Glenn Hawley became an amateur astronomer on February 26, 1979, when he observed his first total solar eclipse from Hecla Island north of Winnipeg. Since then he has seen 9 other total eclipses in Mexico, Chile, India, Curaçao, Turkey, Zambia, and China plus co-hosting tours to eclipses in South Africa, Turkey (again), China, and a rare transit of Venus from Egypt. Glenn has twice been President of the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, is the current national Vice President, as well as a member of th Calgary Centre Council since 1987, and is a regular observer at Star Parties in Alberta, Saskatchewan, B.C., and Texas. Glenn hosted a group of travellers who witnessed the solar eclipse in China in Aug. '08 and looks forward to returning again in '09 in hopes of achieving the same success.