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SRQ Ladies Brunch & More

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Sarasota, FL, US

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This is important - You must read through the entire "About us..." text. You will be asked a question when you join that you must answer. If you don't answer the question correctly after two attempts you will not be able to join.

If your home city is not in Sarasota or Manatee Counties do not apply. If you answer Nothing, I don't know, I didn't see anything when you answer question 4, do not apply. These are automatic rejections.

I do not need a 2nd full time job. I manage this group as a Labor of Love. I don't charge dues. I handle New Member Requests once a week. Do not use alternate accounts thinking we didn't receive a request. All this will do is cause the 2nd account to be declined and banned from Membership.
Since I'm a web developer, I have automated most of the member processes. This includes approval of new members, removing members who haven't RSVP'd for a Meetup in more than 6 months, not living in Sarasota or Manatee Counties, and not answering the questions correctly.

This group is for women who are permanent residents of the Sarasota/Manatee County area to gather for Sunday brunch, weekend dinners and lunches. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new friends, catch up with old friends, and build your social connections. Please make sure your Meetup Profile reflects a current, local address and your full first name.

We mostly visit restaurants on the upscale side that require a reservation and many of these now require a deposit. If you want a more casual group that doesn't go to as many upscale restaurants, check out one of these groups:

  • Sarasota Foodies and More Organized by Jeanne
  • Ladies Having Fun 50+ Organized by Sylvia
  • The Girlfriend's Club Organized by Nora

And if you're into finding the perfect wine & food pairing, check out Sarasota Wine and Fun! Organized by Dawna & Annie

Our Meetups are limited to at most, 8 members. In many cases they are limited to 6 members. Due to the limited nature of our Meetups we rarely allow guests.

Each New Member has a probationary status with this group. It is based on several factors, how quickly you RSVP for Meetups, how likely you are to attend our Meetups, how frequently you attend our Meetups, how close to a Meetup you change your RSVP to "Not Going", how often you change an RSVP to "Not Going", in other words, how reliable and consistent you are as a member. Please don't be upset if you remain on a Wait List and do not move even if you were the first to RSVP. This is not a First RSVP, First Attending Meetup Group.

We are hearing that a lot of women are unable to attend our Meetups as they are filling up quickly. Too many RSVP only to remove themselves from the Meetup. If you are someone who is using this group as a Backup Plan in case something better comes along, or constantly RSVP Yes then changing your RSVP to Not Going, you will most likely stay on probation for a long time or be removed from the group. **Your meetup experiences may be more enjoyable with groups such as Nick's group Sarasota Over 50 Meetup Group or one of the others listed above.

Do NOT post comments about not attending and why! The group is Public and anyone and everyone can read the comments. If you are going away, have a great time. But don't leave a Public Comment telling the world that you are not going to be home for a week. Do NOT post your last name in your profile. This is an automatic rejection. There are too many ways for someone to track you home after a Meetup.

Meetup is an online Social Media Platform. While not like Facebook or Instagram it is an electronic, software based platform; bugs, quirks and all. We use it as intended.

We understand that many do not want to use a computer for any number of reasons. You need to understand and know how to read emails, respond to emails, mark emails safe for reading, read and respond to notifications from Meetup and understand how RSVP's work. The last thing you want to do is tell an organizer you don't want to use a computer, or you don't know how to use a computer. This does not negate your responsibilities to this group. We do not personally phone, text or email anyone informing you that we have received your RSVP, if you are on the wait list, or if you moved from the wait list to the attending list. We don't send out personal reminders if you are on an RSVP list, or personally communicate with you in any way. We pay to use the Meetup software and it does all this for us.

Limited Participation - What does it mean?
Some of our Meetups have a limited number of people attending. This is due to several factors.

To be quite honest, many restaurants are tired of reserving tables and people do not show up. It doesn't matter if it's one person or a dozen. Many venues belong to private social media groups where they exchange information about groups & reservations with a high number of No Shows and many of these groups are Meetup groups. To combat this they are limiting the number of people that we are able to reserve a table for and in many cases they now want a credit card to hold the reservation. Many have a 48 hour cancellation policy. If we have no shows the charges can range from $20 to the average entree price for each no show. This is completely unfair to our organizers as we have to provide our credit card for the reservation.

DO NOT tell the venue you are with a Meetup group. The reservation will be in the name of the Host.

There are several restaurants that no longer allow any Meetup Groups in their establishment due to way too many no shows. Yes, we combat this by not mentioning we are a Meetup Group. But we still can only reserve a table for a maximum of 6 people using Resy, Toast or Open Table. In some cases, our organizers have been prohibited from making reservations at specific establishments. Yes, they can and do track this.

Limited Participation - How it works?
To reduce the attendance issues, some of our Meetups have Limited Participation. This is as much objective as it is subjective and is based on the amount of time you have been in the group (a MINIMUM of 120 DAYS) and your RSVP history for prior Meetups.

Anyone who RSVP's will automatically go on the Wait List and the organizers will move people to the Going List. You will know this if you end up on the Wait List regardless of when you RSVP or how many others are shown as Attending/Going.
It is not fair to our members who show up nearly every weekend and someone else who we haven't seen for months or more wants to attend a Meetup and complains they were the first to RSVP, why aren't they attending. We're sorry but this isn't a first RSVP first to attend Meetup group. You must have a demonstrable record of of consistently attending our Meetups. If join us every few months you will not be able to attend some of our Meetups.

Your RSVP history is maintained by Meetup from the first time you joined the group. Even if you dropped out of the group and came back years later, we can still see your history back to when you first joined. Those with a high number of RSVPs and then changing their RSVP to Not Going will not be allowed to participate in a Limited Participation Meetup. You must maintain a 55% attendance rate in order to attend a Limited Participation Meetup. The closer you cancel a reservation to the date of a Meetup, the more likely you won't be able to join us at a Limited Participation meetup.

No Shows as they are identified by the Meetup software and are an ongoing issue. Yes, life happens. But we can't allow a continuous pattern of Cancellations or No Shows by members. It isn't fair to the members on the Wait List, the Organizers, the venues we use, or the Group. Anyone who demonstrates a pattern of Cancellations or No Shows as defined below will be removed from the group without notice. We reserve the right to not allow certain Members who have demonstrated a prior pattern of No Shows or constantly changing their RSVP *Disney Princesses, Belle and Ariel* to Not Going to attend our Meetups.

This is our No Show Policy:
A “No Show” is defined as someone who doesn’t contact the host of the Meetup by a Private Message and/or:

  • Cancels their RSVP within 96 hours (4 days) of a Meetup and/or,
  • Someone who is on the Going List and doesn’t attend the Meetup and/or,
  • Someone who is on the Wait List, moves to the Going List within 48 hours of a Meetup and doesn’t attend the Meetup.

If you signed up for a Meetup, even if you went on the Wait List and are moved to the Going list, and don’t attend the Meetup, forget about the Meetup after you committed to attending the Meetup, don’t respond to emails asking if you plan on attending or don’t confirm your participation, you can be marked as a “No Show”. This is the Policy for “No Shows”.

  • Anyone who is a “No Show” one (1) time, you will be removed from the group without notice.
  • In addition, if you continually and/or consistently demonstrate that you RSVP for Meetups and cancel within 2 weeks of those Meetup you will be removed from the group without notice.

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