Service as President of the vital PROBUS CLUB of Port Elgin and District fitted Bill to succeed Bert Klinkhammer as the leader for two years of the semi-annual meetings of the Probus clubs of Ontario.
He was responsible for promoting that the financial backing of PROBUS CENTRE-CANADA could be met by an annual contribution of $1 per member from each club, during his term of service with the association of Probus Clubs in Ontario. Bill has made a continuing effort to extend Probus in Bruce & Grey Counties.