A Club for Retired Women in Waterloo Region
What is PROBUS?
PROBUS is a local, national, and international association of retired and semi-retired people. It is a volunteer-based, non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian fellowship organization.
The purpose of PROBUS is to provide Fellowship, Friendship, and Fun for men and women in their retirement and semi-retirement years.
Each local PROBUS club provides regular opportunities for members to meet others in similar circumstances, with similar levels of interest, make new friends, and maintain and expand their interests.
PROBUS Clubs can be made up of men, women or be mixed (men and women) clubs.
IT’S ALL ABOUT ENJOYING RETIREMENT!
How did PROBUS start?
PROBUS originated in the United Kingdom in 1966. In 1974, PROBUS expanded into New Zealand and by 1976 the idea had spread to Australia.
The first PROBUS club for seniors in North America was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Galt in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in 1987. Currently in Canada there are 245 clubs with more than 36,500 members.
Today clubs exist in many parts of the world, including the United States, Belgium, India, South Africa and several other countries in Africa and Asia.
Our club, the Women’s PROBUS Club Kitchener Westmount, was the first women’s PROBUS club to form in Waterloo Region in October, 1994.
Our Monthly Meetings
Our club has monthly meetings from September to June. We meet on the morning of the second Tuesday of the month at the Community Pavilion at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Centre.
The Community Pavilion is a brand new building (not yet shown on Google Maps) on the west side of the Recreation Centre.
Our meeting room on the second floor is accessible via an elevator close to the building entrance.
These meetings are a chance to chat with old friends, make new ones, and hear special speakers share their passion about fascinating topics.
We also have several interest groups. While these were suspended for the last couple of years because of Covid, they are starting up again in the 2022-2023 season.
2023-2024 Meetings
Tuesday
Sept 10 / 24
9:30 am
“AMALGAMATION OF TWO CITIES”.
Speaker Tom Galloway
Tuesday
Oct 8 / 24
9:30 am
“BEFRIENDING OURSELVES through Self-Compassion and Mindfulness”.
Speaker Carla Waites
Tuesday
Nov 12 / 24
9:30 am
“MEMBERS REMEMBER FAMILY STORIES” IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Tuesday
Dec 10/ 24
11:15 am
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON BANQUET AT GOLF’S
Tuesday
Jan 14 / 25
9:30 am
“RELAX WITH TAI CHI”
SHARON ALVAREZ & MAUREEN KENNEDY
Tuesday
Feb 11 / 25
9:30 am
SENIORS MOVE & “SWEDISH DEATH CLEANING”
Sounds eerily interesting!
BETHANY MAZEREEUW
Tuesday
Mar 11 / 25
9:30 am
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Tuesday
Apr 8 / 25
9:30 am
BEYOND THE PAGES – What I learned from a lifetime of helping my sister with Mental Illness
CHARLOTTE GIBSON
Tuesday
May 13/ 25
9:30 am
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Tuesday
June 11/ 25
11:30 am
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Join Us
We warmly welcome retired and semi-retired women to join us.
We would be pleased to have you come to one of our meetings as a guest. All you need to do is to identify yourself as a guest at the door so we can make you feel at home.
We have a one-time initiation fee of $25 and annual membership dues of $75.
To inquire about joining, use the form below. Our Membership Chair will get back to you shortly.
Inquiry Form
Application Form
If you are ready to join our club, you can click below to use either our
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
or our
PDF APPLICATION FORM.
