COMMUNITY calendar
Fundraisers
• Pinch Penny Fair is April 20 at Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, featuring collectibles, art, music, books, plants, baking and more. The Friends volunteers, who are organizing it, will be accepting donations of gentlyused items April 12 and 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the box office entrance on Queen Street. Donations include books, sporting goods, toys, plants, music, jewelry, furniture, tools, glassware, etc. Please note: clothing, televisions and computer donations cannot be accepted.
• Spring brunch fundraiser is at Dunstaffnage School Centre on April 14, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $10 per person, $6 for youth seven to 12 years and free for children six and under. Enjoy pancakes, sausages, quiche, baked beans, homemade biscuits, muffins, juice, coffee and tea. This is a fundraiser for the centre.
• The annual Spring Park Church yard sale is at 85 Kirkwood Dr., Charlottetown, 8:30 a.m. to noon, on April 20, with gently used items, including toys, games, housewares, tools, jewelry, gifts and more.
• A fundraising sale is being put on by Holy Redeemer CWL, April 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring a used book sale, a new-to-you table, a jewelry table and a plant table along with a draw for gift baskets. The sale is at the Jack Blanchard Centre, 3 Pond St., Charlottetown. There is free admission.
• Ladies Day Spring High Tea fundraising event is at Kelly’s Cross Community Centre April 27, noon to 2:30 p.m. The high tea is entirely vegan, and gluten-free platters can be arranged. Tickets are $35 per person and pre-booking is essential. Contact bianca@shapshap. org.za or 902-969-8562. Money raised will go to Shap Shap NPO’S social development programs in two rural, impoverished communities in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.
Reunion
• Class of 1974 50th graduation anniversary celebration for 1974 Charlottetown Rural High School graduates is June 8, 6 p.m., at the Haviland Club, 2 Haviland St., Charlottetown. People planning to go should send their email address to crhs1974reunion@gmail. com or join the Face Book page, Charlottetown Rural Class of 1974 Reunion. Also, spread the word to fellow graduates and teachers so they can be added to the list and kept up to date on this milestone event. Please register by May 10.
Community
• A complimentary community luncheon is at Hillcrest United Church in Montague April 25, 11 :30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome to enjoy soup, sandwiches and dessert. Games are available for all ages. Enjoy a social time and delicious food in a friendly setting at 50 Wood Island Hill Rd.
• People are invited to get to know their neighbours, Monday and Friday, 10-11 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall. Coffee, tea and snacks are available by donation of coin or treats.
• P.E.I. Sociable Singles, a nonprofit, non-denominational, social group, provides separated, divorced, widowed and unmarried people 50 and over with an opportunity to get out of the house and participate in healthy group and social activities. Sociable Singles is not a dating club. The group socials are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Hillsborough Hall Community Centre, 199 Patterson Dr. Email sociable_singles@yahoo.com.
Courses, clinics, presentations
• Reflections on Aspects of Nature, facilitated by Sister Bernice Steele, will focus on the four elements of the universe – air, water, fire and earth – through sitting quietly with texts and photographs, viewing some short videos and learning from each other to gain a deeper appreciation for Earth. This session is at The Living Well, 96 Patterson Dr., Charlottetown, April 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m. A break with a snack is provided. To register, email rmd17csm@gmail.com. This is a scent-free event. There is no charge, however, participants are welcomed to bring a food item for the monthly in-house Food Bank.
• A free workshop, Anti-racism: The Basics, is at the Milton Community Hall, North Milton, April 25, 6 p.m. A light supper can be provided at 5:30 p.m. for those who pre-register for this threehour session. Topics include white privilege, racial trauma, intersectionality, oppression and reducing unconscious bias. The workshop will be highly interactive. Facilitators are from BIPOC USHR. Register at 902-566-3154 or Miltoncommunityhall@gmail.com.
• Free counselling services are available through a project sponsored by The Living Well. To speak to a qualified social worker about anxiety, loss, depression, separation, parenting or relationship issues, email 20tlwp23@gmail.com or call 902 330-2028.
• Yoga with Leone is Tuesdays, 9 a.m., at the Milton Community Hall with Building Blocks of Yoga (mat) and 10:30 a.m. Chair Yoga. The cost is $6 for Miltonvale Park residents and $7 for others. • Weekly Wednesday Zumba Classes are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Miltonvale Community Hall. The cost for Miltonvale Park residents is $2/class and nonresidents are $5. Space is limited. Contact Miltonmvps@gmail.com.
• Seniors fitness classes with Michele Gallant are Mondays at Milton Community Hall.
Meetings
• TOPS meets at the Milton Community Hall on Tuesdays, 6:15 p.m. Contact Joyce, 902-368-2055.
• TOPS PE 5051 meets at Sherwood Hall, 56 Maple Ave., Charlottetown, on Tuesdays, 6 p.m. New members are welcome. Call Irene, 902-394-5188.
• T.O.P.S. #0694 Charlottetown meets Tuesdays at the Sherwood Community Centre (next to Cody Banks arena) on Maple Avenue in Charlottetown. Weigh-in starts at 7 p.m. with the meeting following. Call Ellen 902-213-0337. New members are welcome.
• The Cornwall Tops PE906 will meet every Thursday at 10 a.m. in the basement of St. Francis of Church, Cornwall. Call Pat, 902675-3870.
Games
• Bingo is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre at UPEI, Fridays, 1:30 p.m.
• Dunstaffnage Community Centre card games (Auction) are Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
• Cards are at Hampshire Hall with 14 rounds of bid auction/45s starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. each Saturday.
• Card play 45s singles is at the Tracadie Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m. The cost is $7 per person with cash prizes and a 50-50 draw.
• Cards are at the Uigg Community Centre, Mondays, 7 p.m.
• Bridge is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Euchre is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.
• Cards are at the Cotton Centre in Stratford on Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m.
• The Cornwall and Area 50+ Club meets in the seniors' room at the Cornwall Civic Centre. Cribbage and Auction are Tuesdays, 1:30 p.m., Contract Bridge is Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., and Skip Bo is Thursdays, 1 p.m. Admission for all activities is $2. Call Ernie at 902-393-2531.
• Card parties (Auction) are Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at the Seniors Club, North Rustico. Call Genny Gallant, 902-360-2067.
• Tuesday night Progressive 45s is played at St. Joachim's Hall, Vernon River, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. There is a jackpot and light lunch. Partners are recommended.
• Scrabble is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
• Crokinole and cards are Wednesdays, 1 p.m., at the New London community complex. Admission is $5.
• Card games are Wednesdays at the Jack Blanchard Hall in Charlottetown, 1:30 p.m.
• Crib games are Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Cotton Centre, Stratford, presented by Stratford Lions.
• Auction cards is in the church hall of St. Francis of Assisi in Cornwall, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
• St. Louis Community Centre card game – 45s – is Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. The fee is $10 per person with cash prizes. Come with a partner.
• Auction is at the Seniors Active Living Centre in the Bell Aliant Centre, UPEI, Thursdays, 1 p.m.
• Thursday night cribbage, organized by the Knights of Columbus, is in the basement of St. Pius X church, Charlottetown, 7 p.m. Bring a partner.
Museums
• The Acadian Museum in Miscouche is open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission is charged. Contact 902-432-2880.
• Beaconsfield Historic House is on the corner of West and Kent streets in Charlottetown. For information, call 902-368-6603.
• Bedeque Area Historical Museum in the William Callbeck Centre, 950 Callbeck St., Central Bedeque, is open Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment.
• Glenaladale Estate in Tracadie Cross is open by appointment. Call 902-394-6131.
• L.M. Montgomery Lower Bedeque Schoolhouse (in Central Bedeque, across from Bedeque
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