PROBUS Club of Port Perry
Monthly Meetings
3rd Tuesday of the Month
Our monthly membership meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in-person at Hope Church. All members are welcome. Guests must register upon arrival and are restricted to attending no more than two membership meetings.
Membership meetings take place at Hope Church
10 A.M. to Noon
3rd Tuesday of each month
14480 Old Simcoe Road
Port Perry
January 21st, Meeting Recap
Four winners of the Share/Share for $40.00 each were:
Janet Casey, Bob Alebon, Graham Baldwin & Geoff Carpentier
The membership enjoyed a dynamic presentation by our guest speaker, Dr. Sharon Lauricella who spoke about “Demystifying Artificial Intellegience”.
Her talk was exciting and knowledgeable and she explained how we are already using Artificial Intelligence in our every day living: i.e: Alexis, Siri, robo calls (she said could be ‘scary’), Netflix and other examples. And most of us were not really aware of how much A I is already a part of our ever day living.
She gave several explanations as to how people can make more use of the technology but she did say that what is happening today will be obsolete tomorrow and new advances will happen.
People did come away from the meeting with a better understanding and use of A I and many are excited to put their new knowledge to work at home.
Upcoming Speaker
Main Presentation
February 18, 2025
"Ride For Dad"
Wilf Malette, Co-chair of the Durham chapter
Ride For Dad
The Ride for Dad (RFD) charity was initiated in Ottawa and 2025 is our 25th anniversary. Its goal is to raise funds to support research and awareness for prostate cancer.
There are now 26 chapters from the Yukon to the Maritimes and once a year, each chapter hosts a motorcycle poker run. Durham's host is nearby Blackstock Motorsports. Saturday June 14, 2025 will see upwards of 140 motorcyclists and passengers descend on this site where a silent auction, merchandise sales, prizes, a BBQ and music will constitute an enjoyable fund raising event. Ths motorcycle ride is a 4 hour round trip starting at 10 am, through Durham and surrounding municipalities, stopping at 4 local businesses for the poker stop.
As part of the awareness program, RFD isattempting to reach out with a short presentation by a prostate cancer survivor, Ben Burghout, and they are always looking for venues to spread the word. Ben will outline his trials and tribulations of his cure, and the benefits of medical proactivity.
Wilf Malette is the Co-chair of the Durham chapter and has been a participant of the Ride for Dad for over 20 years and brings a wealth of background information to the presentation including fund raising efforts and strategies to further the fight against prostate cancer.
On February 18th, 2025, Ben, Wilf and other RFD executives will be here and have expressed that they are so pleased to be invited into our club.
More information can be attained at ridefordad.ca and ridefordad.ca/Durham
Upcoming Speakers for our 2025 Monthly Meetings
February 18, 2025
Wilf Malette, Co-Chair, Ride For Dad Campaign
March 18, 2025
Lianne Harris - "Women's International Day"