We are a group of vibrant, social, fun, community oriented folk on a mission to better ourselves and the world around us! Our goal is to meet new friends, explore the city we live in, and make it a little bit better. Our activities include, but are certainly not limited to: learning about different causes and how we can help, fundraising, karaoke, dancing, deep conversation, wild adventures We are based at the Church in Ocean Park at 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica. The Church in Ocean Park is …

Experience THIS! is a group for people who want to step away from their daily routines and experience something unique and amazing!  Our experiences are designed to be self-contained adventures that connect you with experiences you have always wanted to try, or might not have known existed.   How many times have we said, "That sounds like fun, I would like to try that someday!"  But that "someday" keeps getting pushed down the road because it is difficult to plan, organize, or perhaps you just d …

Seeking Young Professionals looking to get invovled in their community, network with like-minded peers and increase their leadership experience!

The Spirits of Adventure Meetup Group is all about nurturing your adventurous spirit while making new friends, staying in shape, stepping out of the box and living your life to the fullest. While our meetups will be geared for all ages, some will be themed for adults, some for families, kids and pets. Examples of our activities will be: hiking, biking, camping, haunted house tours, cemetery tours, concerts, movies, dog parks, water sports, outdoor movies, film festivals, seasonal festivals, flyi …

Philanthro is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage young professionals in philanthropy, by serving as the leading platform for young professionals to connect with charitable causes through social, volunteer, and leadership activities. Philanthro is a 100% volunteer-based organization that prides itself on its core values of transparency, efficiency, and creativity. Beyond financially supporting charities, Philanthro's greatest contributions are building awarenes …

Whether you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s, or up...you can help out and make a difference. One Brick brings volunteers together to support local non-profit and community organizations by adopting an innovative twist to the volunteer experience: we create a friendly and social atmosphere around convenient volunteering, and after each volunteer event, you will have the chance to meet with your fellow volunteers to get to know each other better. If you're new in town, this is a great way to expand your …

LIVE, Don’t Merely Exist with other travel and volunteer enthusiasts! Passporters - LIVE, Don’t Merely Exist™ Meetup is a well organized group based out of Los Angeles. Our emphasis is giving back and experiencing life to the fullest. We do this by hosting a monthly food drive, local cultural trips, and participating in a wide range of volunteer events. We also travel to a foreign country at least once per year, via our annual Passporters Expedition, to volunteer and to immerse ourselves in it …

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 …

We are a group of Christian Los Angelenos in search of opportunities to help the less fortunate of Los Angeles. Please join us in our efforts to impact our local world.

I'm No Bully! is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving as activists in the prevention of bullying and raising worldwide awareness to the short and long-term effects of children being bullied. We put together events to raise money for families who have children who have committed suicide from being bullied and to donate to schools to implement anti-bullying programs

The Love You Revolution is a movement that aims at aiding women and children in discovering the wonderful and beautiful human beings they are using art and fashion as a tool. We create self-love and empowerment workshops for women in domestic violence shelters, underprivileged children in LAUSD schools, children at the YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and other non-profits like Girls in Power and Agape Youth Ministries. The workshops are offered free of charge to the organizations and are interactive, ex …

Welcome to Coastal LA Singles! We are a diverse group of men and women from various parts of the coastal LA region (South Bay, Long Beach) who love to share our passion in serving the poor, in giving back to the community and in creating new friendships by sharing our transformed lives with the people we meet. We organize events such as feeding the homeless and serve the community by volunteering wherever there is a need like at the VA hospital, in rescue missions, women's shelters and foster ki …

REQUESTING EVERYONE SEEKING INSPIRATION IN HELPING OTHERS, NATURE and ANIMALS WHILE ESTABLISHING FRIENDSHIPS/CONNECTIONS. We want to create and host fundraisers/events and celebrate life by finding like minded individuals. COME one come all we already have an event in the works scheduled January 27 2013. INQUIRE WITHIN!!! WE PROMISE YOU WILL HAVE FUN and MEET LOVELY/CARING people

Citizens Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization that works in a non-confrontational way to create the political will for a stable climate, and to empower people to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power. Creating political will is a team sport -- and it's challenging, uplifting, and fun. The more that participate, the merrier -- and the more effective!We write and meet with our congressional reps; write letters to the editor, opinion piece …

This "campaign" is community led, and has been started with the notion that every act of kindness heals our community in some way. Random acts of kindness can help us get to know our community and help end cycles of hatred. Some of the events will be "kindness protests" in which all of us will help remind our community about acts of kindness they can do. Some will be events where we have tons of people hold different signs that say things like : give a stranger a compliment, or volunteer at a ho …

We connect volunteers with trusted organizations that fit their passion, skill set, and availability.

Team Challenge is the endurance and fundraising program for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Join Team Challenge as we train for the 13.1 Chicago Half Marathon, Kona Half Marathon or the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon. Enjoy the benefits of training locally with a team, personal professional coaching, and supporting CCFA.

Have you ever wanted to give back to your local community, but been afraid of how you could make a real difference on your own? Community Recycling Outreach Organization (CROO) is here to help! By organizing the local community to collect and donate those otherwise wasted recyclable materials with CRV that usually end up in curbside recycle bins (or worse), our goal is to recover those valuable recyclables and turn them into real donations that help our local soup kitchens and food banks. For ex …

The purpose of APEX is to serve as a medium to bring increased awareness about and to Asian Americans through community service, fellowship, charitable fundraisers, cultural events, professional networking and educational seminars. By combining diverse skills and resources to support common goals, APEX strives to benefit not only the Asian American community, but also society at large. Ultimately, APEX hopes to create a unified sense of community among all Asian Americans, here in the United Sta …

Calling all animal lovers and do-gooders. The South Los Angeles Animal Shelter needs you! Here you will find the sweetest, loveliest animals in the world. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts and very few volunteers, the dogs are NEVER walked. Once or twice per week, we'll go down to the shelter, give them love, give them exercise and hopefully find them homes. We can do fundraisers, host parties, and do adoptions. Volunteering there has made such a difference in my life, I'm sure it can do the sam …

This is Miss Asia USA's 25the year. In 2013 we are utilizing social media to expand our reach and influence our growing Asian Communities in Southern California. The Asian Communities are a huge economic force and growth in population in the last few years will soon surpass other population groups. Miss Asia USA is but a few pageants that are cross cultural, although the Asian part of the name may imply only Asian countries, it includes all of Asia, including Siberia, Russia, Iran, Turkey , et …

We get together almost every week to volunteer for LGBT rights. We are fun, active and inspiring people!

Ladies…please join me in starting the West LA Chapter of the Blue Thong Society (http://www.bluethongsociety.com/). Let’s celebrate being a 50+ youngster…together! The Blue Thong Society (BTS) was started eight years ago when a woman turned 50 in Encinitas, CA. At that time, she decided to bring together her sisters from other mothers. Since then, BTS has created a phenomenon of Gal Pals who give back to their community while enjoying social events to create a community. Our Chapter, which is ca …

Join Empowering Communties, in making a difference in your and someone elses life! We will reach out to the homesless, and families in need in our community. By assisting those intrested,with resourse needed that may help them find a safe place to live. Our Vision, to create a safe enviorments for all families in or Community! Change Starts Here!! With our families and in our Communties .. With the simple power of Unity, Love, Impathy, and Acts of Kindness!

We are: forward-thinking women, culturally diverse, inquisitive, self-aware, empowered, nurturing, working women, moms, daughters, wives, singles, professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, who realize that we cannot care for others, until we take time to care for ourselves. We are between in our 30's and through women of that alluring certain age. We are: problem-solvers, risk-takers, willing to listen, wanting to set goals and stick them with ten point landings.

Bark For Life is a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds & awareness for the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer. By supporting Bark For Life, you help the American Cancer Society save lives, and that helps us move closer to our ultimate goal of a world with less cancer and more birthdays. So bring your best canine friend and join us for a fun-filled day starting with a walk, and then continuing with demonstrations, contests, and games. www.RelayForLife.or …

Yes, yes y'all! We're calling out all professionals in all fields to come and join us at The Falls @ 626 S. Spring St. in Downtown LA for our monthly networking session for Hip Hop enthusiasts on Thursday, April 25 from 6:30-8:30PM. Our purpose for bringing together this group is to create a space for networking in a comfortable environment with like-minded individuals who share the values of diversity, respect, innovation, and personal and community empowerment that are embodied in the cultue o …

Serve Day 2013 offers 8 different volunteer projects in one day. Held in the Crescenta Valley on Sunday, May 19, all ages are welcome and volunteers will receive a free T-shirt for their time.