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 Country Achievements: June 2012
Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, from Carbondale, IL, reached his 300th TCC country (Diamond status) on March 12 when he visited Isla Robinson Crusoe (Juan Fernandez Islands). He was in South Sudan and Libya in February and visited the South Pole in December for the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen’s discovery of the Pole. Better known as Dr.…
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Area Coordinator Profile: Dolena and Walter Kann, Arkansas
Dolena was born in London, Canada, and entered nurses’ training at Woodstock General Hospital after graduating from the Ingersoll Collegiate Institute. Walter was born in Detroit and graduated from Wayne State University. He served three years in the Army during World War II. For 40 years he was a practicing CPA. They were married in…
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Area Coordinator Profile: Jan Novar, Southeast Florida
Jan was born in the American Hospital in Linz, Austria, after World War II. Her father was the Air Force Administrator of the Hospital. During the war her mother escaped to Austria from Estonia and was later employed at the Hospital. Living at the Air Force base in Bordeaux, France, during the De Gaulle era,…
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Reaching a New Level
We continue to receive inquiries from members asking how to update their status level. When reaching a new level of countries visited (150, 200, 250 or 300), members should send to TCC Headquarters in Santa Monica the list of TCC countries, with the ones visited checked. The list can be printed from the TCC website…
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Are You Connected to the TCC Forum?
We’re getting some questions regarding the new TCC Forum, which is a password-protected social networking website developed as a free member benefit to all current members. Access to this private members-only online community is by invitation only. If you wish to have access to the TCC Forum, please e-mail your request to forum@travelerscenturyclub.org. Include your…
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Clarifying the TCC Info Files
The Dues Renewal notice prompted some inquiries regarding the Info Files. To get them from the TCC website, click the Info File Directory link under “Travel Info” near the top center of the site. Only the numbers underlined, which are the most recent, can be opened; others need to be scanned and will be online…
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Accolades for the New TCC Website
TCC Headquarters has received many favorable comments about the new and redesigned website that was launched last fall. The new site provides frequent updates on club news and events and is easier to navigate. The site retains many features of the previous TCC website, including travel info links, a link to the Members Forum and…
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September New England Luncheon in Gloucester to Focus on Ecotourism
The New England chapter met in Springfield, Mass, on June 10 at the home of Anush Dawidjan,where we enjoyed talking about our latest travel adventures, had lunch, and heard about volunteer opportunities for native English speakers for Puebla Ingles in Spain. Avid traveler, birder and TCC member Noel Mann will host TCC members at her…
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May Dinner Planned for Denver Area TCC Members
The next meeting of the Denver Chapter of the Travelers’ Century Club will be: May 17, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Blue Bonnet Cafe 457 South Broadway Tel. (303) 778-0147 [restaurant website] There will be no program; we’ll just enjoy one of our favorite restaurants. At our last meeting, we enjoyed Barbara Jackson’s slide…
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New San Diego Chapter to Meet in Early July
Jeff Ward, coordinator of the new San Diego TCC Chapter, has announced plans for a summer luncheon: Date: Saturday, July 7 Location: Sbicca Restaurant, 215 Fiftheenth Street in Del Mar [Web site] Time: 11:30-12:30 no-host cocktails, 12:30 luncheon and program Speakers: TCC President Ron Endeman and his wife, Judy Endeman Cost: $45 per person, tax and tip included (no alcoholic…
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Retired Ambassador Addresses Arizona TCC Members
The chapters’s last meeting of the year was on April 12, reports Area Coordinator Matt Cohen. Retired Ambassador Harold Norton spoke about East Africa. To avoid the Arizona summer heat, meetings will resume in the fall.
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TCC International Meeting in Berlin Planned for September 2012
Click for Registration Application » On Sept. 22, 2012, there will be a TCC international meeting in Berlin, Germany. An exciting program is planned for those members attending from overseas, from Friday, Sept. 21, to Monday, Sept. 24, Download the Destination Germany flyer for details about travel arrangements, including an optional accommodations package at the…
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Report from the April 2012 United Kingdom Meeting
Use the “Prev” and “Next” links to click forward or backward through the images in this gallery.[portfolio_slideshow]The TCC UK held its spring meeting at the RAC, Pall Mall, London on Sunday, April 15. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Palmer were gracious hosts, which was much appreciated in my absence due to unavoidable work circumstances. In addition…
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Washington D.C. Members Lay Wreath at RMS Titanic Memorial
The Washington TCC chapter joined the Circumnavigators Club of Washington, D.C. on April 14 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The joint luncheon was at the Pier 7 Restaurant in the Channel Inn Hotel on the D.C. waterfront. Area Coordinator Jeff Houle reported that over 40 members and guests attended,…
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Spring Gathering of Texas TCC Members at Austin Area Winery
Use the “Prev” and “Next” links to click forward or backward through the images in this gallery.[portfolio_slideshow]What a delightful day it was in the Texas Hill Country for our TCC Texas Chapter meeting. The vista from the pavilion at Driftwood Winery was lovely, and it was fantastic to have 37 in attendance from the Austin…
