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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Pennsylvania Members Enjoy Presentation by Philadelphia International Airport CEO
The Philadelphia Chapter met on Sunday, May 17, at Brazilian steakhouse Fogo De Chao in Center City. The 16 members in attendance heard from Philadelphia International Airport CEO Mark Gale about the airport’s expansion plans, impact on the local economy, and day-to-day details of operations. The group feasted on prime meats, a lavish buffet of…
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Arizona Chapter Update, Small Chapter Dinner Planned for August
Area Coordinator Matt Cohen reports that Phoenix had a “robust conversational” meeting on May 6 at Zinburgers at the Biltmore. Don Stelerz won the contest for the best travel tip, a photography print by Matt. At the March meeting, Matt presented a photographic slideshow of his trip to Madagascar and Mozambique. He says some of…
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Report From the April 2015 Texas/Oklahoma Meeting in Houston
Use the “Prev” and “Next” links to click forward or backward through the images in this gallery. [portfolio_slideshow] Area Coordinator Kim-Kay Randt reports that the April 11 meeting at Houston’s Shanghai River Restaurant drew 32 members and guests from San Antonio, Seabrook, the metros of Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oklahoma and Virginia. Featured speaker Dr.…
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Saudi Arabia Featured at March Meeting in Newport Beach
Use the “Prev” and “Next” links to click forward or backward through the images in this gallery. [portfolio_slideshow] Faye Girsh presented a personal in-depth visual and descriptive look at Saudi Arabia during the TCC March lunch in Newport Beach. Traveling solo with a local guide in December 2012, she was appalled “to see how joyless…
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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…
