Kentish Probus Club

April 2023 Newsletter

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Monthly Meetings

This Month 11^th Apr      Club Speaker – Rob Collisson, ‘Imagine a World with Unlimited Power’

                                     Guest Speaker – Frans Ammerlaan will speak about ‘Cleopatra’

Future          9^th May      Club Speaker – Jean Cox

                                     Guest Speaker – TBA  

Outings       18^th April – Come if you can Lunch at new Seafood Restaurant in Sheffield  

Birthdays      Happy Birthday to Judy Lowry and Janet Fullerton.

Welfare       All well, as far as we know 😊

KEEP THIS DATE – Kentish Probus Quiz Day Tue 18^th July

Report from 14^th February Meeting

Attendance:   Members 25, 2 Guests

 Card Sharp:  Judy Hope was the Card Sharp High Card winner, $10 

      2023 Kentish Probus Committee

       Back Row:  Clive Howes, Terry Jackson

     Centre Row:  Rob & Raewyn Collisson,                                                                                                         Annelise Hardwicke, Joan Meredith, Carl Cox Front Row:  President Bruce Fullerton Absent:  Len Dixon

Report from 14^th February Meeting

Attendance:   Members 25, 2 Guests

 Card Sharp:  Judy Hope was the Card Sharp High Card winner, $10 

Guest Speaker

 We were honoured and privileged to have Dr John Arnason, Distinguished Professor of Biology (emeritus) University of Ottawa, Canada speaking to us.  John spoke on his research work in phytochemistry in the study of ethnopharmacology ( the scientific study of materials used by ethnic and cultural groups as 'medicines’) of North and Central America.  Traditionally this has been to characterize plant materials so that they can be produced reproducibly for commercial use or to identify active principles in unstudied traditional medicines for drug discovery. With new decolonial objectives coming from Indigenous communities, emphasis has shifted to evaluating the safety and efficacy of traditional medicines and preparations for community use.  His talk was accompanied by interesting photos and was easy for us all to understand.  At the end John was very helpful answering member’s questions.

             Dr John T Arnason Presentation              Dr John Arnason & Pres. Bruce Fullerton

Outing - Our Come if you can Lunch at Mackey’s Royal Hotel in Latrobe on 21^st March was at a pleasant quiet venue, with good service and an extensive menu: enjoyed by 10 members