Bulletin 201707
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Mildred and Issy Spivack as they look at the latest and the previous Bulletins. Mildred says “I loveI read the it Bulletin from cover and to I findcover.” it very interesting. We meet friends, both old and new, in the pages of the Cote Saint Luc Men’s Club bulletin. The Cote Saint Luc Men’s Club bulletin is always a welcome companion. Page 2 BULLETIN CO-EDITORS PRODUCTION & MISSION STATEMENT Production of this bulletin is a Labour of Love for the Co-Editors. Several hundreds of man hours of work are contained within these pages. To produce this bulletin, we and our committee attend the programs, events, activities, trips, meetings and special interest groups. We take and get photos, we write and rewrite coverage. We follow up with obtaining the information required, and then editing and organizing the layouts that will be interesting to see and have the information for your interest. Our mission is to do our best for you. Charles, Sid and Jack working to produce the bulletin ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to Mannie Young for obtaining and coordinating the mini-bios. Thanks to Irwin Glazer for some of the photos submitted. Thanks to Kenny Bessner and David Gandell for taking charge of the distribution of this bulletin to our members. Thanks to our members who have given submissions to enhance our bulletin. A special thanks to Mitchell Brownstein, mayor of the city of Cote Saint Luc, and to his staff, especially, to Darryl Levine, Director, Public Affairs, Communications and IT, and to Stephane Buswell, Print Shop Coordinator for their assistance and support in the production of this bulletin. Page 3 Page 4 Syd Kronish, from the President’s Corner As I sit pondering the beautiful fund raising event that took place in honour of the State of Israel, I look back at the past 3 years of my presidency of our wonderful Men’s club and here is what I see: 1) The club has doubled in size to over 600 members and has gone from average age of 84 down to 80 years of age. This just confirms that our long term future is assured. 2) Under the leadership of our 2nd V.P., Mannie Young, we have expanded our range of activities as follows: * the Poker club now has 3 nights going * many more wonderful evening events * three spectacular events for our |Florida snowbirds * a revitalized bridge club under the special teacher, Moe Gross * matching of donations for many different charitable causes * a new sports hot stove league every Tuesday morning 3) Under the leadership of our 2nd V.P., David Haltrecht, we have moved forward in the following areas: * we have approved a new operational system which will make life easier for all members as well as our working volunteers * with the help of Ryan Nemeroff ,we have improved our working relationships with our blue collar workers * with the help of Ruby Cobrin, we have made the Monday afternoon current events club much more interesting. The attendance has increased from 10 to approximately 100 attendees. 4) Under the capable leadership and hard work of Jack Lackman and his team of volunteers, our breakfasts and evening events are running at full steam ahead. 5) Our Thursday morning programs led by Bernie Green has improved dramatically and we now have speakers asking us for the opportunity to speak to our members. 6) We must thank Charles Eklove, Chief Editor of the bulletin, as well as his staff, for a tremendous job of improving the quality of our bulletins. 7) We had a long awaited appearance of the Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard on May 12th and we had a standing room crowd of 400 members and their spouses. 8) Financial wise, we are in very good shape for the future operation of the club. This year marks the 30th anniversary and our October Gala will have as its theme: “30 years and still growing”. As we head into the summer months and into a full schedule of events, I hope to see more of you attending, and also having your spouses attending the evening events, as well as, the out of town events. Page 5 What & Why This Bulletin?? This bulletin isIt provides a list of our We are delighted to designed to inform directors, executives, produce for you this and entertain you. It and committee paper copy of our endeavors to give a chairmen together club bulletin. This flavour of what this with their telephone bulletin is designed wonderful club is numbers. If you like to be a publication about. certain activities or for our members programs or you to keep for a long It covers only some would like to have time, to be read a of our programs, other activities or few pages at a sitting our trips, our programs use the so that it is read activities, and our telephone numbers cover to cover over entertaining events. provided herein a period of weeks or It includes mini-bios to contact your months. It is meant to introduce some representatives. We to be read by their of our members. are volunteers who wives and partners, It highlights our are working to make it can be lent to Florida programs this club the best that neighbours and and activities that it can be. We like to friends. The ladies take place during the hear from you. Don’t will enjoy it and the winter months when be shy. We would men might become we have a strong like to also assist you new members. representation in if you would like to That would be a Florida. volunteer to help. winning situation for everybody. This bulletin is for you, our valued member. A valued keepsake in the style of a “Coffee Table Book”. Enjoy it for a very long time. Page 6 This Club is Remarkable. The most remarkablefriendships and good physically healthy in the aspect of this club is that mental and physical health. company of your friends. it provides a structure for Tuesday evening shows are social contact, camaraderie We have members who a great time to again enjoy and support for our senior have formed an informal seeing old friends. You will citizens. “Breakfast Club” to go for also surly be entertained. breakfast together every Thursday morning It is a wonderful place to week. Many of our activities presentations are another exchange our experiences are promoted and attended opportune time to connect with our members who on the basis of camaraderie with other members and understand and share our first and improving skills friends. Thursday morning “age and stage of life”. We second. Art class is first breakfast meetings are can be inspired by the a time that you can relax especially well attended. ongoing achievements of enjoy the atmosphere You will most assuredly our peers and reinforce that and forget your aches and also be informed and we are very proud, grateful pains. Under the tutelage entertained. and delighted to be seniors. of Phil Goldberg, you can also learn to paint. Current Our members develop Our members get to know Events is a wonderful place many close relationships each other, form friendships to come to see your friends, and during the winter and create opportunities to to exchange your ideas on months, when many have time together. any subject of interest and ‘snowbirds’ go to Florida, have a great afternoon. You we continue in Florida with Born from our club’s desire may also learn something our very own: to provide opportunities for about the world around ““Cote Saint Luc, South”” social contact, our activities, us. Bridge is a wonderful trips, programs and events way to keep your mind Many studies show that are well attended with our active and have a very positive social interaction members looking forward enjoyable time with your greatly enhances quality to seeing each other, to friends. Golf and bowling and length of life. renewing and maintaining are sports that keep you This club is a wonderful resource to the residents of Cote Saint Luc, as well as others, to help live a longer, happier & more fulfilled life. Page 7 TWO WWII VETERANS LOOK BACK IN TIME During WWII, Jack Frank, now ninety six years old, a member of the Cote St. Luc Men’s Club, was with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Sid Birns, an American, now ninety one years old, also a member of the Men’s Club, was seventeen years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Army, in WWII. Both veterans had the opportunity to visit the Pompano Air Park, Pompano Beach, Florida, where the Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom’s famous WWII aircraft were flown in on Monday the 23rd of January to be on display for the public to see. The four aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress, “Nine 0 Nine”, the B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft”, the B-25 Mitchel bomber, “Tondelayo” and the P-51 Mustang fighter, “Toulouse Nuts”.....the aircraft are a real “look back in time” to the history of the types of airplanes that were the heart of the victory in vanquishing the Axis powers. These aircraft were the backbone of the American effort during the war and were famous for their ability to sustain damage and still accomplish their mission. Despite the risks of anti-aircraft fire, these bombers safely brought their crews home. The P-51 Mustang was affectionately known as the bombers “little friend”, saving countless crews from the attacking axis fighters. The Wings of Freedom Tour, travels the nation as a flying tribute to the flight crews who flew them, the ground crews who maintained them, the workers who built them, the soldiers, sailors and airmen they helped protect and the citizens and families that share the freedom they helped preserve.