COMMUNITY calendar
RESERVE
Jan. 19 as the deadline to preregister for “Electoral Referendum Choices: What Do Seniors Want to Know?” to be held at Murphy’s Community Centre on Richmond Street in Charlottetown on Jan. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The storm date is Feb. 2. Pre-registration is preferred. Call Sylvie Arsenault at 902-368-7337 or email vrc@eastlink. ca. The symposium, put on by the Voluntary Resource Council (VRC), is open to all ages, and there is no charge. It will emphasize the importance of seniors’ participation in P.E.I.’s electoral system and aims to encourage seniors and others to vote in the referendum to be held with the next provincial election.
Presentations
A free Taste and Learn…Warming
Winter Soups! class will be held on Monday, Jan. 14, 11 a.m. to noon, at Sobeys Extra Stratford. Join the Sobeys dietitian and learn how to prepare tasty recipes. Samples and recipes are provided. Call 902-5664399 or email margaret.young@ sobeys.com to register. Space is limited.
The senior mentors of Summerside’s Age-friendly Cities Committee are hosting a series of town hall meetings across PEI on the topic of “Pathways to Building an Agefriendly and Inclusive Community”. Everyone is welcome. The first event is Monday, Jan. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Stratford Town Hall. For information, contact 902-303-6444 or agefriendlypei@gmail.com.
A free Eat Well, Age Well class is Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2-3 p.m., at Sobeys West Royalty. Join the Sobeys dietitian and learn what foods to eat to age well. All ages are welcome. Call 902-566-4399 or email shannon.mcquaid@sobeys.com to register. Space is limited.
Meetings
Charlottetown Toastmasters Breakfast Club meets Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Smitty’s Restaurant in Charlottetown. Guests and new members are welcome. Call Stéphane, 902-940-6695.
Hampshire Friendship Club for Weight Loss and Healthy Living meets Tuesdays, 8:45 a.m., at Hampshire Hall. Call Jean, 902-621-0398.
The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets at the Cornwall Civic Centre, Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., for Cribbage, Auction and brief business items.
Meetings
Skip p.m. on Bo Thursdays. and Bridge Admission are played is at $2. 1 T.O.P.S. PE #5055 Cardigan meets Tuesdays, 6 p.m. at the Cardigan Fire Hall. New members are welcome. Call Dianne Gill, 902-651-2536 or 902-626-5752. T.O.P.S. PE #5051 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., at the Sherwood Rec Hall. Call Margaret, 902-393-1514. 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, 902-5664680. 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, 902-9642417.
Yarns ‘n Tea, a weekly stitching group, is Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m., at St. Thomas’ Church Hall, 5559 Route 20, Spring Brook. Learn new skills, teach new ones or enjoy an afternoon out. The tea pot is always on and ready for company.
Community
Parent-Child Mother Goose Program for preschoolers (two-five years), hosted by Family Place, is Tuesdays, 10-11:15 a.m., 75 Central St., Summerside. To register, drop in to Family Place or call 902-436-1348. Cards/Cribbage/Crokinole Crokinole is Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at St. Peters Circle Club. Admission is $2, which includes lunch. Call 902-9612445. No partner is needed. Cribbage is Tuesdays, 1 p.m. at the Star of the Sea Seniors’ Club, Sunrise Crescent, North Rustico. Mayflower Seniors Tuesday cards are at the Cotton Centre, Stratford at 1:30 p.m. Euchre is played at the Seniors Active Living Centre, Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, on Tuesdays, 1 p.m. Crokinole party is Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30 p.m., at Dunstaffnage School Centre. 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, 6:30 p.m. Contact irene.macarthur.pei@gmail.com or 902-394-3179. There are private lessons for four people available.