THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING OUR GROUP... I STARTED THIS GROUP A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO...OUR  MEMBERS  ARE  QUICKLY BECOMING  GOOD AND CLOSE  FRIENDS.......OUR MEMBERSHIP IS MADE UP OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.......WE ARE ACTIVE Baby  Boomers IN OUR FIFTIES AND SIXTIES.................IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A RECENT WIDOW/WIDOWER..... OR HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS.... WE UNDERSTAND YOUR LOSS....AND ....... YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US ON OUR JOURNEY OF BUILDING A NEW LIFE AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS............ AS ORGANIZER  I TRULY VALUE THE PRIVACY OF OUR MEMBERS...   YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SUPPLY AN EMAIL ADDRESS.. BUT NOT TO POST ONE in your profile....... YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WILL ONLY BE VIEWED BY ME...YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY A PHONE NUMBER (CELL IS FINE).. AGAIN ONLY VIEWED BY ME...... YOU WILL NOT BE CALLED OR EMAILED UNLESS IT IS ABOUT YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR AN EVENT YOU ARE ATTENDING... WHEN YOU APPLY TO JOIN THE GROUP YOU MUST POST A CURRENT PHOTO... THIS IS  SO WE WILL ALL BE  ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A  MEMBER WHEN WE GET TOGETHER FOR A MEETUP... POSTING YOUR FULL NAME IS NOT NECESSARY... YOUR FIRST NAME AND LAST INITIAL ARE  FINE....GIVING YOUR ACTUAL ADDRESS IS ALSO NOT REQUIRED ... JUST THE CITY OR TOWN WHERE YOU LIVE IS FINE..............THERE IS NO COST or Obligation to stay a Member....

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO EMAIL ME WILL BE SENT WITH YOUR WELCOME GREETING...

 I decided to start this group because I am an active woman who lost my husband while in my fifties..... The loss of a spouse is a devastating &  bewildering experience.. Everything in your life changes.. Even the most supportive family & friends can't fill the void the loss of your  "Best Friend" has left.  This is not a grief counseling group. It is a bridge to help widows and widowers socialize, make friends, be active, and go on with life.

Our Group is Family Friendly...Family Members and friends are welcome at many of our events .....Don't worry if you are outside of the area we usually participate in... it really doesn't matter...after I meet you... I will make you an organizer and you will be able to post activities in your area....THIS GROUP  CAN'T BE successful UNLESS WE ALL SUGGEST ACTIVITIES, AND HOST EVENTS........ we will be posting new activities as well as  joining with other meetup group's co sponsored events.  The activities I participate in could be anything from volunteering, hiking, kayaking,  house parties, game nights, picnics, miniature golf,  pot luck dinners, dancing, concerts, going out to dinner / brunch/breakfast, going to the driving range, golf, bowling,billiards, biking, walking, day trips, car shows, vacations, cruises,  shopping, visiting museums, going to movies, plays, sporting events........ & AND WHATEVER YOU SUGGEST.........we participate in many activities in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks & Chester Counties also The Lehigh Valley and occasionally Philadelphia.

YOU SHOULD JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU ARE READY TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE &  ARE  LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BUILD A NEW SOCIAL LIFE...... JOIN TO FEEL THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH...THE PRIORITY  I HAD WHEN I JOINED MY FIRST meetup GROUP WAS TO  MAKE FRIENDS.  I FOUND JOINING A FLAT OUT "SINGLES" GROUP  VERY INTIMIDATING & NOT SOMETHING I FELT READY TO DO. ..WE ARE NOT A DATING OR "HOOK UP"  GROUP BUT IN SAYING THAT IF TWO MEMBERS mutually AGREE TO DATE THAT IS THEIR BUSINESS AND THEY WILL BE ENCOURAGE TO REMAIN IN THE GROUP AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES..........BEING ACTIVE AND DOING STUFF WITH FRIENDS IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THEN SITTING HOME ALONE.....  HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON....BARB

WE ALSO HAVE A SISTER MEETUP GROUP....IN CASE YOU HAVE A FRIEND YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES... THE OFFICIAL SISTER GROUP OF W&W... IS CALLED MAKING FRIENDS & HAVING FUN...AN ACTIVITIES GROUP FOR MEN AND WOMEN 50 PLUS....IT IS BASED IN HARLEYSVILLE...YOU CAN BELONG TO BOTH OR JUST WIDOWERS...WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU... SEE YOU SOON...BARB

PLEASE NOTE:

I owe thanks to:........Several of my Meetup Friends were involved in my decision to start this group...one was a person who lost both his father and stepfather within a two week period when he was only nine years old...the impact that left on him & his Mom.. stayed with him his entire life..... and the other person was the organizer of the first meetup group I joined...