"Reaching out to our local immigrant community has changed my heart forever, and I’m discovering true faith and spirituality." ~Beth~ I started this group to build awareness of the charity I volunteer with locally: Casa Chirilagua. Chirilagua is the locals' name for Arlandria, a local Alexandria Latino neighborhood, primarily Salvadorian, located just north of Del Ray. We're going to have a lot of fun in this group with wine tastings, dinners out, happy hours, and neighborhood walks. We'll se …

  The Alexandria Jaycees theme for 2012 is LIVE BOLDLY!   Whether we hope to network, volunteer, build our professional portfolio, learn / improve personal skills, or meet new people and have fun, it requires courage to take that first step forward.  (If it were that easy, you would have done it already.)  It takes courage to change our personal story and be the kind of person we aspire to be.  So, let this be the year where you find your courage and live boldly!  Together, we'll make ourselves …

Do you ever feel like your not really connecting with people in your community? Me too. The most fundamental revelation of neuroscience is that our brains are wired to connect. The Roseto Effect (see below) mystified scientific investigators for years when they studied the inhabitants of Roseto, Pennsylvania in the 1960’s. The Rosetans defied statistics with unhealthy habits yet flourished with good health. Why? This cohesive close knit community nourished each other with a high degree of emotio …

FLYGIRLZ DMV is an organization of women that focuses on empowering and uplifting women of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds through sisterhood bonding. FLYGIRLZ DMV will be hosting several charitable and social events throughout the year that will assist in giving back to our community and other organizations. With so many national disasters occurring as well as personal and family hardships, we believe that giving back is essential. We encourage you to support our organization through me …

We are a group branching off from the Natural Mamas in Silver Spring Working Together Communally group, to create a similar community here in Alexandria. Right now, we are in the formation stage and will be planning a meetup for discussion and intention-setting. As a starting point, here is a relevant excerpt from the Silver Spring group's description: "This is for moms and dads who feel they and their child are missing out on something by being alone most of the time, and want more than just th …

Welcome and Thank you for checking out Arrows Kids Inside the Beltway Arrows Kids is a Non Profit group that caters to children currently in the care of single parents or extended family members. These children are often lacking communication with one or more parent. The lack of this relationship may cause the child to face harsh societal difficulties. Arrows alleviates these societal pressures by offering college mentors, homework help, test prep, community service projects, entrepreneurial wor …

SPRING INTO YOUR GOD GIVEN DESTINY THROUGH SMALL RELATIONAL GROUPS EASTER SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE - APRIL 8, 2012 at 10:30 AM Pastoral Installation of Dr. Michael A. Donaldson - Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 10:30 AM A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU! - (12 Week Teaching Series by Dr. Michael Donaldson in ALEXANDRIA, VA!   Sundays, 10:30 AM January 8 - March 25, 2012) In this series, we will be exploring God's remedy for the following life challenges:  March 25, 2012,     -   Why Can't We be Friends? (Making N …

Welcome to The Christian Adult Bible Study and Fellowship Group of Greater Works DC.  Our main goal is to study God's word, use it in our lives and then share it with others.   Have you had a feeling that you need to study your Bible more... you should join our group.  Have you never even read your Bible but you want to start... you should join our group. Do you have questions about the Bible... you should join our group. Please come join us 7PM every Tuesday night at THEARC DC (1901 Mississippi …

This meetup group is devoted to connecting the community with events happening at the DC Pagan community center.  A myriad of local groups and individuals offer classes and events each month.  Come participate in a huge facet of the DC Pagan community!  For more information about the DC Pagan community center, visit http://openhearth.org

Welcome to Military and Veteran Entrepreneurs (MVE) meet-up group.  First, let me introduce myself, my name is Mark and I recently separated from the Air Force and continue to serve as a captain in the Reserves.  I started this group in hopes to leverage the strength of the military community and provide a network of support for all types of entrepreneurs.  Our mission is to “Connect military and veterans, to include spouses and other military-friendly entrepreneurs to the resources they need to …

Engage and build community in South Fairfax County!  This is a HUB for pick-up/rec sports, upcoming events and event planning, community building and community support. Open forum - if you would like to post an event - please do so! * Develop new Relationships * Take Part in events, sports, fun social activities * Support local businesses * Sponsor or Volunteer Lorton, Springfield, Burke, Fairfax Station, Fort Belvoir, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, Kingstowne, Fairfax. Other areas are welcome too. Hav …

This group is designed for single senior enlisted service members serving in all branches of the United States Military. The purpose of this group is to network and meet other service members located throughout the DMV/NCR. I envision us volunteering our time within the community, (i.e. visiting nursing homes, volunteering with charity organizations, simply put..I want us to have fun and represent the military in our community!

This meetup group has been designed to provide a place for salsa and latin music lovers to go dancing within the Woodbridge community. We understand what it's like to commute all the way to DC for an amazing night of dancing. As a result, we have created this page for you!  Currently, Thursdays are our regular evenings to meet up within the Woodbridge community for beginner and intermediate lessons with Latin Dance Instuctors Emmanuel Howard and Victoria Malloy. With our growing network and supp …

Our group is an affiliate of NFOJA (National Forum On Judicial Accountability), the official network of Community Forums On Judicial Accountability (CFOJA). This Meet Up is for coordinating community forums and is one (1) of NFOJA's three (3) online networks. Be sure to visit our main online network: http://50states.ning.com NFOJA is essentially a legislative initiative to vest randomly selected, trained, and rotating panels of private citizens with responsibility for state judicial disciplinar …

We have two purposes: to network with and support like-minded businesses and to work towards a more bicycle-friendly atmosphere in the communities in which we work. We envision getting involved with our local city governments to bring to their attention ways to improve riding for our employees and customers. We hope to have some fun riding events along the way!

When we call a meet-up it will be for an occasion we think deserves your notice -- to get together to share good information or entertainment. Areas of Interest Now -- Classic and Show Cars -- Community Building -- All Kinds of Music from the '60's, Classics, Rock, World Music