Active adventures, usually outdoors--Segway Driving, Paddle Boarding, Snow Tubing, Canoeing...We are open to more members.

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We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00, rotating the job of hostess in our homes.
Light snacks and beverages provided.
Playing board games, cards, whatever games the hostess suggests, both old favourites and new.
Accepting new members.

Bridge V is an informal discussion bridge group.
8 players meet in the member’s home once a month.
During the winter, we may switch to to on-line bridge.
(Accepting Subs only)

Members get together at each other’s homes during the afternoon of the first Wednesday of each month to knit, crochet, or work on any portable handwork project. Skill levels vary but enthusiasm levels are high. In addition to enjoying this social event, techniques, patterns, and tips are learned, taught, and shared.

Books are selected in September and everyone takes a turn presenting a book and leading the discussion

Dining Divas prepare delicious, healthy recipes, with casual elegance. Group members take turns picking a theme and hosting a dinner, with the host preparing the main dish. We rotate the menu that includes appetizer, soup, salad, vegetables, dessert and wine.     

Duplicate Bridge I members have been meeting twice monthly for over 40 years!  We have a light snack as we begin playing and enjoy the camaraderie along with the challenge of getting the best pair score. (Are we getting competitive in our old age?) 
(Acccepting Subs only)

Gourmet I sets a monthly theme, and rotates to each member's home. We celebrate milestones and enduring friendships.

Health and Nutrition I helps our members make the best possible choices about food, exercise and lifestyle. Activities include personal research, discussions, field trips and presentations.  We also share fabulous healthy recipes and learn ways to modify recipes to make them a healthier but still tasty choice.

Let's Sing is the perfect venue for ladies who like to lift their voices in song to sing Broadway tunes and all the old favourites. The group, accompanied by a piano, takes to song on Tuesday afternoons in a condominium common room (with room enough to social distance and still hear each other).

On Tuesday afternoons (or Thursday afternoons depending on group preference), leader of the group will lead a walk from a designated parking lot in central Waterloo, central Kitchener, the university area or other easily accessible location. There walks will last about one hour. There may be coffee afterwards, too, again depending on the group's consensus. If interested, please email leader of the group. She will contact you to let you know about the first walk to be held soon.

Novel Lovers' members nominate, collate and vote upon book selections online by mid-summer. At our September meeting, we finalize the schedule for the coming year, identifying leaders, hosts  and providers of light refreshments.

Pedal Pushers meets at 9:30 on Wednesday mornings from Mar-Oct, to ride on local city or countryside trails. Bikes adapted for trail riding are recommended (e.g., a hybrid bike). The length of the ride and trail changes each week, and we often stop for coffee or lunch along the way.

Potters will get together at the home of a local potter who has a studio to accommodate them.

Hand Building and Wheel instruction will be available.

The group gets together to attend movies.
Coffee is arranged before the movie, to discuss the feature.
Time/place is according to the movie – many at the Princess Theatre and Princess Twin in Waterloo.

Soup Luncheon members, each in turn, prepare and host one luncheon, including  appetizer, wine, soup, rolls, coffee and tea. Along with the delicious food, we enjoy a wide range of conversation topics mixed with loads of laughs.

The Dinner Club is a new group that started this past September. We met once a month at a member’s home and shared a potluck dinner. The host would suggest a topic and the members put quite a bit of thought and effort in preparing a suitable dish to accompany the main dish that the host provided. Themes we had this year were Fall Harvest, Lebanese, French Canadian, St. Patrick’s Day, Italian and Mexican. We also joined The Dining Divas at Bloom Restaurant in January. There were nineteen of us. We were the only diners that night and got to sample the new winter menu. In addition to the wonderful meals we got to eat each month we also enjoyed the lively conversations at each dinner. It was interesting and fun to get to know each other better around the dinner table. It was a very successful first year for this group.

Travel III is a daytime group that enjoys fellowship and sharing travel information and experiences.

Wine Tasting II meets monthly for approximately two hours. Each member takes a turn at hosting, choosing a selection of four wines for the group to sample. The evening always proves to be interesting with our conversation catching up on everyone's monthly adventures.

Afternoon Games - dust off the old board games lurking in your closet. Or choose a card game, with the entire According to Hoyle book as your guide. Something new each month, with rotating hostesses choosing the games and providing light snacks and beverages.

Antiques' members discuss various topics relating to antiques and collectibles.  Most meetings are held in members homes but there are occasional outings

Book Exchange members each buy one recently-published book and once a month, passes it on to the next person on the list. 

8 players meet in the member’s home once a month.

Members get together at each other’s homes during the afternoon of the first Friday of each month to knit, crochet, or work on any portable handwork project. Skill levels vary but enthusiasm levels are high. In addition to enjoying this social event, techniques, patterns, and tips are learned, taught, and shared.

Daytime Social Bridge consists of 12 players with a schedule drawn up where each person hosts twice during the season, and we have a potluck luncheon at the end of the year.

Draw, Sketch & Doodle members will be outdoors sketching landscapes, architecture, figures, and animals, while on inclement weather days we will be indoors at homes, libraries, events, stores, etc. for still life, portraits, and possibly, lessons. All skill levels welcome!

4th Monday: Nice weather months (April-October)—outdoor sketching at various locations;
Colder weather months (November -March) Zoom

2nd Thursday: Nice weather months (April-October)—“lessons” at members’ homes;
Colder weather months (November-March) sketching at cafés

We meet on the third Friday of the month at 1:30 from September until May. Our aim is to practice our French, the language many of us used in our jobs. We enjoy getting to know one another through the various topics that we pick for our meetings, and when conditions allow, we meet in each other's homes.

Gourmet III members research and prepare cuisine , often based on a theme. We take turns hosting and providing the entrée while the other members bring the other courses for the evening’s meal. 

The purpose of our group is to learn about and discuss via Zoom ongoing issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Participating members take turns researching and leading discussion of topics of their choice. Members also read the Territorial Acknowledgement at general meetings and contribute to the newsletter.

Literary Awards Book Club members discuss novels nominated for literary awards such as the Booker Prize, Giller Prize, Governor General’s Literary Award and Women's Prize for Fiction.

Members meet monthly for an animated discussion about the selected novel.

Midweek Hikers hike between one and a half and two hours, at a leisurely pace, along different trails around the region. In the winter, hikes depend on the weather conditions. At times a coffee or lunch stop is planned at the end.

Out to Lunch meets for lunch each month from September to June at a local restaurant to enjoy the multitude of tastes and cuisines that abound in our region. Members pair up to take a turn at arranging one group outing for the year.

Pickleball group will start in the fall. To be located at one of Waterloo Rec Centre or RIM Park with a time slot to be advised by the city by mid-summer. All playing levels across 3 or 4 courts are welcome. If interested, please email the leader.

What could be better than a refreshing pint and some quick games? Games with friends! We meet on the last Monday of the month at a local pub, have lunch, drink something.. and to slow down the drinking, we play some games.

Trouble getting enough sleep or getting to sleep? We understand the problem. We're willing to support each other with ideas and resources. Sleep Apnea is beyond our scope but we want to meet monthly to share. Reply to the group leader to indicate interest--early birds have some say in date of meeting. Please reply by Sept. 10.

Sunday Hikers meet for morning hikes on the second Sunday of the month, with an occasional stop for coffee. Members are encouraged to make suggestions and lead hikes if they wish. Everyone hikes at their own pace - no super athletic abilities required.

Travel I members meet once a month, except in December, in a member's home, to travel vicariously across the world.

Wine Tasting I meets monthly from September to June. We taste wines made from various varieties with suitable food parings. Delicious and fun!