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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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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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Next Meeting is Friday, January 5, 2018 @ 9:15 AM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our PROBUS Members!!
In 2018 we look forward to another great year of friendship and fellowship... and fun! We hope to see all of you at St.Mary's for our first meeting of 2018.
So leave those NY's resolutions at home and just bring yourselves!
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Introducing our new President:
MARNIE SWANSON
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I'm really pleased to be taking on the NW Bay PROBUS Presidency and look forward to meeting all our members. I am also delighted to be working with such a talented management team.
For my first President's message, I thought I'd tell you a bit about myself and what I did before retirement in 2011...
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January 5th Speaker: Historian, Catherine Gilbert
Coastal Exploration - Naming the Named
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Ever wondered how all the islands and features around Vancouver Island got their names? Why, for example, is a place that is a premier destination for boaters with stunningly beautiful scenery named
Desolation Sound!
On January 5th, come out for a fascinating look at the early explorers, how they charted the British Columbia Coast, from the Spaniards, to Captain James Cook, to Captain George Vancouver...
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From our Outgoing President DON DEMPSON -
some Parting Thoughts...
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It's hard to believe two years have come and gone; where does time go!
As your out-going President, I want to say: "Thank You!" for all the support,
ideas, challenges, commitment, jokes and friendship. This club works because,
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Ladies Who lunch: Wednesday, January 10 at 1:00 p.m.
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Ladies Who Lunch will kick off the New Year at Kasira Fine Thai Cuisine. It's a nice little restaurant with good food and a variety of Thai dishes that will please everyone.
We hope to see many of you there for our first lunch of 2018!
Date
:Wednesday, January 10th 
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: Kasira Thai Cuisine
6404 Metral Drive, Nanaimo
You can sign up at the meeting or, to sign up online, click here...
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Let's Get OUT & ABOUT! BOWLING AND PIZZA ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
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Get back in the swing! Meet your Probus friends at
Sunset Bowling Lanes in Parksville at 2:00 p.m. for an afternoon of bowling and Pizza.
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SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED -
NORTHWEST BAY PROBUS CLUB CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS WITH JAMES BOND ON DECEMBER 6th
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PROBUS members entered a sea of black and gold as they arrived at Fairwinds Golf Club for an evening of dining, dancing and games of chance in the Casino Royale. One hundred members and guests enjoyed the grand party. Many thanks to Kim and her fabulous team!
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DECEMBER 1st MEETING AND AGM
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December's meeting was a rousing kick-off to the Christmas Season and was the
culmination of another incredible year for Northwest Bay PROBUS Club. It was also our Annual General Meeting. We reviewed the year, discussed the Club's financial position, and approved the 2018 budget. And then the fun started as we began our Christmas celebrations.
To read more and see photos
click here...
Money Bunny
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IMPORTANT REMINDER: IT'S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!!
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Another great year is beginning for our Northwest Bay PROBUS Club and it's time to renew our annual dues. Dues remain at $30 per member. Please go to the link below to print the two-page membership form and bring your cheques to the January 5 meeting. If you are planning to spend the next month or two in southern sunshine and warmth, don't forget to renew your membership before you go. Download the form...
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Here's What's in the Works...
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Robert Grose continues to select fascinating speakers for our general meetings. Here is the line-up for the next few months:
On
January 5, Kathleen Gilbert's topic will be
Naming the Named: The Surveying, Mapping and Naming of BC's Coast.
On
February 2 Darin Guenette, Manager of Public Affairs will give us a
BC Ferries Update and promises to answer any of our questions.
On
March 2nd we will hear from Dwight Owens on the topic of
Sunken Treasure: Canada's Hydro Thermal Vents.
On
April 6th John Deniseger will tell us about the
new Rhodendron Gardens at Milner Gardens.
In the works for early in 2018 is another
Trivia Night, when our Club will challenge Nanoose Bay Probus Club. Watch your eNews for further details.
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UPCOMING - In your PROBUS
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| Mark Your Calendar: January 5 - Membership Meeting - St. Mary's Church Hall, 9:15 a.m. January 10 - Ladies Who Lunch January 17 - Out & About - Bowling and Pizza February 2 - Membership Meeting - St. Mary's Church Hall, 9:15 a.m. 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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