PROBUS Club of the Gateway

President's Message
June 2026

Dear Members

Welcome to the beginning of the Lazy Crazy Days of Summer. Lets be honest though as most of us are officially retired. Every day has the potential to be lazy. Summer just gives us an excuse to do it outside in a lawn chair instead of inside in a recliner.

Hello to the month of June, which I like to call the month of complaints. Its too hot. Its too cold. Its too humid. Too much pollen. Too many bugs. Too many dandelions. Too much road construction. Too many kids out of school. We are really are never happy. are we? Who can complain however about the the start of the unofficial beginning of summer for this first week. Lots of sun and pleasant temperatures for most of the week. Maybe the real summer is just around the corner.  We can only hope. Get outside and enjoy. 

Speaking of getting out to enjoy, we had a tremendous Activity Fair at our May General Meeting, and I want to thank again Joan Meleskie and Chyvonne McKinnon for heading up this event. The enthusiasm was terrific and the results speak for themselves. We had about 150 sign ups at our Activity Displays. At least one new club was formed, the Writers Club, and interest in possibly 3 more....Bid Euchre, a 5th Book Club, and Birding. Following our very successful May General Meeting which included a very humourous guest speaker, we held our New Members Luncheon at the Legion which was very enjoyable. 

For those making travel plans in the summer and winter I did want to urge you to check opportunities  on the Georgian Probus Group travel site as well as the Ski Legends trips which are now on our website. These trips include Sun Peaks in February/2027, and The Dolomites in Italy, also in February. Dolomites is sold out but you can go on the waiting list. I will be sending a separate communique to all members regarding all the great travel opportunities offered by the Travel Group and Ski Legends.

I hope to see many of you at our June General Meeting on June 16th. We have a very interesting speaker on a very important topic.Dr Angela Roberts is a leading researcher in ageing and brain health at western University and her topic will be " Are you a Superager?". Remember your name tag. There could be free treats at Timmies in your future. In the meantime enjoy the weather and of course the many social events and activities organized by our hard working committees. 

Ray Scott

President