Who says giving back can't be fun! This group is for people who enjoy live music, especially when its for a great cause! A benefit concert is a great way to raise funds and awareness for a cause. Join this group if you want to contribute to worthy charities and causes by attending benefit concerts around Los Angeles.

  Philippians 2:4  " ... do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others." Hi , My name is Dave and I decided to start this group as the result of seeing the needs of my best friend who has epilepsy.   Please join if you have epilepsy, are a friend or relative of someone with epilepsy, or you wish to volunteer and help with the needs of those woth epilepsy.   There are various areas and topics one can address concerning epilepsy as a support group so …

Let us All come to gather to Celebrate the lives of those who battled Cancer, to Remember loved ones lost and Let us Fight Back against the Disease. We would love to have all Cancer Survivors, Supporters, and Volunteers join us in our efforts to Fight Back!! We will be posting Fundraisers and Events that will take place in the City of Rosemead, CA for the month of MAY 2012. Our Main Event will be a 24 hour around the clock! Friends family, coworkers and neighbors come together to form a Relay Te …

Hello and welcome to Off the HOOK! Crochet Club!  I'm starting this group to get together with other crochet lovers!  My grandmother taught me the basics of crochet as a kid, but I'm just recently learning to read patterns and expanding my skills! Let's break the stereotype!  Crochet (hooking) isn't just for old ladies!  We welcome hookers of all ages, men and women! This group is for all skill levels and I would especially like to welcome those with children!  We will meet to work on whateve …

Our goal is simple: to get involved in the community. Whether you're interested in giving a few hours of your time, a day or become a dedicated volunteer, our group will consist of people who want to make 2012 a year of volunteerism and getting engaged with their community. I'l be posting and setting up events around the activities of different nonprofit organizations in LA - get involved with me.....make 2012 an amazing year!!! I'll be posting events based on dates, focusing on the current mont …

Green Menu is a non-profit organization that promotes Green concepts such as Vegetarianism, Eco living, Physical well-being, etc. We believe that plant-based diets are the foundations for people’s health and the future for our planet. Therefore, we'd like to start this meetup group to help bringing the awareness of Green living lifestyle to our communities. We know that being a vegetarian is the first step to achieving such goal. It is very easy to adapt to the vegetarian diet if the resources s …

WELCOME to our "Happy Place" - and the LARGEST Disneyland Resort fan group here on Meetup.com! (=3 For most of us, the Disneyland Resort -- to include Downtown Disney, Disney's California Adventure (DCA), and the "Mouse House" itself -- may be considered our "home away from home", or simply a fun and safe gathering spot to unwind from the everyday chores of life, work and all-things hectic. Many of us feel comfortable in coming to "the happiest place on Earth" - either alone or (preferably …

Volunteer: If you want to make a difference and "be the change," Consider volunteering for worthwhile community service events. Giving back & helping others is rewarding, fulfilling, satisfying, and fun!   "Never before has man had such a great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world." "We dare not forget today that we are the hei …

"Service before Self"   The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: 1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 2.High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's pe …

Mindful Mending is a collective of, family oriented, secular naturalists who want to promote post conventional moral standards. For this reason, although having children isn’t necessary for membership, Mindful Mending encourages child involvement at every Meetup. We will have random, child friendly, events but primarily focus on philanthropy. Our Meetups will consist of anything from local beach or park clean-ups, to having our children pack gift sacks for the sick boys and girls at a local hosp …

The purpose of the Eddie Nash Foundation is to work to create an enlightened world without violence, by breaking the cycle of hate resulting from abuse, prejudice and all forms of violence effecting our youth, through recognition and financial contributions to community programs and organizations that support the goals of the foundation.

With everyone who are struggling through this tough time, we would like to help those in needs. We all need to help one another, could you use an extra money to do whatever you want with it. There are good hearted people that will Pay It Forward. We have helped vast number of people and change their lives for the better. We will continue to honor this commitment and honesty to everyone in need. Together we can eliminate hardship one at a time. You pay it forward, they pay it forward, we pay it f …

This group is organized by the Collective Voices Foundation, a Pasadena based non-profit organization that creates and supports collaborative, innovative, and sustainable educational programs for under-resourced youth. We believe that creative collaborations between educators, organizations, and members of the community can help transform the culture of education in Pasadena/Altadena and beyond. This group is intended to connect people who want to improve education by getting involved and collab …

As part of Mayor Tait's Hi Neighbor program, we are turning vacant, unused lots into an opportunity to make friends, grow healthy food, and build a better City. We have schools, businesses, non-profits and neighbors involved. Come join us! This will be a very fast, 4 month pilot project. We need your help! Check us out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Hi-Neighbor-Community-Gardens/367140263310483

Hello, I am a young and vibrant artist who happens to have Arthritis. Everyday I have to work through the pain, stiffness and deformities in my joints in order to create my art and express how I feel. Over 50 million adults and 300,000 children are affected with Arthritis and to help spread awareness for this growing population please join my Artist for Arthritis walk team. You don't have to have Arthritis or be an artist, just have a big heart and creative soul. For the participating artists on …

A network mixer for young entrepreneurs & business professionals to connect, share knowledge, gain tips to raise capital for business ventures, meet mentors, create relationships, promote business ideas, listen to some good music and dine on some good food and drinks.