COMMUNITY calendar
Reserve
April 22 for an educational session, Personal Tools for Stress Release/Relief, to be presented by the Council for Health Improvement through Research and Practice on at the Cotton Centre in Stratford, 9-11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 26, 7 p.m., for the annual general meeting of the Stratford Watershed to be held at the Stratford Town Hall
Fundraiser
A fee pancake breakfast hosted by MLA Matthew Mackay and the District 20 Association will be held on April 15, 7:30-10:30 a.m., at the Kensington Legion. All are welcome. The Easter bunny will be in attendance and donations will be accepted for the QEES Breakfast Program.
Special service
The 21st annual Easter sunrise ecumenical all-faith service will be held Easter Sunday morning, April 16, under the canopy of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 145 Stratford Rd., Stratford, assembling at 6:10 a.m. for service at 6:23 a.m. (sunrise). It will last 20-25 minutes and include a welcome, Scripture readings, reflection and song, as well as coffee, treats, to follow in the parish centre. All are invited from all faiths and congregations. It is sponsored by Assumption Council Knights Of Columbus
Presentation
Weekly free classes on Buddhism, as well as special classes on meditation, are being offered by the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute (GEBIS) at its Buddhist Centre in Charlottetown, 133 Queen St., second floor. Contact GEBIS Charlottetown on Facebook or gebissociety.org for information. Register for classes at gebis.happycourse@gmail. com.
A free eight-week Healthy Weight Program will be offered starting on Monday, April 17, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at the Allen Street Sobeys in Charlottetown. Join the Sobeys dietitian and learn how to lose weight the right way. Call 902-566-4399 or email shannon.ochsner@sobeys. com to register; space is limited.
Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole
Saturday night bid-auction card parties are at the Hampshire Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Charlottetown Legion bingo is every Sunday and Monday at 7:10 p.m. See Saturday’s and Monday’s ad on page 2 of The Guardian or visit www.CharlottetownLegion. ca for prize information.
Coffee club is Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Enjoy coffee and conversation. Admission is a donation of coin or sweets.
The Monday morning duplicate bridge is at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown, 1 p.m. Contact irene.macarthur.pei@gmail.com or 902-394-3179.
Progressive 45s are at the Souris Silver Threads Club, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Card play singles is at the Mount Stewart Fire Hall, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Mayflower Seniors Club cards is Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Bunbury Road, Stratford.
Cash bingo is at the Kingston Legion Branch 30, New Haven, Monday and Friday, 7:30 p.m., with a 50/50 draw, progressive jackpot and canteen.
Weekly cards is at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre, Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
East Royalty Lions team cribbage is Mondays at the Malcolm Darrach Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, for ages 19 and over.
Crokinole is Mondays at Warren Grove Community Centre, 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Health/classes
Fitness in Tracadie
is Mondays, 6:30 p.m., with Mikaela McEachern at the Tracadie Community Centre. Contact mikaelam023@hotmail.com or 902393-3942.
Truly beginner yoga classes,
by Brenda Sanders, are at Sanctuary Yoga and Massage, Monday to Friday, 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., 161 St. Peters Rd., Sherwood Business Centre. Visit www.sanctuaryyogaandmassage.com or call 902-629-5800.
Shorehill Yoga chair yoga classes are in Charlottetown on Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. Full details are at www.Shorehill.ca, 902-626-7560 or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.
Shorehill gentle yoga program classes are Mondays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. Full details are at www.Shorehill.ca, 902-626-7560 or shorehillyoga@ gmail.com.
Fitness classes for 50+ are Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Admission is $3. All fitness levels are welcome. Call 902 368-3090.
NOURISHED support groupbased meetings on nutrition and diet are Mondays, 7 p.m., at Sanctuary Yoga and Massage in the Sherwood Business Centre, 161 St. Peters Rd. Call 902-6295800 or visit the Sanctuary Facebook page.
Meeting
T.O.P.S. #PE 4727 meets Sundays at 141 Mount Edward Rd. at the Mount Continuing Care Community building. Charlottetown. Weigh-in: 8:30-9 a.m.; meeting: 9 a.m. Call Marilyn 902-894-3933 or Nancy 902-892-8102.
T.O.P.S. #PE660 meets Mondays in the community room of the Sobeys just past the Charlottetown Mall, with weigh-in 6-6:30 p.m. and the meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m. (elevator available). Call Kari, 902-892-1100.
T.O.P.S. PE 5055 meets on Tuesdays at Cardigan Village office, next to the post office. Weigh-in is from 6-6:30 p.m. Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Call Dianne Gill at 9026512536, 902-626-5752 or email gilldianne0@gmail.com.
The P.E.I. Sociable Singles meetand-greet is Mondays, 7 p.m., in the West Royalty Community Centre, corner of Lower Malpeque Road and Kirkdale Road, Room 6, for those over 40 years. Google P.E.I. sociable singles or call Edith, 902-892-3970, or Nadine, 902-5665899.
Island Treasures Needle Art Guild meets Mondays at the St. Eleanor’s Community Centre, 7 p.m. Call Shelley, 902-436-8795.
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets at Smitty’s Restaurant – private room, 449 University Ave., 7:30-8:30 a.m., every second Tuesday. Call Kay, 902-368-9339.
Hampshire Friendship Club for Weight Loss and Healthy Living meets Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m., at Hampshire Hall. Call Jean, 902621-0398.
The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets weekly at the Cornwall Civic Centre on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. for Auction and Cribbage. Skip Bo is played on Thursdays at 1 p.m. Admission is $2.
The P.E.I. Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae meets on Tuesday, April 18, 5 p.m., at Andrews of Stratford. The program will be music and comedy. Food bank donations are welcome.
T.O.P.S. PE #5051 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., at the Sherwood Rec Hall. Call Margaret, 902-566-9991.
Cardigan T.O.P.S. meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m., at the Cardigan village office. New members are welcome to call Karen Wood, 902676-2978.
T.O.P.S. PE 3715, North River, meets Tuesdays at the North River Fire Hall (back door entrance). Weigh-in is at 5:45 p.m.; the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Call Cynthia, 902-566-4680.
T.O.P.S. PE809, Hunter River, meets Tuesdays in the music room, Central Queens Elementary School, Hunter River. Weigh-in begins at 6:30 p.m.; the meeting is at 7 p.m. New members are welcome. Call Cathy, 902-628-2069, or Carolyn, 902-964-2417.
The P.E.I. chapter of Osteoporosis Canada meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., at Murphy’s Community Centre, Richmond Street, Charlottetown. New volunteers are welcome. Call 902-367-3933.
23 Kent Sea Cadets for youth 1218, meet every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at HMCS Queen Charlotte, 210 Water St., Charlottetown.
The annual general meeting of the West Covehead Cemetery Fund is April 18, 7 p.m., at Stanhope Place, 2784 Bayshore Rd, Stanhope.
Jim Hornby, a well-known Island historian, presents “Tall Ships, Commerce and Culture on the Hillsborough” as part of the Hillsborough River Association’s annual meeting on April 18 at Stratford Town Hall’s Southport Room. The AGM is at 7 p.m., and his presentation is at 8 p.m.