What we’re about
We are a fun, new, easy going women's group looking to socialize with others our age, make new friends, explore new places, enjoy outdoor activities, and have a good time! We will host all sorts of activities and events, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, indoor live music and dancing, outdoor concerts, hikes, walks, kayaking, current local events, and events to support many other diverse interests!
I'm starting this regional women's group in hopes of making new friends and sharing experiences close to home with other women in my age group. My hope is that we all will develop friendships and will always have someone to do things with. Most MeetUps will be at venues around the Ft Collins/Loveland/Windsor area, though we will plan events to Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Estes, and Boulder too!
Membership
There are no conditions, other than being female; married or single. We welcome members age 50 or better; women in different stages of life tend to focus on different priorities, and we feel this age cutoff fits our purpose of being relatable to other members, wanting to be around them, and support them.
Running the site and organizing events takes time and energy from mainly the organizers, so we are hoping this group can grow enough to add more organizers or hosts, in order to offer more quality, and diverse events to meet all interests and schedules.
We hope you will join us!
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What About Men?
This is primarily a women's social group, NOT a SINGLES group. However, depending on the interest shown, we can open a few events to include the men (and children and other pals/relatives) in your life; activities like outdoor local events, county fairs, dances, etc. It will be clearly stated in the event if men are welcome.
DUES
Starting in Feb 2023, it will be necessary to have yearly dues of $10-$15. Any leftover funds will be used for a picnic or party that will benefit all members.
This Meetup site is not free for us to use, but it is a wonderful tool that makes organizing a large group much, much easier and faster, allowing the organizers to focus their energy in providing more events. It will cost about $220/yr for this group to be on the Meetup site and utilize all the tools and features, and that may increase. They also charge a processing fee of 7.5% +.50 per member transaction. We also have other expenses like game supplies, office supplies, event specific expenses and other misc. expenses throughout the year.
HEAD SHOT PHOTO/
FULL NAME REQUIRED
*****We will require a head shot photo of yourself without sunglasses. This and a full name is both for safety purposes when we have events in members homes and to make it easier for us to find each other at events and for those with common names, it helps us distinguish you from the others with your same name. It also makes it more inviting and comfortable to new members when they are attending for the first few times, so they can put a face with names and existing members can identify new members.
FYI-Our group status is set to PRIVATE, so only our members know what events you are signed up for and going to. Our events can not be seen by outsiders nor can they see our member list. If you are a member of other groups, they may not be set to private.
PRIVACY SETTINGS-You have the ability to change privacy settings in your profile.
NO SHOW POLICY
The simplest thing you can do is keep your rsvp current and update it in as timely a manner that you possibly can if you can no longer attend! It's all about respect for the volunteer organizers and other members of the group and keeping the morale of the group strong.
Please make sure to read the entire event description and expectations for the event you sign up for to avoid confusion and making more work for the organizers and other members.
You are considered a NO SHOW if for any reason you don’t cancel your rsvp within the organizer's requested time frame posted in the event, or if you fail to show. Standard cancellation deadline will be 24hrs in advance of the event unless otherwise stated. Frankly, this has been our biggest, most discouraging issue in previous groups.
Actions taken can be based on organizers' discretion, can be event specific, or situational for special cases and may result in 1) no action taken, 2) the 'no show' member being placed at the bottom of a wait list, or 3) in the worst case, the member being removed from the group. I will contact you if any action has been suggested against you.
Organizers will be sharing with me and among each other, who the late cancelations and no-shows are for each event.
Thanks for your understanding.
Looking forward to meeting you!!!
Laura Denigan-McLimans, Head Organizer