Well, we made it through our one annual snow storm once again – (no snickering from those of you who are familiar with typical winters in other parts of the country!!) – maybe a little stiff from shoveling and a bit ruffled because of power outages. But here we are looking forward to the arrival of spring once again.

February is our big annual membership renewal campaign. Your renewal has to be completed by the end of February, or you will be removed from the active membership roster. Also, please note that all membership renewals are to be sent to our Treasurer, Sonya Bardati, since we do not currently have a Chair for the Membership Committee. This change is noted in the on-line registration forms on our website – https://nwbprobus.org

At present, we have two key vacancies on our Management Committee – for Secretary and for Membership Committee Chair. The Secretary role involves the recording of our Management Committee Minutes once a month and recording the Minutes of our AGM. That’s all. The Chair of the Membership Committee handles the processing of all membership submissions, maintains an accurate record of all active members and produces our Annual Membership List. This requires a nominal degree of computer proficiency and handling a spread sheet, such as Excel, to keep the data base accurate and current. Please take a moment to consider whether you are ready to step up and fill either vacancy.

A special “Thank You” goes out to Anne Marie Hughes for stepping into the role of Vice President and to Sharon Brocklesby for stepping into the role of Chair of the Social Committee. Both stepped forward following the January meeting. Hopefully, others will do the same this month.

The quote below is very applicable to our Probus Club and our Management Committee, as we look forward to many new and exciting adventures and speakers this year.

Jim McKinlay,

President

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand,

as in what direction we are heading.”          Oliver Wendell Holmes

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