NORTH BURLINGTON WOMEN S PROBUS CLUB MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JOANNE GILLELAND

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1 NORTH BURLINGTON WOMEN S PROBUS CLUB NOV/DEC 2015 NEWSLETTER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JOANNE GILLELAND As I write this message, the Federal Election is finally over and we have a majority Liberal government for at most the next four years. I guess Justin Trudeau was ready! The Blue Jays won their American League East Division and are now fighting valiantly against the pesky Kansas City Royals but are down 3 games to 2. You will know the outcome by the time you read this. And finally, Christmas is less than 2 months away. Time to start making your Christmas shopping list. VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2 I want to thank our Executive for a great start to the PROBUS year. To the Speaker s Committee for the excellent speakers we have had so far. Both Beth Gilhespy and Ellie Tesher provided us with interesting and informative talks. I look forward to hearing Susan Clairmont speak on her work as a Crime Reporter for the Hamilton Spectator. It s sure to prove entertaining. Thanks go to the Special Events Committee for planning the great trip to St. Jacob s. I saw many of our ladies with parcels after shopping the unique stores in town. After lunch, we were thoroughly entertained by the talented, hilarious and swashbuckling troupe in Gilbert and Sullivan s Pirates of Penzance. There were many smiling faces after the delightful performance. I hope you have your ticket for the Christmas Luncheon at the Burlington Golf and Country Club on Wednesday December 2. There will be a very special musical treat in store for those attending. There are several things to look for in this Newsletter. Rollande Richard has put out an urgent request for volunteer greeters for our meetings. This is a rewarding job and one that takes very little of your time. It s a great way to meet new people. If you can help, please sign the request sheet on the back table and if possible, tell Rollande which month you would be available to help. 1

2 A prize will be awarded to the member whose name is drawn with the correct answer to the Quote of the Month. Just name the book the quote is from and the book s author. Remember to put your own name on your submission. It s not too early to start thinking about joining next year s Executive. If you have any questions about what that would involve then please ask any one of us on this year s Executive. Also if you have any suggestions on how we could celebrate our 10th anniversary next year then write your idea down and put it in the Suggestion Box. We want to make the event very special for our club. I was thinking maybe sending the Past President to Hawaii would be a good choice! Please remember to wear your name badges to each meeting. If you have lost your badge then contact the Membership Co -Chairs Irene Hayworth and Sue Pridham to order another one. I look forward to seeing many of you at our next meeting and at the Christmas Luncheon. VICE PRESIDENT S REPORT - Aita Moore 2016 PARKING PASSES Parking Passes for the year 2016 from January until December, with the exception of June and December, will be available for purchase at the next three PROBUS Meetings (November, December and January). The cost is $24.00 and will be honoured from 9:00-12:00 noon on each of the meeting dates. Payment may be made by cash or cheque. Your cheque is to be made out to the North Burlington Women s PROBUS Club. The total amount of the passes sold will be paid to the Burlington Art Gallery by one cheque by our club. Come and see me at a table in the back during the above meeting dates if you wish to purchase a Parking Pass. SPEAKERS SPEAKER - NOVEMBER 3, 2015 MEETING Susan Clairmont ~ Crime Reporter Susan Clairmont is a Crime Reporter for the Hamilton Spectator. If I didn t get into journalism school, I would ve gone to law school, she says. After completing graduate school, Clairmont began working the crime beat following a gig as a general assignment reporter at The Peterborough Examiner. Clairmont has covered some of the most grisly crimes in the City. She reconciles gruesome details and ordinary human interaction every day. 2

3 When she started at the Examiner, she primarily worked with men and says she sought to mimic their unemotional attitudes and their focus on perpetrators. Now, her coverage focuses on more than just the accused. She s particularly passionate about the victims, sometimes preferring to write about them rather than the accused. SPECIAL EVENTS NORTH BURLINGTON PROBUS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Wednesday, Dec. 2 nd, Burlington Golf & Country Club The doors will open at 11:30 with lunch at 12 noon. Entertainment FOLLIES Our next meeting will be the last time to buy your ticket for the luncheon. Ticket price is $38. If you are unable to attend, please send a cheque with a friend or contact Pat Barnes at or pm.barnes@hotmail.com FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE I m looking after the Friendship Committee so if you know of a member who needs cheering up due to surgery, a serious illness or has suffered a bereavement, please notify me by and I will send a card on behalf of our PROBUS Club. sjmarshall@cogeco.ca 50/50 DRAW Held at each PROBUS meeting. 3

4 MEMBERSHIP - HEALTH ISSUES Strong scents can cause health issues Due to the health concerns arising from exposure to scented products, Members are asked to be considerate of the use of heavily scented products when attending the PROBUS meetings and functions and to be mindful of our PROBUS members who may have scent allergies Examples of allergic reactions include..... headaches shortness of breath light headiness dizziness upper respiratory symptoms nausea SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Most of our groups have now begun and I hope that you are enjoying one or more of the activities available. If you are interested in joining a new book club, please me or sign up for it at the November PROBUS meeting. Also, if you would like to start a new interest group, I would be more than happy to assist to you. You can me ejokinen@sympatico.ca or speak to me at the PROBUS meeting. New ideas are always welcome! Special Interest Groups: Euchre - Sylvia Marshall sjmarshall@cogeco.ca MahJong - Mary Bedard marybedard@gmail.com Rosalind Reycraft rosreycraft@hotmail.com Marathon Bridge - Beryl Gorrie bgorrie@cogeco.ca Movie Group - Carol Caunce carol.caunce@hotmail.com Walking Group - Debra Ilton debilton@gmail.com Writing Group - Judith Collins jpcollins@cogeco.ca Joan Shewchun jshewchun@cogeco.ca Book Club - Judy Kovacs fjkovacs@sympatico.ca Book Club - Linda Kennedy Book Club - Flo Babiak fbabiak@sympatico.ca Lunch Bunch - Mary Perley maryperley@bell.net 4

5 Lunch Bunch Many of you have participated in our lunch bunch. Hopefully you have enjoyed your experience, meeting new people over a tasty lunch. We will be meeting at Honey West again this month. We are open to suggestions if you know of a restaurant that offers a luncheon special at a reasonable cost. Remember to sign up for our lunch bunch. The sheet is on the back desk. I look forward to seeing you at the November PROBUS meeting and perhaps at lunch bunch after the meeting. A very happy holiday season to all of you and best wishes for a happy and prosperous Movie Group - Tuesdays Let's all go to the movies on the last Tuesday of each month. Carol Caunce arranges movie night. Please contact Carol if you wish to have your name added to this list. Usually there are several movies from which to choose. carol.caunce@hotmail.com Walking Group Our Probus walking group went to the RBG to watch the salmon run the creek Oct 22 and we had a great group of 11 walkers. We had extremely great weather so we were able to enjoy these fascinating large fish swim upstream to spawn. The walking group, which meets every Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, welcomes new members. QUOTE OF THE MONTH Do you Know Your Books? "It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement. If you know the book this quote is from and its author, put them both down on a piece of paper with your name on it and put it into the container on the side table. There will be one prize given to the member whose name is drawn with the correct answer. 5

6 PICTURE GALLERY PROBUS Photographer - Dona DiSalvo 6

7 shopping and lunch.....at St Jacob s 7

8 8 the walkers enjoying seeing the salmon run at Hidden Valley

9 PROBUS NEWSLETTER The PROBUS newsletter is available online. To access it simply go to PROBUS Clubs Canada at click on the link PROBUS Clubs in Canada, then click Ontario, and then click North Burlington Women s. Your final click is the newsletter icon, but you will need to have Adobe on your computer to open it. Adobe is free and is easily downloaded. From your Executive The spirit of Christmas should not be just for one day but for the whole year! Wishing you love, joy and peace the whole year round. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you again on Thursday January 7th,