SPEAKER PROGRAM

June 24th, Claire Smith
"Falling into Now"

Claire Smith is a 1996 Olympic equestrian who suffered a life-altering brain injury after a fall from her horse at the 1997 European Championships. After a long and arduous recovery, she returned to university, earning a PhD in Education in 2010. In her memoire, "Falling into Now" published in 2017, Claire recounts her life as an Olympian, a severe head injury survivor, and a PhD candidate.

A passionate advocate for people with disabilities, Claire serves on the board of provincial as well as local organizations who work to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

Claire has given many talks about her memoire since it was published nearly 9 years ago. The memoire recounts her journey as a 1996 Olympian, a 1997 head injury survivor, and a 2010 PhD candidate. Claire will share her journey that led her to write her book and her evolution into who she is today.

* * * July 22nd, In-house Speakers * * *

Followed by our Annual Picnic (see below)

Each July, instead of a guest speaker, three members are invited to present to the group about an area of interest, experience or expertise.

In the past members have spoken about:
Hobbies (map collecting, geocaching, wine collecting, gardening, coin collecting but not philately)
Volunteering (polio eradication in Cameroon, supervising elections in S.W Africa),
Travel (Bullet Trains, Antarctic, Turkey, Croatia),
History (Womens Rights Legislation, Titanic, Magna Carta, Holland in Wartime),
Local History (Perley-Rideau, Caledonia),
Facebook, Aviation, Trials of a Travel Agent and many more.

Presentations are between 10 and 15 minutes long.
It is a great opportunity to help to build our community as we learn more about our interests.
We can turn photos into a presentation for you to talk to.
If you would like to present or have any questions about presenting, please speak to Ken Blogg, our program coordinator or email him at kenneth.blogg@gmail.com

* * ANNUAL PICNIC * *

Mark your calendars for July 22nd. Bring your lunch, a lawn chair (or two if you have them) and a beverage of choice (no alcohol please).

We will gather outdoors if the weather is nice and indoors if it is not.

Sit and chat with friends and enjoy each other's company.

Stay Safe

Probus Insurance

We have added a link to the Probus Insurance web page (see "Links" page).

Guests and Visitors from other Clubs are welcome.

Meetings are in the hall at:

Gloucester Presbyterian Church
91 Pike Street
Ottawa K1T 3J6

Pike Street runs north from Hunt Club just west of Conroy. The church is at the corner of Lorry Greenberg and Pike. The parking lot entrance is off Pike.

... to stimulate thought, interest and participation in activities at a time in life when it is easy to become complacent and self-centred.