What we’re about
Top 7 Reasons Why People Join Our Group 😊
* Meet New Friends
* Fun Times
* Dining Out
* Socializing
* Outdoor Activities
* Happy Hours
* Sharing New Experiences
"Our purpose is to provide a wide range of social events for our community of members who are close to the age of 50 or older."
Event and Activities:
Here are some examples activities** and events** you can choose from and experience:
- Live Theatre
- Live Music
- Coffee
- Restaurants (Brunches, Dinners, Happy Hours)
- Recreational Sports (Pickleball, Table Tennis)
- Walks
- Bike Rides
- Movies
- Board and Card Games
- Travel
- Educational Tours
- Adventure Activities
- and much much more!
Attending Events:
To attend any event you must be a paid member. Please, no drop in's
Annual Membership Fees:
Equal to about the price of one good quality restaurant meal (food, drink, taxes, tip) $49*** per year (you get 12 full months from the date of your membership). This is about an average of $4 per month.
What value do you get?
- Our events and activities can easily serve different types of members. Including those who want regular free and very affordable to those who can afford unique higher cost experiences.
- You can choose to attend a year of social events and activities as often as you like, making new friends, having a fun time, exploring new interests and sharing new experiences.
- You benefit from the services of each volunteer organizer who put in hundreds of hours per year dedicated to planning, promoting and attending events
How to pay the annual membership:
Etransfer information is available when you apply to jon the group
What do we use the fees for?
- Meetup Platform Subscription Costs.
- Expenses such as:
- Event supplies, party supplies, rental expenses, group social events (eg. picnics, ice cream socials) restaurant reservations charges, purchase of new and replacement boardgames and sports equipment
Code of Conduct:
We provide a fun community that is safe and welcoming. This is a social group.
This is not a dating or any kind of business site or group. Unsolicited messages to members are not allowed. Solicitation of members for business purposes or to join personally operated groups is not allowed. These actions could result in immediate expulsion from this social group.
Treat everyone (this includes members, owners, venue staff and guests) in a respectful and welcoming fashion. No bullying, harassment, antagonizing, aggression, accusations, demeaning or insults towards any member. No member is permitted to distress other members, encourage drama and friction amongst members, and/or disturb members enjoyment with the group and events. These behaviors will not be tolerated and immediate expulsion from this social group is possible.
Respect Volunteer Organizers:
They do their best and aim to deliver good value and great shared experiences. Please show respect and appreciation to all the volunteer organizers and owners for their time and effort.
Safety:
You will be responsible for your own safety and well being at all events. Organizers and Hosts, cannot be held responsible for your participation in any event.
Contact Us:
Questions about anything please do not hesitate to contact us by sending a direct message through the Meetup App.
We are looking forward to getting to know you all and having some great times together
Anil and Harvey
Featured event
Let's Kill Zombies! - Virtual Reality Experience - Read The Member Reviews
Over 2 dozen members have had fun times doing several of the VR experiences.
Get together with friends and make new friends by killing Zombies!
Member Reviews:
- OMG, it was so real!
- Insane. So fun. Have done VR at home but this was bananas...
- Awesome fun!
- I want to do this again!
Amidst the chaos of a global zombie apocalypse, you find yourself the guardian of the only cure. When the lab you’re protecting has been infiltrated, you’ll have to fend off flesh-hungry hordes of the undead, calm your beating heart as you creep through abandoned hospitals, shoot your way out of swampy basements, and cross death-defying heights. All in an adrenaline-pumping bid to save humanity against the zombie horde.
You will be immersed in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Experience a virtual reality game like no other, where you’ll face a rampant zombie virus and fight your way through hordes of the undead. With cutting-edge graphics and an advanced free-roam VR system, Outbreak VR isn’t your standard VR game; it's a free-roam virtual reality experience that will leave you breathless.
Watch This Teaser
- January 18th, Sunday
- 3:40 pm game time
- Arrive no later than 3:20pm
- Kingsgate Mall - Venue is at one end facing Shoppers
- Happy Hour / dinner after the event will be posted as a separate event. Stay Tuned.
How Do I Play?
- RSVP going
- $58.45
- etransfer (see email after pressing attend)
- First to pay, gets to play!
*** - Non-refundable After you send in your etransfer
- If you need to cancel you need to find another member to replace you and arrange a refund.
Upcoming events
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Cooking Class - Pad Thai (Sold Out)
Northwest Culinary Academy, 2725 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, CASOLD OUT
Come join me in a hands-on cooking class to learn how to prepare this iconic dish serving up a Thai-dal wave of flavour.
We will be taught how to prepare chicken pad thai with a green papaya salad. (Their site says the class is dairy free and can be made vegan / vegetarian / gluten free / nut free / pescatarian.)
EVENT DESCRIPTION
This is a cooking class. You will learn to cook. More importantly, you get to eat.
I have already registered for the class. There is a limited number of spots for this class, so you should register when you know you can attend. When booking, indicate you want to be seated next to me (Titus Yip) in the field where they ask if you are signing up with a friend. (Unless you don't.)
You can purchase your ticket at the link below. Please make sure you are registered for the January 13 class.
Pad Thai Cooking Class Registration5 attendees
WARM EVENING WALK around Lake Lafarge LIGHTS - Coquitlam
Lafarge Lake, Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, Coquitlam, BC, Coquitlam, BC, CAKEEP YOUR NOTIFICATIONS TURNED ON: IT appears to be a warmer evening - predicted to reach 9 degrees in the afternoon! Come out and enjoy!!! However if the forecast changes, we may need to change the date.
The Christmas Lights at Lake Lafarge are notably one of the best Christmas Light displays in the Lower Mainland. It is a 1.2 km Walk around the lake. Last year we did it twice and stopped for Hot Chocolate between rounds. With it being a weekend there should also be food trucks, however the schedule of which food trucks are there, when has not been published, as yet.
LET'S Meet at the bottom of the stairs by the FLOWER BED that in the summer spells COQUITLAM -- this is on the WEST SIDE and in line with the FOUNTAIN. LET'S MEET at 6:00 - SEE THE MAP I HAVE POSTED IN THE PHOTOS
Weather is predicted to be COLD but CLEAR. DRESS WARM. IF THE WEATHER CHANGES I WILL CHANGE THE DATE - I don't enjoy doing this in the rain. (So keep your notifications turned on.) Parking is very busy but the Parking Counter helps.
## Parking Info
There is limited on-site parking at Town Centre Park and, due to the popularity of this event, it can get busy. Visitors are encouraged to walk or take public transit.
If you’re driving to Town Centre Park, consult the the Town Centre Park parking map for other options and check the City’s digital parking counters to view real time parking availability. There are also additional parking lots around Coquitlam City Hall that can be accessed via Burlington Drive, as well as a TransLink Park and Ride lot located at the corner of Pinetree Way and Guildford Way.
There is no Lights at Lafarge parking permitted at the Town Centre Park Community Centre, Evergreen Cultural Centre, or City Centre Aquatic Complex.2 attendees
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