Future Events and Activities
2025 November General Meeting and Festive Luncheon Recruitment Event: Planned for Wednesday, November 19th at the Masonic Memorial Centre. Details for this recruitment event will be sent out soon.
2026 February Speaker Series: We are in the process of finalizing details with more excellent presenters.
Completed Events and Activities
Your Federal Retirees branch board also plans events to reach existing and new members. The following events and/or activities were successfully attended and delivered to our members:
2025:
September 2025 Speaker Series: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025 at the Masonic Memorial Centre, 420 Corydon, Winnipeg, Manitoba: A great turnout of 160 attentive members and prospective members attended. We successfully signed up new members. Our first speaker, Dr. Sujeet Gupta, of Bison Foot and Ankle Clinic, provided in-depth information on the benefits of Podiatric Medicine. Brian Scharfstein, Certified Pedorthist of Canadian Footwear spoke on the importance of correct footwear and how it can enhance the work of podiatric care. Lunch, as usual was delicious. Our afternoon speaker, Robin Chambers, Registered Dietitian, of St. Boniface Hospital CancerCare, underlined the importance of balance and moderation, reviewing the latest findings of food as an aid in disease prevention. All speakers remained after their presentations and took private questions. All-in-all, excellent speakers and timely topics from professionals in their field.
August 2025 Annual Golf Tournament: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at Scotswood Links, Elm Creek, Manitoba: It was a great day to travel out of the city and be on the links! The weather was perfect - not too hot, not too cold, and a few clouds to provide relief from the sun. Golfers had fun and spirits were high as the evening was topped off by a lovely dinner catered by Scotswood Links. Here are some pictures from the event.
2025 February: Despite the bitter cold weather, the Speaker Series on February 19th had a good turnout with members enthusiastically engaged in the topics of "Heart and Sole." We heard from Re-New Mobility about the latest gear to keep our feet on the ground and keep us moving. The second presentation was from lawyer, Kara Bjornson of Myers Firm Inc. on keeping your estate wishes up to date. Arbor Memorials closed the session with a short presentation on final arrangements. The presentations were informative and many questions were answered. Arbor Memorials made a draw of the attendees, and Sandee C. won a $200 Keg Gift Card.
2025 April: We had a very successful AGM and elections meeting on April 9, 2025. We thanks all our members who participated in the elections and a special thanks to board members who completed their time with the board.
2025 June: Three members of your branch board attended the multi-day Annual Meeting of Members in Gatineau, Quebec June 17 - 19.
2024:
2024 November: Our branch held our Holidays Celebration's General Meeting on Wednesday Nov. 20, 2024 at the Masonic Memorial Centre on Corydon Av. Close to 190 members attended this event and enjoyed the tasty turkey lunch. We welcomed about 20 new members and/or members attending our branch meetings for the first time. The Willow Place Centre representative, Kimi Bawa, presented information about the services offered to families in crisis from Manitoba. The Centre received tins donation from our members and was recipient of the 50/50 draw shared with one lucky branch member. Reports were presented by board of directors members. Annual General Meeting minutes of April 2024 were reviewed; these minutes will be approved in April 2025.
2024 October: The Speakers Series at the Masonic Memorial Centre on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024 was well-attended by over 100 members. Three informative sessions were presented: New scams; Collette vacations; and Dream Retirement Planning Ltd. The luncheon was tasty and enjoyed by all.
2024 August: Our Winnipeg & District's 2024 Golf Tournament was another success on Wednesday Aug.13, 2024. Fourteen teams registered to play followed by a lovely dinner. Many awards and door prizes were drawn. The greens at the new Selkirk location was a nice change from the previous courses. Here are some pictures of this event.
2024 April: We had a very successful elections meeting on April 3, 2024. We thanks all our members who participated in the elections. A presentation from "Vision Anderson Family" was well appreciated by all in regards to their quality of vision, maintenance, and annual tests.
Your ideas are welcome:
We will continue to seek input from our members for ideas for future happenings. Please contact us to share with us your proposed topics and/or speakers for general meetings, stand-alone meetings, and outreach meetings.
In order for these events to become reality, it takes the efforts of our volunteers. We are always looking for new volunteers to help and we welcome those who wish to be involved. If there is a particular activity that appeals to you or one that you can share with your expertise, please contact us.