Co-Presidents' Message:
HELLO EVERYONE
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
We hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday.
We had a super turnout for our Christmas luncheon. We wish to thank our Social Events Co-ordinator Marg Dean and her committee for making all the arrangements at the Highland Golf and Country Club. Once again it was a very successful event with good food, good company and enjoyable entertainment.
Our Club continues to grow in numbers. We believe this is due in part to local advertising on Byron Facebook, Acorn for Oakridge and at the London level by the publicity we received from the City Declaration of Probus Month.
We were saddened by the unexpected passing of our member Deanna Wright. Condolences were passed on by us on behalf of the Probus Club of South London.
We have lots of activities and interesting speakers scheduled for 2024.
See you in the New Year!
Jim and Sandra Gilmour, Co-Presidents
Share the Wealth:
Please buy your tickets when you arrive for the meeting as the winner is announced at coffee break. The tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. At the November meeting, the winner was Jill, she won $44.00 .
Birthdays:
December:
Barbara B. December 1; Geesje F. December 7; Ray G. December 16; John W. December 23
January:
Marilyn W. January 3; Pat P., January 4; Karl V. January 9; Moe B. January 16; Larry M. January 19;
Sign-up for our Social Events online: 
Register for the events below online by clicking on the event in our Calendar, or in person at a meeting, and bring your cheque to the meeting to secure your spot! If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Marg D.
Jan. 10 - Tour of the Indian Archaeology Museum, 10:00 a.m. cost $5.00. Lunch following the tour is at The Singing Chef. Cut off date is January 2nd.
Feb. 8 is the Emergency Response Preparedness presentation at the Byron Fire Hall, 2:00 p.m. No cost for the tour. Preceded by lunch at your own cost, 12:15 p.m. at the Byron Legion. Come and join us. Cut off date January 26.
June 10, Walters Music Venue, 2:00 p.m. $70 - no refund. Only 20 tickets. Tickets on first come first served. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Charles Dickens Restaurant, Woodstock, at your own cost. Car pooling recommended.
We have also created sign up sheets for many more interest groups. Members are encouraged to review these and, if interested, sign up. When there are sufficient numbers, the groups will meet and each group can determine their own format, frequency, etc. Members are also encouraged to make suggestions for other groups that may be of interest.
- Watch the website for more information on social events.
- REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR CHEQUE BOOK WHEN SIGNING UP AND PAYING FOR EVENTS. Your spot is not confirmed unless paid for.
Dine Out:
The next Dine Out is January 3, 2024 at Taverna on Hyde Park Rd at 12:00 p.m. Please contact Cheryl by December 29, 2023 if you plan to attend.
See the event on our calendar
Pot Luck: 
3rd Tuesday of the month 12 p.m. in member's homes.8 maximum plus spares. Starting in January 2024.
If interested in being a spare call convenor: Donna Jean I.
Coffee Mornings:
Men's Coffee:
2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m. except 4th Monday in December. We meet in Westmount Mall across from Tim Horton's.
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 coffee meet ups, in the photo section at the end of the newsletter! Convenor: Shirley . We meet in Westmount Mall across from Tim Horton's.
Women's Coffee: Click here to see more coffee photos.
Men's Coffee: Click here to see more coffee photos.
Investment Club:
The Investment Group normally meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month . Newcomers are welcome and are asked to contact Don to confirm the date and time. Meetings held at Riverbend.
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. If interested in being a spare, call Convenor: Gail.
2nd Euchre Group:
Contact Nancy F. for more information.
Walking Group: 
Meet every Wednesday except the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Guy Lombardo Parking Lot for a one hour walk.
Contact Person: Geesje
Support:
If you know someone who is feeling under the weather or needs cheering up, please contact Marg C.
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. If interested in joining, please call Susan or Liz, 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.
2nd Book Club:
Contact Nancy F. for more information.
Bridge: 
Players Wanted: We are starting in January 2024. Meeting in member's home. Spares are needed, so sign up now. For more information, contact Sheila J.
Travel Group:
For more information, Contact Jim G.
Speaker: 
The speaker in November was Professor Mark Rector, Author, Public Speaker and recently retired Professor of Electronics Engineering with a specialty in telecommunications. Mark enlightened us on how many inventions Canadians where actually responsible for and not given credit for. The title of his fascinating presentation and his book "Oh Canada - Our Home and Inventive Land!"
Slice of Life Speaker-
The Slice of Life speakers for November were Bob and Shirley Harris sharing with us the tale of 2 Christmas'. A memorable Christmas of their life as a young married couple teaching in Kashechewan, James Bay.
November 7th Event at the London Airport and Diamond Aircraft:
We learned what is new at the airport and gained some tips on how to
make your flight less stressful. This was followed by lunch at the Katana Kafe and a tour of Diamond Aircraft. Go to our Photo page to see all the pictures.
December 13 Christmas at the Hyland Golf and Country Club:
Our entertainers were Dan and Marianne Rutledge. They regaled us with some old and new Christmas songs and led us in a sing- a- long. Dinner as always, was wonderful and there where some lucky winners for the door prizes. See all the pictures in our Photo page.
Probus Canada has a new national newsletter. I have included the web address today for you to use. https://www.probuscanada.ca/news
As the convenors of an event or group please submit pictures to me to include in the newsletter, as well as a brief description of what has been discussed ie. book club - the book and author and how it was received; dine out - where it was, how many attended and brief description of the food; investment club - some snip of interest etc.
Thank you for your co-operation in this matter to ensure our newsletter is more interesting to our members.
NEW MEMBERS:
Our co-president Sandra with Linda Howe, Laurie McKellar and Rosalyn Money. Judith Darby also joined but was absent for the picture.
REMEMBER OUR MEETINGS ARE SCENT FREE AND TO WEAR YOUR NAME TAG TO THE GENERAL MEETING AND ALL EVENTS.
We now have 12 interest groups. To sign up, bring your calendars AND Cheques.
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