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MARGARET’S MANTA

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Dear Members and Friends,

At our last meeting, we were delighted to welcome 103 members, 6 prospective new members and 1 visitor. This represents approximately 82% attendance — a wonderful
result and a real reflection of the enthusiasm and support within our club. Well done, everyone!

Our last guest speaker was Evan Penn, who gave an excellent talk about his father, Issy Penn, and his life in Cambodia, including all that he achieved in such a short time. Please
don’t forget to recycle your old laptops through Evan so they can be given to students in Cambodia.

Another fantastic lunch at Terry Hills Tavern. Good choice Megan and Trish.

Many members were disappointed to hear that Ted Morton’s tour had to be cancelled because there were not enough bookings.

A great deal of thought, research and planning goes into organising club events for members to enjoy, so it is always encouraging when people take part. If there are outings or social activities you would like to see offered, please let us know by using the suggestion box.

Our next outing is an Opal card day out on 3 September to the Lucy Osburn Nightingale Museum at Sydney Hospital. The tour costs $10, cash only, and will be followed by lunch at your own expense. Other Probus clubs have enjoyed this tour and have commented on how worthwhile it was. Please register with Geoff Jones.

Spring is in the air; to celebrate, you may like to wear something floral to our September meeting. We look forward to seeing a bright splash of spring colour around the room!

Thought for the month
“Think positive, feel positive and positive things will happen.”

Yours truly
President Margaret

Vale Elizabeth “Liz” Hunter

(Jill Pearce on the left and Liz Hunter)

Liz was born Elizabeth Rennick in Melbourne on 27th February 1933. In the late 1950s she went to London by ship, in a shared cabin with three other girls she had never met but they all became life-long friends.
Of the 4 travellers, only one is still alive. Liz worked as a secretary in a company in London where she met her future husband, Noel Hunter. They married in Chelsea (London) in September 1965 and she became Stepmother to Paul and Gillian.

Noel was offered a job in Sydney and they arrived here in 1966. They moved to Belrose in 1967. Liz decided to apply for a position as a P.A. with Tuckers (an importer & distributor of spirits) in the CBD, a job she loved and stayed with until she retired. She joined our Probus Club in 2011 after her good friends Marian McDuff, Jill and Lyle Pearce had joined a few years before. Liz enjoyed her years with our Probus Club. She joined the “Wrap with Love” group and contributed hundreds of beautifully knitted squares for the group. She played Bridge with Forestville RSL Club twice a week and also Lindfield once a week until ill health forced her to curtail her activities.

She leaves behind her 2 Stepchildren, 6 Grandchildren, 8 Great-grandchildren and 1
Great-Great-grandchild. Her family, friends and Probus friends, will miss her greatly.

Jill Pearce (neighbour for 60 years)

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Stroke Information

Facial weakness, arm weakness and difficulty with speech are the most common signs of stroke, but they are not the only signs. Other signs of stroke may include one, or a combination of:

  • Weakness, numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg
  • Difficulty speaking or understanding
  • Dizziness, loss of balance or an unexplained fall
  • Loss of vision, sudden blurring or decreased vision
  • Headache, usually severe and abrupt onset
  • Unexplained change in the pattern of headaches
  • Difficulty swallowing. 

The signs of stroke may occur alone or in combination and they can last a few seconds or up to 24 hours and then disappear.

View the Stroke Information website

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