Comox Valley PROBUS
Clubs within the Club and Activities Report
April 2017
The big announcement this month … our annual picnic is booked and ready to go!
There will be a sign-up sheet at the April 19th meeting. Please consider bringing your cheque book
to ensure that you havea spot at this very popular PROBUS event.
We will also have a sign-up sheet for volunteers.
"Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success. " (Unknown)
Thanks for considering being a member of team success.
Place: Sunnydale Golf Course
Date: Wednesday, July 19th
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $30.00 for members ~ $35.00 for guests.
Food will be BBQ style with all the fixings.
~ three choices of burgers (fillet of salmon, chicken or beef)
~ gluten-free options will be available
Games – get ready for the “Second Annual PROBUS Olympic Games”
~ Coordinator of Games is the Game Queen herself … Sharon Hysert
~ And there will be prizes … won’t there Sharon? J
Back by Popular Demand
Silk Pyjamas (Danny Bereza, Anne Johnson, and Ian Parsons) will return to serenade us and get us up dancing.
CLUBS Within the CLUB UPDATES
Bookclubs
• Page Turners (Coordinator: Lynne Parsons)
Date: TBA
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Host:
• In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (Coordinator: Louise Falkenberg)
Date: May 11th
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Host: Patricia Lamond
Solo Group
Date: Saturday, April 22nd
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Yamas Greek Restaurant on 8th Street in Courtenay
We are sad to announce that this will be the last Solo Group Barb will be hosting as she will be moving to Parksville at the end of May. Barb, thank you for organizing the Solo Group and for all that you’ve done since you agreed to serve as the Club’s first Coordinator. We will miss you “bigly”. J
We look forward to someone who has enjoyed being a member of the Solo Group volunteering to coordinate future activities to ensure the club’s continuing success. “Job sharing” is always an option. It’s a great way to make good things happen and have fun doing so.
Garden Club
(Coordinators: Kathy Bruce and Liz Datoo)
Date: Friday, April 28th
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Charge: $5.00
Meeting Place: Liz’s home at 1315 Glen Urquhart Drive, Courtenay
Program:
~ from Liz’ home, we will take a short stroll through Hurford Park (approximately 10 minutes) to our first stopping point, which is …
~ Bob Smith’s beautiful rhododendron garden in East Courtenay, where will take in the breathtaking beauty of the blooming rhodos and other plants (approximately 90 minutes). There may be plants for sale at Bob’s garden.
~ make our way back to Liz’ home to meander through a work-in-progress garden.
~ Kathy will provide a commentary on the plants we encounter as we stroll along.
Cycling Group
(Coordinators: Brian Walker and Bob Thiesburger)
TBA
Pub Night with Ronny Webber
TBA
Walks with Marnie and Wally
Date: Wednesday, May 3rd
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Airpark
Meeting Place: Mansfield Drive parking area.
Coffee to follow.
Painting with Marion
This group had its first meeting earlier this month. Participants were inspired by the skill and knowledge of our coordinator Marion Brett. There is limited space in this class and there is already a waiting list.
Thank you Marion for starting this new activity.
Current Affairs Discussion Group
Date: Monday, April 24 th
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Dennis and Mary McMahon’s home
3827 Meredith Drive, Royston.
Duplicate Bridge (Coordinator: Jim Boase)
This group meets twice a month on a Sunday evening. For further information, please contact Jim Boase.)
Dining Out Club
(Coordinators: Eric and Joan van der Holt)
TBA
Wine Club
TBA
Golf Anyone?
Are you a golf enthusiast? Would you like to spend time golfing with fellow Probusians? Would you be willing to organize a couple of events? If so, please contact Liz Datoo. Thanks. J
Upcoming Events and Sign Up Sheets
I am trying to have one special event per month for us.
Sign Up Sheets for club activities are located on tables as you enter the Meeting Room.
An Exotic Indian Dinner and Entertainment
Date: Saturday, May 13th
Time 6:00pm
Place: d'Esterre House, Comox
Cost: $100.00 (tax receipt issued for a portion of the ticket price)
Spices and Blarney are doing it again! That is to say, Liz Datoo and Joline Martin are organizing their annual fundraising dinner to help the less fortunate in our community. This is a fundraising event for Dawn-to-Dawn: Action on Homelessness Society … a group dedicated to finding warm, safe places to live for those currently living rough.
You will be treated to an exotic four-course Indian dinner, prepared with the help of the "QUEEN OF INDIAN CUISINE NASEEM DATOO" (Naseem, who is an AMAZING cook, comes from Vancouver to help put this meal together). You will not only enjoy a wonderful, flavourful meal but entertainment and dance as well.
All proceeds raised go to Dawn-to-Dawn.
Joan Collinge will have tickets at our April 19th meeting.
Garden Tour and House Concert
Date: Sunday, June 11th
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Cost: $50.00
Place: The home and garden of Rogert Argall on Wireless Road.
Artists: Sean Mooney (piano), Helene Jung Don (Cello), and Carol Anne Parkinson (Voice).
What to Expect …
~ from 2:00 to 3:00 we sip on a glass of wine and nibble on strawberry shortcake while we tour Robert’s fabulous ten acre gardens in bloom.
~ at 3:00 p.m. we enter the gorgeous antique-filled drawing room, in which the voice of Marion Anderson was once heard in concert (and where the beauty of her voice still echoes).
There, our artists for the afternoon will position themselves around the grand piano and the feature event will proceed.
There is limited space available for this elegant event so if interested please get tickets early.
This is a fundraiser for CYMC, our summer music school, which has been part of the Valley since 1967 and which continues to bring great artists to our community to teach the next generation of musicians … and delight us with performances typically heard only in larger centres.
Chemainus Dinner and Theatre Event
Date: Saturday, August 12th
Anyone interested in a bus trip to Chemainus for Dinner and Theatre? If so, this event is for YOU!
This event features the Legends of Rock and Roll … think Beach Boys, Everly Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, and Elton John.
Cost for Dinner and Entertainment is a Group Rate of $80.00
Cost for return bus ride is $25.00
Total cost is $105.00
Thirty people have already signed up for this event. If you’d like to be on the bus … be sure to sign up soon.
Successful Events Just Past
Spa Day at the Kingfisher … Let’s do it again J
Joan’s comments following this event … "it was great to see new acquaintances getting to know each other better and seeing those who have known each other for a long time sharing time and conversation. It was so much what PROBUS is about --- fellowship and fun. AND it was easy to arrange!"
And kudos to Bent Harder for joining us!
Do you have an Idea for An Event?
Please talk to Liz or any other member of the Executive Team. We’d be happy to work with you to make it happen.
Liz Datoo
Clubs with the Club and Activities Coorindator
April 2017
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