Interest groups

Interest groups are formed by individuals from our PROBUS Club  membership who have a common interest in a particular activity. An  interest group usually meets periodically throughout the year on  whatever schedule the group decides. Groups have no formal attendance  requirements; most are at no cost and members get to socialize while  being involved in the group’s activities. 

Hand and Foot Canasta – Coordinator Amber D'Aguiar

Hand and Foot is a fun and challenging card game played in groups of four. For December, we will be playing on the 3rdTuesday of the month (Dec 17th) in the afternoon. All are welcome to come join the fun.

Wine Club – Coordinator Lorraine Ward

 We will book a firepit at Banjo Cider in December or January, once dates have been released. The event in November was cancelled due to the weather.

There will be monthly meetings through the winter, hosted by members. We are still looking for volunteers to host. Looking at the third Thursday of the month.

Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Interest Group – Coordinator Bob Wood

Future dates unknown at present

Arts & Crafts Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month. This month it has moved from December 24 to December 10. 

It will NOT be held at the Greenbank church. Please use the CONTACT US tab to request the location information. The January meeting will be on the 28th.

Sequence Game Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

Meetings are on the 4th Wednesday of the month. December meeting is cancelled; the next meeting is January 22nd.

The game is easy, yet keeps the brain on high alert. If this.… then that….. try to outsmart the other team by making a Sequence while preventing them from doing the same. No experience is required.

Puzzle Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month. The coming meetings are on December 3rd and January 7th. We are presently working on a multi-colored wolf’s head with interlaced symbols by an Indigenous artist.

Down Hill Ski Group

The Down Hill Ski Group is on hold, but we may still have a local snowshoeing event in the winter.

Lunch Group – Coordinator Zana Maksimovic

The group plans to convene monthly at local venues. 

Our December lunch will be held on December 13th at 12:30 pm at the Fico Fusion in Port Perry. There are already 14 people signed up!

There is an online sign-up and calendar available on the following link (control/click).:  https://tinyurl.com/SUP-Lunch-Signup

Although the first three lunches were scheduled on Fridays, we will be changing the day to Tuesday for the next few events to accommodate different member availability.

BUNCO GROUP (Progressive Dice Game) – Coordinators Sue and Bob Armitage

Do you want the rules for Bunco? If so, this is probably the easiest web site to learn from: https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Bunco

It is simply a dice game for 12 or more players. We have played with up to one hundred players. Lots of fun and opportunities to meet new people, and easy to learn. Bunco will be a joint interest group with Uxbridge and Port Perry PROBUS groups. 

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP – Coordinator Jonathan van Bilsen

The Photography Group is no longer. Four free sessions were provided by Jonathan over the summer. He's now continuing with the group separately outside of PROBUS.  Contact  Jonathan van Bilsen  directly at jon@photosntravel.com if you are intersted in joining the group.

YOGA  – Coordinator Donna Williamson

Yoga is offered to one and all by our Professionally Certified Teachers, Jill Watson and Laurie Kennedy.

Jill will offer a six week session at the Farm starting in January for those that are not going away. Space is limited.

Laurie is offering a 5 week session in early November thru mid December in her new studio in Uxbridge "Energy Tapiz Yoga Studio". Options are Tuesday/Thursday morning or Monday afternoon

If you haven’t yet joined the yoga group you can request more info through the Contact Us on the  website.

Donna is still looking for a new coordinator to take over, so she can switch to teaching mode.

KAYAKING  – Coordinator Dietmar Schoenrock

Kayaking will kick off in the spring, with outings for both new and experienced kayakers.

Hiking & Outdoors Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

 Hiking will continue through the fall and winter. Winter hiking is wonderful with the assistance of ice crampons for your boots. We are looking for weekly hike leader volunteers. They can be any day of the week. Thanks to Alison and Mary for leading hikes in November!

Live Music Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

  No updates at present.

GROUP TRAVEL - Coordinator  Lorraine Ward

Our meeting in October was well attended. Travel interests include, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Martha’s Vineyard, East and West Coasts of Canada , and Portugal. More information to follow with travel dates, etc.