PROBUS Club [of] Alliston
November 12, 2024
Ted Barris
“Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour”
Ted Barris has assembled unknown stories of Canadian airmen, ground crew, as well as engineers, aeronautical designers, medical officers and civilians, who answered the call and turned back the very real threat of Nazi invasion. You know the outcome of the Battle of Britain, but now you’ll meet the Canadians who helped secure victory in the first last-stand of WWII.
October 8, 2024
Lisa Taylor
“Gut Health for Aging Gracefully”
Lisa is an Integrative Nutrition and Gut Health Coach and living proof of the power of optimizing gut health. In 2016, she lost 90% of her hair to an autoimmune driven, alopecia areata flare. Lisa's self-healing journey inspires her mission as a health coach: to empower those experiencing chronic inflammatory symptoms and/or disease, to reclaim their health.
September 10, 2024
Leah & Sara den Bok
Leah has compiled her work into a book series called "Nowhere to Call Home - Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness". She donates 100% of her profits to local homeless shelters.
Sara authored a booklet titled "Saved by Mother Teresa". Her life
stands as a testament to the transformative power of love and kindness.
July 9, 2024
Tom Herstad
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“Towards a Kinder, More Compassionate and Empathetic World”
Marketing expert, entrepreneur, lighting designer & Author of 2nd Line West
Marketing expert, entrepreneur, lighting designer & Author of: 2nd Line West
Born and bred in Toronto, Canada, Tom has been an avid hockey player, coach, passionate outdoor adventurer, cooking over campfires and enjoying the Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay.
Throughout the last 25 years, Tom has had a profound impact on the people he has dealt with in business and in his personal life.
2nd Line West is about a Lady who has “A Message For Us All”. It is also stories of what he has learned over his 5 decades. He would like to see more people look deeper into their own lives and see what they can do to experience more happiness and fulfillment.
June 11,2024
Malcolm Kelly, Journalist
Women in Air Force Blue
A professional journalist for 37 years and founder of the Sports Journalism Program at Centennial College in Toronto, Malcolm’s main interest in his study of military history lies in the human stories of those in combat.
May 14 Ryan Uytdewilligen
Comedy Canadian Style
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Ryan will define Canada’s specific sense of humour, highlight its contribution to humour around the world, and watch clips from celebrated comedians and entertainers like Dan Akyroyd, Rich Little, Leslie Neilson and Rich Mercer.
April 9 - Power of the Pen Handwriting Analysis -
Elaine Charal
Come prepared to laugh and learn during Elaine's "Power of the Pen" while you discover how to communicate even more effectively with family and friends through knowing what the strokes of handwriting mean. Everyone will learn about their strengths as reflected in the 'paper mirror' of their handwriting. Elaine will be e-mailing Handwriting Profiles to the Participants who fill out the Handwriting Form! [See email from PROBUS].
March 12 - Luck of the Irish
- Lianne Harris
Lianne will bring history to life presenting The Luck of the Irish in period dress. She was a former Social Studies Resource Specialist Consultant with the Toronto District School Board and curriculum advisor for Upper Canada College.
Feb 13 - Information Protection and Privatization
- Steve Chappelle
Steve has been providing security education since 2006 after spending 20 years in information technology management, analysis and customer service primarily in the financial services sector.
Steve will emphasize minimizing unnecessary visibility of your personal information including:
Account and Device Settings, Browser, Records of Activity, Encryption.
Jan 9 - Brain Health and Aging - Maryse Raymond
Maryse Raymond is Education Coordinator at the Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County.
The Alzheimer Society of Simcoe County is dedicated to providing help for people living with dementia, and their care partners. They offer programs and services in communities right across Simcoe County. Learn more about healthy aging.
www.alzheimer.ca/simcoecounty.
