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ESTABLISHED JULY 1984 Frankston Ladies Probus Club Inc.A0009713S Meeting the second Thursday of every month, 10 am–12 noon, Community of Christ Church, 2 Logan Street, Frankston PO BOX 7109. Karingal Centre, 3199 |
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President: Susan Lindsay 0408 140 469 Secretary Vera Runacres 0408 586 914 Vice President: Anita Davies: 0438 862 091 Treasurer: Terhy Jones: 5971 1128 |
NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 2019
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONES
$50.00 payment for Christmas lunch is due today.
No Speaker today
Birthdays: Only three this month - Happy Birthday to Helen Anthony 1st, Velta Harris 2nd, and Sylvia Meehl 13th. Hope you have a great birthday girls.
Welfare: Pat Peter has recently spent 4 days in Frankston Hospital but is now home. I’m hoping she’s well enough to come today.
Don’t forget, if you know of someone who is unwell, please let Joan (9750 6209) or Vija (9781 4635) know.
DIARY OF EVENTS:
16 Dec Christmas lunch at Norwood House – make own way, be there for 12 midday- long range
weather forecast is for 23+ degrees – beautiful day! REMEMBER - DRESS TO IMPRESS.
19 Dec Coffee Morning: Bargain Basement Pop-up-shop – last minute Christmas gifts.
2020
09 Jan General Meeting: Maria Matser, former Myer lift driver, will talk about her experiences.
16 Jan Coffee morning - talk about our experiences over Christmas/New Year.
23 Jan Lunch Steeples
13 Feb General meeting Speaker: Barry Gomm will give us a talk on the history of Ginger Meggs.
20 Feb Coffee Morning: TBA
27 Feb Tour Dame Nellie Melba’s garden, “Coombes” – p/u 9.00am Starzone car park Karingal
Centre. Cost $65.00, lunch at own cost at a place to be advised. On our arrival a
Devonshire tea will be served before we commence our tour. The tour takes about an hour.
12 Mar Annual General Meeting – no speaker.
19 Mar Auction? To be or not to be, that is the question!
Please consider becoming a Committee member, it really is very rewarding. And while you’re at it -
please consider the fate of your Club if nobody stands for Committee. In March 2020 I will have been on the Committee for 20 years. Don’t you think it’s time for me to stand down? Of course it is. And Tehry needs to stand down as Treasurer, she’s been doing it for 4 years now and she simply must rest.
Unfortunately what happens is no-one wants to take on any positions so the person who holds that position usually ends up saying “Oh alright, I’ll do another year!” And that’s how you suddenly find yourself 20 years later still on the Committee.
Think about the impact on your life if the club folds.
Just think about it.
FYI: Nomination forms for the Committee are available at the front desk. From Jeanne or Betty.
Any chance some kind soul would like to relieve me of doing the outings, organising the speakers and arranging the coffee mornings - it doesn’t have to be one person doing the lot like me, this has just got out of hand; one person per job, that’s the way it used to be, makes it easy. Even taking over one of the jobs would be a marvellous help.
As you can probably guess from this very indulgent plea, I’m tired and Tehry is tired. There must be someone within this Club who is prepared to help out. Plagiarising President Kennedy’s inauguration speech –
“And so my fellow Probians, ask not what your Club can do for you, ask what you can do for your Club”.
Puzzle corner (with thanks to my free Coffee News): The answer to last month’s question: “What 1991 film won four Oscars for best film, best actor, best actress and best director?” is Silence of the Lambs – (did you get the hint “sheep”?)
Question: “With which organ does a snake hear?” Answer next month
In the meantime let’s talk about my life as a Senior Citizen.
I’m the life of the party, even if the party goes until 8.30pm.
I’m smiling all the time because I can’t hear a thing you’re saying.
I’m not really grouchy, I just don’t like traffic, waiting, crowds, queues, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, barking dogs, politicians and….. there’s few other things; I just can’t seem to remember them right now.
I’m wrinkled, saggy and lumpy.
If you’re only as old as you feel how can I be alive at 150?
I’m a walking storeroom of facts – I’ve just lost the key to the storeroom door.
I’m sure they are making adults much younger these days and tell me, when did they let
these young kids become policemen?
Actually, you know what? – I think I’m having the time of my life.
LAST ONE!
One day a police car pulled up to Granny’s home and out stepped Grampy. The Constable explained that this elderly gentleman had been found wandering in the local gardens and said he was lost. “Why, Henry” said Granny, “You’ve been going there for over 30 years! How on earth could you say you’d got lost?”
Leaning in close to Granny so the police officer couldn’t hear he whispered “Wasn’t exactly lost, dear, I was just too tired to walk home.”
Learn from yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow.
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