Founding Principles
History
The Probus Club is organised for retired and semi-retired professional and business men, who share financial, scientific, technical or managerial backgrounds.
It aims to provide a forum for like-minded people, to enjoy each other’s company, through monthly lunch meetings and external events.
Accordingly, it is founded upon nine principles of operation:
- Provision of a conducive environment to foster good fellowship
- Provision of quality meals at reasonable prices, to encourage attendance and interactive discussions
- Provision of a speaker programme to educate and entertain
- Provision of an events programme to visit places of outstanding natural beauty or historical interest
- Provision of feedback opportunities to encourage inputs on running the club, including an AGM
- Provision of leadership opportunities to serve members in a meaningful way, including a committee
- Provision of a welfare system to contact and encourage sick members and their wives/partners
- Provision of a ladies lunch once a year, to promote social interaction with member’s wives/partners
- Provision of sound financial management, to pay for meals, speaker expenses, hall charges and events