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Make Friends with Cool Parents and Kids – Meetup.com
Posted (reneeholiday) in local events, meetup on February-9-2008

Meetup.com partyToday I went to my first playgroup meeting at a local playgroup on Meetup.com in Fort Lauderdale. The organizer of the group, Jordanna, planned a Valentine’s Day party at Chick-Fil-A for the kids to play and exchange cards. There was a turnout of around 35 people. In attendance were parents with kids aged 3 months, up to a couple of teen girls, who came to help.

Everyone I met was GREAT! There are some really cool families out there. Face it, everyone ultimately wants the same thing. Right? We all need fellowship with peers. I can’t believe I didn’t go to one of these meetings before.

For a long time I’ve been saying, “I want to meet like-minded people in the community.” But I haven’t followed up with action until lately. It is definitely worth the effort.

Meetup.com is an EXCELLENT resource for finding people in YOUR community. (And no, I am not getting any kickbacks for this.) ;-)

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Comments:
Melinda on February 11th, 2008 at 2:54 pm #

I joined a playgroup in my neighborhood through Meetup too and it is the best. There are only a few moms, I’d say about 10-15, and they are all so great. We meet at parks, gymnasiums, libraries, sometimes people’s homes. It really is a great way to meet people with the same thing in mind.

Greg on February 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm #

So where do all the dad’s hang out and drink beer while the moms are “Meet” ing “up”?

elliottkim on February 19th, 2008 at 8:35 pm #

Ya know, Greg. Some of the moms are single moms.

Jordanna on March 10th, 2008 at 4:52 pm #

Dads are invited to our events, and we all drink beer! Well not the nursing moms and kids>..

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