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Dear Bill,
Greetings fellow
Africa Lover! This newsletter is
the third in our planned quarterly
communication with you. In a world
of ever expanding email, we commit
to deliver to you meaningful, useful
and yes, even fun information
quarterly about your chapter and our
common interests.
For those of you who are new
members or are corporate allies,
for whom this is your first
newsletter, a special
welcome to you. Please give us
any feedback you have - it is
all welcome!
For previous recipients, we hope you
enjoyed the last one and that you
will get involved - contribute news,
comments and of course African
Anectodes - your own or your
client's......and don't hesitate to
nominate your fellow member to be
featured as an APTA Advocate!
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Programs, Events & Fun |
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Maniago Safaris
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May 8, 2007.
Spoke
about the 'Seventh Wonder of the
World' the Masai Mara, "green
travel" and treading lightly on the
environment.
Maniago has several community
projects in Kenya, including the
home building for children at
Kianyaga orphanage -
www.angelsofhope.co.ke.
Also covered were the
recent Kenyan government rulings
that will result in the division of
large tracts of Masaii tribal land
adjacent to the Masai Mara, and the
probable resultant impact on the
wildebeeste migration. Kudos
was given to those few operators
like Porini Camps who have been able
to successfully contract for
conservancies.
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May 8, 2007
Travel Guard Insurance
- Tina
Oleskinski, Regional Sales Manager,
spoke about how companies like
Travel Guard are vital to our
industry, how to sell & promote
travel insurance, and how Travel
Guard is helping to 'give back' in
Africa, through a program sponsored
by Travel Guard founder John Noel.
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Future Programs |
We are excited to report that we will
have a South Africa evening program July
18th. Complete information and
your invitation are coming soon, so be
watching for the information in your
email - mark your calendar now and RSVP
early to be sure to be there.
And our annual Braai will be
taking place August 17, at  Chief
Colorow Cave. We loved
this venue last year and were
lucky enough to get it again!
We hope you will all join us -
and bring along any friends or
family for this fun event!
This event is sponsored entirely
by Rocky Mountain APTA and
there is no dinner (or drink)
charges - just an
opportunity to contribute to one
of several charities that our
Chapter sponsors.
A Special Invitation to Our
Corporate Members
Please plan on joining
us at the Annual Braai
on August 17th to give
our members have a
chance to express their
appreciation for all of
your support. There
will be no vendor
presentations, just good
food, good friends, and
maybe a few adult
beverages or seven.
";-\\
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"CH"APTA Travelers |
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Egypt & the Western Desert
Ya'lla Tours sponsored a FAM to
Egypt and the Western desert.
Lucille Carroll (see APTA Advocate)
and David Lyons were fortunate
enough to be escorted by the
indefatigable Howie Perlin, National
Sales Manager. David's wonderful
photography and their account is
available to members on the chapter
website, by
clicking here.
INDABA -
Reports from Chapter
Member's recent attendance at the huge
African Travel Trade Conference in
Durban, South Africa.
Casey Gamba, Pam
Rathke, Frank Moulton, David Lyons
and Lucille Carroll all attended,
representing the Rocky Mountain
Chapter. They have written reports
for your reading pleasure....click
here.
 Gorilla
Trekking
Marianne Moulton, and
Gayla Wright from our chapter
recently traveled to Rwanda and
Uganda with
Volcanoes Safaris. Marianne
took this photo and said she was so
close she could feel the warmth of
his breath.
 
Due to the limitations of our
newsletter and chapter website
we are not able to post more of
these wonderful photos that
Gayla and Marianne shot. But
keep an eye on your email - We
are moving our Chapter Website
to a new server very soon, and
promise to have an extended
collection for you to see. They
are absolutely great!
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News & Notes |
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Notes from
the National Board
Following the
big response from last year's
fundraiser, we are once again
awarding two coach SAA
airline tickets and accommodations -
to either South Africa or Kenya.
Tickets, priced at $20 per chance
are unlimited - just submit one
business card per chance, with your
check payable to Rocky Mountain
APTA, to any Board Member. Tickets
will be on sale at the July program
and at the annual Braii (see
above). The lucky duck winner will
be drawn at the National Forum in
September, in Chicago. Details can
be found by clicking here.
The National
Forum is scheduled for September
27th and 28th, in Chicago. As in
past years, our Chapter sponsors a
limited number of interested
attendees, so notify any Board
member if your are interested.
Further details will soon be
available on the National APTA
website at
http://www.apta.biz
Notes
from your Chapter
We will be conducting our annual
election of Board Members in the
month of July. Watch your email
for your ballot which will be
tabulated electronically. No Hangin
Chads for us by golly!
Charity Report from Jackie Sathre
For the past 3 years now our
chapter has supported various
Charities within Africa.
This past year has been
Madagascar- Wildlife
Conservation Society.
(Habitat: Conservation of
Endangered Biodiversity).
Members have an
opportunity to give money in
small or large numbers at each
meeting and then our APTA
treasury will match the amount
collected up to $350.00.
We will begin researching a new
charity to present to our
chapter at one of the future
meetings.
To make it more
interesting we will sell tickets
to members and do a 50/50 split;
50% of what is collected will go
to the charity and 50% will go
to the member whose ticket is
drawn.
There are so many worthwhile
causes to support.
The letters of thanks we
receive speak
great words of gratitude.
Thanks to all of you for
your past support.
Really
Big News!
Sarah Fazendin (accompanied by
husband Eric)
 presented
the world with a beautiful baby
girl, Jossilyn Judith Fazendin, on
April 23rd.
Sarah reports that Jossilyn has
asked when she gets to go to Africa
next?
Trust us - WAY CUTE!
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Out of Country
Upcoming FAMS
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Namibia - 2008
Mark
your calendars for early May 2008
for an incredible FAM trip to
Namibia.
Although we are still
reviewing several itineraries, we
are planning the trip to coordinate
with Indaba 2008.
You don't have to attend
Indaba, but if you are, this will
help you plan your flights more
easily and decrease your costs.
The tour will be rather
inclusive with only 4-8 participants
due to the small aircraft we will be
using.
Also, we are looking at a
relatively short trip of 6-7 days.
Besides Indaba, we are
exploring additional extensions to
Cape Town and/or Botswana.
In order to assess the viability of
this destination, please contact Pam
Rathke at 720-746-0748 or
pam.rathke@gmail.com
if you are very interested in this
tour.
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APTA Advocate
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Lucille Carroll
is this
issue's
Rocky Mountain
APTA Advocate!
The Rocky Mountain Chapter recently
awarded Lucille Carroll our first $1000
scholarship.
As a benefit of membership and in
keeping with the mission of APTA to
educate our members, the chapter decided
to offer a scholarship to be used toward
the Ya'lla Egypt FAM.
Scholarship applicants were required to
submit an application and write a
300-500 word essay on why they deserved
the scholarship. The $1000 was sent to
Ya'lla to help pay for her participation
in the Egypt FAM this May.
Lucille, a travel veteran with over 23
years in the industry, has taken over 14
trips to Africa.
Her first trip to Africa was on
an APTA Fam to South Africa "around
1990".
On each trip, Lucille brings supplies to
the schools she visits and encourages
her clients to do the same.
Click Here for a look at
some photos from her visits.
She says that since "APTA changed
her life, she would try to change a few
African lives."
Her favorite African destination
is Botswana.
Although a New England accent still
gives her away as a Massachussetts
native, Lucille and her family chose a
Colorado lifestyle in 1978. After being
a stay-at-home Mom until her older son
and younger twins were teens,
she decided to return to the
workplace as a travel professional. She
has worked for Canyon Travel, Free
Spirit Travel and is currently with The
Travel Society in Boulder.
Lucille's interests include travel (but,
of course!), golf, skiing and scuba
diving.
Her family has grown to include 5
grandchildren, with one more on the way.
Joseph,her younger son, is about
to begin his second tour of duty in
Iraq.
In addition to
the
many fun-loving facts about Lucille that
many of our members already know, here
is one that you probably don't know.
Lucille - or "Luci" as she is
know in the poker community - won
$70,000 last year playing Texas Hold-em!
Bill, you can place
your bet on seeing Lucille in Africa
again later this year!
Nominate your
favorite Rocky Mountain APTA
Advocate
and we will feature them soon.
Drop an email to either Kate Daniel
at
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Membership
As many of you
already are aware, in compliance
with National policies, we are now
on a calendar year membership
cycle. Be sure your membership is
up to date to be eligible for the
BRAAI, FAMS, drawings and reduced
dinner prices. If you are unsure of
your current membership status,
contact Pam Rathke from the Board.
You can find a
membership application on the
chapter website, or
click here.
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Lonely Planet discount, discounted
program dinner fees, member only
events, strategic vendor
partnerships, higher
commissions,access to Africa experts
and gain confidence and
qualifications in selling African
travel.
Click
here
to learn more about membership
benefits!
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Quips & Quotes
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Wandering re-establishes the
original harmony which once existed
between man and the universe.
~Anatole France
The
traveler was active; he went
strenuously in search of people,
of adventure, of experience.
The tourist is passive; he
expects interesting things to
happen to him. He goes
"sight-seeing."
~Daniel J. Boorstin
What
you've done becomes the judge of
what you're going to do -
especially in other people's
minds. When you're traveling,
you are what you are right there
and then. People don't have
your past to hold against you.
No yesterdays on the road.
~William Least Heat Moon,
Blue Highways
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Bill, this
past year has been, once again, a
very busy, educational and
beneficial year of great programs,
fams and personal growth. My thanks
to all of you ~ volunteers, members
and corporate allies ~ who make our
Chapter so successful in pursuing
our charter of education and
promotion of Africa and her islands.
Sincerely,
Kate
Kate C. Daniel
President, Rocky
Mountain Chapter
Association for the Promotion of
Tourism to Africa
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