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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TCC Members Attempt Bouvet Landing During Five-Week Cruise
Just as the June 2015 Centurian was going to press, we received the accompanying photos and trip highlights from TCC Treasurer JoAnn Schwartz. On March 24, some 30 TCC members from the U.S., Costa Rica, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Singapore boarded the Ortelius at Ushuaia, Argentina, for a five-week cruise to the Cape Verde…
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TCC Members Help Others: Tell Us About Your Volunteer Endeavors
We are aware that many TCC members do volunteer work when they travel and also when they are at home. We’d like to hear about some of your work to help others. If you’ll send a brief description of your endeavors to TCC Headquarters, we’ll write about it in the Centurian, as space allows. One…
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TCC Get-Togethers on Cruises
TCC members like to travel together and often take cruises as a group, as we have reported with photos and items in past issues — and as shown in our report about a recent attempted voyage to Bouvet. Cruises are a good way to add TCC countries and territories. Members not traveling with a TCC…
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Possible New TCC Chapter in Naples, Florida
TCC members in the Naples, FL, area met for brunch in late March to discuss the structure and formation of a local TCC chapter. The meeting was spearheaded by Dr. Marilyn Varcoe, a cognitive behavioral psychologist who is also on the staff at Naples Community Hospital. Members decided to meet monthly except in August and…
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How to Start at TCC Chapter in Your Area
We now have 20 TCC chapters — 16 domestic and four international — and possibly another in Naples, FL (see separate article). But some members outside the current chapter areas have expressed interest in meeting with other TCC members to share travel experiences. Additional chapters have been started in other areas of the same state,…
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How to Become a TCC Area Coordinator
A TCC Area Coordinator should be a dues-paying member for several years but even a Provincial Member qualifies. It’s a volunteer position, primarily communicating with the other members in your local area about the venue and program for the social gathering. Formats of meetings can be as simple as a discussion of past and future…
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Can You Help Your Area Coordinator?
How about extending a helping hand to the busy Area Coordinator in your area? Some of them have full-time jobs, others are traveling a lot or have other obligations. The assistance would especially be appreciated in the areas with a large number of members. You could help the Coordinator: Line up speakers or program…
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Western Canada Coorindator Tim Skeet Added to the TCC Board
Tim Skeet, Coordinator for Western Canada, becomes the first international TCC board member. He initiated the Western Canada chapter in Calgary, where he is based, in the summer of 2013. Meetings are also held in Vancouver and he coordinates with the Eastern Canada chapter headed by Rick Shaver. He and TCC Treasurer JoAnn Schwartz launched…
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An Invitation to the June 2015 SoCal Luncheon in Los Angeles
“Cuba: Rum, Rumba and the Revolution” is the subject of the presentation by Diana and Dennis Trombley at the June 13 lunch at Hotel Angeleno in Los Angeles. They will explore “the time capsule that is modern Cuba,” visiting Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Sancti Spiritus. The presentation will feature Tropicana dancers, Cuban musicians, art, architecture,…
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Well Traveled: June 2015
Our congratulations to those Club members who have reached higher levels of countries visited. Well traveled! Diamond Members (300 or more countries) Ms. Carolyn Broadwell Napa, CA Mr. Stephen Newcomer West Hollywood, CA Platinum Members (250 or more countries) Ms. Edna J. Reinhold Wildwood, MO Mr. Frank Robinson, Sr. Bordighera, Italy Mr. Helmut Lent Berlin,…
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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: Alvarez-Febles, Ms. Rosaligia Angus, Marni Ansell, Mrs. Natalia (Natasha) Ashe, Mr. Victor Bales, Jr., Mr. Donalito Lucelo Bailliet, Mr. Robert (Bob) Bailliet, Mrs. Betty Bjorklund, BJ Bova, Mr. Art Capehart, Mr. Craig E. Daly, Mr. Matthew James Herman, Ms. Mary…
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New Info Files Added to the Members-Only TCC Forum
As of 2012, members must go to the TCC Forum to access the TCC Info Files. The Forum requires a user name and password to log in. TCC will continue to mail the Info Files to those who have paid the additional $10 ($75 domestic and $85 international). Back issues of the Info Files are…
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‘Offbeat Caribbean’ Program Planned for May 21 Denver Meeting
The next meeting of the Denver Chapter of the Travelers’ Century Club will be held on Thursday, May 21, starting at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at: The Garlic Knot 2553 South Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222 (720) 542-3528 We met at this restaurant late last year and enjoyed it. It is located…
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A Small But Engaged Gathering of West Florida Members in April
On April 23 the West Florida Chapter had a luncheon get-together at the University Park Country Club in Sarasota. Nine happy travelers attended. Several of our group were in Asia, on their way to New Zealand or on cruises. This is not surprising. After all we are a travel club, and you would expect some of…
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Report From the April 2015 Western Canada Meeting in Vancouver
Hello World Travelers, We had a another great get together in beautiful downtown Vancouver in April. Uniting at Rodney’s Oyster House, we had an afternoon filled with stories, discussions about the TCC website and social media direction, and we concluded with a pub style quiz, as inspired by our UK Chapter Coordinator, Donna Marsh. Global…
