Protect the Forest

**Happy Holidays Weekend Hikers!** 🎄 We've got one last hike for you on the weekend before the year ends to finish 2025 strong! This is not just a walk; it’s an adventure. We are taking on one of Hong Kong’s most dramatic ridge lines, the Middle Dog’s Teeth (Middle Kau Nga Ling). **\*\*Expect breathtaking open vistas, thrilling scrambles, and the satisfaction of standing on Hong Kong's second-highest summit before descending for a celebratory meal at Tung Chung. 🎉🍜🍱** **📊 Hike Stats & Rating** \* Route: Shek Pik Reservoir → Central Dog’s Teeth → Lantau Peak → Pak Kung Au \* Total Distance: \~8.5 km \* Elevation Gain: \~850m+ (Significant climbing) \* Hiking Duration: \~4.5 hours of moving time. \* Total Event Duration: \~6 to 6.5 hours (Factoring in rest, water breaks, photo stops, and the steep scrambling pace). \* Difficulty Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5 - Hard/Strenuous) \* Why? This trail involves scrambling with hands, exposure to heights, and steep stone steps. It requires a good fitness level. *Detailed Itinerary will be provided once you confirmed by joining the hosts whatsapp group.* 🛡️ **Safety & Gear Guidelines** This is an advanced trail. To keep the vibes positive, we must prioritize safety. **🥾 Essential Gear:** **\*\*Footwear: Strictly Hiking Boots/Shoes with good grip. Running shoes are slippery on the gravel/sand of the Dog’s Teeth.** **\*\*Gloves: Highly recommended. You will be using your hands to scramble over rocks on the ridge.** **\*Water: Minimum 2.0L - 2.5L per person. There are no refill points until the end.** **Clothing: Layers. It will be windy and cold at the peak (934m) in December, but you will sweat on the way up. Bring a windbreaker.** **Sun Protection: Hat and sunscreen (The ridge is 100% exposed with zero shade).** **⚠️ Safety Rules:** **\*\*No Solo Wandering: We stick together, especially on the ridge.** **\*Pass with Care: If someone is faster, let them pass at a safe, flat spot.** **\*Know Your Limits: If you have a fear of heights (acrophobia), this route may be overwhelming.** **\*Leave No Trace: We take our trash (and positive vibes) with us; we leave only footprints.** 🙋‍♂️ About our host: *Raj is a Hong Kong hiking enthusiast with deep local trail experience.*

🏔️ Dragons Back Hike & Clean-Up + Seaside BBQ Party! 🍖 Let’s make this Saturday meaningful—and delicious! Tired of spending weekends indoors? Join us on December 27 (Saturday) for a refreshing hike along the stunning Dragons Back Trail! We’ll combine outdoor adventure with eco-action, followed by a relaxing BBQ by the sea. Come for the views, stay for the vibes! 🌤️♻️ ✨ Why You’ll Love This Event: ✅ Hike & Clean: Grab a trash bag—we’ll collect litter along the way while enjoying one of Hong Kong’s most scenic coastal trails. ✅ Asia’s Best Urban Hike: Named by TIME Magazine as a must-do trail! Capture breathtaking views of Shek O, Big Wave Bay, and the South China Sea. ✅ BBQ by the Beach: Wrap up the day with a chill barbecue session by the sea—the perfect reward after a day of doing good! 📅 Schedule: - 10:00 AM → Meet at Shau Kei Wan MTR Station, Exit A3 - 10:30 AM → Arrive at To Tei Wan, warm-up & hike briefing - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM → Dragons Back hike + cleanup (approx. 8.5 km) - 5:30 PM → Arrive at Big Wave Bay for BBQ & social time - 8:00 PM → Head back, happy and refreshed! 🎒 What to Bring: - Gloves / trash picker - A sturdy reusable bag (for collecting trash) - Simple lunch (e.g., sandwich + fruit) & 2L of water - Small backpack, hiking shoes, sun protection - Good vibes and a heart for nature 💚 Let’s enjoy the great outdoors responsibly—and leave it cleaner than we found it. ❤️🌏 DragonsBackHike #EcoHike #HongKongHiking #CleanUpHK #SustainableHK #HikeAndBBQ

(Partner's Event) BBQ Party at ShenZhen Time: Every Sat 19:00 - 23:00 (Usually) Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

🇭🇰West meet East!- Fun Cantonese Beginner class (A1)☀️👬👭 😄 Date: This Sunday Time: 1 hour 30 mins Students: Around 6-8 Students Teaching language: English WhatsApp +852-63147835 (***MUST register in advance: to confirm the most updated class & meeting details**) Content covered: 📚 📍Cantonese basics and essentials 📍Teaching materials included (pls bring your own pen and notebook & Be ON TIME!) 📣Registration will be closed when it’s FULL 📣Can invite friends to join & share this event around!⭐️ Thanks! ✈️Go Beyond, Unlock Your Potential! 🔑🌏 —————————————————— 👩🏻‍🏫 Teacher Info ℹ️ 📚 Tri-lingual (Cantonese, Mandarin, English) and Experienced in teaching 📍Aim to empower students to unlock their potentials in academic or professional side 📍Strong in tackling students’ usual struggles in Chinese (Both Cantonese & Mandarin) 📍Good at providing Fun, Interactive, and Engaging learning experience

🇭🇰West meet East!- Fun Cantonese Beginner class (A2)☀️ 👬👭 😄 Date: This Sunday Time: 1 hour 30 mins Students: Around 6-8 Students Teaching language: English WhatsApp +852-63147835 (***MUST register in advance: to confirm the most updated class & meeting details**) Content covered: 📚 📍Cantonese basics and essentials 📍Teaching materials included (pls bring your own pen and notebook & Be ON TIME!) 📣Registration will be closed when it’s FULL 📣Can invite friends to join & share this event around!⭐️ Thanks! ✈️Go Beyond, Unlock Your Potential! 🔑🌏 —————————————————— 👩🏻‍🏫 Teacher Info ℹ️ 📚 Tri-lingual (Cantonese, Mandarin, English) and Experienced in teaching 📍Aim to empower students to unlock their potentials in academic or professional side 📍Strong in tackling students’ usual struggles in Chinese (Both Cantonese & Mandarin) 📍Good at providing Fun, Interactive, and Engaging learning experience

**All nationalities are welcomed🎉 We’re opened our venue for people gathering FREE‼️** - Discuss work - Study - Gathering up with friends ETC. **Date : Every Monday , Wednesday , Friday and Sunday. Time : 6 PM to 10 PM Place : Evernew House building opposite from MTR Exit C.** Our venue is spacious and cozy with relaxing music. You can visit the place during the specified hours. Condition : Buy a drink at least 1 drink to support our venue🥰🫶 (Softdrink , Coffee , Iced lemon tea , Cocktail , Beer) We also have Authentic Thai food if you want, Please order food at the venue.🥗 
🌍 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gE6WXWbMEfqiWQw99?g_st=ipc
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 Reminder‼️ : Everyone is not allow to bring any drinks into the venue. If you have any questions, Please contact the organizer WhatsApp : 5366 8151 ‎

獨木舟/ 直立板/ 浮潛 玩足一日 Canoe / Stand Up Paddle / Snorkeling All day long 地點：海下灣 集合時間&地點： 1. 9am 西貢碼頭小巴站；或 2. 10am 西貢海下雲海(發記)士多 注意：入海下灣交通不便，請預留充足時間 自備：防水袋、可下水膠鞋、泳衣褲、個人防曬用品、水/能量飲品、午餐/零食 備註： 1. 士多有更衣室及淡水沖身 2. 可以租儲物櫃$30 寄存替換衣物 租艇費用(含救生衣)： 1. 直立板：$150/人 2. 單人獨木舟：$100/人 3. 雙人獨木舟：$100/人

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ). This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us.

Hi ladies. We will meet in front of the Nature Center and head to the two Observation decks. We will then hike Hickory Ridge, Ripple Rock, Overlook and Sugarbush trails to get approximately four miles total distance. We will walk approximately a 18 minute mile pace. Please wear appropriate hiking shoes.

Volunteer with Westerville Queer Collective and the Neurospicy Meetup to build care packages for local unhoused folks, which will be distributed throughout local camps and neighborhoods via Heer2Serve (501c3). Will you donate any items? If so, comment what will you bring Please make sure clothing items are clean and if you’re donating food, ready to be eaten without a stove or microwave. We expect to assemble around 50-100 packages, so if you’ll purchase items, please consider that amount (ie bulk individually packaged candies etc.). Fun and interesting book or entertainment item donation also welcome! Package assembly will take place on January 17th from 10-12 am. Location TBA but will be in Westerville, Ohio.