeting
Cynthia Reed will talk about “Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro” at the Dec. 1 meeting, reports Area Coordinator Tim Carlson. Lunch will be at Spenger’s Fresh Fish Grotto in Berkeley [view restaurant Web site]. At the Sept. 15 luncheon meeting in San Francisco, Sandra Henneman gave a presentation on a “North Pole Cruise.” She showed many photographs…
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U.K. Members Enjoy an Exhibit of Photographs by Ansel Adams at the National Maritime Museum
On Sunday, Nov. 18, U.K. members met at the National Maritime Museum, Park Row, Greenwich, London, reports Area Coordinator Donna Marsh. The museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was exhibiting a collection of Ansel Adams’ photographs, which members enjoyed viewing. Information about future meetings will be posted here.
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TCC Members Cross Paths in North Korea
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New Info Files Added to the Members-Only TCC Forum
Starting earlier this year, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. If you are not already registered in this social network website for TCC members only, e-mail your request to forum@travelerscenturyclub.org. Include your name, address and the e-mail…
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Tell Us About Your Adventures Via the TCC Info Files
Have you recently traveled to one of the unique destinations on the TCC list of countries and territories? Why not tell us about your experiences by writing one or two pages for our Info Files? We’d also like to hear about your adventures in one of the more familiar places since there have been many…
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A Hearty Welcome to New TCC Members
The Travelers’ Century Club is pleased to welcome the following new members to the club: Acosta, Mr. David Charles Attick, Mr. Fred & Mrs. Mary Barusch, Mr. Ronald Miller–Alper, Mrs. Joyce Roberta “JR” Bowman, Ms. Dusty Dawn Buhain, Dr. Jose D. Campbell, Ms. Laurie Davis, Mr. Jerry H. Diaz, Ms. Deborah Dodson, Mr. J. Daryl…
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Well Traveled: December 2012
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well traveled. Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Mr. Neal J. Pollock Arlington, VA Silver Members (150 or more countries) Mr. Richard Goldman Los Angeles, CA Dr. Stewart Karlinsky Los Altos, CA Mr. Del McCuen Mrs. Linda McCuen Long Beach, CA…
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Don Parrish Visits 22 Countries in 2011
With travel to 22 countries last year, Chicago-area member Donald M. Parrish, Jr., completed visits to 312 of the 321 TCC destinations, thus becoming a Diamond member. He also completed travel to the UN list of 193 countries. Parrish started his international travel in 1957, to Mexico, and ended with his stay in Mongolia in…
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Getting Involved With TCC
How to be an Area Coordinator – You should be a dues-paying member for several years. It’s a volunteer position, primarily communicating with TCC members in your local area. The only requirements are to arrange social gatherings (lunches, dinners, cocktail or coffee receptions, excursions, etc.) in a member’s home or restaurant; arrange programs (speakers or…
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Club Announcements: This ‘n That
The 2012 TCC Roster of Members will be mailed to members in early December. It contains an updated History of the club. Send any corrections to TCC Headquarters Invoices for the 2013 Dues will be mailed the end of December and are due on receipt. Southern California luncheon meetings in 2013 are on the…
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Promoting TCC Membership
While traveling, TCC members usually encounter other travelers who like to talk about all the places they have visited. Do you ever stop them and ask if they think they have been to 100 countries? They usually have not heard about the Travelers’ Century Club. (If they have, you may be pleasantly surprised to find…
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Clarifying Country Counts
TCC Headquarters often gets questions about how to count countries that have been divided or “retired,” and whether one must visit the “new” country to get credit. Others have asked if stopping in an airport for a connecting flight counts as a country visit. TCC Past President Kevin Hughes has provided us with a good…
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An Invitation to the December 2012 Southern California Luncheon
Award-winning documentary filmmaker and TCC member Craig Forrest will be the speaker at the Los Angeles area TCC Meeting on Dec. 8 at Lawry’s restaurant. “Passport, Camera, Ready to Travel” is his subject. He will show clips from The Amazing Race, the Discovery, Travel and History channels, and Animal Planet – followed by questions/answers and…
