Welcome to SLORAM
Who We Are
SLORAM (Retired Active Men) is a social club established to promote fellowship by helping retired men renew friendships, establish new relationships and enjoy participation in a variety of programs and activities. We meet for fun and enjoyment by offering camaraderie and involvement in broad areas of interest to our members. SLORAM is entirely a social club. We have no fund-raising, philanthropic, political or religious goals or involvement.
There are two SLORAM meetings, the monthly Luncheon and the weekly Coffee Cabinet. To access prior bulletins, biographies, by-laws and other organization documents, click the Documents link from the top menu.
See the current bulletin for details of all SLORAM activities.
Activity Groups
Day Trippers
Hiking Group
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Golf
Tasters
Just Lunch
This group is currently on hiatus. If you would like to be the chair of this group, contact the Big RAM Larry Price.
Book Club
Monthly Luncheons
The monthly Luncheons are held in the Madonna Inn Garden Room. They are held on the third Tuesday of the month. Check in starts at 11:00am and ends at 11:25am so the check-in team can be seated before the meeting starts. The meeting is called to order at 11:30am, concluding at 1:00pm. SLORAM Members and invited guests are welcome.
Luncheon cost in 2026 is the same as it was last year - $30 per member.
The next Luncheon meeting is on February 17th. It will feature a presentation by two speakers from Cal Poly: Patrick Lin, the Director of Ethics and Emerging Science Group and Keith Abney who is a lecturer in the Philosophy Department. Their presentation on “Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Ethics” will be in the format of “Ask Me Anything”. Questions for the speakers are being accepted in advance, bring them with you or think of them during the presentation. Questions in advance may be emailed to Larry Price, lwprice1@charter.net. “I have heard Patrick speak before on this topic and found it interesting and thought provoking”. -Larry Price
Menu: Italian Lasagna, vegetables, Caramel Dutch Apple Pie.
Vegetarian option: Grilled Portabello Mushroom
Weekly Coffee Cabinet
The weekly Coffee Cabinet is every Thursday at the Garden Room of the Madonna Inn. Enter by the ponds and go up the stairs to the right. Members start arriving at 8:00 AM and the meeting starts at 8:30 AM. Attendance is $10 paid at the table. Just drop in, advance notice is not required.
Views expressed by speakers are their own and an invitation to speak does not constitute an endorsement by the SLORAM organization.
February 5, 2025 – Liz Summer, CEO United Way SLO. Topic with be Current Information.
February 12, 2026 - Shelia McCann, owner of House of Bread in SLO. Topic with be: Small Business Operations, Challenges.
February 19, 2026 - Amir Hajrasouliha, Cal Poly College of Architecture & Environmental Design. Topic: Community Development Corporation.
February 26, 2026 - Hannah Wright, VetWell. Topic: Mental Health Programs for Vets.
We are a new group who have an interest in photography. We will be getting together on field trips to take photos and learn from one another and hopefully become better photographers. All experience levels are welcome. Equipment can range from cell phones to high end DSLR’s. If interested, contact group coordinator Dave Harris at RAMwebmassterB2@gmail.com.
We are a brand-new RAM group.
Remember spending the day hiking or swimming and returning to camp, cooking dinner over an open fire and sharing stories or swapping lies till the fire dies? Let’s do it again.
We are looking for RAM members who enjoy sleeping in a tent or, perhaps staying in your RV. The idea is simple. To start, we’ll get together, pick one or more dates and campgrounds and away we go.
If this adventure tickles your interest, give the organizer, Gordon Mullin, a call. (805) 235-5098.
