Southwest by South Florida Mensa

At the September 17 American Mensa Committee (AMC) in Arlington, Texas, site of the American Mensa home office, we received updates on the implementation of the new Association Management System (AMS) which is ahead of schedule. Soon there will be a new set of tools available for local group leaders, and I’m looking forward to it. There will also be the inevitable growing pains as the old system is decommissioned and the new one takes its place, with occasional problems with connecting to t...

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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our longtime Treasurer and friend, Cal Curlin.
Lemuel Calvert Curlin III, of Naples passed away on May 20, 2013 in Naples, FL.

He was raised in Allegan, MI and graduated from Allegan High School. He earned a Masters in Chemistry from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Hope College. Cal then began working for Diamond Shamrock. He proudly served in Vietnam for two years, where he was the chief of a biochemistry lab. Follow...

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A few Cheap Charlie's ago, Jan 2 to be precise, we all headed to Ballyorney to dine on Irish, and behold, the place was closed... packed up in the middle of the night or something. So we moved over to Mimi's and still had a great time! Now, you can head over to the newsletter to get the scoop on the Monday after-work party in Bonita Springs today (Feb 11, 5:30 pm at Barry Nicholls'), and the Cheap Charlie's dining-in on Wednesday Feb. 20th. 6:30 pm. Don't miss out on activities -- follow the ...
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Our Jan/Feb newsletter (there are only six per year) is available as always from the top-center of the events page, but in case you were missing it, here's the link, you will need to use your American Mensa login to see it: http://www.us.mensa.org/newsissue?id=6920

Also, Orlando's Central Florida Mensa RG is coming up quickly: Jan 25 - 27 at the Hilton Altamonte Springs. See the ad in our newsletter, or go to http://www.sun-n-games.org/registration.

Wishing you a pleasant, peaceful, prosperous ...
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From the US Mensa website:

• This November and December, you can qualify and join Mensa in one easy step!  If you submit your qualifying test scores and your first year's membership dues before December 31, 2012, you'll pay only $84 — we'll review your test score for free and extend your membership through March 31, 2014. You'll automatically become a member upon qualifying, and you'll save money by having your test scores reviewed for free!

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A huge Mensa vote of thanks to Cheryl for all her hard work in keeping the website up-to-date and coordinating SIGHT. SWSF lost a very valuable and involved member when Cheryl moved out of state -- but we're hoping she'll be coming back again some day!  Until then, I (Heather Preston) have started updating the website and will also coordinate SIGHT (unless someone else wants that job -- let me know!).

The link to the newsletter should show you the current two months' worth of newsletter pages ...
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Have you renewed your membership yet?

If you pay annually your current membership card expires 03/31/2012.  You should have received a renewal packet from the National office in December with an offer at that time.  If you didn't take advantage of the early renewal you may have received a renewal packet since then.

Didn't receive your renewal packet? Never fear.  Click for a blank application.  Just fill it out and mail it with your check to the address indicated.

You can also renew your members...

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As reported in the December 2011 ExComm Meeting minutes, the Southwest by South Florida Bylaws have been revised.  This is the first revision since 1997.

The only changes in bylaws were in reference to officer titles (LocSec would be President, Assistant LocSec would be Vice President).  The terms of office for officers were also amended to two (2) years term with elections in odd-numbered years.

As per the guidelines of National, the bylaws must be approved by a vote of the membership.  The Ex...
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In case you missed it, the Community section of the Naples Daily News today (08/17/2011) featured siblings James and Leann LeSage.  These two young Mensans (ages 6 and 3, respectively) are part time Naples residents.

Link to the article is here.

PDF of the article is here.
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