New Hamburg ROMEOS Calling

The original purpose of the group was to bring together new neighbours who had moved from other parts of the Province of Ontario and also from other Provinces of Canada to our community of New Hamburg.



Initially the group was only composed of men from one street of the community but it has expanded to other areas as the need required. Initially the ROMEOS were run as a unique and isolated entity because the members had not been exposed to or were aware of the Organization's history and development. It only adopted the ROMEO name when it was found and referenced in a novel read by a member's wife.



The founding members then proceeded to allocate 'call signs' to each new participant based upon the Greek alphabet, Alpha to Omega, and grant a scroll to the new members.



Presently, we have 20 members as of January 1, 2013. This reflects a fluctuation of new and removed members from our inception. We may have to find a new alphabet very soon to maintain newer 'call signs'!!




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Member's Romeo Scroll




******By the Order of the ROMEO's******



Be it known that the benevolent ROMEO Order



has granted a vacant and non-important position



******************to********************



********The Honourable Member*********



***************John Doe**************



Thru due diligence, attendance and paid up



membership this honouree will henceforth be



referred to with the quasi distinguished title of



******************'Greek Call Sign'******************



Signed by order of the ROMEO Presidium



Signing Members:


Alpha

Beta

Gamma


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Friday, March 11, 2011

ROMEO Lunch March17, 2011












Faith and Begorra ,

Would yerself be believing that this Thursday is our very own
Saint Paddy's day, that it is.
The faithful are then implored to be available to toast
the good man
at Molly Blooms in Stratford.
Soda bread and Guinness as well as a dram of the good Irish is awaiting.

An Irish Prayer is always in order:
'May you be half an hour in Heaven, before the
Devil knows you're there'.

But the greatest love --
the love above all loves,
Even greater than that of a mother...
Is the tender, passionate, undying love,
Of one beer drunken slob for another.

Health and a long life to you.
Land without rent to you.
A child every year to you.
And if you can't go to heaven,
May you at least die in Ireland.

The Irish Quiz: Who was 'The "tart with the cart" '
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- a statue depicting the famous character Molly Malone pushing her wheelbarrow...




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  1. Alpha RomeoMarch 16, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    Celts are pronounced kelts. Don't be misled by the Boston Celtics basketball team, which is oddly pronounced seltics.
    Irish whiskey, as opposed to Scotch, is sweeter, smoother, and almost never peaty or smoky. It's also spelled with an "e," while Scotch is spelled "whisky."
    Old Bushmills Distillery, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, licensed in 1608 by James I of England, is the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery.
    The word whiskey comes from an Irish Gaelic term meaning "water of life."

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