On behalf of the entire Steering Committee, I welcome you to the official launch of our Glacier Probus Club website. We are all very excited about our new club, we already have 90 prospective members, and our goal is to have 100+ certified members and 10+ Activity Groups with leaders by our first club meeting in early September. Best of all, you can help us achieve these goals by;
Let me introduce you to our Steering Committee, we are all dedicated to the success of this new club;
Interim President: Michele Morton
Interim VP & Club Communications: Keith Millard
Interim Treasurer: Bill Fradgley
Interim Secretary: John McIsaac, assisted by Tricia Nicol & Laurie Harper
Facilities Coordinator: Laurie Harper
Membership Coordinator: Tony Nicol
Activity Groups Coordinator: Marilyn Ray
Other Steering Committee members will become increasingly busy as we move forward.
Websites are never perfect, but we are pleased with this effort so far, with other improvements to follow, including a mobile version for those of you who, like myself, cannot live without our tablet or Ipad. I expect to have a functioning weekly events calendar before September. Please use the Contact Us: webpage to identify any problems you find in the website as well as suggestions for improvement.
Our Membership Coordinator, Tony, will be making regular status updates in the Membership Blog (under the More tab), and he will contact you with any questions about the spelling of your name, your address, etc., as well as setting up a permanent Member List when we start accepting Applications and annual dues.
Activity Groups Coordinator Marilyn will be making regular status updates in her Activity Groups Blog (under the More tab), and she will contact you with any questions about your survey information.
Facilities Coordinator Laurie looked for an appropriate venue that can meet our meeting needs, including media capability, wifi, and refreshments availability. As you are aware, the Comox Valley has a very limited number of locations for 150 or so people. I am pleased to report our location will be St George's church hall on Fitzgerald Street (Between 5th and 6th streets), and our first official meeting will be on September 5th at 2:00pm. Mark it on your calendar!
Treasurer Bill is working on a budget for our first year, and the rest of us are doing all we can to help wherever needed and to move things along quickly!
Thank you for taking the time to visit the website and to read this Communications Blog, and we all look forward to seeing you in September!
Keith Millard,
Club Communications
- printing out and completing the Club Application form (one for each person) and mailing it along with a check dated September 1st to our club PO Box (which will be posted as soon as we get one)
- spending some time thinking about the Activity Groups you are interested in and completing the Activity Groups Survey, including telling us how you would like to see that group operate
- using the Contact Us: webpage to give us your comments, suggestions, and questions
- and, also, please refer friends and acquaintances whom you think would be interested in joining our Glacier Probus Club to this website. We have set a cap on the number of members we can properly accommodate at around 150, and I am confident we will reach this number in October! We don't want anyone to be left out unless we have to, and we will set up a Waiting List if we need to.
Let me introduce you to our Steering Committee, we are all dedicated to the success of this new club;
Interim President: Michele Morton
Interim VP & Club Communications: Keith Millard
Interim Treasurer: Bill Fradgley
Interim Secretary: John McIsaac, assisted by Tricia Nicol & Laurie Harper
Facilities Coordinator: Laurie Harper
Membership Coordinator: Tony Nicol
Activity Groups Coordinator: Marilyn Ray
Other Steering Committee members will become increasingly busy as we move forward.
Websites are never perfect, but we are pleased with this effort so far, with other improvements to follow, including a mobile version for those of you who, like myself, cannot live without our tablet or Ipad. I expect to have a functioning weekly events calendar before September. Please use the Contact Us: webpage to identify any problems you find in the website as well as suggestions for improvement.
Our Membership Coordinator, Tony, will be making regular status updates in the Membership Blog (under the More tab), and he will contact you with any questions about the spelling of your name, your address, etc., as well as setting up a permanent Member List when we start accepting Applications and annual dues.
Activity Groups Coordinator Marilyn will be making regular status updates in her Activity Groups Blog (under the More tab), and she will contact you with any questions about your survey information.
Facilities Coordinator Laurie looked for an appropriate venue that can meet our meeting needs, including media capability, wifi, and refreshments availability. As you are aware, the Comox Valley has a very limited number of locations for 150 or so people. I am pleased to report our location will be St George's church hall on Fitzgerald Street (Between 5th and 6th streets), and our first official meeting will be on September 5th at 2:00pm. Mark it on your calendar!
Treasurer Bill is working on a budget for our first year, and the rest of us are doing all we can to help wherever needed and to move things along quickly!
Thank you for taking the time to visit the website and to read this Communications Blog, and we all look forward to seeing you in September!
Keith Millard,
Club Communications