THE PROBUS CLUB OF SALTSPRINGISLAND
MINUTES - 2015 AGM July 14 2015
Meaden Hall at the Canadian Legion Branch 92, SaltSpringIsland
Call To Order: John Hobbs, President at 10:40 am
Previous Minutes: Moved by: Anne Marshall to accept the minutes as submitted June 12. Seconded by: Diane Mortensen - Carried
Guests: There were no guests today
Old Business:
Bridge Group welcomes new members. Meets regularly every Thursday @ 12:30 in the Legion.
Diners' Club: Will meet next Tuesday July 31 for lunch at Merridale Estate Cidery in Cobble Hill. Sign up with Bruce ( or 538-8936); let him know if you want to carpool with someone, or willing to let people carpool with you. Directions (map and/or written) can be provided. The 11:35 Vesuvius Ferry will get us there around 12:30, so let's plan to meet then and eat at 1:00. I am arranging a tour of the facility for after lunch (2:00pm?) if you want to stay for an extra hour. Ferries leave Crofton for SSI at 3:35, 4:45, 5:55 and 7:40. Check
New Business:
2015/2016 Elections:
Club President John Hobbs presented a partial slate of officers (as follows) for nomination on the club's Management Committee (Man.Comm.) for 2015/16:
President: Anne Marshall (Vice President 2014/15)
Vice President: Bruce Logan (volunteered to be nominated)
Treasurer: Clarke Moggridge (incumbent 2014/15)
As there were no nominations for Secretary, John opened nominations from the floor: Secretary: Heather Neville (self-nominated)
There being no further nominations and/or volunteers, these 4 names were declared by acclamation. The Probus Man.Comm. also appointstwo positions internally, one of which was also open.
Archivist: Norm Irwin (appointed 2013)
Speaker Chair: Ken Mackenzie (volunteered)
As a result of the elections, John Hobbs becomes Past president, both Amy MacLeod and Bruce Eggertson, now no longer Man.Comm. members, were thanked for their years of service.
Member Feedback:
Amy MacLeod, in support of the Man.Comm.'s attempts to continuously improve the club, asked for feedback from the members on how they felt about the club and what could be done to improve it.
• Members were asked to evaluate (1-10) how important Probus is to their lives; feedback ranged between 3-8, with a majority of response between 5-8 and an average of 6-7.
• When asked what was the best thing about the club, the greatest feedback addressed the quality and diversity of speakers. Further input concerned the 'interest groups' (bridge and Diners' Club), the great venue (lots of parking), the social aspects of getting together regularly as well as the co-ed nature of the club (some Probus clubs are not so).