What clubs/organizations are you involved in?

[kiminky]

Specifically ones not related to your children, i.e. PTA, etc. I am looking for ideas. I went to a trivia night last night at the German American Club and have been to some Oktoberfests there. I thought it might be a fun group to join, they are always so friendly and welcoming, although I'm not specifically interested in my German heritage.

[wise_rita]

I've never been involved but hope to do Toastmasters someday.

[mcmel]

Audubon

[mala]

I ran a knitting/fiber group for awhile, fizzled out with covid. Been trying to restart or find a new one to join but nothing has clicked yet.

[wanderingback]

Local running group
Outdoor afro

Before covid - a Black women’s book club and a woman’s triathlon club. The book club is now virtual and I’m looking for something in person. And now I don’t have a gym to swim in so haven’t gone back to triathlons.

As of just last week I found out about a local volunteer opportunity that works with my schedule, so hope to start that soon.

[whattheheck]

Audubon and I take watercolor painting classes.

[Jalapeñomel]

None. I’m way too busy with work and kids.

I am co-directing the musical this year at work (normally I just choreograph), but that’s certainly not a club or organization.

Also, it seems so many of you have a much better balance between work and home or more than 24 hours in a day!

[CurlyQ284]

I was involved with the Jeep group my husband started in the area, but he got burned out and stepped down as President so I haven't really gone to much since then. We usually just make plans with our close friends that we met through the group. Plus off-roading is his thing not mine, so I wasn't super invested but I never would have made friends when we moved here if it wasn't for the club.

[underwaterrhymes]

I volunteer with a refugee organization and that’s about it.

[fryjack2]

I play soccer in a few leagues.

I am part of a running club.

I am involved in 3 different charities/organizations that I help plan events for.

I’m part of a book club.

We are members of a private social club.

The time commitment depends on the time of year, if I’m training for a race, and life schedule.

[abs]

Puzzle exchange club in my neighborhood. We meet at a coffee house once a month to exchange. It’s been a fun way to meet new people and is the right level of commitment for me.

[brooklyn]

I’m on our town’s pride committee, helping to organize LGBTQia events.

I used to volunteer for, and then work for, a suicide prevention organization before I got busy with kids.

[lovelovelove]

I volunteer with 2 orgs in my town- one for DEI efforts and one for kids wellbeing. I also volunteer at the church we go to (UU).

Sometimes it's a lot and I get overwhelmed. I'm trying to learn to balance what I can do and say "no" to the things I can't/put my time into overwhelmed territory.

[jinkies]

I'm in a book club and just quit a local government committee after serving 5 years. I also helped out with fundraising for a local historical site although that's mostly over now.

A couple years ago my H and I did a curling class and I had hoped that he would join the league with me when it was over, but he didn't want to commit. Maybe when the kids are a little older and their activities take up less of our time.

That's it for now. I am the committee chair for DD's scout troop which is time consuming, work, and am practically a professional chauffeur for all my kids activities. There just aren't enough hours in the day for anything else.

[orval]

I volunteer with a group that plants trees throughout our city. I am a "Treemaster", we help set up events and then guide/teach volunteers to plant trees correctly.

[VillainV]

I’m seriously impressed that some of you find time for all of this! I only have one kid, and between work and his activities, I feel like I’m at capacity.

[HoneySpider]

My husband and I are the hosts of our local Silent Book Club chapter. We started it up in the fall and have been meeting once a month since. It's a nice way to get out and be social but not have it be overwhelming (in terms of time commitment or just level of socializing - we are both introverts with social anxiety)

[DotAndBuzz]

I’m in a book club, but that’s it. And it’s the best, lowest commitment book club ever. If you read it you read it, if you don’t, whatever, still come and chat, no worries.

Once a month in nicer months I’m part of a “9 and dine” group at our country club, where a bunch of women my age play 9 holes and then have dinner. But it’s SUPER casual, no keeping score, if you don’t like where/how you hit your ball, hit again, put it where you want it, etc, lol. Some people show up and don’t even have their own clubs/have never played before, so they just borrow someone’s and learn as they go. It’s More of an excuse to just get outside and hang out with other women in the neighborhood.

I think I burned myself out heading up and leading kid stuff when my kids were in elementary school. There are a couple organizations in the back of my mind that I want to volunteer with eventually, but I’m not there yet in terms of being able to commit my time (kid stuff has been a lot, and keeps increasing), so for now I just donate money.

[thebreakfastclub]

I've never been in a club as an adult.

I don't really like to read so I'd never join a book club. That's the only kind of club I've ever heard of where I live.

[charlatti]

I just recently joined a book club but I have only made it to one meeting. It seems like a good group so I need to make it more of a priority.

I would really love to find a walking group that fits my schedule. Not sure how to go about that.

[abs]

Feb 4, 2024 9:12:46 GMT -5 VillainV said:

I’m seriously impressed that some of you find time for all of this! I only have one kid, and between work and his activities, I feel like I’m at capacity.

We are at the point where all of DD’s activities are done at school. She’s crazy busy but that leaves me with a lot of extra time because she’s just gone a lot. In elementary I was at capacity, too, and couldn’t imagine adding a single thing. Life changes quick though.

[devonpow]

I’m on the board of a local education non profit to support the public schools - it’s tangentially related to my kids in that they are in the public school system but it’s not directly related.

I’m in a book club.

Other than that it’s all groups related to the kids.

[dcn]

My neighborhood has a book club.

I’m the president of a club that raises money for grants and scholarships. We have “sub-clubs” that are smaller groups based on interest. I go to the bourbon club meetups, sometimes the book club, the wine club, hiking.

[penguingrrl]

I’m a trustee for a local history museum, which is nice. I volunteer my time behind the scenes and also on-site for a few events a year.

I used to be a member of my town’s democratic club, but they went virtual during covid and never switched back to in person, so I lost interest. I realized that for that group, being there with the group and having the small talk around the meeting was more what I was looking for (and more fruitful in planning what I was going to do that month towards getting people elected) and I wasn’t staying focused following the meetings over zoom.

[mrspez07]

I’m a member of my quilt guild and try to make it to their monthly meetings but often have kid stuff in the way. I try to go to events as I can.

Had a book club but it isn’t getting much traction after Covid and it’s full of busy moms.
I’m my HOAs treasurer, if that counts, LOL. Were very low key.

With kids entering teen years and doing their own things, I’m trying to be aware of more opportunities outside their school/sports stuff.

[tacokick]

I’m a member of a couple weaving guilds. Both have in-person events that are also streamed on Zoom. I go to the in-person meetings of one but the other is based about 90 minutes away so I mostly attend virtually. Both do community outreach and have frequent guest speakers/presentations. The further away guild is a much larger and has more frequent informal get togethers and social events but they are often held on weekday evenings. I’d probably go to some of them if it was closer.

I volunteer helping doing taxes for low income people and with a high school writing program most years.

[7costanza]

I’m on the board of my local library, which is a commitment of like six hours a year. My schedule and mental load is filled with work and kid stuff but someday I would like to volunteer at an art museum or gardening club.

[macmars45]

Between work and my autistic DS(7.75) I'm at capacity.

Before going back to full time I volunteered at a cat rescue and helped plan a city wide Earth Day event.

[RoxMonster]

I had been super involved with the local Democrats chapter and served as a precinct committee person. But H and I didn't agree with the way some things were happening and being run by certain individuals so we stepped down from that a couple years ago. Now I just volunteer with campaigns directly that I support if I want to phone bank or canvass, etc.

Otherwise, I am honestly not much of a club person. I am very introverted and don't like to schedule a lot of my free time or have obligations of places I have to be. I tend to volunteer for one-off events when I feel pulled to do so.

[sadlebred]

I'm a member of a cycling team and cycling club. The team is part of the club. We have 3 meetings/socials per year that always involve food/beer at our brewery sponsor. I also co-lead an all levels gravel bike ride once/month for the club.

I am on the BoD (all volunteer) for our fall bike race series and do all of the social media. This is mainly Sept.-December and almost every weekend starting the first of Oct. We usually have 2 in person meetings/year.

I used to be involved in a lot more but stopped a few years ago when my heart problems started.