Newsletter. U pcoming. Probus Clu b of Burl ington. How to Keep a Healthy Brain. February 2019

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1 Probus Clu b of Burl ington Newsletter he next meeting of T the Probus Club of Burlington will be held on Thursday February 21st, 2018 at 10:00AM at the Art Gallery of Burlington. How to Keep a Healthy Brain February 2019 U pcoming Speakers March 21- John Terpstra - Title TBD April 18 - Bob English - Title TBD May 23 - John Garshennek - IKEA June 20 - Michael Gervers - Title TBD xtending the hand E of welcome What better way to begin our morning than with a firm handshake and a friendly smile from our four greeters, Bill Herridge, Jim Jones II, Bill Milne, Sandy Urchuk, guarantee this and will set the tone for the morning in true Probuscian style. Thanks Gentlemen. Danielle Arbour is Public Education Coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of Halton. She has a Degree in Gerontology from McMaster University. Then went on to becoming a recreation therapist. She has worked in a number 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. Assisting Jim Allan on the Membership Desk is Bruce Winter. Reg Miche handles Renewals.

2 Page 2 Th e Pr obu s Clu b of Bu rl in gton Ne ws le tter Ww w. pr obus club ofb url ing to n. c a Meeting Review By Bob Chambers It was great to be back in the front row at our, Thursday, Jan 17, meeting, 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, purposely, to make it more of a challenge. Even if I had known that our speaker Karen Trollope, was an associate 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 physician, she opted to visit India to pursue her interest in helping people there get better medical care. Introduced to the head of a department at one of the first hospitals she visited, she found that when their eyes met, her life changed almost instantly. 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 complex with 56 characters in the alphabet (instead of our 26) For instance, there are three almost identical pronunciations for the letter T. However, look at the thousands of homo- Members Pages phones in our language. you ll find, right, rite, wright & write. or peak, peek, peck & pique, all common words, identical when spoken, but having entirely 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 doctor's power point program could not communicate with our projector. So, we had no visuals, thus we had to imagine 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 became 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 photographer 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 Report. 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 malaria, which proved to be her undoing when it struck her and eventually became the reason, she returned to Canada with her husband in 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 Messengers," about her years in India, and when she retires she wants to return to the beautiful country, and people, of northern India. And, we 77 beautiful Probustitians enjoyed, and were inspired by her talk. Condolences John Ashfield passed away on December 24. He had been a member of the club since A note of condolence was sent to the family and a minute of silence was held at our January Meeting. New Members Peter Falladown Peter, born in Hamilton moved to Burlington in the mid-fifties with his parents and two sisters. He attended Burlington Central High School in the late sixties and quickly found employment after graduation as a service technician servicing printers and copiers. Eventually, Peter was employed with Xerox Canada, spanning a career of almost 40 years. He held various positions included technician, trainer, manager, and analyst working throughout South Western Ontario and the GTA. Following retirement Peter renovated 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 president for about 20 years. Peter and his wife Nesta will be celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary in December 2018.

3 Page 3 Th e Pr obu s Clu b of Bu rl in gton Ne ws le tter Ww w. pr obus club ofb url ing to n. c a Members Pages Now living in Caledonia, he is reconnecting with family and friends in the Burlington and Hamilton area. Hobbies and interests include photography, decorative decoy carving and folk music/guitar. REMINDER 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 about this in October Within that was the renewal form and instructions. If you don t have a copy of the renewal form, send an to membership@probusclubofburlington.ca 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 meeting or mail them to: Membership Renewals Probus Club of Burlington Brant Plaza Post Office PO Box Burlington ON L7R 4K3 Your attention to this matter is appreciated. Squire 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 AGM 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 before within the AGB s opening hours, PLEASE call the front desk at 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 appreciated. 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 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 ( ext. 0 ) to let us know you will be canceling the meeting AND Anji (anji@agb.life) and/or Gillian (gillian@agb.life) 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 message for the public. The EMER- GENCY CLOSURES document states that in cases of a power outage and no message is recorded, consider the AGB CLOSED. This is for security and safety reasons. Organizers can still Anji (anji@agb.life) and/or Gillian (gillian@agb.life) for any type of confirmation as we both will have remote access to our s and will be available during these types of emergencies.

4 Ww w. pr ob us club ofb url ing to n. c a Th e Pr obu s Clu b of Bu rl in gton Ne ws le tter 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. Page 4 Mark your Calendars Foster Festival in St. Catherines, 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, screenplay by William Rose Details to follow

5 Page 5 Interest Group Activities Oh Boy! Probus Bridge Club The Monday Bridge Group Meets every week at the Canadian Legion. Join us for lunch and friendly games of bridge Starts at 12 Noon.. Computer Interest Group Our next meeting will be on February 14th at 10am at Appleby Place. Robert will be answering your questions as well. So please send them to rlalonde12@cogeco.ca Winter Humour Published monthly by The Probus Club of Burlington, Box 85098, Brant Plaza P.O., Burlington ON, L7R 4K3 President: Ken Ahrens, Editing & Distribution: Bob Lalonde,

6 Annual General Meeting 2019 Page 6 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, Audit and Nominating Committees for 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 for the Management, Audit and Nominating Committees and Motions for the acceptance of these reports. Recognition of members who have passed away this year. Presentation of his report for by President Ken Ahrens. Any new business. Dated this 28th day January, 2019 Secretary John Bembenek Wayne Pushka

7 Page 7 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, representing 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 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 harmless 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?

8 Page 8 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.

9 Page 9 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED December 31, 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 Mick Binder Director Mick Binder Director

10 BALANCE SHEET as at December 31, 2018 Page 10 ASSETS 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 Mick Binder On Behalf of the Board: Director Mick Binder On Behalf of the Board: Director

11 Page 11 President: 1st VP : 2nd VP: Secretary : Treasurer: Officers of the Club 2019/20 Past President: Edward Eves Jim Anas Don Puley John Bembenek/Wayne Pushka Mike Binder Ken Ahrens