Category: West Florida

The Southwest Florida TCC Chapter kicked off the new year with an energetic gathering. They honored Dave Binkley for visiting 100 countries and achieving full membership. The meeting featured a presentation by Kike Calvo, who is not only a photographer and journalist but also a songwriter/composer now! Attendees enjoyed a multimedia presentation showcasing Kike’s photography…

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The Southwest Florida TCC Chapter will kick off the new year with a luncheon meeting on Friday, Jan. 12, at noon at Popi’s IV restaurant in Ellenton.Our program will feature Kike Calvo, a photographer and journalist who will present on the indigenous people living in a remote region of Colombia. Kike spearheads a project to…

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The Southwest Florida TCC Chapter was excited to welcome our first ever visiting speaker: Special guest Sherri Donovan, the New York Chapter Co Coordinator, presented on her remarkable and varied travels this year. Sherri spoke to our chapter about her trip in May to Afghanistan under the Taliban. After lunch, Sherri presented on Pitcairn Island…

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Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 28, at noon for the Southwest Florida (Sarasota) Chapter luncheon, along with a weekend of festivities to provide our special guest presenter, Sherri Donovan, with a warm Florida welcome! In May, Sherri Donovan, Co-Coordinator for the New York TCC Chapter, went “Inside Taliban Afghanistan” and will share insights from…

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At the August 2023 meeting of the Southwest Florida (Sarasota) Chapter, Larry and Katherine Nutt presented on their recent trip to the South Indian Ocean Islands of Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Rodrigue and Mayotte. Their trip involved 12 flights and over 25,000 miles. They traveled on their own itinerary with local guides and drivers meeting them…

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The Southwest Florida (Sarasota) Chapter’s spring meeting was the best attended to date. TCC member Jeff Francis presented on county counting. That is not a typo! Jeff is visiting all the counties in the United States. He is a member of the Extra Miler Club, an organization for county counting. Their motto is “the shortest…

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The Sarasota-area TCC Chapter event previously scheduled for June 21 has been postponed until Thursday, Aug. 24. We will meet at noon at Popi’s IV in Ellenton. RSVP amandatd@yahoo.com.

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Chapter coordinator Amanda Davis reports that the Soutwhest Florida (Sarasota) Chapter welcomed four new members,  including Bob and Cindy Collins who just got back from a five-country trip to Southern and Eastern Africa, which included trekking to see the mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Members talked about best practices for rerouting and potential insurance claims as…

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The Southwest Florida (Sarasota) TCC Chapter held our first meeting of the year on Thursday, Jan. 12. We congratulated Merry Jo Binkley on reaching 100 countries and full member status with her recent trip to Colombia. Dave Binkley presented on Tajikistan. Larry and Roseanne Francis recounted their recent experience flying out of Buenos Aires the…

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The Southwest Florida TCC Chapter will meet on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 11:30am at Popi’s Place IV in Ellenton. For more information and to RSVP for the event, please email  amandatd@yahoo.com.

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