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Every Friday
night at 6:00 PM we meet for drinks and/or
dinner.
Friday, August 3 at 6:00 PM. Dinner at Mosa Asian Bistro. "Asian food with a modern twist." 1825 Kirby Parkway at Poplar (between McDonalds & Kroger). RSVP to
trisha1832@gmail.com
by noon on the third if you plan on attending.
Monday, August 6 at 6:00 PM. UnGathering UnMeeting for the September
UnGathering. At Starbucks Coffee Shop, 6161 Poplar Av. (Southwest corner of Poplar and White Station.) Questions? e-mail
trisha1832@gmail.com
Friday, August 10 at 6:00 PM. Dinner at Corky's BBQ, 1740 N. Germantown in Cordova. RSVP to
Trisha1832@gmail.com
by noon on August 10 if you plan on attending.
Friday, August 17 at 6:00 PM. Dinner at Bayou Bar & Grill,
2105-1 Overton Square. RSVP to Trisha1832@gmail.com
by noon on the 17th if you plan on attending. Located on the south side of Madison at Cooper.
Friday, August 24 at 6:00 PM. Dinner at Bol A Pasta, 3160 Village Shops Drive. Located near Poplar and Forest Hill Irene in Germantown. RSVP to
Trisha1832@gmail.com
by noon on the 24th if you plan on attending.
Friday, August 31 at 6:00 PM - Dinner at McAllister's Deli, 3482 Poplar Plaza Avenue. RSVP to
Trisha1832@gmail.com
by noon on the 31st if you plan on attending.
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Update
We had another meeting with the hotel during July
and things are moving along wonderfully. We've arranged to have a teen
room, if we have enough teens registered to make it feasible and are
planning a Friday night "Luau on the Lanai" reception. Our
speaker list is growing and there should be something for everyone.
The hospitality suites will be open 24 hours a day all weekend long and
will be full of wonderful home-cooked goodies; soups, cookies, breads,
candies and an assortment of other delicious delights. If the menu sounds
amazingly like what was supposed to be served at the Birmingham AG, there
is a reason. Because of the situation that developed with the AG,
Birmingham was not allowed to serve all the wonder foods they had
prepared. But, their loss is our gain! They have generously donated a lot
of the foods to the After AG Un-Gathering.
If you have any books you would like to donate to
the Weekend Long Book Sale, please contact me at Trisha@M-Friends.org.
I'll arrange to come by and pick them up, or you can bring them to one of
the M-Friends dinners. The proceeds from the book sale will be donated to
the Memphis Literacy Council in memory of Dial Bowen.
If you would like to volunteer to help with the AG, we still need people
to help with hospitality, set-up and take-down, hugging judges and other
assorted duties during the UG. There's no better way to meet people than
to be involved in the UG, so please volunteer. Our next planning meeting
is Monday, August 6 and we would love to have your input. Join us,
please.
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Long-time friend Dial Bowen died on July 19, 2007.
The obituary in the Memphis Commercial Appeal lists all the various facts
about his life, but could not possibly convey the essence of the wonderful
man we all knew and loved.
Dial had numerous health problems and for the last several years had been
in a lot of pain. Yet, this did not stop him from helping others. Even as
his health was declining, Dial did volunteer work at a homeless
shelter, was active in a neighborhood renovation group and of course his
contributions to Memphis Mensa are too numerous to list. His positive
attitude and love of life was an inspiration to everyone who he came in
contact with.
Many thanks to everyone who helped fix up Dial's patio so he would
have a peaceful retreat when he got out of the hospital. Although he
didn't have long to enjoy it, he did get to see the results and was very
pleased. Many thanks also to everyone who volunteered to help care
for Dial during his last few days. This was a heart-breaking task and I
know the family truly appreciates everyone's willingness to help.
Several years ago, Dial spent many hours working on trying to set-up an RG
for Memphis Mensa. The timing just was not right and it did not happen. He
was very excited about the upcoming UG and was hoping to be able to help
with the planning. The UG Committee has decided to dedicate the Saturday
night dance to Dial and the proceeds from the book sale will be donated to
the Memphis Literacy Council in Dial's memory.
Dial, we love you and miss you!
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