The Bay Area Volunteers Meetup Group is a group of caring, helpful folks, primarily from the South Bay area. Our goal is to exchange ideas on ways we can lend a hand to our neighbors in need. The group is open to all sorts of volunteer and/or charity events focusing on different areas (e.g. mentoring youth, supporting the homeless, helping the elderly, etc.). We hope that every member can bring a different perspective to the group, thus providing a variety of different methods to serve ou …

Hello LEARN, CONTEMPLATE, CULTIVATE and TRANSFORM. Welcome to the meetup group "Inner Peace & Happiness Buddhist Study and Meditation Group". This is a wonderful opportunity, whether you are just beginning or have been studying for awhile, to join other warm-heart, sincere Buddhist Practitioners as we explore Mahayana & Vajrayana Buddhism. Buddhism is about transforming the mind and discovering the path to true happiness. To achieve this, first we need to take focused action to uproot the neg …

Want to know where to meet new people? Successful but want more balance and a fulfilling social life? Want to know how to correct what you've been doing wrong in your dating life? You want to ABSOLUTELY have fun while meeting the right person, right? Here, not only will you learn the tasty advantage in the dating world but will have fun at our social meetups to make new spicy friends and potential connection. We'll have: *FUN WORKSHOPS- Building confidence, How to have a fulfilling social lif …

Do you want to give back to your community while making new friends? Silicon Valley Volunteers is an organization that combines both aspirations. The organization is designed to help young people in their 20's and 30's find opportunities to volunteer in their local community while meeting others with similar interests. Silicon Valley Volunteers focuses on providing opportunities that fit into the busy schedules of young people. Many opportunities listed on the site are in the evenings or weekend …

Africa Wellness Initiative is a 501(3)c Non-Profit Charity, a foundation for women infected with HIV/AIDS and orphans and vulnerable children in Southern Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a grassroots social network that was created to assist Zimbabwean mothers and orphans impacted by HIV/AIDS. The group has been started to continuously introduce the topic, raise funds to help key initiatives and update the progress on those projects. AWI is currently working on projects to: 1. Raise funds to ship medic …

Mission statement: Improving the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. The name, Soroptimist, means "best for women," and that's what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best. Our Los Gatos Saratoga club works with the community to create events to raise money for the charities that Soroptimist International supports at a local level including House on the Hill, Career Closet and oth …

Welcome to the LARP Alliance Meetup Group! We are a non-profit 501c, education and charity based corporation dedicated to promoting the art and hobby of LARP (Live Action Role Playing). **The movie 'Role Models' features a LARP game called LAIRE, and we became involved when Adrianne Grady of the LARP Alliance was hired on as the technical advisor on set - we arranged to have actual LARPers in the film, and the weapons were provided by http://www.IronLiege.com , a custom American LARP weapon bu …

This group is all about meeting new people and having fun with a variety of social events. Right now we have monthly game nights,  dinner & drinks at local restaurants,  monthly happy hours, beach BBQ's (Summertime) and charity fundraisers. This group is meant to be interactive, with members participating in organizing new events. Please message me if you have any suggestions for future meet-ups and/or would like to become a group organizer.

This is a group for single Christians living in the Bay Area who like to enjoy the plentiful outdoor activities available in this area and like to meet other single Christians with the same passion for the outdoors. Our activities primarily consist of hiking, biking, kayaking, and special events, e.g. Yosemite/Half Dome, Bay to Breakers, free concerts, ethnic festivals, charity events, etc. with an occasional diner and trip to Carmel, Big Sur, or even the City! Of course, suggestions will be wel …

We welcome the women of Santa Cruz to join 100(+) Women Who Care - Santa Cruz to have a positive impact on those in need here in Santa Cruz, without the time-consuming effort we all associate with fundraising. (Yes, this IS possible!) 100(+) Women Who Care (http://100womenwhocare.com/) was founded in November of 2006 by Karen Dunigan of Jackson, Michigan, as a brilliantly simple way to raise money efficiently and quickly for local charities/non-profits/worthy causes. Her group of 100 women, at …

Be Social Change Bay Area Meetup A collaborative group of social changers, social entrepreneurs, start-uppers, techies, non-profits, change makers, investors and students who want to contribute their passion to their community --- and the world. Our Meetups empower, connect and organize social change in the Bay Area through: " BE" Meetups: Dynamic interactive stories highlighting innovative social entrepreneurs and change makers " SOCIAL" Meetups: People coming together to share ideas, colla …

I started this group to meet like minded folks in the South Bay with the hopes of having more group riding opportunities.  There are other rider groups that sponsor social events that may or may not have anything to do with riding. We will not do sponsored club rides, charity rides, poker runs, movie nights, bowling, karaoke, etc.  This group's primary focus is the ride, the event or destination associated with the ride is secondary.  Group riding itself creates the opportunity to socialize. A f …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Palo Alto, San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are wi …

Dining for Women is a national giving circle. There are three chapters located in Santa Cruz, CA with more than 400 chapters nationally and internationally. We “dine in” together once a month, each bringing a potluck dish to share, and send our “dining out” dollars to international programs empowering women. Through our members’ combined dinner donations, we support grass-roots programs for women fostering good health, education, vocational training, micro-credit loans and economic development. …

A 21+ co-ed, social sports league. WAKA Kickball is a great way to get out, have some fun, meet new people, etc. You can sign up individually or with a group. Teams range from 18-26 people, requiring at least four members of each gender at all times. Our Sunnyvale league plays Thursday nights, and our San Jose team plays on Tuesday nights (parks to be determined each season).  Games start at 7pm and 8pm (start times alternate). We then go to our league bar afterward to continue the fun. We have …

Have you always wanted to get more involved in charity projects to serve your local community? The Belmont Lions Club invites you to meet our local members and learn more about how you may become involved. Some of our previous projects include: *Belmont Idol Talent Show *Student Speaker Scholarship Contest *Maple Street Homeless Shelter Assistance *Save The Music for our schools *Belmont Open Space Recreational Trail Project... Join us to find out more!

We decided to start the group because most people who start a direct selling, MLM or home base business usually run out of friends and family to share their opportunity or products with, within a year after they start their business. We are here to help men and women network and share tips from each other on how to get leads and grow your business in direct sells. You should join our group if you're experienced with direct selling to share your tips with us all; if you're new and want to grow; o …

This is the 'unofficial' TNT fundraising portal for team members in the Silicon Valley to post up, find and participate in fundraising activities.

This is a meetup group for Ruby on Rails Developers who want to build interesting scalable web applications which directly or indirectly affects everyone's life in a positive way. We have many ideas which can help make this world a better place to live. Some of these ideas may not be profitable ideas but which need to be implemented in order to help bring about the social changes that we want to see. We would not build applications with profits in mind, but we would build them for the social imp …

This group is for people wanting to STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING when natural disasters occur, communities are in disarray do to gang violence and lack of resources, Disaster Response Missions to Manmade & Natural Disasters, Volunteering for a good cause, Volunteering and Community Service, Community volunteer support, Volunteering to Give Donations, Volunteering Abroad, Donating Your Time, Event Planning & Fundraising, Fundraising and Grant Opportunities, Charity Events and Fundraising, Wanting New …

Calling all bloggers (and budding bloggers) in the South San Francisco Bay Area interested in making a difference in the world through blogging! Let's get together and encourage one another in our efforts.

We train for your goal event and help you fundraise to cure blood cancers! Only The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training (TNT) offers professional coaching to walk or run a full or half marathon, cycle a 100-mile century ride or complete a triathlon or hike adventure. Join as an individual or form a team of friends, family and coworkers and be part of a powerful force that has raised over $1.3 billion to fight blood cancers. We use this meetup group to share free, no-obligation drop-in …

Let's have fun and help the Disabled Children in need at the same time. In poor countries Disabled Children are the "poorest of the poor." This is a fact! We are a group that strives to help Disabled Children in poor countries by attending fun events, like wine tastings, cioppino dinners, poker nights, brunch on Sunday, tea parties, etc. If you care for children whose lives are limited to a wood bed in a dark room and suffer social exclusion, this is the group for you. The guarantee: Every penny …

The Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston Price, whose studies of isolated nonindustrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. Dr. Price's research demonstrated that humans achieve perfect physical form and perfect health generation after generation only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and the vital fat-solubl …

This group is for anyone interested in getting in shape, meeting new friends and helping to find a cure for Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis! Team Challenge is the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America's Half Marathon training program. We're about to kick off our next training season as we get ready to train for the Kona Half Marathon on June 23rd and the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon on July 21st. We train locally throughout the South Bay and all are invited to be a part of our team. We just ask t …

Asha Silicon Valley is a chapter of Asha for Education, a not-for-profit, volunteer driven organization dedicated to bring socio-economic change in India. Mission: To catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children While most of our efforts are focused around the education of underprivileged children, we also work on holistic solutions for communities we work with. We currently work with 35 projects in 12 states of India in a wide range of areas of education …

We are a group of people that want to make a difference in our community. We are volunteers made up of mothers, fathers, business people, young adults, professionals, retirees, educators, and students that want to help where help is needed. We meet once a week to connect, to plan, to socialize, and to come together to make a difference in the lives of those who need our help. Our priority is children, but we help all ages when help is needed. We have fund raisers, do projects, give our time, and …

Welcome Super Foodies! What if I told you that you can eat delicious food, have fun, and give a helping hand to those in need at the same time? Well, now you can! Our group is committed to helping hungry children in need of a meal. At the end of each event, you can help by donating any amount to our cause. 100% of your donation will go to Kids Against Hunger, a humanitarian food aid organization working to reduce the number of starving children around the world. Join us and make a difference tod …