Procrastinators' Club of America

Procrastinators' Club of America
Motto Behind You All the Way
Formation 1956
Founder Les Waas
Founded at Philadelphia, PA
Type Club
Secretary-treasurer
 Joseph Weiss

The Procrastinators' Club of America is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and describes its purpose as promoting "the philosophy of relaxation through putting off until later those things that needn't be done today."[1] It was established in 1956 by Les Waas, who has served as its acting president ever since then.[2] As of 1995, the club had an international membership of about 6,000 people.[3] The club publishes a newsletter called "Last Month's Newsletter".[4]

Lester Morton "Les" Waas, the founder of the club, died in 2016 aged 94 years.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kunerth, Jeff (11 March 1986). "Procrastination: It's Never Too Late To Wait". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Steel, Piers (11 March 2011). "The art of keeping up with yesterday". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Procrastinate? Don't Put Off Joining This Club". Daily Press. 30 August 1995. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Sutton, Jane (21 June 1987). "Come to Think of It, You Ought to Really Read This Story Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Perry, Richard. "Les Waas, Mister Softee’s Songwriter, Dies at 94". The New York Times. April 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Yang, Tia S. "Les Waas, legend in advertising, known for jingles". Philadelphia Inquirer. April 23, 2016.
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