PROBUS Global has a repository of newsletters from clubs around the world and links to many more. Browsing the PROBUS Global Newsletter collection offers insights into what club members are up to as a group. I started collecting a list of club activities shown in the calendars and announcements in some of the recent newsletters. We are an active and busy group! I hope this list will encourage your club to add some new activities to your own calendar.

Some clubs are more active than others. Clubs with more members can easily support more activities. The Beaver Valley club in Canada has 597 members!

What does your club offer that is not on our list yet? Let us know.

The most popular activities seem to revolve around eating and drinking:

• Breakfast
• Coffee and Chat
• Lunch
• High Tea
• Dinner
• Appetizer Tasting
• Wine Tasting
• Beer Tasting
• Scotch Tasting
• Pizza Night
• Happy Hour
• Men's Lunch
• Ladies Lunch
• Meeting with Lunch
• Tastes of the World
• Cooking Class
• Monthly Social

There are probably snacks available for those playing games or competing as well:

• Trivia Night
• Casino Night
• Poker Night
• Euchre Night
• Cribbage Night
• Scrabble
• Strategy Board Games
• Duplicate Bridge
• Social Bridge
• Billiards
• Golf Tournament
• Bowls Tournament
• Bowling Tournament
• Badminton
• Pickle Ball
• Car Rally

Some groups try to stay active:

• Walking Group
• Stroll in the Park
• Cycling Group
• Hiking Group
• Fishing Club

Others prefer more sedentary activities:

• Book Club
• Not a Book Club
• Bring a Book. Take a Book. (at meetings)
• Film Night
• Movie Club
• Ladies Chat
• Investment Club
• Collectibles Club
• Arts and Crafts
• Knitting Group
• ESL Volunteers

And many get out for excursions and trips:

• Courthouse Tour
• University Research Library Tour
• Water Treatment Plant Tour
• Plays
• Concerts
• Opera
• Historical Tours
• Boat Tours
• Group Day Trips
• Group Holidays
• Group Travel

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Read more in the July PROBUS Global Update