Beaver Valley Probus Club

Casual Dining with Friends

 Meet Day:  4th Thursday Monthly
 Location:  Members' homes
 Time:  6:00 PM
 Status:  New participants welcome
 Coordinators: Sallie Kedwell
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We have a loyal group of 35 to 40 CDWF supporters who continue to enjoy our regular 6 PM dining format, typically in groups of 6, 8, or occasionally 10, at various members' homes. However, during January and February, we offer a choice of a lunch gathering at 12 noon or a dinner experience at 6 PM—both held on the same date—due to concerns about night driving during the winter months.

We enjoy our potluck picnics in July and August, as well as the December cocktail party, which are always special occasions for the entire group. While we all enjoy our smaller group dining experiences, these three large events provide a great opportunity to all reconnect with one another. We’re especially grateful to the members who volunteer to host—without their generosity in offering their homes, time, and delicious main courses, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy these gatherings. For those of you considering joining us, the format for our get-togethers is outlined below.


The host prepares the main dish for each event and the guests participate in the meal by providing an appetizer, a salad, a vegetable dish or a dessert of their choice, as requested by the host. The guests also bring their preferred beverages and all in all the evenings are fun, relaxed and not too much effort for anyone. The host, other than the usual dust and vac, sets the table, provides the table settings and does the post cleanup—aren’t we glad most of us have dishwashers? It is expected that each regular participant will take a turn at hosting at least twice throughout the fall, winter, or spring months. The committee will organize the summer potluck picnics and the December cocktail party.

If this sounds interesting to you we would love to have you join our group!

Upcoming events

  • Casual Dining with Friends

    • September 24, 2026
    • 6:00 PM
    • TBA by your host
    • 30
    Registration is closed

    Firstly a sincere thank you to Hazel and Martin for hosting our August picnic. Again the threat of a weather situation was evident but fortunately the clouds held and we had a most enjoyable evening.

    A new season arrives and we look forward to starting up our small group dinners again. As always our get togethers will be on the 4th Thursday of the month and will be hosted by our members in their private homes in groups of 6, 8 or 10 as space allows. The role of the host is to provide the venue and the main course with appropriate table settings and the guests will provide the appetizers, salad or perhaps a vegetable dish and dessert of their choice as requested by the host.

    The guests will, as always, provide their beverage of choice.

    Please note that we will not have a dinner in October as the date conflicts with the anniversary celebration. Have a good time at the anniversary celebration.


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Beaver Valley PROBUS Club
Box 144, Thornbury, ON N0H 2P0

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