RAMarks - February 2026

RAMarks
Hope you are surviving Snowmageddon 2026! Your RAM ExComm officers are hard at work to expand opportunities for you to connect and grow with fellow Mensans, including a pending membership survey to better understand the activities in which you are most interested. So, reach out to us via this website (or see the officer list in the back of the newsletter) with any interests or concerns, for 2026 is shaping up to be a fantastic time of intellectual fellowship.

To that end, please RSVP for Monet: The Immersive Experience and dinner afterward on Saturday, February 28 (see newsletter for details). The Monet event builds on the RAM Summer picnic, Christmas party, Van Gogh museum tour, as well as Escape Room, Games Night, Dining Out, and Unplugged ongoing events.

We are also soon updating RAM’s By-Laws, so let us know if you are interested to participate. And if so inclined, please also consider switching your RAM monthly newsletter receipt from the physical to the electronic version, if applicable (see instructions sent via email and in the February newsletter). Cost savings from this small change frees up a large sum of money that can be re-allocated to producing even more events for you. NOTE: it is perfectly fine if you wish to continue to receive the physical copy.

As well, please consider volunteering. It is an incredibly rewarding experience! With volunteers like you, we host events, a website, a Facebook site, a newsletter, and more for you to meet Mensans like you and enjoy all things intellectual.

Here is a list of currently open positions:

• 3rd Member-at-Large
• Activities Coordinator
• Gifted Youth Coordinator
• Ombudsman
• Tri-Cities Area Coordinator
• Charlottesville Area Coordinator
• Williamsburg Area Coordinator
• Roanoke Area Coordinator

Your experience in Mensa is what you make it. Increase what you get out of RAM by increasing what you put into RAM. Thank you. Hope to see you soon!

Cheers, Andy

President, Richmond Area Mensa