What we’re about
Thank you for joining; we are fun-loving older people looking to form good friendships and relationships with like-minded people. We can become a supportive community for those of us who are 60+, and we hope you will join us. There will be in-person events at least once per month, along with occasional virtual chats. We will be doing social events, including dinners, brunches, coffee chats, trivia, etc. If you have a suggestion for an event, please contact one of the organizers to see if it is appropriate for our group, and can be included in our calendar.
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Carpooling
(Please pay the carpool cost to your driver before departing the meeting spot)
One of the longstanding features of Meetup groups is carpooling. It is a cost-effective and social way to get to events that are further away and out of transit zones. Some people will have friends in the group that they prefer to travel with, and will arrange rides privately with them. If you need a ride, just post your request in the comment section for the event, and see if any driver responds. If offering rides, please do the same. Do check your message inbox, as some responses/requests may be direct messages.
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Access Fee
A one-time access fee of $5.00 will be levied every January. This is not a membership fee; it is a donation which grants yearly access to our platform and information. As such, once a member accesses our group for the first time, the fee's benefits will have been enjoyed, and access to group information and events will be valid for the balance of that year. As a consequence, the fee is not refundable, including in the case of a member's removal for bad behaviour. Members who have never submitted the access fee may be removed eventually. Members who have submitted the fee, or who have contributed much more than the fee, will see (E) on their profile, or the year paid for, in brackets; example - (2025), (2026), etc.
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Event Attendance
Attendance at certain events may eventually be restricted to those who have submitted the access fee, or who will be paying the fee at the event. In the case of someone attending such an event without submitting the fee, they may be removed from the group at the organizers' discretion.
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No-shows
Meetup is very good at keeping statistics; therefore, not showing up at an event that you signed up for will result in your being listed as a no-show. Being a no-show three times or more will result in (NS) appearing on the member's profile. RSVPs for events that require reservations may be denied to anyone with a 'no-show' designation on their profile. This removes the possibility of someone else losing the chance to attend due to space being held for people who may not show up. In some cases, a guarantee deposit may be required before being allowed to RSVP, which will be returned at the event, or converted to an access fee donation for the current year. Not showing up, or cancelling after the deadline, will result in the fee being kept.