Name: 📝🔑READ ONLY Guide: Waitlists, Event Alerts, Trial Periods & Annual Dues 💡📅
Start: 2025-11-30T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-30T21:00:00-06:00

📝🔑 **READ ONLY Guide: Waitlists, Event Alerts, Trial Periods & Annual Dues** 💡📅

🚨 ***READ-ONLY INFO POST – DO NOT RSVP HERE*** 🚨

This is not an event. Please read **THE WHOLE MESSAGE carefully** — especially if you’re new or have been away for a while — so you understand our current group policies on:
✅ Waitlists
✅ Event Notifications
✅ Trial Periods
✅ Annual Dues
✅ Dining Etiquette

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📲 **Event Notifications**
Make sure you’re getting notifications!

* Check your Meetup app settings or enable email notices.
* If you still aren’t receiving anything, contact Meetup Help:
👉 [https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us](https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us)
* Pro tip: **Check the ALL events page weekly for new posts** (we’re very active!):
👉https://www.meetup.com/windy-city-wanderers/events/

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📝 **Waitlists**

* **Don’t let long waitlists scare you!** I actively manage them.
* I often secure extra reservations or work with venues to add more spots.
* Many people get **moved off the waitlist** — so sign up for everything that interests you! ✨

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💵 **Membership Dues**

* Dues = **$12 annually**
* New members: 90-day trial period → dues required after to stay active
* To check your status: Go to your member profile on Meetup (will show trial status & time left)

🔑 **Payment Options:**

* Pay directly on Meetup (auto-renewal available)
* OR pay Giovina outside Meetup via:
• PayPal / Venmo → **giovinaro@hotmail.com**
• Zelle → **(312) 835-4259**
• Cash (in person)

⚠️ If your membership lapses, you lose visibility to the group. To rejoin, you’ll need to pay dues and find the group again via:
👉 https://www.meetup.com/windy-city-wanderers/

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🚫 **No-Show Policy**

* **We have a 3-strike rule for no-shows.**
* RSVP "yes"? We expect you there. If you don’t show, that’s 1 strike.
* After 3 strikes = permanent removal.
* Keeps events fair, especially those with limited spots.

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🍴 **Dining Out Etiquette**
We’ve had some issues with **short bills** — please read carefully!
💵 **CASH ONLY for Group Checks**
✅ No separate checks
✅ Bring cash to cover your meal & drinks
✅ Add **32%** to your total (12% tax + 20% tip)
❌ Credit cards make it too complicated with large groups — cash keeps it fair & easy for all!
💡 **Group Dining Guidelines**

* We always tip **20%**.
* If there’s an issue with service, please let me know — I’ll speak with the manager.
* Everyone pays for the food & drinks they ordered (including tax + tip).

🎉 **About Our Group**

* Very active: **4–5 events per wee**k! 🌟
* Outings are **unusual, educational, fun, and welcoming**.
* Meetup charges fees & events take planning, so please respect RSVPs.
* Want to host an event? Message me — we’re always open to new ideas & hosts! 🙌

👯 **Multi-Group Events**
All of our events are co-hosted with our sister group, **1001 Things to See in Chicago Before You Die**. That means you’ll always meet a fun mix of people from both groups — more friends, more energy, more fun! 🎉

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📢 **Stay Connected**
**Facebook Page**: [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576822533554](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576822533554)
**Instagram Page**: [https://www.instagram.com/1001thingstoseeinchicago/](https://www.instagram.com/1001thingstoseeinchicago/)

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🙏 Thanks for being part of the group! We look forward to seeing you at one of our many adventures around Chicago!

Giovina R

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📝🔑READ ONLY Guide: Waitlists, Event Alerts, Trial Periods & Annual Dues 💡📅

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