COMMUNITY calendar Reserve
Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. (storm date: March 17) for an interactive community symposium, entitled Promoting Mental Health in Seniors: Challenges and Strategies to be held at the Murphy’s Community Centre, 200 Richmond
St., Charlottetown. There is no fee for the event. Snacks will be provided. Travel and child/ elder care subsidies are available on request. To help with seating plans, pre-registration is advised. To pre-register by Feb. 20, call Sylvie at 902-368-7337 or emailvrc@ eastlink.ca.
Fundraisers
Smitty’s Family Restaurant in Charlottetown and the Charlottetown’s Y’s Men’s Club annual pancake fundraiser is 6:30-8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Smitty’s in Charlottetown. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door. Proceeds help the Y’s Men’s Club support local youth sports.
A Shrove Tuesday pancake supper is Feb. 13 at St. Peter’s Cathedral on Rochford Street in Charlottetown. Tickets are at the door, which open at 5:30. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children (11 and under). All are welcome. Enjoy pancakes, sausages, fruit, tea/coffee, door prizes and some great company.
Presentation
A free two-week program, Cooking to Lower Cholesterol, will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2-3:30 p.m., at Sobeys West Royalty. Join the Sobeys dietitian and learn to make meals that help lower cholesterol. Call 902-566-4399 or email shannon.ochsner@sobeys.com to register. Space is limited.
Meetings
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets every Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Smitty’s Restaurant in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Contact Stéphane at 902-9406695.
Hampshire Friendship Club for Weight Loss and Healthy Living meets Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m., at Hampshire Hall. Call Jean, 902-6210398.
The Miltonvale Park Walking Group meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. (weather permitting) at the back entrance to the Charlottetown Mall for walking either in the mall or on the Confederation Trail or carpool from the Milton Community Hall at 12:45 p.m.
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.
Cards/Cribbage/Crokinole
Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. Call 902961-2445.
Cribbage is Tuesdays, 1 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Crescent, North Rustico. The Seniors Active Living Centre,
Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, is having a Euchre tournament on Tuesday, Feb 13. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Health/classes
Yoga is at Tracadie Community Centre on Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m., chair or mat. Cost is $4.
There is an exercise for seniors class at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
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 p.m., until Feb. 20. Onsite childcare is provided. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 902436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink. ca.
Baby Signs Sign Language for Babies is being hosted by Family Place, 75 Central St., Summerside Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m., until Feb. 20. To register, drop in to Family Place, call 902-436-1348 or familyplace@eastlink.ca.
Stroller Fit is being hosted by Family Place, at the Credit Union Place walking track Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Registration is not required.
Two-week chair yoga program begins Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6:45 p.m., at Sanctuary Yoga and Massage in the Sherwood Business Centre 161 St. Peters Rd., Charlottetown. No previous yoga experience is required. For more information, call 902-6295800 or visit the Sanctuary Facebook page.