A ROUND T HE MAC Still have the travel bug, even after summer vacation? Then take a virtual journey around the world with MAC, as members take part in a two-month long MAC Passport program based on the national bestselling book Eighty Days by Matthew Goodman. Goodman’s book chronicles the real-life adventures of journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland in their quests to travel round the world in the 19th century.
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hile many of the featured activities slated revolve around the book’s international theme, members don’t need to read Eighty Days to get involved. Instead, they can participate in the Around the MAC Passport and have a chance to…
Win a trip to New York • The Around the MAC Passport inserted on this page offers dozens of destinations in the club for members to experience. • Completing activities in the passport is a great way for members to get involved with different aspects of MAC and meet other members. • Members receive stamps when they attend select athletic and social activities. Stamps are also given for making purchases in the restaurants, The -M- porium, The Salon, Member Services etc. • Passport stamps are redeemed for tickets in a raffle being held at the end of the passport program. • The grand prize is a three-night stay at New York Athletic Club and an $800
airline voucher. Additional raffle prizes include reciprocal club stays, tickets to MAC events, MAC merchandise, gift certificates and more! Read on for a list of featured activities, and an interview with Goodman, who visits the club in September during the culminating event of the reading and activity programs.
A HISTORY OF TRANSPORTATION IN PORTLAND Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30-7:45 p.m. This presentation by recently retired city planner, Steve Dotterer, explains how Portland’s current land use patterns and transportation systems result from past decisions. The presentation looks at topography, early settlement, and economic activities, as well as systems of land ownership that created the basic framework of our community. It describes how later individdecisions by governments and by individ ual developers and investors modified and extended the initial settlement framework. planIt also describes some of the major plan ning efforts of the past and how they have shaped Portland. Dotterer was the chief shaped Portland. Dotterer was the transportation planner for the city of Portland from 1980 to 2001. of Portland from 1980 to 2001. After that, he managed various planning programs in the Portland Bureau of Planning and Portland Bureau of Planning Sustainability. Quick Register ME343
ADVENTURES IN THE THIRD WORLD Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9-10:30 a.m. In this three-part presentation, travel experts John Francis and Caye Poe discuss creative and off beat travel ideas based on their experiences traveling in the Third World. In the first part, they discuss their fascinating extended travel to Madagascar through slides and also touch on their India and Mexico trips, followed by a questionand-answer on these experiences. In part two, they discuss how travel clubs and volunteer vacations can assist with traveling throughout the world, especially economically. In part three, Poe and Francis discuss travel tips and techniques to help participants pack lighter, be more resourceful, and save money. Francis and Poe retired from their careers as a purchasing manager and video producer and became enthusiastic travelers together. They particularly like travelling as volunteers on projects to help less fortunate people. Quick Register ME344
MORNING BOOK CLUB Thursday, Sept. 12 10 a.m Join the Morning Book Club as they discuss the novel Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History Making Race Around the World. The Morning Book Club regularly meets at 10 a.m. the second Thursday of each month. Quick Register ME346
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