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Probus-Gui ldwood
Our Strength is Fellowship, Our Success is Participation.
ISSUE #73 NEWSLETTER April 2018
Probus-Guildwood Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each Month, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church,
140 Guildwood Parkway, Guildwood Village – Everyone is most welcome.
President’s Message
Well, I hope you have all
survived (yes, another special
event associated with getting
through it) April 1, otherwise
known as April Fool’s Day.
Did you at least give as good as
you received? April seems to be even a more
serious month than March. Maybe that has to do
with the approach of tax season? However,
after digging deeply into the obviously deeply
disturbed minds of Internet dwellers I have
uncovered some things to celebrate, if you dare.
Here’s a brief list:
For the month:
National Humour Month (Wasn’t last month’s
Mirth celebration enough?)
Organize Your Files Month (Finally, they’ve
recognized we need at least this much.)
Couple Appreciation Month (The couple or
those around them?)
National Knuckles Down Month (Starting to
drag a little?)
Weekly recognition:
1-7 – Laugh at Work (Sorry you missed it?)
4-10 – Hate Week (Everything in balance –
Ying and Yang right?)
Daily recognition:
1 – April Fool’s Day
2 – Dyngus Day (You get to wet down your
favourite girl – sounds like fun)
3 – Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day (I’m
learning of this now?)
9 – Name Yourself Day (Go on – I dare you)
12 – Walk on Your Wild Side Day (Get in
Touch with Your Inner Child)
13 – Blame Someone Else Day (Unlike any
other day?)
13 – Friday the 13th (Yeah, that’s why
everything went wrong – see above)
15 – Take A Wild Guess Day (Sounds like
voting day to me)
15 –That Sucks Day (See above)
17 –Blah! Blah! Blah! (Every time I turn on the
news)
20 – Look Alike Day (Only if I choose the
outfits.)
21 – Husband Appreciation Day (That sounds
about right)
28 – Kiss Your Mate Day (Apparently this
involves poetry reading as well)
30 – Honesty Day (And what do you do on the
other days?)
Another great month is upon us (even if the
weather seems a little flighty right now). Get
out, volunteer, enjoy life. Find some friends,
pick an activity and have some fun.
Alan Burt
Our March Presenter
Megan MacLean
Environment and Energy Outreach
Coordinator
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Outreach on City of Toronto Environmental
Programs and Services
Megan MacLean regularly does group
presentations for Live Green Toronto, the City of
Toronto’s environmental outreach vehicle.
Officially Megan is the Toronto Outreach
Coordinator for the Environment and Energy
Division. She earned a Master’s of Environmental
Studies and was also a member of a Rotary Club
for many years in London, Ontario.
Megan addressed the challenges and opportunities
for environmental change in the community,
environmental issues that the city is facing, and
suggested resident action. She provided an
excellent informative session accompanied with
power point illustrations. Consequently, she
generated a multitude of questions from her
engaged audience.
The goal of Live Green Toronto is to help
Torontonians make smart choices to help them
green their lives. Live Green provides the link
between residents and the City of Toronto
divisions that develop, manage, and deliver
environmental programs and services.
Live Green educates the public on Toronto’s
environmental programs and services via
outreach events such as the March 24 Seedy
Saturday at Cardinal Newman HS, ‘one-stop-
shop’ website, social media outreach and public
consultation/roundtables. There is the annual Live
Green Event which involves residents as
volunteers and participants in Community
Cleanups, such as the Friday, April 20,
Corporate/School Cleanup and the weekend of
April 21-22 Community Cleanup. You can
become a Live Green Toronto e-news subscriber
and cardholder and view their Best of Live Green
videos as well as enjoy their Bio-diversity Series
available at Toronto Public Libraries.
Toronto’s Environmental Commitment consists of
the City of Toronto Official Plan and Council
Strategic Actions 2013-2018. Currently there are
16 adopted strategies, plans and policies and five
draft policies and strategies.
The primary Live Green Programs Sectors are:
Air, Energy, Waste and Water and include a focus
on: Urban Agriculture, Gardening, Pollinators and
Climate Change. With Air, there are associated
programs and information on: cycling, bike
stations and maps, Bike Share, air quality studies,
Plant A Tree Program for Toronto’s Urban Forest,
and the One-minute vehicle Idling Regulation.
Successes of the program are witnessed in a 38%
reduction of nitrogen oxides, 900km of bike
network, 2,000 bikes, 200 stations, 3,500 docks in
the Bike Share program and a 69% increase in
bike ridership. There have been 110,000+ trees
planted annually to help replace the 20% loss of
our Toronto 2013 tree canopy, 330,000
commuters in Smart Commute program, the
creation of the Green Taxi or anti-idling bylaw,
infrastructure challenges, priority area community
facilitation program and congestion management.
Addressing Energy there is the: HELP/ Home
Energy Loan Program, Eco Roof Incentive
Program of grants for green and cool roofs,
reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and
conservation, and peak hydro reduction programs
for city and resident behaviour change.
Focusing on Waste, Toronto constantly reinforces
the message of the 3R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
There are a series of designated Environment
Waste Days including depots and toxic taxis for
hazardous waste, a Waste Wizard Calendar and
website to clarify where to dispose of your waste.
Toronto has achieved the following waste
diversion rates: overall 52%, single family 65%,
multi-residential 27% and City facility 88%.
Remarkably in 2017, 190,000+ Torontonians
participated in Cleanup Days. There is a 79%
increase in street litter bins, a multi-residential
infrastructure/outreach (60% of residents) and a
Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Focusing
on Water. Since Toronto has an aging
infrastructure, there is concern regarding the
impact of climate change. Toronto has
successfully reduced the demand on our water
waste system as 80% of property owners in
combined sewer areas have disconnected
downspouts. There has also been the installation
of 470,000+ water meters (99.5% of water
accounts).
Regarding Urban Agriculture, Gardening and
Pollinators, there are a wealth of City Programs
and information to Support Residents. Resources
include: Get Growing Toronto, A Guide to
Growing Food in The City, loving’ Local Food
Fest, Make It Local-fresh and nutritious local food
recipes, Toronto Pollinator Protection Strategy,
Live Green Card and App, A Guide to Growing
and Selling Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in the
city of Toronto.
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City programs and information to support
residents regarding Climate Change involve
mitigation with TO Transforms and adaptation
plans to reduce electricity use and gas emissions
from buildings, waste (landfill and waste
transport) and transportation.
The good news is that there has been an emissions
reduction of 25% since 1990 levels
and the unanimous adoption of TransformTO
initiative by Toronto Council in July 2017.
Toronto is a member of the 100 Resilient Cities
Network (100RC) and has hired a Chief Resiliency Officer for city wide strategy.
The challenge is an extremely significant
transformative change and behavioural shifts in
both Residential and Stakeholder engagement.
That’s you and me. Collectively We must address
the causes of climate change (Mitigation) and the
impacts of climate change (Adaptation). Are you
ready?
If you missed Megan’s excellent presentation the
power point presentation is on our website or
contact her at: [email protected] or 416-338-5373 or 647-462-1389.
Wendy Hooker
Environmental Issues Today There are many petitions and alerts shared in
our media today particularly in April,
Environmental month. Here a few for your
review.
Precious and Finite Water Everyday in Ontario 7.6 million litres of water
is pumped out, on expired permits, by bottled
water companies. Over two thirds is taken by
Nestlé. Nestlé draws 4.7 million litres of
Ontario’s precious groundwater on expired
permits and wants to take an additional 1.6
million litres per day at a new well. Residents,
First Nations, and advocates have been fighting
water profiteering for years.
Ontario doesn’t want bottled water companies,
to have its water. Over 63% of Ontario residents
want to phase out bottled water permits to
protect its groundwater. In the interim, they
want to increase the cost to draw water from
Ontario’s precious aquifers.
Plastics are everywhere “One of the most ubiquitous and long-lasting
recent changes to the surface of our planet is the
accumulation and fragmentation of plastics,”
wrote David Barnes, a lead author and
researcher for the British Antarctic Survey.
Plastic is extremely slow to break down, and
plastic breakdown releases chemicals that can
be harmful to humans and the planet.
Plastic bottling Every minute, a staggering 1,000,000 plastic
bottles are bought globally and increasing.
Note the single-use plastic in your recycle bin
each week. It is wasteful and problematic.
Food manufacturers like Kraft Heinz can extend
their environmental Corporate Social
Responsibility goal to include enabling their end
consumers to reduce household waste via
alternative packaging (including quick-
degrading plastics, paper-based packaging,
glass, and metal) and reuse programs. Kraft
Heinz is the leading manufacturer and
distributor of sauces, dressings, and condiments.
It produces and distributes everything from baby
food to jams and ketchup. These convenience
products are staples in most North American
homes, and they account for an enormous
amount of plastic waste.
In its Corporate Social Responsibility Report
(CSR), Kraft Heinz declares, “Every stage of
our operations presents an opportunity to
eliminate waste. We have been focused on
finding ways to reduce, reuse or recycle to
divert solid waste from landfills”. Kraft Heinz is
a “global food powerhouse.” If they change, the
entire market can shift. Consumer industry
leaders must invest in sustainable packing.
Fast Food Outlets We are guilty of empowering fast food outlets
like McDonalds, Tim Hortons and Starbucks to
create waste. A paper cup itself takes around 20
years to decompose. Each minute the equivalent
of a garbage truck full of plastic (coffee cups,
straws, plastic cutlery) ends up in the ocean.
Waste plastics leach hazardous toxins into our
waterways. The world's oceans are full of
plastic. The plastic from coffee cups breaks
down into tiny pieces that animals and fish eat.
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Scientists say that as many as nine in ten
seabirds have plastic in their gut. By 2050,
there will be more plastic than fish in the
world’s oceans. This pollution on our land is
littering our wildlife habitats and, in our rivers,
lakes and oceans it is causing contamination and
killing off our aquatic life. According to the
CBC, “In 2010 Canadians used and estimated
1.5 billion disposable coffee cups, equivalent to
more than half a million trees.”
Plastic-lined cups end up in the garbage every
year. If the cups were lined with a recyclable
material and not plastic, coffee cups could be
placed into the paper recycling bin instead of the
trash. Currently, the plastic lining gums up
recycling machinery, making these paper cups
almost impossible to recycle. Plastic and paper
can’t be separated in a typical paper recycling
facility. It causes contamination of the recycling
stream and a lower-quality paper if it is
recycled.
Some lids with the appropriate recycle symbol
can be placed in the blue bin and the cups in the
compost. The problem is that it is not always
clear which plastics can be recycled. Soft black
plastic, even though it has a recycle symbol of
#6 must be thrown in the garbage. Overall
coffee lids should be made from corn-based
products or any other decomposable materials
other than plastics.
Change starts with You. Promote Lug-A-Mug
gatherings, bring in re-usable mugs/containers
to coffee shops and fast food chains, recycle
correctly, refuse plastic straws and encourage
fast food and coffee shop chains to start using
compostable food containers, coffee cups and
lids.
The goal? To reduce/eliminate plastic waste and
pollution of our planet.
Wendy Hooker
Q. What kind of dog does Dracula have?
A. A Bloodhound!
March Birthdays
Enid Comars, Genia Young, Amelia
McKechnie, (Bill MacRae declined
picture)
Janet delivers our Joke of the month and
offers tickets for the Monte Carlo Night
on April 19 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Guild Inn Estate
Lunch with Friends
Seventeen guests attended on March 23 at the
Mandarin Restaurant. As usual the food was
excellent.
We will be going to the Eggcellent Grill House
at 4637 Kingston Road, Unit #1, southeast
corner of Manse and Kingston Road, on Friday,
April 27. There will be a sign-up sheet at the
April meeting or call Jan Eaton at (416-261-
8857). I can also provide reviews of restaurants
the Club has visited over the last five years.
Jan Eaton
Children’s Reading Program Guild wood Junior Public School is searching for
reading volunteers.
For more information see March newsletter.
If you are interested, please contact: Principal
Marilyn Leighton [email protected] or
secretary Mary Kokinakis [email protected], or call 416-396-6295.
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Membership At our March meeting we had 52 members and
three guests attending. Our membership now
totals 113.
Updating Your Information – occasionally
we need to contact members either by phone or
email. A reminder that if you have changed your
address, phone number or email address, please
advise the membership team when you sign in at
our meetings. Alternately you can contact: Enid
Comars at 416-264-2816, or email:
[email protected] to update your
information. Membership back-up contact is
Elizabeth Williams at: 416-282-8595 or email:
To reduce printing costs, please give us your
email address so that we can email your
monthly newsletter. (As a bonus, you will
receive it in colour.)
Keeping in Touch and Celebration
We often think of our members who are currently
healing from their surgeries and we certainly miss
Carole Lidgold, Refreshment Coordinator and
Guildwood writer and also Jane Corry, Speakers
Chair.
Kindly inform Karen Manuel at: 416-283-5079 or
by e-mail: [email protected] about any
member who is ill, hospitalized, or has
experienced a recent bereavement. We would also
enjoy announcing any special event of yours at
our next meeting, such as an award, or significant
anniversary or birthday.
We would also like to know about any member’s
special event, such as an award, 50th anniversary,
etc. Come to the meeting and we will announce it
and celebrate with you. Membership Committee
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Volunteers (2) for Probus-Guildwood Due to recent illness or surgery, we need your
help. We’ve lost the services provided by Joy
McIntosh, our Secretary, and while Jane Corry,
Speakers Chair, is in respite care. If you can
prepare minutes and are willing to attend the
general and executive meetings each month, you
would be a welcome addition to our executive.
Jane has been finalizing our 2018 monthly
speakers, but she really needs a partner. Please
contact an executive member if interested.
Meeting Refreshments
Our volunteers for the March meeting were
Genia Young, June Morton, Susan
MacDonald and Pauline Steel who provided
us with a good and tasty selection of baked
goods.
We have Gloria Fraser, Jean Barrett, Doreen
Lougheed and Genia Young for our April
meeting.
We have Betty Hitchcock and Genia Young
for our May meeting and still need another two
volunteers. There will be a sign-up sheet at our
April meeting.
Many thanks to all the wonderful folks who take
the time to provide our Probus-Guildwood
meetings with baked goods. Please remember
that all our volunteer bakers are fully
compensated for their costs – if they wish to be
compensated.
Speakers at Our Monthly Meetings
Apr. 11 Heritage Toronto – Kaitlin
Wainwright
May 9 Female Pilot – Lesley Page
June 13 Habitat for Humanity – Janine
Smith
July 11 Music, Why we like what we
like – Catherine Willshire
Our April Speaker – Kaitlin Wainwright will
be discussing A History of Heritage Preservation
in Toronto.
Join a historian from Heritage Toronto, who will
present on "Toronto's history of heritage
preservation".
Learn about buildings that have been lost, moved,
restored, and adapted over the past 140 years.
Sites will include Toronto's oldest building,
Scadding Cabin, and one of the more recent
moves – the Kodak Building in Mount Dennis.
Volunteers Needed at the East
Scarborough Storefront
If you have a skill or interested in helping the
community occasionally or on a regular basis –
you are wanted. Perhaps you know others who
may be interested. Please contact Nadia Hedy at
647-347-1693 or [email protected] or
visit www.thestorefront.org.
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The 50/50 ticket drawn was won by guest
Terry Coffin (no picture available) which he
donated back to the club.
The chance to win a Million Dollars
Lottery ticket was won by:
Lee MacLeod
(who joked with the photographer Barry showing the
50/50 winning envelope – ed.)
FYI (For Your Information)
FYI contains items-notices-events that members
feel others may be interested in. Thank you to
members who submit items. Please send to
[email protected] or directly to the
NL editor [email protected]
City of Toronto Biodiversity Booklet
Series: These booklets are available at your
local library or go
to:Toronto.ca/planning/environment/biodiversit
y. The booklets are intended to reconnect people
with the natural world and raise an awareness of
the seriousness that biodiversity loss represents
and how it affects them directly.
Scarborough Ride Program for Seniors
Drivers are from Hope Church and charge $7.00
for driving Seniors for Appointments.
The phone number is: 416-847-4146.
Once you are registered (done on the phone in
minutes) you just have to call a few days in
advance giving the required time, address and
destination. You arrange with the driver the best
pickup time for delivery home.
Green Living Show April 6-8, 2018 –
Metro Toronto Convention Centre Three days of inspiring speakers at #GLS18 –
Plan Your Visit.
The Green Living Show starts Friday, April 6
and continues until Sunday April 8, at the
Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. West.
Seniors rates are $12 on line. If you bring your
Green Living card or your Metropass, there is a
2 for 1 with the Regular entrance of $14. Times
are: noon-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sunday.
Volunteers needed Scarborough Theatre Guild needs volunteers for
their show, The Cemetery Club April 6-21.
Volunteers take tickets, give out programs,
usher and monitor the stage for various April
dates for the 8:00 p.m. and the 2:00 p.m. shows.
Volunteers are also needed for the 50/50 table
and the Info Table. Come and enjoy a great
comedy while helping with FOH (probably
means Front of House – “industry” term. ed.).
If you do 50/50 or info table, you can see the
show the date you are there or come back for
one of the other shows.
Contact Marilyn Brady at 416 264 6977,
Scarborough Theatre Guild FOH or e-mail:
Scarborough Village Activities: The
Spring and Summer Guide is now available.
Classes start Monday, April 9 for both Drop-In
and Instructional programs which are free for 10
weeks. A reminder that the Chess Class
resumes Monday, 1-3 pm, code 3075413. Call
416-396-4051 or, register in person at 3600
Kingston Road.
Peterborough Garden Show
Saturday April 14 The Peterborough Garden Show is a day of fun,
good food, gardening tips, speakers on
gardening, advice from the Master Gardeners of
Peterborough, and a nice relaxing trip down and
back in a luxury bus. Saturday, April 14, the
price is only $65. You can sign up at our next
meeting on April 11. Payment is either by
cheque made out to Scarborough Garden and
Horticultural Society or pay in cash. There are
only a few seats left. For complete details of
trip, see March newsletter. Hope to see you on
the bus.
Lee MacLeod 416-284-6626l, President
Scarborough Garden & Horticultural Society
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St. Anne’s Anglican Church
presents Jesus Christ Superstar (in concert)
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by
Tim Rice
The St. Anne’s Anglican Church Choir
presents an exciting performance of Andrew
Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, Jesus Christ
Superstar (in concert), with orchestra and
outstanding soloists. Come and experience
the Broadway hit like you’ve never heard it
before.
Tickets: $20/$15 for students and seniors.
Children under 12 free.
Date and time: Sunday, April 15, 3:30 p.m.-
6:00 p.m.
Location:St Anne's Anglican Church, 270
Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON M6J 3L6
Tickets available:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jesus-christ-
superstar-tickets-38849499900
If you’ve never been inside this national
historic site with its Group of 7 attend and
enjoy some beautiful music in a fantastic space.
Scarborough Theatre Guild Presents
Scarborough Radio Theatre Join us for a night of old fashioned radio shows.
We read them – then You read them.
(Plus make the sound effects)
Sunday, April 15, 8:00 p.m.
Scarborough Village Theatre,
3600 Kingston Rd., Scarborough
Tickets $10 at the door
ROM Speaks Climate, Energy & Policy
Monday April 16, 7-8 p.m., reception to follow
Alan Baker Biodiversity lecture. Speaker Dr.
James Hansen.
Royal Ontario Museum, Samuel Hall Currelly
Gallery, Level 1 – Doors open at 6:30 Use main
entrance on Bloor Street. $20.00 per person
Contact: 416-586-5797
11th Annual KGO (Kingston, Galloway,
Orton Park) Community Clean Up Day 2018
- Free BBQ
Join us, Saturday April 21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Place: Giffen Mack, 4115 Lawrence Ave. East
“Volunteers” Call: Dip Habib at 416-208-7897
or Email: [email protected] to sign up.
Seniors GTA Specialists – Free Session
Monday April 16, 10:00 to noon Scarborough Village Community Centre,
Markham and Kingston Roads
Topic: Wills, best ways to provide inheritances
and saving on probate fees.
If you haven't already registered to attend
our next FREE Information Session you can
do it here: www.seniorsgtaspecialistscom
Space is limited so register early.
Guild Festival Theatre Presents
A Special Fundraising Evening
Monte Carlo Night
At the Guild Inn Estate
Thursday April 19, 7 – 11 p.m. Enjoy a night of fun
Support Award-Winning Theatre at Historic
Guild Park
Play Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, all for fun
Great Food, Music, Entertainment, Cash Bar
Plus, Special Guests and Chances to win
Amazing Prizes
Tickets $100 – Includes $50 Charitable Tax
Receipt. All proceeds to the Guild Festival
Theatre’s Season
Must be 19 years or older to attend
Tickets Available online at
www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca
The Caregiver Show, a resource day for
Family Caregivers. Friday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Ontario Science Centre. Featured
topics: Hearing loss and Prevention of slips and
falls. Free Caregiver Resources Guide to All
Attendees. Free admission. See
www.cargivershow.ca for more details.
TTC Implementing Trial Seasonal
Accessible Bus Service to Bluffers Park
Commencing May 13, to Thanksgiving
Monday, October 8, the TTC will be offering
bus service on weekends and holidays to
Bluffers Park. The bus will operate from
Kennedy Station along Eglinton and then south
on Brimley Road. The bus will operate from
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Stouffville Probus invites you to join
their adventure to Mackinac Island
Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island
Friday, June 15 to Monday, June 18
Imagine Mackinac Island in a blaze of color and
fragrance during their famous Lilac Festival. The
day starts and finishes with a scenic ferry ride to and from the island. Then combine a full tour of the
island on a horse drawn carriage and an elegant
luncheon buffet at the magnificent Grand Hotel – a five-star culinary experience – this day will long be
remembered.
For complete details, see our March newsletter. To book or for more information, please contact
Lorna Ware at 416-439-5641
email: [email protected]
Scarborough Village Seniors Presents Come From Away After a sold-out, standing-
room only Toronto engagement before heading
to Broadway, Come From Away returns due to
overwhelming demand. It’s been called the
“edge of the world.” The weather is wild, but
the locals never lack for warmth. And it’s here,
in Newfoundland, where a remote town became
the epicente of a remarkable true story filled
with unusual characters, unexpected
camaraderie and uncommon generosity.
Date: Tuesday, June 26
For complete details of trip, see March
newsletter.
Contact Susan Bach at 416-755-0179
Newfoundland trip Once called the Edge of the Earth,
Newfoundland delivers a unique vacation
experience. Get up close with a humpback
whale, visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
get a taste of traditional “screech” and explore a
rich culture and history. Date: July 31-August 9 – nine days and eight nights
Double Triple Quad Single
$2394 $2198 $2100 $3006 Rates are subject to 15% HST.
www.atlantictours.com Newfoundland Explorer
Contact: Lucy T. Perri at 647-831-0064
Life Lessons for
an Awesome Retirement continued from last month…
– submitted by Marion MacDonald-
Many of us are between 65 and death, i.e. old.
My friend sent me this excellent list for aging
and I must agree it’s good advice to follow. The
person who sent this hi-lighted #19. Here is the
second half of list.
12. Some people embrace their golden years,
while others become bitter and surly. Life is
too short to waste your days on the latter.
Spend your time with positive, cheerful
people. It’ll rub off on you and your days will
seem that much better. Spending your time
with bitter people will make you older and
harder to be around.
13. Do not surrender to the temptation of living
with your children or grandchildren (if you
have a financial choice, that is). Sure, being
surrounded by family sounds great, but we all
need our privacy. They need theirs and you
need yours. If you’ve lost your partner (our
deepest condolences), then find a person to
move in with you and help. Even then, do so
only if you feel you really need the help or do
not want to live alone.
14. Don’t abandon your hobbies. If you don’t
have any, make new ones. You can travel,
hike, cook, read, dance. You can adopt a cat or
a dog, grow a garden, play cards, checkers,
chess, dominoes, golf. You can paint,
volunteer or just collect certain items. Find
something you like and spend some real time
having fun with it.
15. Even if you don’t feel like it, try to accept
invitations. Baptisms, graduations, birthdays,
weddings, conferences. Try to go. Get out of
the house, meet people you haven’t seen in a
while, experience something new (or
something old). But don’t get upset when
you’re not invited. Some events are limited by
resources, and not everyone can be hosted.
The important thing is to leave the house from
time to time. Go to museums, go walk through
a field. Get out there.
16. Be a conversationalist. Talk less and listen
more. Some people go on and on about the
past, not caring if their listeners are really
interested. That’s a great way of reducing their
desire to speak with you. Listen first and
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answer questions, but don’t go off into long
stories unless asked to. Speak in courteous
tones and try not to complain or criticize too
much unless you really need to. Try to accept
situations as they are. Everyone is going
through the same things, and people have a
low tolerance for hearing complaints. Always
find some good things to say as well.
17. Pain and discomfort go hand in hand with
getting older. Try not to dwell on them but
accept them as a part of the cycle of life we’re
all going through. Try to minimize them in
your mind. They are not who you are, they are
something that life added to you. If they
become your entire focus, you lose sight of the
person you used to be.
18. If you’ve been offended by someone – forgive
them. If you’ve offended someone –
apologize. Don’t drag around resentment with
you. It only serves to make you sad and bitter.
It doesn’t matter who was right. Someone
once said: “Holding a grudge is like taking
poison and expecting the other person to die.”
Don’t take that poison. Forgive, forget and
move on with your life.
19. If you have a strong belief, savor it. But
don’t waste your time trying to convince
others. They will make their own choices no
matter what you tell them, and it will only
bring you frustration. Live your faith and set
an example. Live true to your beliefs and let
that memory sway them.
20. Laugh. Laugh A LOT. Laugh at everything.
Remember, you are one of the lucky ones.
You managed to have a life, a long one. Many
never get to this age, never get to experience a
full life. But you did. So, what’s not to laugh
about? Find the humour in your situation.
21. Take no notice of what others say about you
and even less notice of what they might be
thinking. They’ll do it anyway, and you
should have pride in yourself and what you’ve
achieved. Let them talk and don’t worry. They
have no idea about your history, your
memories and the life you’ve lived so far.
There’s still much to be written, so get busy
writing and don’t waste time thinking about
what others might think. Now is the time to be
at rest, at peace and as happy as you can be.
REMEMBER: “Life is too short to drink
bad wine and warm beer.”
Old Age is – A lot of crossed off names in an
Address Book
Spring – when the sap flows…
People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point.
The glass is refillable.
April 2018 Probus-Guildwood Newsletter Page 10
Life can be Fun… as long as you do it with the right people.
Probus-Guildwood Information – Meeting Schedule
The Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday
of each Month
1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church, 140 Guildwood Parkway,
Guildwood Village
CLUB PURPOSE
To provide regular gatherings for active retirees who join together to create opportunities to keep minds active, expand interests and enjoy the fellowship of new friends.
CLUB MAILING ADDRESS Probus-Guildwood
50 Sunnypoint Crescent Scarborough, ON M1M 1B9
email: [email protected] web site: http://probus-guildwood.homestead.com
Management-Executive Team 2017 - 2018 The Executive meets the fourth Wednesday of each month
President: Alan Burt [email protected]
416 266-4682
Past President: Wendy Hooker [email protected]
416 266-4682
Vice-President: VACANT Secretary: VACANT Treasurer: John Roblin [email protected]
416-266-6349
Membership: Enid Comars (chairperson) [email protected] Barrie Morgan (Assistant) [email protected] Elizabeth Williams (Assistant) [email protected]
416-264-2816 416-261-2735 416-282-8595
Speakers: Jane Corry [email protected]
416 289-1911
Newsletter [ed.] Dorothée McKinlay [email protected]
416 264-4748
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Sub-Committees and Helpers AV, Awards & Newsletter Printer: Gerard Baribeau
Refreshments: Carole Lidgold, Dorothée McKinlay, 50/50 Draw: Lee Grayhurst, Cheryn Parry, Diane Gamble Photographer: Barry Scheffer Web Site Co-ordinator: Barrie Morgan Activities: VACANT Lunch with Friends: Jan Eaton Set-up/Take down: Assistance is needed – please volunteer, you are needed – John Roblin Speakers: Cheryn Parry, Lee Grayhurst, Jan Eaton Resident Jokester: Janet Heise Membership Assistants: Mitzi Clarke, Maureen Bushey, Carolyn Hannaford, Margaret Niemela Proofreaders: Judy and Gerard Baribeau Reporters: Articles & events welcomed – Please – Thanks to all who submit items/articles...
The Newsletter is published monthly prior to our monthly meeting. Your Assistance most welcome and many thanks to all our “Helpers”
Last Column – Activity Calendar–
everything in one place Date Activity
Wed. Apr. 11 Monthly Meeting
Fri. Apr. 27 Lunch with Friends
Wed. May 9 Monthly Meeting
Fri. May 25 Lunch with Friends
Wed. June 13 Monthly Meeting
Fri. June 29 Lunch with Friends
I’m at an age when my back
goes out more than I do!
Trump doesn't tweet people as he likes to be tweeted.