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
“MAYCOURT PUPPETS AND PUPPETEERS”
Sandy Beingessner
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 Complex.
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.
2025-2026 Meetings
Tuesday
Jan 14 / 25
9:30 am
“RELAX WITH TAI CHI”
Sharon Alvarez and Maureen Kennedy
Tuesday
Feb 11 / 25
9:30 am
“SENIORS MOVE AND SWEEDISH DEATH CLEANING”
Speaker Bethany Mazereeuw
Tuesday
Mar 11 / 225
9:30 am
“WHAT, MY LIBRARY HAS ICE SKATES TO BORROW?”
Allison Schroeder – Waterloo Public Library
Tuesday
Apr 8/ 25
9:30 am
BEYOND THE PAGES – What I learned from a lifetime of helping my sister with Mental Illness
Charolette Gibson
Tuesday
May 13 / 25
9:30 am
“CONTAINER GARDENING MADE EASY”
Meadow Acres Nursery Emma Walkerley
Tuesday
Jun 10 / 25
10:00 am
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE PICNIC
Members display their talents and treasures
Tuesday
Sept 9 / 25
9:30 am
“WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE KW AIRPORT?”
Chris Wood
Tuesday
Oct 14 / 25
9:30 am
“BACKYARD BIRDING” IN FALL AND WINTER
Lyle Frieden
Tuesday
Nov 11/ 25
9:30 am
“UNSUNG HEROS AND CANADA’S SECRET WAR”
Joan MacKinnon talks about Bert (Bertram Day)
Tuesday
Dec 9/25
11:30 am
“CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON BANQUET”
Location TBA
Tuesday
Jan 13/26
9:30 am
“MAYCOURT PUPPETS AND PUPPETEERS”
Sandy Beingessner
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.
