Category: Arizona

The Southwest TCC Chapter will be on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 11:30 a.m. — once again in Catherine Ivy’s conference room in Scottsdalew—THANK YOU CATHERINE! Parking is available in the back of the building. Based on responses to the email I sent to you a couple of months ago, I’m hopeful that we’ll have between…

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The Southwest TCC Chapter held its first meeting of 2023 — and the first with the Chapter’s new coordinator — on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Sixteen of us participated in a  stimulating two-hour discussion (13 in person; three via Zoom). From this meeting, it’s clear that our chapter includes many members who have traveled widely and…

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The Southwest TCC Chapter held two Zoom meetings in the first half of 2021. In March, members shared some of their favorite animal experiences. Buz and Beverly Nason talked about a five-hour bushwhacking mountain trek they did in Rwanda to see mountain gorillas with suckling babies. Buz was 84 at the time! Carol Dobson and…

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The newly formed Southwest Chapter that includes Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas held meetings via Zoom in November and January, chaired by Coordinator Wanda Ross. A dozen people attended the November meeting. Henrietta Hallaq (Tucson, AZ) was congratulated for reaching Gold Status with 217 countries and territories. The program focused on favorite destinations. Participants shared a…

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TCC Members from Arizona and New Mexico met via Zoom on Sept. 17. There were nine attendees, five from Arizona and four from New Mexico, but the consensus is that many others also are interested. Arizona had a well-attended meeting nine months ago and New Mexico’s eight members all attended a meeting about two months…

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The Arizona and New Mexico Travelers’ Century Club meeting will be held via Zoom on Sunday, Sept. 27. For those of you in Arizona, it will be at 1 p.m; for those of you in New Mexico it will be at 2 p.m., since the two states are in different time zones at this time…

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On May 3 we had a eventful conversational dinner at Lon’s in Paradise Valley. Dr. Dedrie Polakof spoke about health aspects of travel and what to be on the lookout for. She was well organized and touched on many points. Examples: The extreme hazards of various bugs and milk in certain areas. Another example was…

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The Arizona Chapter held a meeting on Jan 28. Attendance was satisfactory given the flu going around and members’ conflicts. We traded two types of stories after our networking time: The worst travel experience ever had, and a favorite travel photo. Chapter Coordinator Matt Cohen commented on the photos to assist members with their travel…

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We had a surprisingly highly attended meeting at Zimbergers on May 9. We have two informal dinner meetings in the hot months when attendance is low, because of the heat and travels. Members enjoy them because of the informality, and because we avoid what would be about five months between meetings. Dr. Dedrie Polakof delivered…

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The active Arizona chapter has held a couple of meetings during the last few months to take advantage of the excellent weather. One special meeting took place at a reserved area of the Phoenix Zoo, a lovely scene for a great picnic and travel networking. Zoo spokeswomen Shannon Kinsman and Jamie Alcumbrac discussed the mission…

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