Fortunately all of the meetup sites are open to every one. It doesn't matter if you are a member of a hiking meetup, biking meetup, card playing meetup or vegan meetup, all interested people are welcome. 
For the Vegan Meetup we are here to bring dinners, potlucks and lectures to our area and we have various events throughout the entire north eastern Ohio area to attend.  Some of the meetups are at restaurants, colleges, comedy clubs, churches, private homes, parks, businesses, fitness centers, doctors' offices, (recently the NY Farm Sanctuary for the Hoe Down so we've gone further than our own local area) and Greenhouses!!! 
We have vegans, non-vegans, vegetarians, non-vegetarians and people who are just wanting to learn more and at least have a place to go to meet more members and learn about and eat vegan food.  We've have members who bring their carnivore family member or friend so they can experience the event.  Not everyone is vegan. We welcome everyone.
We do not discriminate by height (if it was under 5 foot, I'd be eliminated), weight, sex, age, political choices, culture, race, have pets, do not have pets, married with children, married without children, single, divorced, widowed or widower, involved with someone, not-involved, non-married, sick or not sick, on medicine or not on medicine, seeing a doctor, not seeing a doctor, dying or not dying, religious or non-religious choices.  We welcome everyone. 
Whatever path you are on, if you are interested in learning more and experiencing a vegan lifestyle, you are welcome.  There is a lot of diversity and that is to be totally cherished amongst all of us. I know that I truly appreciate the wide range that we all come from and are traveling on.   There is room for everyone.
Hope the message is clear enough for everyone to feel very welcome and comfortable with attending and to be involved in the Vegan Meetup group. 
With all sincerity,
Sandie