Women’s Probus Club of Cambridge Riverside Ontario 120 Blenheim Road, Cambridge, Ontario N1S 1G1 PROBUS NEWS Vol. 10, Issue 4, December 2014 Meeting is 2nd Wednesday of each month – 09:30 am Calvary Pentecostal Assembly, 127 Hespeler Rd., Cambridge (519) 621-6310 Next Meeting: December 10, 2014 The personal information in this newsletter is to be used only for communication in the operation of Probus clubs. Special Events Proposed By-Law Changes The following have been accepted by your Management Committee and will be voted upon at the next meeting:  Probus Club President shall normally be for a term of 1 year but she may be elected for a 2nd year.  Membership year changed from August 1-July 31 to September 1-August 31.  Club shall be managed by a Management Committee consisting of the current members minus Historic/ Archivist and Cheer & Visiting. Their activities will come under the responsibility of other Management members.  The By-Law vote will occur at the December General Meeting. In Memoriam: Sue Beggs A donation will be made in her honour. New Activity: What’s My Line A new Club feature is What’s My Line …a new way to get to know your fellow members. The featured Probian will wear a blue corsage. Patricia Van Grunsven was our first featured Probian She is a nine year member and retired school teacher. Congratulations Patricia for being First!! December Change of Venue The December meeting will be held in the Sussex Ballroom of the Cambridge Hotel, 700 Hespeler Road in Cambridge. Enter by the front door and take the stairs or elevator to the lower floor.  Members only Christmas Holiday Buffet     Turkey with trimmings, pasta, selection of salads with rolls and relishes, coffee, tea & desserts Cash bar available. House wine $6.50 with tax Special meals for those with a dietary restriction Entertainment by Celebrity Productions Paid ticket in name tag will be collected at each table for one of our many draw prizes Directions: If you do not wish to turn left from Hespeler Rd into the Cambridge Hotel parking lot, take Industrial Rd north of Eagle St., turn right onto McGovern Dr, then right onto Hespeler Rd and right into parking lot. Christmas Card Parties  Galt Country Club (11:30)  Euchre: Dec.3  Bridge : Dec.11 Attention Com Cats See you in January! Contact June at [email protected] for details. Flashback to our November meeting: Reminder: Greeters: Joan Moyer and Marg Hube Please retain your Probus Roster for the year as the various activity leaders and Management Team will not be published every month. Guest speaker: Grace Munroe from Amarok Society Introduced by Aline Chan Thanked by: Josephine Fraser Grace Munroe, the daughter of the Amarok founder Tanyss Munro, spoke of the power of educating poor mothers in Asia with the intention of defeating ignorance using the most powerful force known to man— Woman. Education creates a powerful weapon to defeat despair and hopelessness. We held a Remembrance Day observance with Major Charlotte Robinson, who served with the troops during WWII. The Major was introduced by Julia and thanked by Marion who also served with the Armed forces. Welcome New Probian: Welcome, Carolyn Crum November Mysetery Woman Corrections to Membership List:       Marion Logan: 1201-245 Lena Cres. (519-267-6032) Ruth Bennet: 519-623-2310 [email protected] Kathy Cron: [email protected] Pauline Isbester: [email protected] Nardia Jarvis: [email protected] Mava Holland: 220-600-1746 Did you know… Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system. The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers. All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364 gifts. Most of Santa’s reindeer have male-sounding names, such as Blitzen, Comet, and Cupid. However, male reindeers shed their antlers around Christmas, so the reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh are likely not male, but female. According to the Guinness world records, the tallest Christmas tree ever cut was a 221-foot Douglas fir that was displayed in 1950 at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations Sandy Shantz! Lunch Bunch Group New and old members have an opportunity to get to know each other. Please consider participating and coming up with locations. Next date: January 28th at noon. Location TBD. R.S.V.P. Barb Camilleri 519 621 1731 or [email protected] Our January meeting will be on January 14, 2015. We welcome Nancy Getty Topic is Asperger’s Syndrome We wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!