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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Contacts
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PRESIDENT
TREASURER
SECRETARY
Gail Sherson
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
SOCIAL CHAIR
SPEAKER CHAIR
HOSPITALITY CHAIRS
COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRS
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Bea Kolodziej - Web
Phil Howell - Technology
Don Dempson - At Large
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE -
Next Meeting is Friday, February 2nd, 2018 at 9:15 AM
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I'd like to present you with three items of special interest this month and I'm happy to say all of them are positive! One has to do with the financial health our Club; another is the Social aspect. Thirdly, we'll be telling you about our Management Committee members.
(Marnie willl be away for the February meeting but Don Dempson has graciously agreed to run our meeting that day)
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February 2nd Speaker : Darin Guenette, Manager of Public Affairs, BC Ferries
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At times we forget we live on an island, but are quickly reminded when we have to take a ferry to get off or on it! Yet our ferries are a lifeline to the rest of the world and a way of life for many VanIslanders.
On February 2nd, be sure to come out and hear Darin Guenette, Manager of Public Affairs for BC Ferries. He'll be telling you everything you wanted to know, answering your questions and giving us an update on exciting things happening at BC Ferries. For more, click here...
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Ladies Who Lunch: Next date, February 6th
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 If you haven't eaten at the local
Rusted Rake Farm yet, February 6th is the time to come out and try it! The soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods and daily specials are farm-to-table fresh with everything made from scratch.
Place: Rusted Rake Farm, 3106 NW Bay Road
Date: Tuesday, February 6th
Time: 1 PM
All you ladies are most welcome to join us, but you'll need to sign up either at the February 2nd meeting or
click here...
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Men's Pub Lunch: Next date, February 6th
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The men have decided to hold their lunches every other month and... February is one of them! If you'd like to join the guys for good food and conversation come to the Black Goose Pub on February 6th at noon. David White is this month's coordinator and all are welcome. To sign up, click here...
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| LET'S GO TO THE BAILEY STUDIO THEATRE - Wednesday, February 28th |
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 Our trips to the
Bailey Theater are always lots of fun. Join your fellow PROBUS members for an 8:00 p.m. performance of
Stepping Out, an award-winning comedy. There will be tap dancing!!
Learn more and sign up here...
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ANOTHER THEATER OPPORTUNITY - CHEMAINUS THEATER on Wednesday Afternoon, March 7th
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ONCE is the winner of eight Tony Awards on Broadway. Now is your chance to enjoy this romantic musical production mounted by the acclaimed Chemainus Festival Theatre. We will have lunch first at the extensive buffet in the theatre's restaurant and then watch the 2:00 matinee. A wonderful way to spend a March day! Learn more ---
click here.
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 HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP YET?
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Almost all our members have, but there are still a few stragglers out there. So if you haven't yet paid your 2018 dues please do so at the February 2nd Membership Meeting, or mail your cheque and forms to our Membership Coordinator, Barbara Hartley at the address given on the forms. Dues remain at $30 per member. Please go to the link below to print the two-page membership form...
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Report on JANUARY SPEAKER:Catherine Gilbert
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 When local historian Catherine Gilbert was a guide on boat cruises, the question came up: "What were the original individual names of the archipelago of islands that surround us?" As it turns out, the First Nations people never actually gave them names, referring to them after the function they served such as "place where we dried our fish" or "place where the wind blows". After the advent of explorers however...
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| Report on BOWLING AND PIZZA Out & About on January 17th |
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Seventeen PROBUS bowlers, some having better form than
 others, got back in the swing at Sunset Bowling Lanes in Parksville. Scores were varied, food was good, pictures are great.
Take a look here...
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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE PROFILES - Robert Grose
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A past President of our PROBUS Club and an all-round dynamo, Robert is a valuable volunteer in the community. He has spent 5 years on the VIS Board, 20 years in the Lantzville Rotary, worked very hard on the funding of Eden Gardens and is a new volunteer at Milner Gardens. When not volunteering, Robert can frequently be found enjoying a round of golf at Fairwinds. He also hikes and gardens, and appreciates scotch & wine.
Robert moved from Ontario to Nanaimo with his wife Lynn and their two daughters in 1994 and in 2001, as empty-nesters he an Lynn moved to Fairwinds. Robert had a 25-year career as a Human Resources professional with high tech companies in Toronto before heading west, and then started his own financial planning practice in Nanaimo. His varied interests and many contacts serve him well as Speaker Chair for our PROBUS Club.
Another interest for Robert and Lynn is travel - they are off to Portugal this week for a two-month exploration of the Algarve.
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UPCOMING - In your PROBUS
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| Mark Your Calendar: February 2 - Membership Meeting - St. Mary's Church Hall, 9:15 a.m. February 6 - Ladies Who Lunch February 6 - Men's Pub Lunch February 28 - Bailey Theatre, "Stepping Out" March 2 - Membership Meeting - St. Mary's Church Hall, 9:15 a.m. March 7 - Chemainus Theatre, "Once" For most events more than one month away, details will follow. Click on each event in the calendar for more information. |
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