Welcome to
Serving NH and ME
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New Hampshire Mensa has decided we want to honor Joe Zanca for all his contributions to our society. We have therefore voted to sponsor a scholarship in his name. Joe was very honored, and has undertaken the fundraising! If any of you have ever seen Joe auction off a $5 bill, you know how effective he can be! However, this means we need to raise more money for our scholarship fund, so please consider donating to the book sale or silent auction. You can clean out your closets and bookshelves, donate to a good cause, and possibly go home with some new treasures! Our RG is the only fundraising event we have all year, and your donations really help.
Registration is only $65 if received before 1/15/05. It's a great deal, especially with a full Saturday night BBQ buffet from K.C.'s Ribshack included in registration. Also, make your hotel reservations early, as the block of rooms reserved at the special price fills up quickly. If anyone is interested in sharing a room, contact . I'll keep a list and connect interested parties. And most of all, GET INVOLVED and help to make this the most successful RG we've ever had!
Well, it’s finally here! Everyone on the RG Committee looks forward to seeing old friends and making new ones at Granite Gathering 2005!
As you’ve surely noticed by now, music will play an important part in the festivities of the weekend. We’re all excited about the new Music Plus Hospitality Room. Even if you think you may be musically challenged (like I am), I bet you’ll really enjoy everything that is in store. Many thanks to Bob Oxford for all his hard work in organizing this important part of the RG!
Among the many activities Bob has planned are an informal music jam, a percussion jam, conducting, karaoke, and sing-alongs. I might even bring my didjeridu, but I don’t want to frighten anyone away.
We are putting the finishing touches on the schedules of our three speaker tracks, and are confident that everyone will find something of interest. Among the presentations:
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You Can Get There By Train: a Journey through Croatia, Hungary, the Ukraine, Russia, China, and Mongolia |
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Don’t Save The Planet: A Discussion of the Modern Environmental Movement |
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A Woman in an All-Male World: Working in a Male Maximum Security Prison |
You’ll also find presentations on Taoism, Self-Hypnosis, and an introductory t’ai chi class. And start thinking about dreams you’d like to share in Bette Lewicke’s workshop on techniques for remembering and analyzing dreams.
Many thanks go to John Sheehan for his assistance arranging several presentations, in addition to the services of a Licensed Massage Therapist! Yes, we will have seated massages available at reasonable prices, with proceeds going to our local scholarships. Does it get any better than that?
Great food, music, presentations, and camaraderie! If you’ve never been to an RG, this is the one to make your first. If you haven’t been to one for a long time, we think you’ll be delighted at what you’ll find, and want to return year after year. See you there!
The Spirit
of Volunteerism
Never Been to an RG Before?
Never Been to a Mensa Event Before?
Then What Are You Waiting For?
WE NEED HELP!
We especially want to involve you new folks. We know where you are, 'cause we've
been there, ourselves, when we first joined Mensa. If you've never been to
an RG -- or any
Mensa event, for that matter -- or have never volunteered, here's your chance
to jump in with both feet! There's nothing like being part of the volunteer team to get you
into the heart of things instantly. Don't let the fact that you
haven't met all these new friends yet keep you away: come help out and we
guarantee that you'll know at
least five new friendly people before Registration even opens on Friday! We'll
put you to light work, you'll have fun, and there's no better social
icebreaker than being a volunteer on the team along with the great regulars from
previous years. Sign up at the RG Registration table.
Here Are Positions/Areas Where We REALLY Need Help!
(Yes, actually, we DO need help
in other areas, too,
but that's between us and our analysts...)
| Games Chair: | herding playful cats | |
| RG Primer: | indoctrinating the innocent | |
| Gifted Children's Room | herding small playful cats | |
| Youth Coordinator: | herding-- aw, who am I kiddin'... | |
| Speaker Escorts: | Whole bunches! | |
| Gofers | ("I said 'gofers,' not 'golfers!'") |
And we need BAKERS! Lots of BAKERS of things for the Like Water for Chocolate Orgy! We also need folks to volunteer to bake bread, cookies and non-chocolate things as well. Contact our Hospitality Chair, Sue Barnes at
We'll need lots of
help on premises, so don't be shy -- just ask!
Primary Positions and the Lucky Volunteers Who've Snagged
Them
(there's lots more to do, so don't give up hope
for glory
just because some weasel already grabbed your forte...)
| RG Co-Chairs: | Darlene Alleman & Walter Wakefield | ||
| Registrar: | Deb Stone | ||
| Programming Chair: | Claire Natola | ||
| Hospitality Chair: | Sue Barnes | ||
| Games Chair: | --open-- | ||
| Movie Room Chair | Rich Conde | ||
| MusicPlus Room Chair | Bob Oxford | ||
| RG Primer: | Laurie Levesque | ||
| Biermeister: | Bill Alleman | ||
| Icemaster: | Jim Barnes | ||
| Gifted Children's Room: | Perry and Kimberly Barnett | ||
| Mensa Test Proctor: | TBD | ||
| Youth Coordinator: | --open-- |
Get Involved! Volunteer! (It's half the fun, ya know!)
Email our
to grab your piece of the glory...
More Coming Soon!
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