We are the Jaycees. We are a Young Adults Volunteer group between 21 - 40 developing leadership skills through community service and having a good time. We have both community events and socials. The Jaycees are a WORLD-WIDE volunteer organization with over 180,000 members world-wide. Our local chapter currently has 20 members. Some help weekly and others help once a year. The best part about our organization is that you can participate according to your schedule. There are no minimum requiremen …

Feel Good-Giving Back Volunteer Group is a group of volunteers that assist in preparing & prepping supplies for community service events for families with children. We work directly with Creatively Caring.org, a local non-profit whose mission is to provide opportunities for families to get involved in hands-on community service projects that help people, animals, and the environment. We will also work with other organizations such as Adults with Disabilities, Animal Shelters, Senior Homes, Chil …

Calling all those who are ready to give back! As Gandhi said: "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." I started this group for folks 21 and over specifically for volunteering with a not-for-profit organization called Feed My Starving Children. I want to rally up support for what they do because I really believe they have gotten it right. Through donations they have created a really cost effective way to make nutritious meals consisting of vitamins, veggies, soy, and rice for starving …

Our group's aim is to play for people at nursing homes, hospitals, community centers - any place where we can brighten the day of people who otherwise would not be able to listen to live music. Everything we do is completely volunteer. We are simply a group of individuals who come together and share our music with a deserving audience. Here is how a "typical" gig has worked in the past: We get a group of people together, usually around 5 or 6. We play songs from our group's songbook, or from any …

Kenneth Young Center is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit, provider of comprehensive mental health and senior citizens' support services based in Elk Grove Village, IL. Our mission is to help people feel good, do better and find solutions by providing counseling, assessment, treatment, and resource coordination. We are inviting those with an affinity for making a difference in their community to “Meetup” with Kenneth Young Center Group to make a difference, have fun, meet new people and network. We in …

If you are searching for a way to give back, interested in helping out the community, lending a hand to your fellow man, of just looking for something to do on a lazy Saturday, join our group. We will be getting together throughout the year to provide help to those people and organizations that need it. We are open to suggestions if there is something you are interested in doing. Whether it is cleaning up a local park, cheering up a nursing home, helping out at a food bank, or soup kitchen, we s …

Please Exercise your Power of SPEECH - People listen to us. A lot of indians living here as NRIs, residents or citizens have the inner urge to do something for there country but don't know how to start or can't find a support system. Some of us have decided to take an initiative to spread an awareness among community members nationwide and provide them a support system. This will serve as a forum to meet and greet like minded people, make friends and share/implement ideas to better our motherla …

The Downers Grove Junior Woman's Club is a non-partisan, non-denominational, volunteer women's organization. It's members are dedicated to supporting and raising the awareness of charitable organizations, individuals in need, and the community. We meet the last Tuesday of every month at 7pm at Emmett's in Downers Grove.

Do you live in the Edgewater neighborhood in Chicago? Would you like to get more involved in your community but just don't know how? Would you like to support local businesses, meet your neighbors and make a difference while having fun? If so we'd love to "meet" you! We're a brand new Meetup who would like to find like-minded neighbors who would like to get involved in our beautiful community to volunteer, support our businesses and have fun in Edgewater.

We are Mount Prospect's foremost organization for young people, age 18-40. The Mount Prospect Jaycees are committed to leadership development through community service. We run community service, social, and leadership development projects each year. We provide many opportunities for networking, professional development, community service, and fun! In 2007, we celebrated our 50th anniversary! Please visit www.mountprospectjaycees.com to learn more. The Mount Prospect Jaycees are an affiliate orga …

This group is for those of us in Chicago and the suburbs that want to meet with other vegans and vegetarians for not only dining out together, but also doing other fun social things like going to see shows, museums, volunteering, potlucks, drinks, etc... Please check the "Pages" tab for information on our group's attendance and harassment policies.

Would you like to be part of a team of volunteers working together towards a common goal and creating positive change? Our Meetup group's mission is to brainstorm ideas, do research, fund-raise and ultimately establish Have A Heart Farm, a much-needed Midwest animal and community services sanctuary in Northern Illinois/Wisconsin. Have A Heart Farm will be a place for rescued farm animals as well as domestic. The features will include an education center on animal welfare and environmental issues …

The Elgin Community of Christ is excited to announce the launching of a Young Peacemaker’s Club for all children ages Kindergarten thru 8th grade! "The Young Peacemakers Club began in 1992 with an all volunteer staff and seven children in Sioux City, IA. Since that time, Young Peacemaker’s Clubs have started all over the world by people who believe that each life makes a difference. The skills of peacemaking have been promoted by this global grassroots effort to over 120 countries in such divers …

We are Wauconda and Island Lake's foremost organization for young people, ages 18-40. The Wauconda/Island Lake Jaycees is one of Illinois' newest chapters of the United States Junior Chamber. We are committed to leadership development through community-based events. With members in Wauconda, Island Lake, and the surrounding areas, we run community service, social, and leadership development projects throughout the year. We provide many opportunities for networking, professional development, comm …

Join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) annual Blood, Sweat & Tears Charity Bike Ride! Currently in its 11th year, Blood, Sweat & Tears was started and continues to be organized by TNT cycle staff and volunteers. Proceeds from the event benefit LLS's mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. For more information, please visit il.bike.llsevent.org

We are Aurora's foremost organization for young people, ages 18-40. The Aurora Jaycees is one of Illinois' newest chapters of the United States Junior Chamber. We are committed to leadership development through community-based events. With members in the Aurora area, we run community service, social, and leadership development projects throughout the year. We provide many opportunities for networking, professional development, community service, and fun! Please also join our Facebook page to le …

KidzHelp Digital Writing Project: Writing with a purpose Kids creating digital stories for seniors! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you interested in joining our digital writing for kids and seniors volunteer project right here in Streamwood / Elgin? (Run by Jessica, Braden and Bridgette Nicholson) Most kids love using technology and multimedia. Used wisely, digital writing can help kids improve their writing and help them create writing that …

We are Wheeling's foremost organization for young people, age 21-40. The Wheeling Jaycees are committed to leadership development through community service. We run many community service, social and leadership development projects each year. We provide many opportunities for networking, professional development, community service and fun! Our dues are $60. Please visit www.wheelingjaycees.org to learn more. The Wheeling Jaycees are an affiliate organization of the Illinois Junior Chamber of Comm …

We are jetsetters, expats, and young, professional, globally minded women. We believe in getting involved in the world around us, whether through travel, volunteering, or global awareness -- and we believe in the power of an internationally connected community to do it! We're starting at the local level and Chicago is our first step. Come join us for quarterly happy hours called "Go Girl Live", which are after-work networking events that benefit a local women-focused non-profit, as well as other …

Love beer, volunteering, free tee shirts and fun? This is the meet up for you! We're looking to connect Chicago residents who love giving back to their community as much as they love beer!

We are the Schaumburg Jaycees are a foremost organization for young people, age 18-40. The Schaumburg Jaycees are committed to leadership development through community service. We provide many opportunities for networking, professional development, community service, and fun! Our dues are $60 per year. Please visit www.schaumburgjaycees.org to learn more. The Schaumburg Jaycees are an affiliate organization of the Illinois Junior Chamber,  the U.S. Junior Chamber, and Junior Chamber Internationa …

AARP Chapters are nongovernmental, nonpartisan community service organizations. Chapters get involved in making our communities better places to live by organizing and participating in a variety of community service projects. Chapters make a difference in state and national issues as they receive state legislative alerts and information to influence policy decisions. You will make new friends by meeting with people with similar interests and areas of concern.

Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) is one of Chicago's oldest and largest domestic violence organizations. The Junior Board increases CAWC’s exposure to the community by obtaining additional resources to support CAWC programs and aid CAWC's mission of ending domestic violence through a self-help, empowerment approach.  This approach provides counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline for people affected by domestic violence, including a shelter for women and children.  Junio …

This is a group is for anyone who wants to help others while meeting new friends. The group is a part of a non profit organization Hope for knowledge, that helps people in need from the caribbean to the U.S. Please take a look at our page and check us out and feel free to send any questions you may have, at www.hopeforknowledge.org. I hope that I meet new friends that have a hear to help others. We also plan on branching out and sharing our time with each other in the future with social activiti …

There are NO initial fees to join this group!!!! Join us and refer us to everyone you know!  We are a network of consumers to professionals in the photography industry to help each other connect, share, teach, grow and HAVE FUN doing it! Whether you are looking for a photographer, you want to learn about photography, you are a beginner or a seasoned professional, we WELCOME YOU TO "THE PHOTOGRAPHY NETWORK" The purpose of this group is all about networking, teaching, improving, inspiring, meeti …

Rotary is the oldest service organization in the world and was started in Chicago, IL. We meet every Tuesday at 12:15PM for lunch which is followed by a guest speaker. Warm and friendly group of people and are welcoming of guests.

The Social Action Committee of Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist. We are promoting the upcoming CWS Cropwalk for Palatine Township in coordination with many of the local houses of faith.

LIVE CHATROOM too! Join us for savory silver screen classics! Whether it's Blockbuster films, Indies, Documentaries, or Classics... COME JOIN US as we tour the suburbs visiting different theaters as we watch great flicks and dine out! Participate in theater going experiences of all kinds..IMAX, drive-ins, home theater, cinemas--as well as live theater from time-to-time. PROMOTERS: for free screenings, please email information to: playfulwithyou33@yahoo.com instead of contact organizer. We see ev …