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Danielle Arbour is Public Education Coordi-nator for the Alzheimer Society of Halton.

She has a Degree in Ger-ontology from McMaster University. Then went on to becoming a recreation therapist.

She has worked in a num-ber of clinical settings such as long term care home and hospital.

She has been the Public Education Coordinator in Halton for the last 4 ½ years.

Her talk is about keeping a healthy brain.

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Speakers

March 21- John Terp-

stra - Title TBD

April 18 - Bob English

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May 23 - John Garsh-

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June 20 - Michael

Gervers - Title TBD

How to Keep a Healthy Brain

February 2019

T he next meeting of the Probus Club

of Burlington will be held on Thursday February 21st, 2018 at 10:00AM at the Art Gallery of Burlington.

E xtending the hand

of welcome…

What better way to begin

our morning than with a

firm handshake and a

friendly smile from our

four greeters, Bill Her-

ridge, Jim Jones II,

Bill Milne, Sandy Ur-

chuk, guarantee this and

will set the tone for the

morning in true Probusci-

an style.

Thanks Gentlemen.

Assisting Jim Allan on the Member-ship Desk is Bruce Win-

ter. Reg Miche han-dles Renewals.

New Members

And, we 77 beautiful Probustitians

enjoyed, and were inspired by her

talk.

John Ashfield passed away on De-

cember 24. He had

been a member of the

club since 2011.

A note of condolence

was sent to the family

and a minute of si-

lence was held at

our January Meeting.

Peter, born in Hamil-

ton moved to Burling-

ton in the mid-fifties

with his parents and

two sisters. He at-

tended Burlington

Central High School in the late six-

ties and quickly found employment

after graduation as a service techni-

cian servicing printers and copiers.

Eventually, Peter was employed with

Xerox Canada, spanning a career of

almost 40 years. He held various

positions included technician, train-

er, manager, and analyst working

throughout South Western Ontario

and the GTA.

Following retirement Peter renovat-

ed his Haliburton area cottage to a

four-season home where he lived full

time for approximately 10 years. He

was actively involved in the local

lake association and served as presi-

dent for about 20 years.

Peter and his wife Nesta will be cele-

brating their fiftieth wedding anni-

versary in December 2018.

phones in our language …. you’ll find,

right, rite, wright & write …. or peak,

peek, peck & pique, all common words,

identical when spoken, but having en-

tirely different meanings. So, it must

also be difficult for a Hindi speaker to

master English.

Another language problem revealed

itself at the Probus meeting. The doc-

tor's power point program could not

communicate with our projector. So,

we had no visuals, thus we had to im-

agine the astounding beauty of the

Himalayan Mountains of Northern

India that kept her there for 11 years.

But I believe it was a good thing. It was

like radio …. we could “see” the scenery

in our mind, and so her Himalayas be-

came the most beautiful things we

could imagine. OK, maybe not if we

imagined Hamilton’s section of the

Niagara Escarpment that is referred to

as, “The Mountain”. When I was a pho-

tographer at the Spectator, we had a

reporter who had been with us a couple

of months, and driving with me to an

assignment asked, “Just where is this

mountain I keep hearing about”?

Now, back to the actual, “Speakers Re-

port”. After marriage, Karen worked

with her husband Pradeep caring for

families along the scenic Ganges in the

north. They treated all of the afflictions

of their patients, including TB and ma-

laria, which proved to be her undoing

when it struck her and eventually be-

came the reason, she returned to Cana-

da with her husband in 1996.

Back in Canada, Karen was a family

physician in West Hamilton until 2014,

and now works for Body Brave, a local

charity that supports people suffering

from eating disorders. She has written

an award-winning book, “Cloud Mes-

sengers," about her years in India, and

when she retires she wants to return to

the beautiful country, and people, of

northern India.

Condolences

It was great to be back in the front

row at our, Thursday, Jan 17, meet-

ing, after two months away from

reporting the monthly speaker’s

prognostications. I was absent for

November, not being clued into the

change of meeting date, then there

was no meeting in December, so

now we’re into a brand-new year. I

came to the meeting “cold”, pur-

posely, to make it more of a chal-

lenge. Even if I had known that our

speaker Karen Trollope, was an as-

sociate clinical professor of family

medicine at McMaster, with a PHD

in medical anthropology. I still

would not have been prepared for

her fantastic, smitten-at-first-sight,

love story, that spanned continents

…. infatuation is something that

Probus speakers rarely probe. And

she gave us this in the first minutes

of her talk.

In 1985, as a young family physi-

cian, she opted to visit India to pur-

sue her interest in helping people

there get better medical care. Intro-

duced to the head of a department

at one of the first hospitals she visit-

ed, she found that when their eyes

met, her life changed almost in-

stantly. And Karen Trollope was

destined to soon became Karen

Trollope-Kumar.

Their marriage took place within

months while Karen proceeded to

learn the language. Hindi is com-

plex with 56 characters in the alpha-

bet (instead of our 26) For instance,

there are three almost identical pro-

nunciations for the letter T. Howev-

er, look at the thousands of homo-

Meeting Review

By Bob Chambers

Members Pages

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Peter Falladown

parking meter stating that the

meeting has been canceled.

If you make the decision to cancel

after AGB hours, PLEASE leave a

message on the main reception line

(905.632.7796 ext.“0”) to let us

know you will be canceling the

meeting AND email Anji

([email protected]) and/or Gillian

([email protected]) to cancel the

meeting.

In the event that the AGB is closed

due to inclement weather or a

power outage:

If we know the AGB will be closing

the day before your meeting, we

will let you know asap. During a

night of inclement weather, we will

make the call by 7am. At this time,

our main line will state that we are

CLOSED until further notice.

If there is a power outage, our

phone lines will be down and we

are unable to record a general mes-

sage for the public. The EMER-

GENCY CLOSURES document

states that in cases of a power out-

age and no message is recorded,

consider the AGB CLOSED. This is

for security and safety reasons.

Organizers can still email Anji

([email protected]) and/or Gillian

([email protected]) for any type of

confirmation as we both will have

remote access to our emails and

will be available during these types

of emergencies.

Your Burlington British Pub.

Squires Public House, which harkens

back to an era where a pub became

more than just a place to have a meal,

but a gathering spot to celebrate

friends and family.

Join us after each meeting to continue

fellowship, have a good meal, all for

$15$ including a beer or a glass of

wine.

The annual General meeting will take

place at our February 21st meeting.

Relevant documents are at the

back of the Newsletter.

Extreme Weather & Power

Outage Procedures

In the event that your club may have to

cancel a meeting due to inclement

weather:

When you need to cancel the day be-

fore within the AGB’s opening hours,

PLEASE call the front desk at

905.632.7796 ext. “0” and talk to one

of our staff. We generally set up the

room the day or night before so having

this information ASAP is greatly appre-

ciated.

Since the AGB will still be open on the

day of your meeting, reception staff

will be available to field phone calls

and inform guests if they arrive for the

meeting. We will place a sign on the

Now living in Caledonia, he is re-

connecting with family and friends

in the Burlington and Hamilton

area.

Hobbies and interests include pho-

tography, decorative decoy carving

and folk music/guitar.

REMINDER - 2019 MEMBER-

SHIP RENEWAL AND DUES

For those of you who have already

paid your 2019 membership dues,

thanks very much for your prompt

payment and you can stop reading

this message now. If you don’t fit

into that bucket, please read on.

Your 2019 membership dues are

now past due and need to be

brought up to date in January. You

would have received an email about

this in October 2018. Within that

email was the renewal form and

instructions. If you don’t have a

copy of the renewal form, send an

email to member-

[email protected]

and one will be send to you.

Then, complete the form, attach a

cheque for $45. and bring them

both to the February 21, 2019 meet-

ing or mail them to:

Membership Renewals

Probus Club of Burlington

Brant Plaza Post Office

PO Box 85098

Burlington ON L7R 4K3

Your attention to this matter is ap-

preciated.

Members Pages


Squire

2019 AGM

Special Events


22nd Inter-club Grummett Trophy

Curling Bonspiel

Between Burlington and Lakeshore

Register On-line for the Inter-club Grummett Trophy

Curling Bonspiel.

Date/Time: Wednesday , March 6th, 2019@11:00 AM

Location: Burlington Curling Club (New Street)

Cost: 40$ includes Lunch and Prizes Limited to 20 Players

Spectators Welcome; cost for lunch $15.

Come out and cheer our club to victory.

Mark your Calendars Foster Festival in St. Catheri-

nes, Ontario

Tuesday, July 11th, 2:00pm

to see

“HILDA’S YARD”

by Norm Foster

Details to follow

Shaw Festival in Niagara on

the Lake, Ontario

Friday, September 27th,

2:00pm

to see

“THE LADYKILLERS”

by Graham Linehan, screen-

play by William Rose

Details to follow

Computer

Interest Group

Our next meeting will be on February 14th at 10am at Ap-pleby Place.

Robert will be answering your questions as well. So please send them to [email protected]

Interest Group Activities

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Probus Bridge Club

The Monday Bridge Group

Meets every week at the Ca-

nadian Legion. Join us for

lunch and friendly games of

bridge Starts at 12 Noon..

Oh Boy!

Winter Humour

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Annual General Meeting 2019

PROBUS CLUB OF BURLINGTON

NOTICE OF 32nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (2019)

Take notice that the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Club will be

held on Thursday February 21st, 2019 at the Art Gallery of Burlington

during the monthly Regular General Meeting held on that day.

This notice is accompanied by the following:

Minutes of the 31st Annual Meeting of 15 February 2018

Reports for 2018 of the Audit Committee and Treasurer

Report of the Nominating Committee with proposed Management, Au-

dit and Nominating Committees for 2019-2020.

The business to be transacted will include:

Presentation of the Minutes of the 31st Annual Meeting held February

15, 2018;

Presentation of the 2018 Reports of the Audit Committee and Treasurer;

Presentation of the Report of the Nominating Committee naming the

members proposed for 2019-2020 for the Management, Audit and

Nominating Committees and Motions for the acceptance of these re-

ports.

Recognition of members who have passed away this year.

Presentation of his report for 2018-2019 by President Ken Ahrens.

Any new business.

Dated this 28th day January, 2019

Secretary John Bembenek

Wayne Pushka

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Minutes of the 31st AGM held 15 February 2018

Note: Neither Brian Pattrick nor in-coming President Ken Ahrens attended this meeting due to illness. Vice President Edward Eves chaired the meeting.

V/Pres. Ed: The 2018 Annual General Meeting is called to order. Wayne, do we have the quorum required for an AGM? Wayne: Ed, our Constitution requires a quorum of 25% of the total membership and we have more than that present, represent-ing a Quorum. V/Pres. Brian: May I have a motion from Wayne Pushka to approve the minutes of the 2017 AGM, as circulated with the notice of this meeting? Wayne: I so move. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a seconder for the motion? I, Jim Csordas second the motion. V/Pres. Ed: Are there any questions concerning these minutes? May I have a show of hands FOR the motion. AGAINST the motion. The motion is CARRIED. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a motion from Glen Huffman to approve the Financial Statements for December 31, 2017, as circulated with the notice of this meeting? Glen: I so move. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a seconder for the motion? I, Robert Dickison second the motion. V/Pres. Ed: Are there any questions concerning the report? May I have a show of hands FOR the motion. AGAINST the motion The motion is CARRIED. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a motion from Glen Huffman to approve the Audit Committee Report, as circulated with the notice of this meeting? Glen: I so move. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a seconder for the motion? I, Dave Rokosh second the motion. V/Pres. Ed: Are there any questions concerning the report? May I have a show of hands FOR the motion. AGAINST the motion. The motion is CARRIED. V/Pres. Ed: Gentlemen, I now request Past-President Bob English, who is also Chairman of the Nominating Committee, to make a motion to accept the Nominating Committee report. Bob: Mr. Vice President I move to approve the Nominating Committee’s Report as circulated with the notice of this meeting. V/Pres. Ed: May I have a seconder for the motion? I, Bob Lalonde second the motion. Bob English: Wayne Pushka , have any further nominations been received for the Committees named in the report? Wayne: Mr. V/President, no further nominations have been received. V/Pres. Ed: Are there any questions concerning the report? May I have a show of hands FOR the motion. AGAINST the motion. The motion is CARRIED. V/Pres. Ed: Finally, I propose the following motion: The Management Committee for the year 2016-2017 and its associated Committees, Sub-Committees, Interest Groups and Agents in the exercise of their fiduciary responsibilities have acted in good faith, and in the best interests of the members. The members are asked to approve all such actions and to hold the Committees, Sub-Committees, Interest Groups and Agents harm-less from any errors or omissions in exercising their discretion on behalf of the members. Bob English: May I move to make a motion to hold all members harmless? V/Pres. Ed: May I have a seconder for the motion? I, Wayne Pushka second the motion. Are there any questions concerning this motion?

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Minutes of the 31st AGM held 15 February 2018 Continued

May I have a show of hands FOR the motion. AGAINST the motion. The motion is CARRIED. During the year we learned of the deaths of a number of our members, namely: Bob Dickison has provided me with a list of members who have passed away. Names were shown on an overhead slide. During the year we have observed a minute’s silence for each of these members President Brian’s AGM remarks will be published in the next issue of the newsletter. However, he wanted to recognize Bob English who is leaving the Management Committee after 4 years. Bob was an excellent leader who contributed a lot to the group. In Addition, Glen Huffman is leaving the role of Treasurer after 10 years. He also wished to recognize Glen for his outstanding contributions to the Club. V/Pres. Ed: I now declare the AGM adjourned and we will resume our regular meeting.

Mick Binder

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED December 31, 2018

2018 2017

REVENUES

#REF! 7,900$ 8,550$

#REF! 275$ 500$

Special Events 18,450$ 24,874$

Other Revenue 1,741$ 1,838$

TOTAL REVENUES 28,366$ 35,762$

EXPENSES

Membershipm Services 97$ 917$

Meetings 6,037$ 5,878$

Special Events 18,653$ 24,229$

Probus Centre Fee 779$ 804$

Communications 1,506$ 2,088$

Office Administration 448$ 628$

Other/New Club Funding -$ -$

TOTAL EXPENSES 27,520$ 34,544$

SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 846$ 1,218$

Member's Equity Previous Year 7,186$ 5,968$

Members Equity Current Year 8,032$ 7,186$

Director Director

Mick Binder

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BALANCE SHEET

as at December 31, 2018

ASSETS

2018 2017

Current

Cash- Note 2 12,320$ 12,662$

Accounts Receivable 52$ -$

12,372$ 12,662$

LIABILITIES

Current

Deferred Income- Dues 4,340$ 5,480$

Accounts Payable (4)$

4,340$ 5,476$

NET ASSETS

Per Statement of Changes in Net Assets 8,032$ 7,186$

TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,372$ 12,662$

On Behalf of the Board: _____________________

Director

On Behalf of the Board: _____________________

Director

Mick Binder

Mick Binder

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Officers of the Club 2019/20

President: Edward Eves

1st VP : Jim Anas

2nd VP: Don Puley

Secretary : John Bembenek/Wayne

Pushka

Treasurer: Mike Binder

Past President: Ken Ahrens