Become part of Asheville's most active community! Have you been ignoring a very important part of your life-  Being a part of a diverse community filled with people of varied backgrounds & interests who laugh a lot, make plans to explore, dance, travel, and enjoy life together? Stop working so hard, staying home so much.  Remember that having fun makes even the following day more exciting! We are a community, not just a group of people looking for an excuse to visit one more restaurant.  Our mem …

There is more joy in giving than receiving. Every little thing we receive in life should be seen as a gift. When we feel gratitude for what is given to us, we should do our best to pay it forward to the next person in whatever ways that are within our means. Life is a constant flow of gifts and gratitude. It is not just about the "Have's" giving to the "Have not's". Everyone has something to give, be it money, time, service, or simply a small act of kindness. This group is associated with a much …

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Join Us for a Fun & Rewarding Experience Learning About & Volunteering to Build Green Homes including Tiny Houses (See also "Shipping Container Homes") Asheville Sustainable and Tiny House Building Co-Operative This group was initially started by Catherine in Asheville, NC. She started ASBCO because she was inspired by the Amish idea of 'Community', by Habitat for Humanity and the spirited people of Asheville. In the Amish community, everyone comes together to help with 'barn-raising'. We have …

The Mission of the Carolina Mountain Club is • to explore the mountains of Western North Carolina and adjacent regions through its hiking trails and rivers, • to carry out the responsibilities we have been given by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy to develop and maintain our assigned section of the Appalachian Trail and to act as its stewards, • to develop and maintain other hiking trails in Western North Carolina as approved by the Club Council, • to encourage the conservation of our natural s …

Are you in your 20s/30s, in the Tri Cities area, and enjoy dining, outdoor activities, road trips, live music, nightlife, festivals, giving back to the community or random adventures? This group is for single people, married people, transplants, and people who have been in the Tri Cities area for a while and are simply looking for a new group to go out with. Membership is FREE and you only have to be friendly and fun to join!

Hello new friends. This groups is to bring together young people who have either served in the Peace Corps and or worked overseas and are looking for a way to continue to incorporate their international experiences and/or mind frames into their current work in Asheville. Please come to meet up over a glass of wine, beer, tea or coffee, in order to discuss how we can get together as friends in the community to keep these threads of friendship and peace maintained in our lives in the US. I look fo …

This group is being started as a branch of The Charlotte Metro Christian Singles however I don't want to limit it to only singles so that is why I'm calling it a social group instead of a singles group! Now at times I may cross promote meetups with the Charlotte group until our group grows but I would like to see our group be able hold its own eventually. I am currently a member of several meetup groups in the Charlotte area cause those are the most active groups with the most members. The main …

This is a group for vegans, aspiring vegans and non vegans who are interested in the vegan life. A place for those whose desire is to abolish the use of animals for food, entertainments, clothing, and research. We may leaflet, do gentle protests, and we may visit sanctuaries and volunteer there as we get to know the lucky animals that were rescued. Perhaps we can hold a vigil at a slaughterhouse. We can meet for coffee and/or dinner and enjoy each others company, while discussing our plans as a …

We paddle for health, wellness, mental and physical support, and to prevail over cancer. The collective and corroborative efforts of the Team, Volunteers, Supporters, Sponsors, and Survivors strive to improve the quality of life, not only for the survivors, but for the families, through knowledge, education and friendship. Our Mission is to inspire, encourage, and support survivors of all cancer to triumph over the disease.