Upcoming Activities

  • Billiards Club

    • March 18, 2022
    • February 17, 2023
    • 11 sessions
    • Chicago Billiards, Dundas and Hespeler Road
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    We gather at Chicago Billiards on the 3rd Friday of every month, for some billiards fun.

    Come at 12 noon (doors open) for lunch before playing. Or, come at 1 pm just for billiards.

    Join us for some fun!

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    To receive reminders and information please register by clicking on the Register button.

    For more information, please contact:
    Colin Brighton, colinbrighton@live.ca, 519-267-1182

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  • Trivia Contest

    • October 19, 2022
    • May 17, 2023
    • 8 sessions
    • Zoom activity
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    From October to May, we gather on Zoom on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, for some fun with a Trivia Contest.

    Join us for some fun!

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    To receive reminders and information please register by clicking on the Register button.

    For more information, please contact:
    Mark Maloney, maloneymark48@gmail.com, (519) 241-0349

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  • Monthly Meeting with Amy Di Nino

    • November 30, 2022
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Music Therapy

    Amy Di Nino is a registered music psychotherapist.

    She combines the benefits of talk therapy with the implementation of music therapy interventions that achieve therapeutic goals using music as the tool.

    Using music therapeutically does not require any previous experience, and your ease and comfort level dictates how it might be best used to help you.

    Music has creative, structural, & emotional qualities used in the therapeutic relationship to facilitate contact, interaction, self-awareness, learning, self-expression, communication, & personal development.

    PERSONAL VIGNETTE: Also in this meeting, Jim Kavanagh will be delivering his personal vignette.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at Boston Pizza, Pinebush Road, entrance to Walmart. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Christmas Gala with Juneyt and friends

    • December 09, 2022
    • 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    • Galt Country Club, 750 Coronation Boulevard
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    Our Christmas Gala, at the Galt Country Club this year, is open to all members and a guest. If you wish, you can request to share a table with friends. Enjoy a traditional turkey meal (or salmon or vegan), a dessert and coffee/tea. Cash bar available.

    During Lunch - Background  Music 
    While we are enjoying our meal, Juneyt will be providing some acoustic guitar background music for us, as only he can.

    After Lunch - Showtime
    Juneyt will be joined by 2 of his musician friends to entertain us with a variety of music and singing, including some Christmas songs and well known hits from the 50's, 60's, 70's and more. They love getting requests, get ready, what would you like them to perform?

    Since moving to Canada from Turkey in 1999, Juneyt has built a large, dedicated following through his regular, electric performances throughout Kitchener-Waterloo, the GTA and beyond. He has performed at numerous festivals representing Canada in Europe, Asia, South & North America.

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  • Monthly Meeting with Colleen James

    • January 25, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Colleen James will speak to us on the topic "Challenging our Assumptions"

    She is a professor at Conestoga College’s school of business while running local equity and inclusion consulting firm Divonify, which she founded in 2015.

    Colleen is a former board president for Focus for Ethnic Women and has served as a member of the mayor’s equity task force. In 2020, James moderated the Region of Waterloo’s anti-racism town hall meetings.

    Born and raised in Kitchener, inclusion advocate and educator Colleen James has experienced the good, the bad and the ugly parts of Waterloo Region.

    The community doesn’t look the same as it once was when her family immigrated to Canada from the Caribbean in the 1970s. But there’s still a long way to go. James is at the forefront of that push, spearheading local efforts to make the region a more welcoming place for others, including her young daughter.

    PERSONAL VIGNETTE: Also in this meeting, Fred Vaughn will be delivering his personal vignette.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with Dr Christopher DiCarlo

    • February 22, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Dr. Christopher DiCarlo is a philosopher, educator, and author. He often teaches in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Toronto (in Scarborough) and the Life Institute at Ryerson University in Toronto.

    He is also a lifetime member of Humanist Canada and an Expert Advisor for the Centre for Inquiry Canada.

    He has been invited to speak at numerous national and international conferences and written many scholarly papers ranging from bioethics to cognitive evolution.

    His book entitled: How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions is currently in its fifth printing and is a best-seller in Canada and the U.S.

    His latest book: So You Think You Can Think? Tools for Having Intelligent Conversations and Getting Along was released in May, 2020.

    In April 2008 he was awarded TV Ontario’s Big Ideas Best Lecturer in Ontario Award. In August 2008 he was honored with the Canadian Humanist of the Year Award from the Humanist Association of Canada. In September 2008 he was awarded the UOIT Complementary Faculty Teaching Award.

    ​Dr. DiCarlo is the Principal and Founder of Critical Thinking Solutions, a consulting business for individuals, corporations, and not-for-profits in both the private and public sectors. He is also the developer of the first Pilot Project in Canada to introduce Universal Critical Thinking skills into the Ontario Public High School curriculum which has begun in the Upper Grand District School Board.. Dr. DiCarlo is also the Ethics Chair for the Canadian Mental Health Association (Waterloo/Wellington) and the Critical Thinking Advisor and writer at Pixel Dreams Creative Agency in Toronto.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with Dr Greg Steinberg

    • March 29, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Professor Greg Steinberg is the Canada Research Chair in Metabolism, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, with the research centre at McMaster University.

    Greg is also the son of one of our members, a very proud Bob Steinberg!

    Diabetes contributes to 40% of heart attacks and 30% of strokes in Canada. Greg is working to prevent sudden heart complications in people with diabetes.

    Dr. Steinberg and his team develop new tests to help predict which people are at highest risk. With a new therapy that prevents inflammation and lowers blood glucose, these findings could reduce heart attacks and strokes and save lives.

    PERSONAL VIGNETTE: Also in this meeting, Jim Fiddler will be delivering his personal vignette.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with Dr Myriam Nafte

    • April 26, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Forensics in Crime Solving

    The complex world of crime scene investigation is explored in two parts. In the first half, Dr. Nafte will takes us through the fast-evolving field of police forensics with an overview of the protocols governing death scenes, expert witnesses, and the processing of physical evidence.

    In the second half, she examines the highly specialized area of identifying human remains. Determining a biological profile, the manner versus cause of death and the challenges of facial reconstructions are all brought to life through real life images and case studies. Due to the nature of the physical evidence she’s recovered, it has been Dr. Nafte’s experience to work alongside law enforcement, scientists and homicide investigators as part of a collaborative team. Along with the important procedures involved with such collaborative efforts, she will discuss some of the most challenging cases of her career.

    As a forensic anthropologist, Dr. Myriam Nafte is an active advisor and consultant for criminal casework across North America. She received a Specialized Honors BA in Medical Anthropology from York University, a BEd degree in Science from Brock University, and completed an MA and PhD in Physical Anthropology [Skeletal Biology] at McMaster University. Currently, Nafte is an instructor at McMaster University where she teaches upper-level courses in Death and Dying, Global Health, Infectious Disease, and Narratives of Health and Illness. Nafte is the author of numerous articles and books including Flesh and Bone: An Introduction to Forensic Anthropology; Crime and Measurement: Methods in Forensic Investigation; The Skin of Murder Victims [Editor], and the forthcoming anthology Trophies and Talismans: The Traffic of Human Remains.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with Adele Alfano

    • May 31, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    Each ADS service dog enables an autistic child, who may otherwise feel isolated, to build self-esteem and participate in school and community life.

    Autism Dog Services (ADS) was founded in 2007 by Wade Beattie, a pioneer in the autism service dog field. ADS is accredited by Assistance Dogs International and is also a member of the Canadian Association of Guide and Assistance Dog Schools. ADS makes a very positive impact on the lives of children and their families and is honoured to serve the community with its strong values.

    ADS is a unique and highly effective provider of service dogs for children in between the ages of three to 18 years of age with autism and related disorders in most parts of Southwestern Ontario. All interested applicants have the right to be considered to receive a service dog.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with David Menary

    • June 28, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    100 Years of Galt Arena Gardens, a History

    David Menary is a member of our club. He is a well-known local journalist, author, artist, and poet, as well as a former newspaper sports editor and teacher.

    He will share his work to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Galt Arena Gardens in his latest book, “100 Years of Galt Arena Gardens, a History”.

    David is known to have a passion for uncovering ‘a good Canadian story.’

    He was one of three founders of the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, along with Al Findlay and Cam Allan, and am still on the board. We’ve inducted more than 200 members, including some who are members of PROBUS.

    Over the years, he won various newspaper awards including a Milt Dunnell Award for sports and another for a heritage feature story about Marion Tait.

    He is also the author of the sports book 'Terrier Town: Summer of ’49', published in 2003 by Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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  • Monthly Meeting with John Boyko

    • October 25, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

    The Devil's Trick: How Canada fought the Vietnam war

    Forty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam.

    Through the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in that conflict as peacemaker, combatant, and provider of weapons and sanctuary.

    LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.

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