COMMUNITY calendar
Health/Classes
Exercise classes for 50-plus are Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Cost is $3.
Good Neighbourly Club Fitness Program at Tracadie Community Centre is on Mondays, 6:30 p.m., with low impact fitness using body weights, dumb bells and exercise balls All fitness levels are welcome. Cost is $4, pay as you go.
Summerside Playgroups are Mondays and Fridays at Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside, 9:30-11:30 a.m. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Miscouche Playgroups are Mondays at Family Place, Miscouche Rec Centre on High School St., 9:30-11:30 a.m. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or email to familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Kinkora Playgroups, hosted by Family Place, are Mondays in the Seniors Room at Kinkora Place, 45 Anderson St., Kinkora Mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or email familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Shorehill Gentle Yoga program for body/mind/spirit balance is Mondays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., at Trinity United Church. New students are welcome, and the first class is free. Full details are at www.Shorehill.ca or from Annella, 902 626-7560 or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.
Shorehill Yoga chair yoga classes are Mondays and Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown. New students are welcome, and the first class is free. Full details are at www.Shorehill.ca or from Annella at 902 626-7560 or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.
Yoga is at Tracadie Community Centre on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., chair or mat. Cost is $4, pay as you go.
There is an exercise for seniors class at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Fundraiser
Step up to the Plate, the fourth annual fundraising dinner for the P.E.I. Food Exchange, is Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the P.E.I. Farm Centre. Appy hour starts at 5 p.m. with cash bars for oysters, sushi, kombucha and liquor. Dinner, prepared by chef Emily Wells, is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Call Shannon at 902-629-6461 for details. Proceeds support the initiatives of the Food Exchange to improve food security on P.E.I.
Presentation
Diabetes Canada is hosting a conversation about living with type 2 diabetes. This free event is Tuesday, Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m., at St Mark’s Presbyterian Hall, 7 Tamarac Ave., Charlottetown. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, contact 902-894-3205 or InfoPEI@ diabetes.ca.
Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole
Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. For information, call 902-961-2445.
The Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, is having a Euchre tournament on Oct. 24. Registration is at 12:45 p.m. with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. Admission is $5 for members and $6 for non-members. There will be a 50/50 draw as well as prizes for first, second and third.
Mayflower Seniors card play is at the Cotton Centre in Stratford, Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.
Novice Bridge is at the Charlottetown Duplicate Bridge Club on Tuesdays, 7 p.m. There is a guaranteed partner, and help is available with the bidding and play. Contact Ray Malone at rpmalone@eastlink.ca.
Bridge is played at the Silver Threads Club in Souris on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
An ACBL sanctioned duplicate game is Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m., at the Haviland Club, Charlottetown, with a guaranteed partner and fun play, as well as a mini lesson at 6:30 p.m.
Kensington Lions Crib is every Tuesday at the Kensington Legion, 30 Garden Ave., 7:30 p.m.
Community of Afton – Auction 45s is Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., at Afton Community Centre, New Dominion. Lunch will be served
Weekly card parties (45s singles) are at Tracadie Community Centre, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. There is a toonie pot, and a light lunch will be served.
Vernon River Tuesday night card play at St. Joachim Parish Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Meetings
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets every second Tuesday at Smitty’s Restaurant in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Contact Darlene, 902-626-3798
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, 1:30 p.m., for cribbage, auction and brief business items. Skip Bo is played on Thursdays, 1 p.m. Admission is $2.
T.O.P.S. PE #5055 Cardigan meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at the Cardigan Fire Hall. New members welcome. Call Dianne Gill, 902651-2536, Cel, 902-626-5752.
T.O.P.S. PE #5051 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., at the Sherwood Rec Hall. Call Margaret, 902-566-9991.
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 Lady’s Slipper Needle Arts Guild meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at Winsloe United Church, 121 Winsloe Rd. (Route 223), South Winsloe. New members and visitors are welcome. Call Heather, 902-621-0248.