Next Meeting
Wednesday, March 3 at 10:00 AM
Due to the need to limit physical proximity as the Coronavirus Pandemic takes its course,
Probus Ottawa - Rideau Valley has suspended its
physical monthly meetings until further notice.
We are still active though and are doing our best to find ways to keep in touch with you. With that in mind we will continue to hold our
monthly presentations using Zoom Conferencing. This month's presentation will feature
Byron Smithwho will speak to us about the
Ride For Dad
Byron Smith will speak about the efforts that the
Ride For Dad is making to
develop treatments for prostate cancer
Byron Smith is National Ride Captain for the Ride For Dad
Born and raised in the Ottawa Valley, Byron served
with the Ottawa Police for 32 yrs.
He was the President of The Ottawa Police Association
when he became involved with Garry Janz on what
was to become the Motorcycle Ride For Dad.
While looking for a cause to get his Association
members involved with, Byron was introduced to Garry,
and as both of them were motorcycle riders, an idea
began to grow.
Retiring in 2006 Byron he turned his attention fulltime, to the Ride.
Byron’s Police Association connections across Canada were key to expanding the Ride to cities
from coast to coast to coast.
His role was to mentor new Chapters on the logistics of setting up and executing large
motorcycle events. Along with Garry he spoke to the Riders at all these events, and indeed
wherever there was a audience of people that would listen to their message about fighting
Prostate Cancer. He has also worked with them to develop and maintain a strong cohesive
brand.
Though admittedly an unlikely looking candidate to be speaking on medical issues, none the
less, for the last twenty years Byron has shown by example, that men need not be embarrassed
to talk about their prostate health.
In order to attend the presentation you will need to download Zoom to your Android, Apple or Windows device. You may
attend on your phone, your tablet or your computer. In the next week or two you
will be receiving an invitation to the meeting. There will be a link
in the invitation that will take you directly to the meeting.
Further information about Zoom can be found in April Newsletter #3 available via the menu at the top of this page or by clicking on the following
link.
Newsletter April #3
You can download Zoom from the
Zoom Download Site. Some useful
tips for installing and using Zoom can be found
here.
Here you will find downloads for all major platforms including tablets and smartphones.