Topics & Speakers 2026

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS 2026

Jan 9 STORIES FROM MY CAREER
Jim Crichton, Retired CTV Windsor Anchor
                 Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
                 Birthday cake will be donated by SEASONS ROYAL OAK VILLAGE LASALLE

Jan 23   YOUR PARAMEDIC SERVICE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Chief Justin Lammers
Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors

Jan 30   FIFTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH LUNCHEON
Location and Time to be Announced

Feb 6 AGING IN PLACE & BEYOND, ADDRESSING HOUSING
IN A GROWING CITY TO MEET EVERYONE'S NEEDS
  Kieran McKenzie, City of Windsor Councillor
Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
Birthday cake will be donated by SEASONS ROYAL OAK VILLAGE LASALLE

Feb 20   THEN CAME COLOUR
Dennis K. Smith, Artist, LaSalle, ON
   Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors

Mar 6 THE MILITARY INSTITUTE OF WINDSOR, THEN AND NOW
  Major Roy Embury
  Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
               Birthday Cake will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

Mar 20 SURVIVING THE HOLOCAUST
   Reva Monczak
Bring a bag lunch…
              Coffee will be donated by ROYAL MARQUIS RETIREMENT LIVING

Apr 3 NO MEETING - GOOD FRIDAY

Apr 17   THE DAY GANDER WELCOMED THE WORLD
                    Pamela Smith-McBride
                 Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
                 Birthday Cake will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

May 1 WINDSOR'S AMAZING ARCHITECTURE
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Frank Perissinotti
                   Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
Birthday cake will be donated by SEASONS ROYAL OAK VILLAGE LASALLE

May 15 ST. CLAIR COLLEGE HORTICULTURAL PROGRAM
Jason Milling
  Bring a bag lunch...
Coffee will be donated by CHARTWELL OAK PARK LASALLE

May 29   FIFTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH LUNCHEON
Location and Time to be Announced

Jun 5 TALES FROM THE TRENCHES, FIFTY YEARS
IN THE CRIMINAL TRIAL COURTS
Kirk Munroe, Retired Judge & Criminal Lawyer
                  Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
                 Birthday Cake will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

Jun 19   SOME GUYS WHO LIKE TO SING
   Robert Ellis
   Bring a bag lunch...
                 Coffee will be donated by SEASONS ROYAL OAK VILLAGE LASALLE

Jul 3    AGE WELL: FALL PREVENTION FOR ALL
   Khrista Boon, Program Supervisor, Victorian Order of Nurses
                  Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
                 Birthday Cake by South Windsor Seniors

Jul 17   CONNECTEDNESS - THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESENCE
Holly Kirk McLean, Director of Community Relations,
Lifetimes on Riverside
Bring a bag lunch...
Coffee and Treats will be donated by LIFETIMES ON RIVERSIDE

July 31 FIFTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH LUNCHEON
Location and Time to be Announced

Aug 7    GOING, GOING, GONE
Kathleen Renaud
   Bring a bag lunch...
                   Coffee and Birthday Cake will be donated by ROYAL MARQUIS
RETIREMENT LIVING

Aug 21   LAUGHTER ENTERTAINER
Matthew Romain
      Bring a bag lunch...
  Coffee will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

Sept 4   STATE OF THE PORT
Peter Berry, Harbourmaster of Windsor Port Authority
         Bring a bag lunch...
Coffee will be donated by AMICA RIVERSIDE
                 Birthday Cake by South Windsor Seniors

Sept 18   ESTATE PLANNING
Craig Erickson, Funeral Home Manager, Windsor Chapel
   Bring a bag lunch…
             Coffee will be donated by ROYAL MARQUIS RETIREMENT LIVING

Oct 2 KEEP THE MAGIC ALIVE IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Eric Bedard, Magician
      Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
                  Birthday cake will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

Oct 16 CITY OF WINDSOR UPDATE
Fred Francis, Councillor Ward 1
Bring a bag lunch...
                  Coffee will be donated by ROYAL MARQUIS RETIREMENT LIVING

Oct 30 FIFTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH LUNCHEON
Location and Time to be Announced

Nov 6 POPPIES FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
Lynda Lynch, Kingsville Military Museum
                 Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
Birthday cake will be donated by KENSINGTON COURT

Nov 20   SOME GUYS WHO LIKE TO SING
Robert Ellis
Bring a bag lunch...
Coffee will be donated by CHARTWELL OAK PARK LASALLE

Dec 4   CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
NOTE: This is a special once-a-year gathering for active members only
  and only those members with tickets can attend. Tickets will be on sale
  the second meeting in October and in November while tickets last.

Dec 18 WINDSOR GOODFELLOWS
Joe Backmeier, Windsor Goodfellows
   Bring a bag lunch / Coffee by South Windsor Seniors
Birthday cake will be donated by SEASONS ROYAL OAK VILLAGE LASALLE