The Committee will consider supporting other interest / activity groups.
One of the principal features of a Probus club is the address by a good speaker at the monthly general meetings. The role of the organiser of the speaker program is to arrange a balanced collection of informed speakers for the year.
The duration of the address is around 40 minutes, with up to 10 minutes for questions. Speakers are volunteers and receive a token payment in appreciation
The Guest Speaking Officer that is an active member of the Management Committee.
The role of the Hospitality Officer is to promote the social character of the Club. He or she is always on the lookout for any activity that might be arranged that will encourage greater participation by members of the Club.
Two regular activities are the Christmas party taking the place of the December monthly meeting, and the Club’s birthday barbecue mid-year, lately held at Bobbin Head in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. The Hospitality Officer organises dining out activities at local venues.
The Hospitality Officer is an active member of the Management Committee
The role of the Tours and excursions officer is to organise Tours and Day excursions for Members.
This Officers is ab active membesr of the Management Committee
Cards 500 is a game that lends itself to varying numbers of players, and is held on Wednesday mornings at 10am at the Asquith Bowling Club. No cost.
For several years members of AMPC have combined to craft knitted dolls. Some do the knitting according to a basic plan. These then have to be stuffed with filling, modified to form the desired shape to achieve legs, arms, head and so on, and then facial features have to be added. When finished, the dolls are handed over to the Children’s Hospital, and then are distributed to the children patients.
The main activity takes place in the organiser’s home on the second Wednesday of each month. Hundreds of dolls are produced each year. This is the only genuinely altruistic activity of the Club.
Mahjong, also spelled majiang and numerous other variants, is a tile-based game that originated in China during the Qing dynasty. It is commonly played by four players. There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, how a piece is robbed from another player, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honors (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds allowed, how to deal the tiles and the order of play.
This activity provides for a couple of hours entertainment and is held 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the Asquith Bowling Club. No background expertise is required and no cost.
The fourth Thursday of the month is allocated to the the monthly Walk. Usually about 25-40 go on the scheduled event. Often the strolls are not strenuous, but at other times it might include tramping along bush tracks, frequently with outstanding views along the way.
All walks offer the chance to join fellow members for a while, and find out what their interests are. Walks are one of the best ways for fulfilling the social side of the Clubs objectives, which is why they are as popular as they are.
AMPC is a club based on Thursdays. There are four or five Thursdays in a month, the first being allocated to the monthly general meeting and the second to the Committee meeting. Other Thursdays are for the Clubs flagship activities: the monthly outing, and the monthly walk.
Some months have a fifth Thursday, and on these occasions a barbecue is arranged, usually at a public ground in Galston, where there are the necessary facilities, as well as good parking, and good cover in case of rain. An organiser makes the arrangements for these functions.
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There is a swap table for books, DVD's and jigsaws at general meetings.
The idea is to bring to the table an item that has been enjoyed. This may be picked up by some other member, to be returned afterwards, to keep it in circulation. Members can now borrow without having brought items to share.
There are no formalities of any kind, no limit on number of items or borrowing time, just a wish to keep items circulating. One or two members superintend the swap table.
Men's Group meets at Magpies Waitara on the third Wednesday of the month at 10am. We normally meet at the coffee counter and after receiving our chosen drink convene in the Pavilion. The conversation then progresses from one interesting topic to another. Around about noon we finish and some members stay for lunch.