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Dinner in New York at Ali Baba Terrace

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Jan 152016

Circumnavigator members and guests enjoyed a wonderful evening at Ali Baba’s terrace in New York City on January 12th. New York members welcomed Will and Maria Mason from the Pacific-Northwest Chapter. A delicious Turkish dinner was served followed by a presentation on Turkey given by member Richard Shiu.

: Guest Merrill Gurwitz, C. Barbara Hagstrom and C. Kevin Short.

: Guest Merrill Gurwitz, C. Barbara Hagstrom, C. Kevin Short and C. Speaker Richard Shiu.

: C. Gordon Whiting with guest Sharon Kilmer.

: Cs. Kevin Short, Mimi Ragsdale, Lois Kahan, Maria and Will Mason (from Seattle), Brad Vogel and Governor Barbara Hagstrom.

: C. Suzanne Frye, Secretary and Program Chair Sue Murphy and guest Justine Kirby,

Enjoy reading the latest issue of The LOG!

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Dec 152015

Your copy should arrive before Christmas. Please let headquarters know if you do not receive The LOG. It is filled with stories, news and photos from our members and we hope you will enjoy it.

We are encouraging feedback and comments from Circumnavigators. Send your input to club@circumnavigators.org. We will run letters to the editor on the web site.

Corrections

Our apologies to new members Roxanna Seely and Steven Fuller for mistakes in our Welcome Aboards section. The wrong photo was used for Roxanna and Steven’s bio was inadvertently omitted by a layout error. Both items will be corrected in the next issue and on the web site.

Roxanna Seely

Roxanna Seely

A lifelong resident of Jacksonville FL, Roxanna circumnavigated with her husband Fred (also a Circumnavigator) when she realized a long-held dream to see the “top of the world”—Mount Everest. She is active in the Junior League and the Colonial Dames.

Steven Fuller

Steven Fuller

Steven lives in Kansas City, Missouri where he practices law and has served as a judge. He has taken his love of travel seriously, having visited 255 countries and territories at last count. He is a Platinum member of the Travelers’ Century Club. Amazingly, he has run 190 marathons on all seven continents. He was the first American to run a marathon in all 50 states.

Foundation Scholar Kevin Dupont’s topic is: #140 Characters: Social Media and How it Impacts Society and the State. (Page 31)

International Weekend in Washington DC

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Apr 152015

Goodwill Reception

The Circumnavigators Club International Weekend began with a Goodwill Reception on Friday, April 10 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington DC where out of town members and guests enjoyed a wonderful evening.

Magellan Award

On April 11, members and guest from around the globe came to honor retired ABC News Correspondent Ann Compton. The gala event was held at the historic Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. The evening began with a wonderful cocktail hour where members and guests had a chance to meet Ann Compton and enjoy each other’s company. Once John Philip Sousa’s Circumnavigators Club March was played, everyone was seated for dinner in the Warne Ballroom. International President Ellen Parke welcomed members and guests to this historic event. In attendance were Club Officers and Board Members, Past Presidents Bill Holm, Howard Matson and Al Morasso; Chapter Presidents Dan Peterson (Chicago), Samuel Waton (Washington DC); and Foundation Scholar Kevin Short.

Following dinner, Past President and Magellan Award Committee Chair Howard Matson gave his introductory remarks and called to the podium the Officers, Governors, Past Presidents, Chapter Presidents and representatives of the Circumnavigators Club to present the Order of Magellan to Ann Compton. Ann Compton gave an extraordinary address to close the wonderful evening.

Naples Chapter Welcomes Officers and Board of Governors

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Mar 112015

The Naples Chapter warmly welcomed International Officers and Board of Directors on March 7th with a cocktail reception at the home of member Lee Abrons. A wonderful evening was enjoyed by all. On March 8th, Officers and Board of Governors joined at the Club Pelican Bay for a board meeting followed by a delicious brunch and presentation by member Jerry Lawrence, “What’s it like to be the doctor for an Olympic team?”

(click on any of the images to see a larger version)

Chinese New Year Celebration in New York

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Feb 282015

Circumnavigators and guests celebrated the Chinese New Year on February 26 at the Evergreen Shanghai Restaurant in New York City. A wonderful Chinese banquet was enjoyed by all.

Program Chair Sue Murphy presenting C. Scholar Kevin Short with a gift for being born in the year of the Green Sheep	C. Eda Peterson, Clive Altshuler, C. Jeff Peterson and Patricia Altshuler	C. Sue Murphy presenting a membership certificate to Brad Vogel
C. Barbara Hagstrom with guest Luca Valentino	Pamela LaBonne with Cs. Marion Green and Christine Mosse	Past President Peter Mosse and C, Gordon Whiting
Bonita Chapman and C. Marilu Ramirez	C. Barbara Sturm with guest Deborah Flor	Cs. Elizabeth and Fred Minnich
*click on any of the images to see a larger version of the photo*	C. Esther Dyer with grandsons Miles and Lucas

July Circumbits

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Tom Maher, cutting his birthday cake

Summertime and the livin’ is easy…

Best wishes to Members and friends for a delightful summer. Please send us one or two of your best “summer” photos. We will run them on this web site and a jury selection will pick four to run in the upcoming Log Express. Send your photos by email to Tracy at club@circumnavigators.org.

Also, send us a line or two about your recent travels for our All Over the Map feature.

Naples Circumnavigators and friends held a birthday celebration for Tom Maher, International board member and long-time Naples stalwart. Tom turned 95! And he hasn’t slowed down a bit as he continues to travel the world and enjoy life. Congratulations, Tom.

On July 2, an intimate group of NY Metro Circumnavigators had a chance to meet and dine with Riaan Manser and Vasti Geldenhuys, two South Africans who just completed the adventure of crossing from Africa to North America in a rowboat. The meeting was held at Club Headquarters in the Yale Club. Photo below, with more details to follow.

How about a Circumnavigators Club hat to wear on your travels? Dottie and David Mink wear their Club caps at Old Head Golf Course, Ireland

Finally, we have a limited number of Circumnavigator caps for our members. The high-quality caps come in both white and black, and they have the attention-getting Club logo on the front. They provide a subtle way of getting the world out about our historic organization. The caps are $10, plus $2 for mailing. Let Tracy know if you want one or two.

Luck to you!!