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Interest Groups

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Members of CALL have formed and participate in many different social activity groups. Membership is required to participate. See below for a list and descriptions of currently active groups.

Current Groups

  • Biking- June - August 2025, bi-weekly
  • Birding- Wednesdays, April 16- May 14, 2025
  • Walking- Mondays, April 7, 21, and May 5, 19, 2025
  • Brass Ensemble- not meeting at this time
  • Knitting- Wednesdays, 1-3pm, fall and spring
  • Memoir Writing and Beyond (bi-weekly)Wednesdays, 1-3pm, all year
  • Support Group for Men Whose Wives have Dementia- meeting at Shawnee Park Christian Reformed Church

If you would like to join a group(s), or start a new group, please notify the CALL office at 616-526-8777 or call@calvin.edu.

Each group plans its own activities and sets the times for its meetings. Participants are required to be CALL members. The leader(s) of each group will provide notices to the CALL office about the activities of the group. These updates will be shared with the CALL membership through the website, e-news, email and the monthly CALL News.

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The Birding Group -Wednesdays, April 16- May 14, 2025

Come walk the woods and enjoy God's amazing creation! Bill Sweetman leads our birding interest group.

We meet at the entrance (gatehouse) to the north parking lot on the east side of the East Beltline just north of the Bunker Interpretive Center at 8:15 weather permitting. If it is raining at meeting time we will not have an outing that day.

Outings typically last about an hour and a half, unless we go somewhere where there is significant driving time, then we may be out till about noon.

We carpool and share fuel expenses with the drivers.Ìý Ìý

In some cases, we walk up to a mile or two on well-developed trails or roads. Our first couple of outings will likely be to Reed's Lake, since that is the season for migrating ducks and early songbird migrants. Later outings will be to places like Aman Park and the Middleville bike trail. In some cases, we walk up to a mile or two on well-developed trails or roads.

Participate as you are able and email bsweettours@gmail.comÌýto receive updates on locations and other details.

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Biking Group: June - August 2025, bi-weekly

The CALL program has a group of bikers who have enjoyed riding together in the past, and this year will we ride together again! All abilities are welcome, we primarily only ride paved biking trails, and we average about 11-12 miles per hour, so if you are a faster rider or have an e-bike, you are welcome to join us and ride ahead and/or ride longer distances. We will try to keep our scheduled rides about an hour long.Ìý

Please contact me at catenbri@gmail.comÌýto be added to the interest list, and I will send out group e-mails each week giving that week’s location or asking for location suggestions, and to determine how many are able to ride each week. In the event of rain, we will not ride and I will send out an email that morning. Please feel free to contact me with any questions and to be added to the group! We are a friendly and non-competitive bunch!

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Walking: Mondays, April 7, 21, and May 5 and 19, 2025: 4:00-5:00 PM

The Health and Fitness committee has group walks scheduled local trails this spring. The walks are planned for Mondays: April 7, 21, May 5 and 19, from 4:00-5:00 p.m., followed by an opportunity for fellowship at a nearby restaurant. Depending on trail conditions, we will walk in Millennium Park, KenO-Sha, Aman Park, and Peace Park. We hope to witness Spring's progression towards Summer as we observe the flora, fauna, and creature activities while enjoying the outdoors and fellowship with old and new friends. Email call@calvin.edu to receive reminders and up-to-date information.Ìý

Knitting Group: Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00 PM

We meet at 2041 Raybrook St, lower level, rear entrance; see the map link on the CALL main website page.

The normal schedule for this group each semester (October- December and February - May) is Wednesday afternoons from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Raybrook Building. All levels of knitters are welcome to join. To learn more please contact the knitting leader, Diane Noorman, at dnoorman@sbcglobal.net or 942-0046.

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Memoir Writing and Beyond- bi-weekly, Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 p.m. year round

Have you taken the CALL Memoir Writing Class? Have you been writing and need encouragement to continue writing? Join us, the CALL Writing Group. We are an interest group that meets year around, every two weeks to read and discuss what each of us has written. You write what you want. If you struggle, we help. Normally, the writings are 1-3 pages, to give everyone a chance to read.

You can polish your memoir skills, branch into other family stories (and there are a lot of them once you get started), do poetry, and write fiction. We laugh, we cry, we become friends. Your personal stories are held in confidence. We do a lot more laughing than crying in case you wonder. We have a regular core of writers who provide consistency.

The leader writes a weekly note to keep everyone on the same page (pun intended), and a reminder of our meeting time. ÌýAs with all interest groups, feel free to come as you are able and contact the leader of this interest group if you plan to attend or have any questions. (We meet at 2041 Raybrook St, lower level, rear entrance.) The leader of Memoir Writing and Beyond is Karl VanDyke atÌýkarljvandyke@gmail.comÌý or 616-340-7527.

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Support Group for Men Whose Wives Have Dementia

CALL Support Group for Men Whose Wives Have Dementia meets at Shawnee Park CRC, 2255 Tecumseh Drive (or behind GR Christian High). The group welcomes newcomers. If you have questions or need more information, please contact Bob DeBruin at 989-506-8873 or debruinrf@gmail.com.

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