COMMUNITY calendar

Reserve

Jan. 20, 5-7 p.m., for a community spaghetti meal to be held for people in the Murray Harbour area. This is a free event sponsored by the Community Connections team designed to get people together from the community to socialize, enjoy a meal and meet new and old friends. Everyone is welcome.

Cards/Cribbage/ Crokinole

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.

Monday Mix Social is Mondays at Hampshire Hall, Route 225, civic number 851, 1-3 p.m. Afternoon includes cards, games, coffee and chat. Admission is by donation. Call Shellagh, 902-370-2285, or Nancy, 902-626-6551.

The Monday afternoon sanctioned duplicate bridge is at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown, 1-4 p.m. Contact irene.macarthur. pei@gmail.com or 902-394-3179.

Card parties are at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre on Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Cards are at the Uigg Community Centre on Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Crokinole is Mondays at the Warren Grove Community Centre at 7:30 p.m. No partner is required.

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.

East Royalty Lions team cribbage is Mondays at the Malcolm Darrach Centre, 1 Avonlea Dr., East Royalty, for ages 19 and over.

Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m., at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. For information, call 902-961-2445.

Meetings

T.O.P.S. #0660 Charlottetown meets Mondays in the Community Room of the Sobeys West Royalty, 39 Babineau Ave., Charlottetown, with weigh-in 5:45- 6:15 p.m. and the meeting, 6:30-7:39 p.m. Call Judy at 902-892-9543.

T.O.P.S. #0694 Charlottetown meets Mondays at Trinity United Church, Charlottetown, Richmond Street entrance, downstairs room to the right. Weigh-in is 6:30 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. (on statutory holidays or days when school is cancelled due to weather, there are no meetings). Call Gloria at 902-566-9206. New members are welcome.

P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a nonprofit, non-denominational, social group for members 40 and over, has meet and greet socials in the West Royalty Community Centre, corner of Lower Malpeque Road and Kirkdale Road, Room 6, Mondays, 7 p.m. For information, email sociable_singles@yahoo.com, check https://sites.google.com/ site/peisociablesingles or call Judy at 902-894-4851

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 on Jan. 16 at Sobeys (Babineau street) in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Contact Stéphane, 902-940-6695

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, 902-651-2536, 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 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.

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.

Rock & Talk Playgroup is hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside Mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m., for babies, toddlers and their caregivers – a chance for children and grown-ups to connect and socialize. For more information, drop in to Family Place, call 902-4361348 or familyplace@eastlink.ca.

Miscouche Playgroups is being hosted by Family Place, Miscouche Rec Centre on High School Street, Miscouche, Mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Playgroups give both children and grown-ups a chance to connect and socialize. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink. ca.

Kinkora playgroups are hosted by Family Place, Seniors Room at Kinkora Place, 45 Anderson St., Kinkora, Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Playgroups give both children and grown-ups a chance to connect and socialize. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or 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 always free. Go to www.Shorehill.ca or call 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 always free. Go to www.Shorehill.ca or call Annella at 902-626-7560 or shorehillyoga@gmail.com.

Baby Signs Sign Language for Babies is being hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Jan. 16 to Feb 20. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink.ca. The Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, is having a brown bag lunch on Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m. Jan King, a columnist with “The Voice for Seniors” and writer of Grandparents Corner, will be talking about grandparents who parent for the second time, the problems they face on a day-to-day basis and the lack of a provincial government policy to assist in these cases.

Health/Classes

Stroller Fit is hosted by Family Place, at the Credit Union Place walking track, Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 16. This group is for new parents of all ages and their wee ones and is offered free of charge. Registration is not required. For information, drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink.ca.

A free eight-week Healthy Weight program begin Tuesday, Jan. 16, 4:30-6 p.m., at Sobeys West Royalty. Join the Sobeys dietitian and learn to lose weight in a supportive group setting. Call 902-566-4399 or email shannon. ochsner@sobeys.com to register. Space is limited.

Hello Baby! Maternity and New Baby Expo Bond to Literacy is being hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm., Jan. 16-Feb. 20, a free six-session program that will provide parents and guardians of pre-schoolers with weekly group meetings with other families, weekly lesson packets to help teach children and free, highquality children’s books. Onsite childcare is provided. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink. ca.