Welcome to our New Hamburg Site. We are a group of men who have adopted the principle of our brethern ROMEO clubs and refer to ourselves as "Retired Outstanding Men Eating Out". Our community is the first Chapter from Canada to be recognized by The ROMEO CLUB Organization. We are delighted to be part of this outstanding concept.
New Hamburg ROMEOS Calling
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, May 6, 2011
Special Dinner May 3, 2011
A special dinner was arranged for our member 'llamda'(Phil Thomas).
We thank our 'gamma'(Ken Mulholland) for organizing this function which is a first for the Romeos.
The dinner was held at Jake and Humphreys in downtown New Hamburg at 6:00pm.
In attendance were 8 Romeos and a guest. The invited guest was Rick Kieswetter who was a pleasant surprise at our outing and was invited to our regular Thursday lunches when he could find the time.
We were glad that we were able to entertain Phil and Rick for a brief time while they batched it at home.
The meal at the bistro was elegant and tailored to our needs as a group.
Once again, a great time was had by all and this feature should be considered in the future.
Inviting the Juliets on a 'special' occasion for dinner might be considered by the Romeos.
