Community Boating, Inc. (CBI) is the nation's oldest public sailing center - incorporated in 1946. Located on the Charles River behind the Hatch Shell, members can sail, windsurf, and kayak right in the heart of Boston between the Longfellow and Harvard Bridges. The mission of CBI is the advancement of sailing for all by minimizing economic and physical obstacles to sailing. In addition, CBI enhances the greater Boston community by using sailing as a vehicle to empower its members to develop ind …

LASS: LESBIAN AID AND SERVICE SOCIETY LASS is a community of lesbian and bi women helping each other through health challenges. A chance to both give and receive! Could you offer a ride to a medical appointment?  Are you having surgery?  Could you cook an occasional meal?  Do you have a friend with a chronic illness? If you need help or are interested in volunteering, we would love for you to be involved in our wonderful community.  Get the help you need from volunteers who enjoy giving. Co …

Boston Rotaract meets for service, social & cultural activities and professional development. Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. www.rotaract.org Volunteer, Think, Change the World. We are a fellowship organization dedicated to the principles of Rotary. Visit us also on: www.bostonrotaract.org Boston Rotaract Google Group Boston Rotaract Facebook Group **Please note: The low number of RSVPs is due to the fact that the majority of the club is NOT o …

The Boston Minstrel group envisions a world where interactive singing inspires healing, harmony and hope. For 21 years we have been bringing the transformative power of music to people living in shelters and prisons in the greater Boston area. We are a group of 100+ volunteer singers and musicians who get together for about 40 "songfests" a year. Singles and married singers and musicians are welcome.

We pick up trash in Boston. We put up fliers to discourage littering and encourage responsibility in neighborhoods. We believe there is an energy that litter gives off in neighborhoods that can affect human behavior. I live by a philosophy that when people see good acts they are more likely to act good. I hope that this group be it myself and hopefully others will pick up litter on every street in Boston at least once. It is important to cultivate happiness and doing something bigger than yourse …

This group is for young professionals, from all background and experiences, to actively promote Save a Child’s mission (below). We love to create fun around Boston while developing our leadership skills. If you are passionate about improving healthcare for children through the SACH mission and like to have fun, this group is for you! The mission of SACH is to improve the quality of pediatric cardiac care for children from developing countries who suffer from heart disease and to create centers …

How can we do the most good in the world? What are the best charities? Which causes are most important? How can we best use our money and time to make a difference? And how do we do that without going nuts? Let's get together and talk about that.

Socializing for Justice (SoJust) is all about building a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based on the Philosophy of Abundance. We're doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in SOCIAL JUSTICE. We host events twice a month to meet each other and make connections. No Program. No Speaker. Just Us. Newcomers always welcomed! **You must be a member to RSVP or post an event on the message board. Not a member? It's free to join - share as much or as little …

Rockin out globally is not for the faint at heart. Gear up and go with us on a global mission of helping those in need. Our hands on efforts are to assist human beings in need. We unite to participate in projects both domestic and international. This group is for Jews who care to make a difference. We also love Shabbat dinners and other fun stuff.

FRIENDLY IN BOSTON - Be cool.  Be kind. Do you love living in Boston, but not the not-so-friendly Boston vibe? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Friendly in Boston is a newly founded community, whose goal is to funkafy Boston with a more friendly vibe, as well as explore the concept of kindness/friendliness. Who we are and what to expect. Do I need to be a “touch-feely happy person” to join? Simply put, no. While we may “do good”, we are not innately a group of “do-gooders”, but rather a gr …

We work with a few charities in the area and are constantly outside donating our time, money, food, clothes, or spirit to those in need. Our primary focus may be donating time here in USA to fix broken communities here at home We have great ideas on how to raise LOVE and are happy to have more. Come to our events, or help us to come up with more ideas.

Boston PHP is the largest and most active PHP community in the world. We are a lot more than PHP! We have been meeting since 2002. We have over 3,200 members, and usually meet every month on a Wednesday. We have a wide range of topics all related to PHP, Web Development, and Open Source technology. All meetings are free, and we encourage everyone to participate and get involved and help grow the PHP community. After each meeting we typically go to a nearby restaurant/bar/pub for more informal di …

The Windows Server Group is a volunteer run, professional association, which exists in order to encourage an exchange of knowledge about all aspects of Windows Server Technology between IT Professionals. We help IT Managers and Administrators deploy Windows Server Technologies within the enterprise, on the internet and in the Cloud.

The Virtualization Group–Boston is a volunteer run, professional association, which exists in order to encourage an exchange of knowledge about all aspects of virtualization, green technology and cloud computing between IT Professionals. Furthermore, we will foster affiliation with similar virtualization groups located elsewhere to expand the reach of knowledge and training resources.

MA Korean Language Group is open to anybody in the greater Boston area who is interested in the Korean language and culture. While this group is intended for learning Korean, we have speakers of other Asian languages such as Chinese and Japanese too. Our meeting is truly multi-cultural, with conversation happening in Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese. If you speak one of these languages and if you are interested in the Korean language and culture, we are positive that you will have fun in th …

Code for Boston is a Code for America Brigade - a volunteer civic innovation organization created by Boston-area developers, designers, urban planners, and data geeks with an interest in solving civic and social problems through the use of creative technology. We feel that Boston was the driving force in the creation of Government 1.0; we should be leading the way for Gov 2.0. We seek to leverage the revolutionary spirit of New England to help open, improve, and engage our local governments acro …

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, after great success in Chicago, Boston is our second hub! Come join us for special happy hours called "Go Girl Live", which are after-work networking events that benefit a local women-focuse …

Get fit, have fun, meet new people! The Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (MassBike) promotes a bicycle-friendly environment and encourages bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation. MassBike’s Vision for the Future - Bicycling in Massachusetts is a safe, respected, convenient, and enjoyable way to get around. Roads throughout the state are safe and welcoming for cyclists, and all users interact in a courteous and legal manner. Car-free pathways connect our communities, bicycles are fully inte …

This is a group for all Dominican professionals who live or work in the Greater Boston area. Boston is a very vibrant city that has a lot to offer and enjoy. However, with our busy schedules it is sometimes difficult to find the time to meet new people, let alone others like-minded Dominican professionals, in this city. This group’s mission is to get a well-educated and diverse group of Dominicans together to build long lasting friendships the way our Dominican parents taught us, through social …

Join our Network of Successful Friends We are new social media with a focus on upscale adventure. Our web site is an opportunity for you to meet up & socialize with great people, local & world wide. Join us, post yourself on our web site along with a personal greeting. Say hello to the world through Boston Millionaires. We like fine living, night life, boating, golf, social networking, Country Dancing, Cape Cod, fitness, Globe Treking, dining out, Faneuil Hall, ocean travel, exercise, coffee sho …

We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month for our general business meetings.  We also try to schedule at least one local service project a month serving the Cambridge community. We are a local, grassroots club of young professionals and students that partner together for the purpose of serving the greater Boston community, develop as citizens, leaders, and professionals, and to have fun and socialize. Rotaract is a program of Rotary International for young adults between the ages of 18 …

A meetup for people interested in Java and other JVM languages. These meetings are chance for Java developers to socialize and network and learn from member-led presentations. Meetings are typically held the third Tuesday of each month. Presentation volunteers are welcome -- please contact Burc Oral.

A meetup is where people with similar interests get together and hang out. A vegetarian meetup is where vegetarians with similar interests get together and hang out.  Of course, we're a diverse lot, so we'll meet LOTS of folks whose interests are somewhat different from our own, but who share the vegetarian interests with us. Join us AND the other Vegetarians-Of-Boston Meetups for the Vegetarian Happy Hour [Happy Hour with Vegetarians] 6:30 pm-8:20 pm We hold other events at an all-vegetarian r …

*The World Is Our Playground (TWIOP)* Would you like to be part of a meetup community where active, creative, fun and diverse people can get together and build lasting friendship?  Do you love to travel, snowboard, ski, try and learn new things? Want to cross something off your bucket list? If you like to get off the couch, have fun, meet new people and make new friends, go to free wine and craft beer tastings, try different cuisines, explore different parts of the globe and our own backyard the …

This is designed for locals and new comers to Boston ages between 21-40, that want to have a good time in a unique and clean way. I'll be incorporating night life, creative activities, active activities, and social gatherings in various ways. It`s a good way to not only meet people and learn what is out there to do, but also allows the opportunity to come out of your shell, create new beginnings, and new memories.

The Bisexual Resource Center understands the bi community needs an easy way to organize activities to connect more people in the greater community.  Result?  Our new meetup group - providing a safe and supportive space for bi-identified people, their partners, interested allies, and those who wish to socialize in an inclusive LGBT community. You'll find mixed events open to everyone on the gender spectrum, as well as specifically women-only & men-only events. Join up for the inside scoop on upco …

QAPA is committed to providing a supportive social, political, and educational environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning people of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage in the Boston and New England area. If you're interested in volunteering for QAPA or have any questions or suggestions regarding the organization, please send an email to qapa@qapa.org. Please note that the posting policies for this group have changed since migrating from Yahoo! Groups to Meetup.com: If …

There have been over 18,000 SMART Recovery Self-Help Group meetings in Massachusetts since 1990. All groups are lead by volunteers, most of whom are graduates of the SR Program. SR meetings occur weekly in hospitals (e.g., MGH, McLean, Mount Auburn, Salem, Jordan, Lahey Clinic, etc.), a few in community facilities (e.g., Middlesex Community College) and several in prisons. The SMART Recovery Handbook has be translated into 11 languages (e.g., Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin, etc.). There are SR meeting …