Interest groups

Interest group Activities

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 (card game) – Coordinator Amber D'Aguiar

Come join this fun and challenging card game played in groups of four. We host lessons from 1- 2 pm for new players and for those who need practice, and then we continue to play from 2 – 4 pm.  Held 3rd Tuesdays of each month.  

Book Club –  Coordinator Maureen Wood

The Book Club is now up and running and will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1 pm.  

Wine Club – Coordinator Lorraine Ward

We meet on the fourth Thursday of each month.

 Members take turns hosting. The host decides on a theme, selects and buys the wine. Cost is $10.00 per event and everyone brings a dish to the tasting,  pot-luck style afternoon of appetizers .

NOTE:  This group is full, waitlist only

Arts & Crafts Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month. 

Board Game Interest Group – Coordinator Nancy Steele

The Sequence Group has been replaced by the Board Games.  Dates TBD.

Puzzle Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month. The group continues to meet monthly in Greenbank. 

Euchre Group – Coordinator Marilyn Howe.

This group will  meet biweekly on Wednesdays from 2to 4pm.  All  are welcome.

Lunch Group – Coordinator Zana Maksimovic

The group meets every second Friday. Lunch dates are set to June 2026.  Sign up through the link.   https://tinyurl.com/SUP-Lunch-Signup

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 is a joint interest group with Uxbridge and Port Perry PROBUS groups.  All welcome

Yoga Group – Coordinator Marie Robinson

Chair Yoga – ***NEW – Coordinator Marie Robinson

We have 3 Yoga teachers, see below for information 

Donna Williamson

Yoga in a Chair Starting October 27 th

Place: Port Perry, Astoria Day Spa

Jill Watson

Offers yoga classes Mondays and Tuesdays until December at her studio just outside of Uxbridge

Laurie Kennedy

Yoga Classes offered at 58 Brock St W Suite 205 Uxbridge Ontario

Hiking & Outdoors Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

The hiking group is hiking weekly though the fall mainly on Friday mornings for 1 to 2 hours. We can also add hikes on other days of the week if we have someone to lead the hike,.

Hike Daes – November

Nov 7 TBD

Nov 14 Durham Forest Trail Head - Mary Bristow

Nov 21 - TBD

Nov 28 - Rouge Urban Park - Glasgow parking lot - Mary Bristow

Live Music Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

 We are looking for a new coordinator for this group who can organize gatherings at some of the local music venues.

Travel Information – Coordinator Tim Casey

The typical monthly meeting will include a discussion around group members’ recent travel experiences and recommendations and upcoming travel plans. It also will include a feature slide or video presentation on some aspect of travel such as cruises (e.g. big ship, small ship, river cruises, etc.), land-based trips (e.g. various bus tours, self-guided tours, bike tours, adventure travel, hub & spoke travel, volunteer travel, etc.), seasonal travel (e.g. winter escape locations, skiing, spring/fall trips, etc.) and general travel tips (e.g. traveling safe, travel bargains and saving tips, communications while traveling, etc.).  

The next  meeting will be  Monday November 24 2025  (fourth Monday)  in the sunroom of Col. Mustard's Pub in Port Perry. 

Golf Interest Group – Coordinators Kim Lendvay / Steve Smith

Golf has wrapped-up for the season. Kim will send an email next April to anyone who has contacted her about joining this interest group & decisions will be made in April 2026 on when/where to play as a group. This will continue to be a joint interest group between the Port Perry Probus and the Scugog-Uxbridge Probus clubs. 

Pickleball – NEW – Coordinators Nancy Steele and Marilyn Lee

We had our first pickleball training .We have reached out to St Paul’s to see if we can secure indoor time. We are waiting to hear back.

Kitchen Bridge – NEW – Coordinator Mary Bristow

We have enough interested people to begin Kitchen Bridge. Open to all members.

Genealogy – Coordinator Neil Kilmartin OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS

Our group meets every month to discuss family history.  We welcome people with any degree of genealogical experience, right from the newbie to the seasoned family historian. Our focus tends to be on “sharing our individual experiences”, though there are occasions where we vary from the topic at hand!

There is also an interest within our group regarding local history.  On occasion, we have had guest speakers who have addressed genealogy, DNA and local history.  Guidance and initial help researching and documenting is always available.  Our group consists of members from both the Port Perry Probus club as well as the Scugog/Uxbridge Probus club.   We are definitely looking for new members!

We have changed our venue from the Scugog Library to my family .

We meet the first Wednesday of each month, September to June, from 10amto Noon.  The next meeting will be on November 5th, and some members will likely share anecdotes and artifacts from   ancestors engaged in previous conflicts.