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Leadership Development Workshop
Saturday January 14, 2012

Our local Mensa group depends on volunteers for its existence and vitality. Not just on the elected and appointed officers, but also on all those members who do what they can to help the group. American Mensa feels so strongly that we need volunteers who have a knowledge and understanding of Mensa and their responsibilities, that it hosts Leadership Training Workshops. There will be a one-day Leadership Development Workshop for our region on Saturday, January 14, 2012. If you care about Mensa and would like to be involved, you are invited to come and learn with and from past, current, and future leaders of Mensa. Bob Cox, Regional Vice Chair

The workshop will be held at Terranova's Italian restaurant, http://www.terranovasrestaurant.com/,

1420 Paramount Drive, Suite 1, Huntsville, Alabama. The restaurant is in a small shopping center visible from University Drive but accessible from Paramount Drive which begins at University Drive and heads North..

The event is free. There will be a free lunch, mid-afternoon snacks, and nonalcoholic beverages, plus door prizes, carry bags, and a generous number of other give-aways.

To reserve a space in this exciting workshop contact Travis Hardin, (256) 683-8038, ke3y@comcast.net.

Checkout the details, including the schedule and guest speakers. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity!

FS&M

Saturday January 28, 1:00 PM

    Fold, Staple and Mutilate. This month's FS&M is at the home of Travis and Louise Hardin. Chili will be served starting at 1pm. If you would like, you can bring chili-fixings or something else for us to munch on. The official paper shuffling starts at 2pm. Once we finish that... Let's Play! We'll have games, conversation and probably more stuff to eat until about 6pm. Address: 235 Wells Road, Meridianville, AL 35759. Phone: 256.829.5460.

     FS&M is always the perfect activity for new members to attend. Lots of time to talk and get to know your fellow Mensans.

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     FS&M is �Fold, Spindle and Mutilate� - our affectionate term for assembling the newsletter. The pages get collated, folded, stapled and labeled. No experience necessary, free training, and you get the scoop early, along with another opportunity for interesting chatter. Family members welcome. Usually takes less than ninety minutes.

Let's Eat

     Local group members usually schedule two opportunities for our members to join together at local restaurants for dinner on Wednesdays. For obvious reasons, they are referred to as "Let's Eat, Huntsville" and "Let's Eat, Madison." Both provide great atmospheres for enjoying the company of fellow Mensans.

Temperance

   If you're new to MENSA you might be misled by the tongue-in-cheek name of this event. Don't let that keep you from joining us on the first Friday of each month at 5:30. The truth is, we drink up and relax after a hard week at work or play (for the retired folks). Some order dinner, others just enjoy the company and a couple of drinks. On the odd-numbered months we meet at Tim's Cajun Kitchen on Jordan Lane. On the even numbered months we meet at Casa Blanca on Bailey Cove road in south Huntsville. The event is open to all members and their families. Hope to see you there!

Mensa Kids Trek Program
Saturday January 21, 2:00-4:00 PM

     Kids Trek will meet in the Huntsville Public Library auditorium. Due to popular acclaim, Bob Ward, and fellow magician, Harold Carey, will once again astound children and their families during Mensa Kids Trek Magic. Not only will the audience be able to observe and analyze from a distance the mystifying legerdemain, but they will actually teach the participants how to perform several magic tricks. Each attendee will receive one or more free magic tricks to carry home. The event is free, open to the public, and geared for all ages. Children must have adult partners.

     For all North Alabama Mensa Kids Trek programs, children must be accompanied by adult partners. There is no charge for participation. The age range for participation is all ages. For more information, call Martha Williams, 256-883-0178, or email marthafeld@earthlink.net.

January Dinner Meeting
Sunday January 15, 6:30 PM

    The location for this month's dinner meeting will be the Schnitzel Ranch, 1851 University Drive, Huntsville, 256.535.0840.

     Our dinner speaker, H. Philip Stahl, will be speaking on the James Webb Space Telescope: The First Light Machine.

Don't Forget Your White Elephants!

          Don�t forget to bring your �white elephants� to the dinner meeting. These are items you no longer treasure, but think someone else will. Items are brought in bags and numbers are assigned to names and the fun begins as random numbers are called. The most popular items are books and magazines - Mensans never have enough to read!