What we’re about
Are you looking for fun social Arts & Crafts activities/meetups in Wellington and want to make new friends of all ages? Join and read more!
Hey mates is a social community that connects people over fun, engaging and social activities. We help people make new (long-term) friends.
Our mission is to Enable connections over Better than good experiences!
We are on a journey to combat the global epidemic of social isolation and loneliness. We aim to create a safe and inclusive space that is open to people of all ages, genders, and races.
The majority of our activities are Paid. Some are Free.
Pay as little as $6.25 per event to attend.
The activity fee goes towards:
- To support and value our hosts.
- Enabling Activity Hosting for Free. Meetup charges $180+ per year.
- Supporting our hosts to provide a Better than Good experience!
- Development of the platform.
Here's the truth:
- You could do any activity alone or for free via another platform or means but with varied experience.
You might find at those events/activities:
- everyone had their own group
- was hard getting to know other people or even talk
- there was no 1-1 conversation or even facilitation to feel safe
- felt alone even, no one acknowledged or spoke with you
- the group was so big that you felt lost
- the overall experience was average or less than good.
We run our activities with a difference:
- Qualified, kind and trusted host
- Facilitated and co-ordinated events
- High confidence, 90% attendee show-up rate.
- Over 30% of users attend more than twice.
- Small groups, better outcomes. (max. 15 attendees per event)
- See Familiar faces and reconnect over repeat activities - build trust and long-term friendships.
If you're not finding an opportunity or an event/activity you love, host one and open yourself to meeting new people!
Hosting is Free with us - no need to pay $100+ to meetup subscriptions.
If you ask how then follow these steps:
- Create an account: https://heymates.com/sign-up/
- Fill out this form to indicate what activity you would like to do: heymates.com/host-activity
- If you just want to talk, send us an email - info@heymates.com or text 0221860690. :)
If you have come this far? Thank you for reading. <3
Join an activity today and support our mission.
Have fun making new connections and quality friends.
See you out there!
Cheers,
Dhruv
Founder | Hey mates
