The PROBUS Club of Vaughan

January 16, 2025

Presentation: Your Pharmacist, A Partner in Health Care

Presenter: Pauline Giancroce

Medication management tips from a licensed pharmacist, Pauline Giancroce. Topics discussed included your Medication List, keeping your own Health Record, what to ask when receiving a new prescription, how to choose your pharmacy, different roles of the staff, how to transfer your prescription, how to improve your medication adherence including examples of medication organizers, how to dispose of medication, prescribing cascades, polypharmacy, Meds Checks, tips for working with your Pharmacy, Minor Ailments, Ontario Drug Benefit, brand vs generic, biosimilars, what to consider when travelling, and drug shortages.

February 20, 2025

Presentation: Suggested Vehicle Buying and Leasing Strategies

Presenter: Larry O'Donnell

An interactive dialogue with members regarding the vehicle buying/leasing/planning and research processes in the current market. Also, taking the best care of your new or pre- owned vehicle from a mechanical and aesthetic point of view that can help your vehicle last longer.

March 20, 2025

Presentation: “Lost and Found: The Story of Orphan 32”

Presenter: Thanh Campbell

The story of One Orphan who came to Canada as part of Operation Babylift at the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975.

2025 is the 50 Year Anniversary of Operation Babylift!

April 17, 2025

Presentation: Homage-inspired by outstanding Canadian women

Presenter: Don Stuart

Don Stuart, acclaimed master gold and silversmith artist, recipient of the Order of Canada in recognition of his illustrious career as a craftsman and educator, will focus his presentation on how he found inspiration from his fascination with history and historical figures to create “Homage”.

May 15, 2025

Presentation: My Secret Garden: A Journey to Spark Joy

Presenter: Frances Leung

Join us for a visual story that explores the joy of gardening and incorporating plants into your living spaces. We will reflect on how nature, garden design, and biodiversity inspire curiosity and bring happiness at any age. From personal gardens to academic research on green infrastructure, discover how staying connected to nature is truly a journey of lifelong learning.

May 15, 2025

Presentation: My Secret Garden: A Journey to Spark Joy

Presenter: Frances Leung

Join us for a visual story that explores the joy of gardening and incorporating plants into your living spaces. We will reflect on how nature, garden design, and biodiversity inspire curiosity and bring happiness at any age. From personal gardens to academic research on green infrastructure, discover how staying connected to nature is truly a journey of lifelong learning.

May 22, 2025

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Presentation: Estate Planning with RBC

Vellore Village Community Centre

Presenter: Natalie Paller

Registration Required email Natalie at natalie.paller@rbc.com or phone: 90-850-3477

Public welcome. Arrive early for best seating.

Refreshments provided by RBC

Sept 18, 2025

Presentation: Undressed: A Short History of Hygiene

Presenter: Lianne Harris

In this lively, visual presentation, Lianne Harris scrubs away the surface of what we might think of hygiene—soap and water--to the essential reality of survival in former less-than-sanitary conditions. From quirky personal practices to religious instruction to political intervention, to our perception of smell and its medical significance, it all comes out in the wash. Come, and soak up a short history of hygiene.

Oct 16, 2025

Presentation: Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in Their Finest Hour

Presenter: Ted Barris

Never in the field of human conflict…” are Winston Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal Air Force, gain air superiority, and invade the British Isles, Commonwealth fighter pilots scrambled from U.K. airfields day after day and flew Hurricane and Spitfire fighter aircraft to thwart Hitler’s plan. Among the 2,937 aircrew in this first test of Allied skill, resilience, and courage, over 100 pilots flew with the “Canada” patch on their shoulder, while 200 groundcrew kept their fighters in the air. Said Churchill finally, “never was so much owed by so many to so few.”

Nov, 2025

Presentation: Billionaire Murders – Barry and Honey Sherman

Presenter: Kevin Donovan

Kevin Donovan is the Toronto Star's Chief Investigative Reporter. His focus is on journalism that exposes wrongdoing and effects change.

Kevin’s presentation will on the mysterious case of billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found dead in their home in 2017. He will provide a chronology of their last day and discuss theories of the case.

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