Join a LIFE Club

 

Classic Novel Book Club

Let’s revisit and rediscover the great works of fiction that have stood the test of time. Their themes are universal, their characters memorable, their scope large, and their insight profound. Join us as we meet - usually on the  fourth Saturday or Sunday of every month - to savour some literary classics. You must be a LIFE 2025-2026 member to attend. 

Days: to be confirmed
Time:  10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: Varies
Coordinators: Patricia Wilkes, Simon Pearson, and Martha Wall
Even if you were a member last year, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 year.

 

Climate Action Club

Science tells us that the climate is changing in harmful ways.  Do you want to learn more ?

The Climate Action Club is for LIFE members who want to come together to learn more about climate change and its impacts and are eager to discuss the issues and solutions.  The Club’s goal is to help us act together to support those working to find solutions.

Click here to watch a short video  in which 6 club members tell their stories. 

To learn more, see the club website at  www.climatelearners.ca.

 July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

When:      Meetings on many 1st Wednesdays of the month

Time:      10 – 11:30 a.m.
Where:  Zoom links are provided after registering for each event.
Contact:        Sharon Zeiler
               membership@climatelearners.ca

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Photography Club

The club is aimed at those who already have some experience making photos using either traditional cameras or cell phones, but LIFE members at any level of expertise are welcome. A schedule of topics will be chosen at the beginning of each term. You must be a 2025-2026 LIFE member to attend.

See the club website at LIFE Photo Club. A schedule of topics will be chosen at the beginning of each term.  You must be a 2025-2026 LIFE member to attend.

When:              2025 Fall meetings begin on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025. Meetings will be held on the first and third   

                         Wednesday of the month 

Time:  12:30 - 2:30 pm

Location:  Mix of in-person (location to TBA) and Zoom meetings. 

Cost:               $30.00 annually
Questions: lifeaperture@gmail.com

Even if you were a member last year, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 year.

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Triple-E Investment Club

The Triple-E Investment Club meets monthly to monitor the investment scene, to learn how to put together portfolios, and to enhance our investing knowledge. At club meetings we review the economic events of the past month, make presentations, review reports and books, and discuss issues raised by members. Guest speakers are invited to some of our meetings. You must be a 2025-2026 LIFE member to attend.

Day: Second Wednesday of each month
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Online via Zoom
Coordinator: Peter Drumm

Questions? Contact the Club via email: Peter.drumm@sympatico.ca

To Register:  Pay $5 fee online when you choose to join this club.

Even if you were a member last year, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 year.

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Writer's Circle

The Writers' Circle is a club that provides an opportunity for people interested in writing to meet under the auspices of The LIFE Institute.

This is a club that meets twice a month via Zoom to do some impromptu writing and to share works that have been prepared prior to the class. Each participant has the opportunity to share a piece of writing no longer than 10 minutes in length when read aloud. It can be fiction, memoir, essay, or poetry. The rest of the circle then discusses it and provides positive feedback.

It’s a great way to exercise your creativity and meet new people with interesting ideas to share. The club will run on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Day: First and Third Wednesday of each month, starting Wednesday September 18
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Location: ONLINE VIA ZOOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Coordinator: Tamara Handler - tamara@zipperup.org/ info@thelifeinstitute.ca   
Even if you were a member last year, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 year.

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ClubHub for LIFE: Connection, Conversation & Co-working

ClubHub is a casual, online space where LIFE members have the opportunity to connect, to co-work and/or to have focused conversations. We create “breakout” spaces that you can move in and out of (we’ll show you how!).  We invite you to bring your own topics and we will help to kickstart your conversations. We invite you to use this space to focus on that writing project you can’t seem to make time for. We invite you to be present in one of our online “lounges” - a place with no demands - where you make of it what you will. We offer occasional “learning” sessions that you may join if you wish. And, we invite you to offer to host a session of your own. Make of it what you will. It’s yours.

Schedule: For current schedule, links & other info, please email   howtobeaperennial@gmail.com

Value to Participants: 

• Exclusive Community Interaction: You will meet other people who, like you, signed up for LIFE (or are exploring the possibility).  Find out what else you have in common.
• Flexible Participation & Engagement:

  Each session is brand new - you can come and go as you wish, though you might miss some fabulous conversations! Bring a burning question to the group, and benefit from the insight and wisdom of others -- or simply join a room that piques your curiosity.

• Connect with Ease.

  A low-stress, low stakes environment that you may enter and connect from the comfort of your own home.

Your hosts, Michelle Ransom & Lindsay McDonald are LIFE Institute instructors and members, as well as professional workshop facilitators at The Perennial Way. We meet regularly online, and are open to in-person gatherings in the future. Read more  HERE , and see event info in our  FB group.   We hope to see you soon. 

Even if you were a member last year, you will need to rejoin for the 2025-2026 year.

 

  

Do you have an interest or a passion not yet covered by one of our clubs?
Start your own LIFE club.

Contact Dolores Petritaj, Volunteer Services at dolores.petritaj@thelifeinstitute.ca