Review for January 2025
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PROBUS Club of Blue Mountain
Friendship, Fellowship, and Fun
First Meeting of New Year
Thursday January 16th
President’s Message January 2025
Michael began the meeting by talking about the Xmas event and party. It was mentioned that the numbers attending this event was not as high as other years. He then found out that the Collingwood Probus Club also had the same problem. Because of this Michael met with David Stamper, the president of the Collingwood Probus Club and they decided to try and have this Xmas event together next year. But to do this they would like the members of both clubs to and return fill out a survey and send it back to the clubs. From this survey, they will try to coordinate something for next year’s Xmas event. PLEASE FILL OUT THE SURVEY AND RETURN TO SENDER.
We are still looking for volunteers for the investment group and speaker’s committee. If interested, please talk to any member of the executive committee. Just a reminder that our club will be having a retreat next Wednesday to talk about the future of this Probus Club and what our goals should be.
Michael Coward michael.coward@gmail.com
NO NEW MEMBER OR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS THIS MONTH!
IN MEMORIAM
Ron Mitchell brought to our attention that Dr. Don Paul passed away December 6. A longtime resident of Collingwood and a Collingwood sport’s fan buff, Dr. Don will be sadly missed. A card was sent to the family and a donation was sent to the hospital. A moment of silence was then held in his memory.
Announcements
Michael and Carl spoke about the following activities:
- Breakfast Club – Thursday, Jan.23 (Location to be selected)
- Lunch Group – Next Wednesday, Jan. 22 – Beaver and Bulldog
- Ski Legends – every week
- Cycling Group
- Collingwood Blues Hockey Tickets – Jan. 24 – contact Jake Johnston
- Early Spring Cocktail Party – Tues., Mar. 4 at Meleskie homestead
- Georgian Probus Travel Group = Portugal/ Madeira Adventure – Apr. 24- May 10, 2025 – See Carl Wintermyer
- Kitchen Bridge Club – Mtg. every first and third Thurs. of the month at the legion
- Probus Cycle Group – Peterborough/Kawarthas – Sept. 17-19, 2025
- Probus Paddle Group – Willow Lake (a lake that only appears once a year) – more info to come
PLEASE CHECK THE PROBUS NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFO CONCERNING THESE ACTIITIES
Profiler
Rob Woodman, this month’s profiler, is a very avid outdoor advocate. He’s married with a wife and three kids and spends his time between Toronto and Collingwood.
Rob graduated from Carleton University and from there took us through his life from his beginnings in Windsor to his retirement in Collingwood. His many life experiences included modelling, working at Canadian Tire to Price Waterhouse allowed him to become experienced in many things. The one thing that brought Rob to Probus was the social experiences that Probus gave to its members and believed that being socially active was beneficial to one’s mental health. His love of skiing and skiing finally brought his to settle in Collingwood.
Kultural Attaché - Bill Barclay
Bill, who has taken over this responsibility from Walter, kept us entertained with his jokes involving the Scotsman at his first Blue Jay game, a lady in a grocery looking for broccoli, the OPP stopping a car on the highway with an elderly couple in the car who had a lot to say about each other and the Newfoundland chuckle . Thanks Bill!
Bill's stories for January can be found in the Member's section (login required).
Speakers
Jeff Gage and Chloe Almas from the Collingwood Fire Department- Fire Prevention division introduced themselves and explained the different roles each played within the fire department. The presentation involved their role in the education, prevention and enforcement of fire safety.
The duo took us through different topics of fire prevention that they believed everyone should know.
The topics involved:
- 1 fire blankets and why they are not used anymore,
- 2 fire extinguishers and making sure you have the right one for your home,
- 3 lithium ion batteries and why they must be disgarded properly and making sure you are using the right battery recharger for the apparatus you are using,
- 4 smoke alarms and detectors and knowing the different sounds each make,
- 5 making sure all doors are closed while asleep and or when leaving a building that is on fire and finally
- 6 when calling 911, make sure 911 hangs up first before you do.
A great presentation!
50/50 Draw
The winners were:
- Michael Coward
- Eric Chin
Next Meeting February 20th at the Legion.
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