Lamorinda 50+ Social Meetup

Welcome to the LAMORINDA 50 + Social Meetup Group!

This group is perfect for those looking to meet fellow locals for outdoor activities and indoor events including dinner, happy hours, coffee and conversation, golf, hiking, and networking events. It will all depend on how many members are going to host. We offer a variety of activities for members to connect and build relationships. Whether you're an entrepreneur, retired, or simply enjoy live music and art shows, there's something for everyone in our diverse and inclusive community. Join us for happy hour drinks, brainstorming sessions, and plenty of fun-filled social gatherings!

More about LAMORINDA 50+ Social Meetup:
This Meetup group is for members who want to find friendships in LAMORINDA (Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda )..Whether you are local, new in the area or thinking of moving in this area…ready to meet like minded people...improving your social skills by sharing your time and effort attending and hosting events… This meetup is for you…

Within this meetup, we will have small gatherings called mini meetups.
You are encouraged to do this because there are many incredible people in small groups. through the years meetups with as small as 4 members, an even group is best.

Taking time to socialize from your busy life is a challenge but new experiences can only increase not only your sense of well being, but your life. So build up your friendships with good conversations along with good food and drink, and have fun with other compatible people. Not only are members grateful for having you host events, they also see you as generous person who give time and effort to others.
This meet up is for people 50+ and over.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THIS MEETUP GROUP

Organizing events for this Meetup is highly encouraged for any member. After hosting ted 3,000 + events, organizing activities help build community. When you host evens, you experience and understand the other side of the process of trying to get people together It also gives you the vision of what your event is about.

Guidelines The RSVP And Attendance Process :

• Every member begins with a 100% attendance in our Meetup Groups. If you are a no show, you will be docked 10% every time you do not attend. For instance, if you sign up for an events, and don't take yourself off the list within 48 hours of realizing you cannot attend, you will get a 10% doc, and as a result you'll be at 90%. If you do not take yourself off the waiting list withing 48 hours you will be docked 5%, and as a result you'll be at 95%. The only way you are able to build your RSVP rating up, is to sign up, and attend your next event. In the example above, someone who has a 90% rating that signed up for an event will be given 5% and if you attend 2 more events you will be given 10% so you would be back to a 100% RSVP rating.

Members need to give 48 hour notice to who cancel last minute.
Why?
Because it is disappointing that other attendees who are looking forward to meeting you see that you canceled last minute.

If you sign up for an event, but you notice or realize that you cannot attend, taking yourself off of the event within 72 hours, or 3 days is imperative if there is a waiting list especially if your host is reserving a seat for you in a restaurant.

It is also important so other people have the opportunity to see that the event is now available which give them enough time to rsvp and attend.

The following will be the RSVP rating for every member. This will be attached to your profile, and will be updated

If you have not attended any of my events, don't expect your profile to reflect a ratiing, I'm only going to update profiles for people that RSVP attend or don't attend. Again please keep in mind that you are given 2 months to attend as soon as you given the opportunity to become a member. We want an active group.

The new guidelines bring Meetup members' attendance record to the forefront, and let everyone know on a real-time basis, how likely, someone that signs up, will actually show up

This system has self-accountability, and social pressures, all within the mix. If you're attendance record comes down to 50% or you do not attend within the 2 months you said you were goiong to come. I have to assume that you just don't care, and more likely be removed from my meetup.

Important to keep in mind the following:

• There $5 annual membership collected on the first event you go to.You are given 2 months to attend.
• Consideration and empathy is a must for this group so please keep comments on the nice side of life.
• Harassment towards other Meetup members will not be tolerated. Specific altercations will be assessed on a case to case basis. Through this process, if it's determined that you were acting intentionally mean towards another meetup member, you will be removed from the group.
• No soliciting in this Meetup group or you will be removed.

Other rules for members to follow are those that one would expect due to common sense and common courtesy. These include:

-- Kindness and common courtesy.

--Bring positivity, friendliness, respect, and humor to our events. Who wants to listen to someone’s negativity and pessimism. We are all in this together.

-- We prefer not to impose waitlists unless there are real space limitations.

Building community is a wonderful journey. Your organizer is here to support you in coming out of your comfort zone and taking the initiative of being involved and enhancing your life.

Taking time to socialize from your busy life is a challenge but new experiences can only increase not only your sense of well being, but your life. So build up your friendships with good conversations along with good food and drink, and have fun with other compatible people. Not only are members grateful for having you host events, they also see you as generous person who give time and effort to others.

Examples of future events include happy hours, dinners, live music, potlucks, dinner and a movie, theater, outdoor activities such as kayaking, hiking, cycling, and golfing. Other outdoor veues include picnics, tours, art and wine festival, and coffee and conversation. This depends on how many members volunteer to host.. Ideas are definitely welcome ..almost always suggested by group members.

Those that want to host. Please let us know what events you would like to do asap.

Your percentage of attending events on this meet up will be attached to your profile and will be updated by organizer and event hosts.

Keep in mind that,there is a $5 annual fee due when you attend for the first time so please pledge the $5 by paying and making the donation or pay cash on your first event.