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July 2015 Circumbits

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Jun 292015

Don Parrish at the South Pole

Don Parrish – honored by BBC Travel

Circumnavigator Don Parrish, the world’s most traveled person, was honored by BBC Travel as one of six “Travel Pioneers of 2015”. You can read the fascinating profile by going to www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150326-travel-pioneers.

Circumnavigator Members meet Mark Kelly at the Million Dollar Round Table

UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins, C. Brian Heckert from Chicago and C. Peter Byrne from Australia attended the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) in New Orleans, an international conference for the top performing insurance professionals in the world. Ten thousand members attended, including 2012 Order of Magellan recipient Mark Kelly.

C. Peter Byrne with UK Chapter President Helen Jenkins and business partner Jayne White at the Australian welcome party.	C. Helen Jenkins with C. Brian Heckert, the next Million Dollar Round Table President for 2015-2016.
Captain Mark Kelly with C. Helen Jenkins.

International President Ellen Parke meets Matt Guthmiller at the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum

On June 20, C. Matt Guthmiller flew his leased Beechcraft Bonanza in from Boston for the Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display. The Beechcraft Bonanza is the same plane he flew in his record-breaking solo circumnavigation last summer. C. President Ellen Parke was there to greet Matt at the Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum near Dulles Airport.

Our Foundation Scholars are on their way around the world!

Follow our Scholars as they travel by logging onto their blogs:

Annie Carson – Arizona State University
summerwanderer.wordpress.com

Jonathon McBride – Northwestern University
http://blog.undergradresearch.northwestern.edu/blog/mcbride/

Kevin Dupont – Brandeis University
onetweetchangeditall.wordpress.com

Hannah Gerdes – Georgetown University
https://theinvisibleweight.wordpress.com

Gareth Evans – University of Liverpool
http://garethevansleeds.wix.com/peaceprocesses

Tom Maher Celebrates his 96th Birthday!

C. Tom Maher celebrated his 96th birthday on June 17th at the Pelican March Club in Naples, FL.

The LOG is in the Mail

Your issue should be arriving in the mail any day. If you do not receive your copy by the end of June, please contact headquarters at 201-612-9100 or club@circumnavigators.org.

View the whole story of Bill Billings’s Bridge Building adventure in Ethiopia.

The Last Shot

This photo of Roman and Greek ruins was taken by C. Sophie Classen from the Naples Chapter.

Roman and Greek Ruins, , by Sophie Classen

Luck to you!

David A. Mink
Chair, Communications

May Circumbits

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Are you coming to New York?

The Club’s Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, May 29, at our headquarters at the Yale Club in NYC. It is always a great time to socialize with members and keep involved with the Club’s news. The meeting will be held at 11:30. After the meeting, which is open to members only, a light lunch and presentation will be held, and guests are welcome. RSVP form and details here.

We are very excited that our youngest member and the youngest person to circumnavigate solo in a single-engine plane, Matt Guthmiller will be our speaker. Matt, 20, is a MIT student and his talk and photos are sure to be fascinating.

View more photos elsewhere on this site.

Magellan Event a big success!

Ground-breaking journalist Ann Compton received the Club’s highest honor, the Order of Magellan, at a gala event in Washington DC in April. Ann wowed the crowd of members and guests with her stories of covering seven presidents for ABC News for more than 40 years. Of particular interest, she told the poignant story of being with President Bush on September 11, 2001. See photos here.

Last call for The Log

The Log will be coming out in June, and we are still looking for member info for our All Over the Map and Scuttlebutt columns. Just drop us a line to club@circumnavigators.org about where you have traveled or where you are planning to go, or info about events in your life. Any award or honors, published books or photos or the like?

Kathmandu…

Many of our members have visited the wonderful country of Nepal, and it is with great sorrow that we reflect on the devastating earthquake that took so many lives, and destroyed the distinctive architecture of Kathmandu. This writer has been there many times over the past several decades and always loved the charm of the city and the friendliness of the people. On my last trip, I stayed at the beautiful Dwarika hotel, built with bits and pieces of historic architecture. Unable to contact my friends in Nepal, I don’t know whether this hotel still stands. Please consider making a donation to help the Nepalese through the many organizations, such as the Red Cross.

Dwarika Hotel Kathmandu

The Last Shot

Circumnavigator Sue Murphy took this beautiful photo at the Magellan weekend in Washington.

Luck to you!

David A. Mink
Chair, Communications

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.

Palm Beach Chapter gathering at The Sailfish Club

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Mar 242015

Naples Chapter Welcomes Officers and Board of Governors

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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)

March Circumbits

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Mar 022015

Are you going to Washington DC?

Circumnavigators and guests are in store for a spectacular weekend when our historic Order of Magellan event is held in Washington DC on April 10-11. The main event will be on Saturday evening, April 11, honoring ground-breaking journalist Ann Compton. Hosted by our Washington DC Chapter, the Magellan event will be held at the famed Cosmos Club, which has counted among its members Presidents, Vice Presidents, Supreme Court justices and Nobel Prize winners.

If you did not receive your invitation, please contact Tracy at headquarters or see the PDF with details and reservation form here. For overnight accommodations, please note there are no longer rooms available at the Army and Navy Club. Please contact the Embassy Row Hotel at 855-893-1011.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is March 20-April 12, 2015 — perfect timing if you are joining us for the Magellan Award event.

The Log needs your help!

photo by Roger Baker

The next issue of The Log is in the works, and, as always, we need contributions from Circumnavigators.

Here are some things you can do:

Do you have a good photo for our photo spread or, perhaps, for the cover? The photo spread will have a “faces” theme, such as the one taken here by Roger Baker on a recent trip to India. If you have a good shot of someone you have encountered on your travels, please submit it for consideration. It does not have to be recent. Send your photo by email attachment to club@circumnavigators.org.

Regarding Roger’s photo, it was taken in Varanasi. Notice the pre-photo gratuity that the gentleman is holding his hand!

Let us know about your travels. Our All Over the Map column features the recent travels of our members. Send us a line or two about where you have traveled or where you are going. Photos of members “on the road” are welcome.

Also, the Scuttlebutt column reports news about members. Let us know if you have moved to a new location, gotten a degree, written a book, been honored by an organization. Photos welcome.

Do you have a travel story to share? Story ideas from members are always encouraged. Let us know if you have a story that can be developed into a piece for The Log. Please do not send completed stories. We will work with you to put it together.

The Last Shot

Bev Anderson took this beautiful sunset shot in Deerfield Beach, FL.