Come and join us!  Make new friends and learn new ways to preserve and promote a healthy, eco-friendly environment in your community, and throughout our world! What is “ECOmmunity”? Just what the name suggests! Formed in February, 2011, the ECOmmunity Network of McHenry County is an informal, community-based organization of individuals, families, and businesses who want to learn more about - and work together to promote - healthy lifestyles, sustainable “green” living and environmental stewardsh …

Fox Valley Area Networking Events! Always Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, mentors and highly regarded speakers, that if your business requires customers in order to survive (which includes most, if not every one of us)... then a great way to build a strong referral relationship is to Never Eat Alone. You were going to eat anyway, right? Maybe your lunch buddy made other plans or had to work through lunch. Have no fear …

Crystal Lake/ McHenry/ Lake In The Hills/ Algonquin/ Woodstock Area Networking! Open Networking - Bring plenty of business cards! You were going to eat anyway, right? Maybe your lunch buddy made other plans or had to work through lunch. Have no fear, our Never Eat Alone Networking Luncheon allows you to meet local Entrepreneurs, Small Businesses and Various Professionals enabling you to make new connections and grow your network! It's been said time and time again from business coaches, mentors …

Fun, Frugal, Females............. Are you committed to a relationship but find yourself looking for something to do during a given afternoon or evening???? Maybe you are an empty nester or soon to be one??? Perhaps you are looking for a group that likes the word inexpensive? You do not like staying home, but going to lunch every week is taking a toll out of your budget. Well you may have found what you are looking for. It can be quite a challenge to keep up the social life without spending much …

This group, Thinking for a Change, is what a networking group is all about. We meet to showcase our businesses so others know what we do. Then we LISTEN to what others do. That's when it all begins. We help each other connect for business and we THINK about who we can connect with them. Viola! We make friends; we help each other with referrals; we connect; we think for a change how we can help others, which then helps us (thus the name of our group). We continue to grow as a group and with our b …

The purpose of this group is to build meaningful long-lasting friendships. As our lives change and we mature it's hard to meet new friends with common interests. Join this group if the following describes you: Happily married Aged 25-40 Committed to making real friendships Professional and educated Working or currently stay at home wives Enjoys meeting up in the city Has a flexible schedule Enjoys going out for a night on the town equally as much as lounging with friends on the couch for a movie …

Since 1919, The Illinois Federation of Business Women's Club (IFBPWC) has been empowering working women to achieve their full potential through advocacy, education, and information. The Downtown Chicago IFBWC Chapter formed in the Fall of 2007. We are an all-volunteer, membership-based organization, comprised of professional women of all ages and professions. We meet in downtown Chicago for monthly for brown bag lunches and occasional after-work events Meeting topics are focused on issues impact …

Our Wisconsin Business Owners Meetup is a " Lunch and Learn " held on the last Friday of the month from January through October and the 1st Friday in December. $20 fee for "Lunch & Learn" covers all-you-can-eat buffet lunch, many entrees and sides, salad bar, soft beverage and gratuity, as well as our guest speaker and networking. Dessert bar $2 extra. Optional Fish Fry or Wisconsin Burger lunch. FREE TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER HERE.  Fee only for events you register to attend.  No obligations, exc …

“You are one connection away from being able to change your life.” Think about that. Whatever it is you want in life, someone has or will be able to get for you. Knowledge, power, love, “stuff”… someone has it. You just have to figure out how you can help them get what they want in return for getting what you want. And that's what this Meetup.com group is about - Networking with others and seeing how we can help each other out. Key Concept Networking is simply that... a Business Networking …

Different spokes for different folks! We're a group of fun-loving cyclists -- some serious about biking, some not so much. Distances range from 25 to 55 miles, with shorter rides early in the season. Each ride includes a lunch or snack stop for socializing. We're LGBT and allies; we like to meet new people and enjoy the beautiful roads (and some trails) of south central Wisconsin. Don't miss the Pie Ride -- the traditional last ride of each year, featuring lunch at the M and M Cafe in Monticello …

If you are pregnant or have a child born after Sept. 2010 and.. Are looking to make Mommy Friends!?  Then join us! CHEERS is the place "where everybody knows your name."  By hosting tons of free events, we  bring together happy, smiley moms and moms-to-be, to create our own little mom community. The key to the success of our group is that you will be given the opportunity to hang out with moms with kids the same age as your own as each of our play dates is labeled with the age group it is intend …

West Suburban Senior Services is proud to host a weekly lunch and discussion group geared toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Seniors (55 and over). Each Friday from 11 AM to 2 PM the group meets in Forest Park for coffee, lunch, and a discussion group. New members are welcome! The mission of the West Suburban LGBT Seniors Program is to understand and meet the growing needs of the LGBT and allied senior community in the Western Suburbs through outreach and programming delivered with k …

This group is for professional  business owners networking in Hinsdale and of the Chicago suburbs.  We meet monthly for lunch to get to know one another and build relationships.   Simply bring a brown-bag lunch and join us for a wonderful, empowering time together! We meet at a great convenient location close to all major expressways, route 83 and Ogden Ave in a very comfortable atmosphere! Membership is exclusive, and we only allow one business owner for each business type at our meetings. You …

Meetup with Your Colleagues at the University of Wisconsin We are academic staff, classified employees, faculty, graduate students, and post doctoral students working at University of Wisconsin campuses, who get together to share our work experiences, current research, and institutional knowledge -- and relax, too! UW-Madison alone is large and expansive, spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, with over 200 departments, programs, and centers, and it's difficult to connect …

The TTG Learn - Pitch - Network groups is intended for those individuals that are interested in keeping current with technology, social/new media and new ventures in the Chicagoland area. Once a month, we have lunches where we discuss a topic related to technology, social media, mobile, small business issues and/or marketing. Starting in October of 2012, we also have monthly lunches where companies that are seeking funding can practice their pitch and get feedback which will help them improve th …

We are a smaller group and like it that way. We want to get to know you and your kids. So to help keep our group small, we require that members attend at least one meetup every 4 months. And we would love for you to host as many meetups as you would like to! Just email the organizers to have your event added to the calendar. Our dues are $10/year and are due within 30 days of joining. This covers our meetup costs as well as paying for parties and service projects throughout the year. A little bi …

MISSION: This group is for foodies interested in exploring a variety of foods, and possibly sharing a good bottle of wine.  Don't let the name fool you, however - this is more about the dining than the wining. We'll go anywhere members would like to go, which could be very high brow but could just as likely be very low key (but please...no chain restaurants).  Socializing is of course, the second facet of the mission, and we think we have one of the best groups for it!! Our focus is on exploring …

Living Gluten Free in the Windy City? Do you have Celiac Disease or a gluten intolerance? Then come join us! This group is open to anyone in the Chicago area who is living the "Gluten Free"l Meet others who face the same dietary challenges and triumphs...as we share great food, tips and conversation. Join us as we explore the many 'Gluten Free" dining-shopping and cooking options available in our great city Please see our pages page for a List of GF Restaurants in Chicago.

We are a great bunch of ladies who like eating food, and like reading food books, cookbooks, and food magazines. We love to read about recipe's and food adventures and food memoirs. We try to meet once a month at a coffee shop or restaurant for brunch on Sundays.  Usually noon.  We close applications often.  If you're lucky and we're open, apply and tell me about yourself so I know you are a foodie bookclub fit.  I appologize for this, but it has been important to keep our meetings small, becaus …

I start this group to meet other moms and have fun together with the kids we also arrange events for moms and kids movies, outing ,lunches,dinners, playing etc

Let's get together for affordable activities in our neighborhood. Maybe coffee at a local cafe, lunch, walks, movies, parks, or shopping. Making new friends or getting reacquainted with lost ones. All ideas are welcome, all ages are welcome. Both men and women are welcome to join us. Lets form a great group.

The purpose of the group is two-fold. First, we meet to support each other through discussions, dinners, lunches, picnics, book groups, and whatever the group would like to see. Second, we expand our children's social circles as well by organizing play dates and kid-friendly meetups, including but not limited to movies, trips to parks, etc. Please consider joining if you are an adoptive parent or connected to adoptive parents (i.e. grandparents, aunts, and uncles of adopted children are more tha …

Let's get together for some affordable networking activities in our neighborhood, such as attending free seminars, meeting for coffee or a light lunch, and if things go well, possibly hosting network events in our homes. I started this group to meet other psychotherapists, clinical counselors, LCPCs. LCSWs, mental health clinicians working on an independent level. Whether you are in the beginning stages of putting together a private practice or are an experienced therapist looking for job leads, …

Remember the "glory days" of grade school? The multiplication tables, spelling bees, horrible lunches, and most of all, DODGEBALL? Well dodgeball is BACK, and this time, we go out for drinks afterwards. You can't beat that. The World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) Dodgeball league is open to all individuals, small groups, and entire teams. Registration is $69 and covers all games, championships, drinks throughout the season, season parties (bar tabs, bar crawls, happy hours), as well as invit …

We are a group of entreprenurial women, sharing leads and growing our businesses. We meet twice per month for lunch at Club Lucky in Bucktown on the first and third Tuesday. Holidays are excluded. We kick off our 2013 calendar on 01/15/13.

This is a group for anyone with gluten intolerance - whether sensitivity or diagnosis with Celiac Disease. I started this group for the purpose of getting together for dinner out or in - with others who have eliminated gluten from their diet. Looking forward to meeting you!

Hello, Open Books interns! Here you will find a range of excellent opportunities to check out different parts of the organization, from quality time at the store or warehouse through lunch with team members. To participate, just indicate you're coming to the event of your choice.

Are you a professional that works from home but would sometimes like to get out and interact with other real people? Hey me too! Here's a crazy idea: let's grab a meal, have some coffee or go for a bike ride.