Presidents' Message
Fall seems like a new beginning in many ways – school, theatre season, pumpkin spice season – and the same is true for Probus. Your new executive has started our work on your behalf for the coming season of Probus. We are fortunate that we have several experienced members on the Management Team with the happy addition of new faces too! Thank you especially to Shirley and Bob Harris for holding our club together over the past couple of challenging years.
As a management team we are keen to bring you an interesting year with speakers and ongoing club activities. Stay tuned to the website and the newsletter for all the details. Take a look at the following web links to see our new Management Committee members and the minutes from our AGM.
October is Probus month. As a special Probus event, we are working with the London North Probus club and The City of London to bring a special event to you on Oct 25th – “Climate Change and You; Actions you can take to prepare your family”. This is very timely as we watch the news of severe storms including Hurricane Fiona’s devastation on the East coast of Canada and Hurricane Ian in the southern American states. ‘Climate Change and You’ will take place at the Gateway Church from 1 – 5 pm on Oct 25th. Free admission/parking, with displays, door prizes and light snacks. Please plan to attend and bring as many guests as you like, the event is open to all.
With Thanksgiving coming soon, please enjoy the holiday with friends and family. I know that I am thankful for so much this year—getting back to more normal living with family get togethers and travelling; all based on remarkable science that produced vaccines to help fight COVID. As I look outside today, I see our beautiful Southwestern Ontario fall colours under a bright blue sky. It doesn’t get much better than this, wherever you are in the world.
Here are two quotes that explain the season of Thanksgiving to me:
"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other." Randy Pausch
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are." Joyce Giraud
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Susan Wolnik
General Meeting & Speaker
Our regular general meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 19 at the usual Riverside location, starting at 9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Kristene Steed from Rheo Thompson Chocolates in Stratford.
Climate Change Meeting
A meeting on climate change, sponsored by the City of London, will be hosted jointly by the North and South London PROBUS Clubs:
When: Tuesday, October 25
Where: Gateway Church, 890 Sarnia Rd, London
Topic: Climate Change and You
This is a drop in event from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM with presentations at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM. For more details, click on the poster below to enlarge.
Birthdays
October:
Sandra Lockey, Nancy Gillham, Anne Sinclair, Bette Kline, Ken Schaus, David Collins.
Social Events
The sign-up sheets for the events below will be available at the next several meetings. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Nancy Fazackerley.
- October 20: Anderson Craft Ales Tour
Cost $15, with free beer at the end of the tour
Contact: Sheila James
- November 3: Jet Aviation Museum Tour
Cost $10. Located on Crumlin Rd N.
Lunch to follow at Katana Cafe, for those interested
Contact: Brigitte Davidson
- December 14: Christmas Lunch at Highland Golf Club
Cost: TBD, more details to follow
Contact: Nancy Fazackerley
- June 13, 2023: "Four by Four" Musical at Walters Theatre, Bright
Cost: $70. Car pooling will be organized closer to the event
There are 6 tickets paid for and 7 more registered but not yet paid, so we should have no problem selling all. We will attempt to get more tickets if needed. More details to follow.
Contact: Sheila James
Website
Most of our current club documents/records are now available on the
website. We have just added new "buttons" on the right hand side of our Home Page for NEWSLETTER, CALENDAR and DIRECTORY (Membership Listing).
Most of the information is available on our website without the need to login. However to use the online membership Directory or update your profile, you will need to LOG IN—as this information is for members only.
To access the site, just copy and paste: https://www.southlondonprobus.ca into your web browser. Please note: everyone needs to have their own email address to log in—two people sharing an email will not work.
To create your password:
- Click on the Log In icon on the top right corner of the home page
- Type in your email address, then click on Forgot password beside the LOG IN button
- You’ll be sent to a RESET PASSWORD page where you can enter your email address and the code you see there
- Click Submit, then reset instructions for a new password will be emailed to you
- After you have reset the password, if you click on the “Remember Me” box when signing in, the computer will remember your password and signing in should be semi-automatic from then on.
If you have any questions about how to log in to the website, please contact Patrick Scott.
Activities
Lunch After General Meeting:
Our lunch after the September meeting will be at Bernie's in Byron. Address is 1290 Byron Baseline Rd. W., London. Hope to see you there!
Dine Out:
The next Dine Out is on October 5 @ 12:00 noon at Yasmine's-Authentic Lebanese Cuisine. Located at Hylands Centre, 1737 Richmond St #102, London (northwest corner of Richmond & Fanshawe) https://yasminesrestaurant.com/
Please register with Susan Kubik to have your name added to the list. Seating is limited so please sign up early, to be sure to get a seat.
Coffee Mornings
Men's Coffee:
2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. except 4th Monday in December. Call Norman Eligh if you are planning to attend by Sunday evening prior to the coffee meet-up.
Women's Coffee:
2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m., except 4th Monday in December. See the photos from our September coffee, in the photo section at the end of the newsletter! Convenor: Shirley Harris.
Investment Club:
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month. Anyone interested is encouraged to contact Don Jamieson.
Euchre:
4th Thursday of the month (except December) at 1 pm in a member’s home. 8 players maximum plus spares. Usually over in about 3 hours. There is one opening available as well as sub positions. Convenor: Gail Clarke.
Support:
If you know someone who is feeling under the weather or needs cheering up, please contact Connie Mabb.
Book Club: 
Book Club meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. except December, July & August in a member’s home. Our book club membership is now at capacity. If interested in joining, please call Susan Wolnik or Liz Gordon to be added to the waiting list. If the waiting list grows to 4-5 members, we will help prospective members form a second book club.
Photo Corner
A big welcome to our newest members!
Left to Right: Kathy Nafziger, Bette Kline, Catherine Morrison, Larry Morrison, Ray Goldfarb, Ken Schaus, Barbara Schaus, Meredith Cass, Deana Wright, Dave Webster
Below: Handing over to our new president at the AGM...
Women's Coffee
Member Bios
Introducing our new Treasurer—Mike Smith
Mike was born in Wales. After graduating with an Honours degree in chemistry and math, followed by a post grad in Education, he taught high school in London, England for a year before moving to Kingston, Jamaica for 3 years. He then moved to Toronto where he lived for 5 years, followed by Winnipeg for over 30 years.
Since moving to Canada, Mike has worked in insurance and financial services. He travelled extensively across Canada training/educating brokers on taxation, investment and insurance products, as well as estate planning concepts. He also provided educational seminars to business owners and farmers. Mike has obtained, among other professional designations, a CFP and coached CFP students. He is a past president of the Estate Planning Council of Winnipeg. Mike retired 15 years ago—first to Mexico then to Florida and finally London. Mike is married and has 2 daughters - one in Toronto, and the other in California.
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