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Next Meeting: August 15th

Collingwood Legion
Member's Guests are Welcome

August Speaker: Jori Pritchard-Kerr - Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Foundation

Profiler:

Membership 208

August 2024 Newsletter

President’s Message

First, I would like to welcome Dale White and Nick Best to our Management Team. These two gentlemen will be assuming the roles of preparing the monthly Newsletter and the Meeting Review. I know all members will join me in welcoming them to our team.

We are approaching the end of our fiscal year, and our Annual General Meeting in September. Prior to this happening, our Treasurer prepares an annual budget that provides the basis for our annual membership fees. To assist in this process, our membership coordinator estimates the number of new and returning members anticipated for the upcoming year.

For 2024/25, we do see a slight reduction in the number of members for a number of reasons, but our expenses will continue much along the same vein as in previous years, with the usual adjustments for inflationary factors. As such, the Management Committee has elected to set the membership fee for returning members for the next year at $60, and for new members at $83.

We all know how important it is for our club to draw in new members, not just for financial reasons, so please do your utmost to promote the club in hopes of getting new people interested in what we do.

At the last monthly meeting we had the opportunity to learn more about the operation of our local hospice, and this month we carry on with our focus on health-related themes with information on the new hospital. This will be extremely interesting as we know our local facilities are inadequate to address the needs of our growing population in the Collingwood area.

As I mentioned above, the Annual General Meeting will be held in September, and it is an opportunity for members to have a direct voice in the operation of the club, so be certain to set Thursday September 19th aside to ensure you can attend.

I hope to see you and your guests at the next meeting.

Stephen Hyndman sghyndman@gmail.com

Cell Phone Use

Out of respect for our members and our speaker, please ensure that your cell phone is silent during the meeting.

Guest Speaker

Jory has led Collingwood General & Marine Hospital Foundation since 1988 and sits as a member of the CGMH Senior Leadership Team.

Jory has volunteered extensively with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) serving on the Board of this international organization for ten years, including two years as Chair. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of healthcare philanthropy having presented on multiple occasions for the AHP in Canada, the US and Germany; as well as the Ontario Hospital Association and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Jory was the fifteenth Canadian to be awarded the Fellows professional designation from the AHP in 2007 and in 2022 Jory was awarded AHP’s prestigious Si Seymour Award for her extensive commitment to healthcare philanthropy globally and advancing philanthropy in her local community.

Jory is married to Doug Kerr. They have raised three boys in Collingwood and are thrilled to have their six grandchildren living in the community.

Don Stockman stockmanocj@gmail.com

Profiler

Membership

We have recently lost two members, Bill Hanke and Brian Hickey.

Current Membership is 208 including new members Buzz Carroll and John Schram. Planned inductions: Buzz and John as well as Phil Stark. At this time only Buzz has indicated that he will be in attendance.

Activities/Outings

Ski Legends

Registration for 2025 Legends Ski Trips is now open!

Probus Ski Legends is running 2 ski trips in 2025:
- Sun Peaks BC (7 nights), February 2 - 9 - Banff/Lake Louise (7 nights), March 2 - 9 - stay in the fabulous Chateau Lake Louise and Banff Springs Hotel!

For the latest information, to download the trip flyers and get the registration links, check the Legends website: https://probusskilegends.ca/2025

All participants must be PROBUS members and members of PROBUS Ski Legends: http://probusskilegends.ca/membership/

Membership cost is $50 per year.

Kitchen Bridge Group

The Kitchen Bridge group continues to meet the first and third Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the legion. Great relaxed camaraderie.

We welcome all who have an interest in the game of bridge -- whether a beginner or expert.  Play commences at 1:00 pm but, if you cannot come until later, come anyway. We will fit you into a game throughout the afternoon.

George Powell georgegpowell@gmail.com

Investment Group

PROPOSED TOPICS FOR PB IG 2024 MEETINGS – subject to confirmations

Aug 13: No meeting
Sep 10: Momentum Strategy: What is it and can it improve returns (see article – BUILDING A BETTER CANADIAN STOCK PORTFOLIO)
Oct 8: Stock buy backs: What do they achieve and who benefits? Discussion with examples.
Nov 12: ETF’s – The good, the bad and the ugly – discussion (will David Lindsay lead this discussion?)
Dec 9: The determination of the investment pick winner and the award(s). The selection of a new leader or committee to oversee 2025 IG - followed by a pot luck lunch gathering (any offers to host?) or not…

Car Tour (Note Date)

Graeme Wallace has organized a car tour on Thursday October 10th. It promises to be fun for both drivers and navigators, with some challenges built in along the way, and a prize for the winner.

Lunch will follow at the terminus of the tour, which will remain unknown at this point for obvious reasons (try out your navigating skills).

For information, contact Graeme at graemewallace@sympatico.ca

RCAF Museum Tour

On Monday September 9th, there will be a tour of the RCAF Centenary Museum at Base Borden. If you are interested in this tour, contact Chris Meleski chris.meleskie@gmail.com for information on how to register.

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