The Procrastinator’s RG

By Stephanie Smilay, RG Chair/Ottoman

 

Have you been putting off thinking about the Regional Gathering taking place at the Dulles Hyatt on February 13 - 15?  Well, we’re here to help, or at least to persuade. 

 

Is money the issue?  If you print, fill out, and mail the registration form and check before the end of 2003, you get in at the great rate of $55 ($10 less than it will be in January).  Further, Mensans fought city hall (me) and won:  if you cancel on or before January 31, we’ll refund your money in full.  So if you’re not certain if you’ll be able to attend, sign up!  You have nothing to lose.  And if you’re waiting to get your Christmas check, we take credit cards. 

 

Waiting to see what the programs will be?  Well, here's the latest listing. We will have (in no particular order) a DJ for the Saturday night dance; pool parties for both Friday and Saturday nights in the hotel’s Olympic-sized pool; outstanding hospitality by the hostess with the mostest, Lisa O’Neal; a chocolate orgy that just won’t quit; an ice cream social; an auction (please start thinking about what you will bring to sell off for MERF scholarships); the traditional Occultorium; a fishbowl (of course); an award-winning poet; a magician who never fails to fool me;  wine-making and tasting; and a genuine alpaca farmer (with products to sell, or so I hear).   And of course, we’ll have hugging contests, hearts tournaments, ice breakers, and games, games, games.  Ken Kaufman and JJ Armour are in charge of making sure you game fanatics have nothing but a great time.

 

To top it off, we’re going to have a docent-led tour of the new  Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center featuring the Space Shuttle Enterprise, an F-4 phantom fighter, and the Enola Gay.  See more at the Udvar-Hazy Center's web site.

 

We have an outstanding hotel space right by Dulles airport (with a free shuttle from the airport, so even the car-impaired can take a bus to the airport and get to the RG).  More than one person has signed up for the Saturday night dinner or brunch because the quality of the lunch was so good.  And you should definitely not procrastinate if you want a signature T-shirt; they’ll only be available to those who order in advance, by January 15.

 

What’s missing?  You are!  If you have questions or concerns, call me at 202-232-0740 or email me at stephani@smart.net.  If you want to volunteer (but of course you do), give LocSec and volunteer coordinator  Nancy McMahan Farrar (nmmcmahan@erols.com) your name.  And if you want to put on a program, act fast!  Marc Lederman (marc@paonline.com) is our Program Chair.  I’m sure he’d love to hear from you.  And so would I.

 

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