Regional Ramblings |
By the time you read this, the Los Angeles RG - Escape to Owland - will be over. Thanks to a lot of help from my friends, I will be there. The Leadership Development Workshop will also be over as will the Native American SIG gathering in Honolulu.
There are other events coming up that you need to plan for. It is time to register for The Big One - the 1999 Annual Gathering. I hear that the hotel is filling up fast, so book your room soon. Mensa’s Millennium Countdown SIG is holding a party at Highland Springs, April 16-18. If you have questions contact Rich Kapnick at 818-766-5314 or OICUR.Rich@worldnet.att.net. San Diego Mensa is planning an RG A La Carte for May 28-31. Bob Tutelman has information at 619-566-2335 or rtutelman@worldnet.att.net Borderline Mensa has a RG planned for August 13-15. Registrar, Donne Puckle, 520-458-4122 or dpuckle@c2i2.com Then there is Asilomar over Labor Day Weekend. This will be Asilomar XXXV -- Bubbles.
While you are busy signing up for activities, do not forget CultureQuest. You need to get your team registered by March 15. This is a lot of fun an is an opportunity to raise some extra money for your local scholarships. Your LocSec has information and an entry form.
March is renewal time. You must have your membership paid up by the end of the month to be able to vote in the National and International elections and to take part in CultureQuest. Renewing in time will also help your group with the Group of the Year awards. Oh, the shame, if your group missed an award because you were late sending in your dues.
Let me tell you a story. Many years ago, a lay-preacher was invited to take the service at a small country church. He accepted the invitation and took his young son with him. The congregation was small and the people were poor. They had no fund to pay the preachers but they had a donation box near the door. The lay-preacher dropped a dollar in the box. After the service, when the lay-preacher had shaken hands with everybody and the caretaker was locking up, he gave the lay-preacher the contents of the box - one dollar. The young son could see that his father was a bit disappointed. He said to his father, "You had put more in, you would have got more out."
Mensa is a do-it-yourself organization. If you do not see an activity you like on the program, organize one. Take part in the activities above and those of your local group. Vote in the elections. Run for office or volunteer for an appointed position. If you put more into Mensa you will get more out of Mensa.