PROBUS Club of the Gateway

President's Message
May 2026

Dear Members

Well, May flowers are slowly appearing. There is hope. Really looking forward to some of those great outdoor activities and events like golf, biking and hiking organized by our volunteer members. I urge everyone to get involved and participate. Enjoy the great outdoors and everything Collingwood and area has to offer everyone. We live in a special place. 

A reminder for all Mexican food lovers that tomorrow is Cinqo de Mayo, an annual celebration held on May 5th to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire. Its a celebration that has spread beyond their borders and becoming more popular every year. And of course its Taco Tuesday anyway so even more reason for senors and senoritas to go Mexican tomorrow. Anne and I actually just returned from a one week family union holiday at a beautiful resort south of Cancun. A good time was had by all. 7 days of sun and temperatures around 30C. It was a cruel welcome last Saturday night when we arrived at Toronto Airport and the thermometer read plus 2C. A reminder that Mother Nature is not quite ready to welcome the warm season.

It goes without saying that we could all use a good laugh these days. If you are available I urge you to attend this month's General Meeting on May 19th at the Legion. We are pleased to have as our guest speaker, Mr William Thomas, award winning author, scriptwriter and humour columnist. William has been nominated twice for a prestigious Gemini Award. One of his television movies Breaking the Rules, the Story of Trivial Pursuit drew the largest coast to coast audience in Canadian television history. He is also the author of 10 books. His topic at our meeting will be " You might as well laugh, nobody's getting out of this one alive"

Finally, a message to all of our new members that have received an invite to the New Members Luncheon. I hope you are able to attend. If you have not replied, there is still time. It will be a great chance to chat and mingle with other new members as well as getting to know your Management Committee members. Best part ?  its a free lunch and will be served immediately following our General Meeting on May 19th. What could be better. Hope to see you there. 

Have a great month of May everyone. Go Jays Go and especially Go Montreal Canadiens. Our last hope this year for the Stanley Cup returning to Canada. 

Best Regards

Ray Scott