What we’re about
To find events—both online and in-person—go to our website https://www.finding-female-friends-50.com/about
FFF>50 is an all-volunteer community where women >50 come to connect, make friends, and share their passions and expertise. Please, become a member and use us. As soon as you join, you are able to attend, create and host events (no size too small or too big).
This is our San Francisco Bay area chapter. It's for finding, attending, and hosting in-person events. If you want to attend and create online events, you'll also need to join our National chapter. You can find all our locations on our website: https://www.FFF50.org
Once you become a member, just use one or both of the links below to become a host. If you want help doing that (whether brainstorming ideas, or using the MU event creation page, or anything else) just reach out to me, Dale, at [email protected]
➤IN-PERSON HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/7wduJQWHTC4FryaU6
➤VIRTUAL HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/bvvcKvR1Eysc5WeJ9
If you're a member of any of our local chapters, I have a great way for you to meet other members who live nearby. I call them 6@6, meaning 6 members at 6:00—or 10@1, 8@12:00, etc. You just fill out the form below, and I will post your get-together for you. Nothing could be easier!
➤6@6 FORM
https://forms.gle/XtDoVeZXV5L8TXiw9
This is an announcement, not an event (unless you make it one)!
We're in a loneliness epidemic, which is affecting not just our emotional, but our physical well-being. Don't believe me? Listen to the advisory of the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8pa506BFk4
I started FFF>50 in 2016 out of my own challenge in finding friends as an older woman. FFF answered the call. Let us help you! At the click of a button, you can make a gathering where local members can connect in person. Don't worry about the tech, you provide the specifics, and I will post your event for you!
6@6 HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/XtDoVeZXV5L8TXiw9
These intimate, local gatherings are called 6@6 (meaning 6 guests at 6:00). But they can be 4@10, 10@2, or whatever you want.
Here's what LA member, Toni, said about hosting her first 6@6:
"At first I was nervous. But as soon as everyone got there, it disappeared because everyone got along so well. Being the host gave me permission to introduce myself and strike up the conversation. So my usual inhibitions didn't get in the way. At the end, everyone thanked me. They even asked if we could do it weekly!"
Just click here to start one. You will be helping others along with yourself.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Walk Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont CACoyote Hills Visitor Center , Fremont, CA
Purpose: Catch the golden hour, the saturated light of the late afternoon sun over the marshes and bay.
Where: Coyote Hills Regional Park, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555.
When: Nov. 15, 2024, 3 pm
Meet: Front door of Visitor’s Center
Proposed Trail: Quail and Bayview Loop, 3.1 miles 170 ft elevation gain
Pace: 1-2 hours, casual enough to take pictures.
Rain: TBD. Rain predicted, so may cancel. But I do enjoy a little rain on a stroll sometimes. The ordinary becomes extra-ordinary. Rainbows may appear. So, we will keep an eye to the sky.
Cost: $5 for day use parking permit or your annual East Bay Parking Pass.
Updates: Any updates will be posted by 8 am Nov 15.
Notes: Dress according to the weather. Please take care of yourself.
Pets: Please do not bring pets.
References:
https://www.ebparks.org/parks/coyote-hills
https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/CoyoteHills-MapBrochure-2023-07-28-web.pdf
https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/coyote-hills-regional-park - Casual Reader's Book Club: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney BoylanLink visible for attendees
Join us for casual discussions, friends & fun! We are a member driven group that encourage our readers to choose the material we read and discuss. We are not hardcore bibliophiles as many times we end the night chatting and catching up with what is happening in our lives. You must have working audio and video on to attend this event. (Event also posted on "National" MtUp - please only RSVP on 1 site.)
**Book Description: "** ***Mad Honey *** by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Best Fiction (2022)
A soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from our past, and what we choose to leave behind.Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business.
Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.
And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . .
Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her.
Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.
- Let's Mahj & Mingle in Oakland!Dimond District, Oakland, CA 94602, Oakland, CA
Come join us to play this fun and exciting tile game.
MahJongg (or Maahj, as it is often called) is a fascinating, rummy-like game played with tiles rather than cards.
We will be playing the American MahJongg. The National MahJongg League publishes the American version of the rules. It also Supplies the Official Standard Hands and Rules Cards which change each year beginning in April. The rules of the game rarely change, and the way hands are described (i.e., colors, letters, numbers, format) stays the same. The changes are in the shapes and patterns of the hands. A very small amount of time and effort is required to become familiar with the elementary principles of the game.
Don't forget to bring your 2024 Official MahJongg Card. You can purchase the card at NMJLeague Website . (I have never ordered the card via Amazon but they also list them here Amazon - NMJLeague.)
***Please feel free to pack and bring your own lunch and drink of choice.
