Welcome to our friendly group! Everyone is welcome; singles, married, those looking, those in relationships, couples, those with or without kids, and anyone interested in adventures and entertaining pursuits. No discrimination here! With Event Organizers who plan a variety of activities, we have events every week and occasionally events with other groups.

* PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE REQUESTING TO JOIN*

TO JOIN & REMAIN A MEMBER:
~  POST A  RECOGNIZABLE PICTURE OF YOURSELF / your face, as your main picture. Meetup reduces photos in the "Members" view. Your picture must crop in close enough to be recognizable when about 1" square.
 ~  Requests to join without this picture will be declined. Members without pictures will regretfully be removed from the group.

~ PROFILE INTRO: KEEP NEUTRAL.
Please write a bit about yourself, and your interests.
     When requesting to join this group, if you are single, keep your profile intro neutral
      (do not imply you are looking).

~ LIVE in or around the Baltimore area, or visit this area on occasion.

Most members are about 40 to 60 years old, a few younger or older.
This is not just a single's group. Those in relationships and married are welcome to join.

View some of our events in the "Pages" section and decide if they appeal to you:
http://www.meetup.com/A-Plus-40-Social-Network/pages/Current_Events.

~ Although there is no charge for being a member of this group ~
   There is a suggested contribution for those who wish to help support this group's meetup site.

~ When RSVPing for some events, you will be requested to provide your contact info (cell & email) which is kept strictly confidential and used ONLY if necessary to communicate about the event.

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ABOUT MAKING FRIENDS:
We maintain a friendly, open, and respectful attitude. Please understand this is not a dating service.

** Please read someone's profile before contacting them for the first time.

~ Individual group profiles have our contact preferences and relationship status. Please respect these.

~ For group members, it is strongly recommended that you ONLY contact people you have already met.

~ After meeting at events if people become mutually interested in each other, that's great!

INDIVIDUAL PROFILE:
~ Includes questions to share more about our interests, where we've lived,  relatinoship status, and how we wish to be contacted.

~ Please look at someone's profile for their contact preferences before emailing.

~ Profiles should remain neutral and if you're single and "looking", do not imply you're looking in your intro.