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Flying_char
Citizen
Username: Flying_char
Post Number: 110
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 5:04 pm: | 
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Ok, I sent in the form and the $ and never heard from them. What's the deal with this Newcomer's club?? |
red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5173
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 6:39 pm: |
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It works, not sure of the contact since it has been so long. I think they meet the first Wednesday at Morrow Church. It might be best to go to the meeting. |
jersey Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 381
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:13 pm: |
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You've gotta go to at least one meeting. Then sign up for the stuff you're interested in. Give you're e-mail address, and you'll be notified of stuff just before it happens.
Even cooler, start your own group.
Have I done anything? Um, no.
J.B. |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 1514
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:31 pm: |
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We joined Newcomers when we first moved here and were active in it for about 3 years. It was a great way to get to know people, and I highly recommend it.
I'll also echo the others - go to one of their Wednesday night meetings. It's the best way to get a feeling for the group and its activities. When we were members, it seemed like there was something for everyone - I hope it's still that way. |
CageyD
Citizen
Username: Cageyd
Post Number: 670
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:04 pm: |
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Flying,
I didn't have a great experience with them. Granted that was almost 8 years ago, so it probably changed. But I found it was very cliquish and hard to get involved in. For example, I wanted to become a part of a mothers group..we were new to town and I had a young child. When I called to get involved (after paying my dues) I was told "sorry we have no room in the group and aren't taking any new mothers. Why don't you form a group on your own..." uh, thanks...for nothing.
Like I said, it was a number of years ago but it left a bad taste in my mouth. |
Duncan
Supporter
Username: Duncanrogers
Post Number: 6065
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:23 pm: |
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not dissimilar to other stories I have heard CageyD. Thankfully we lucked out with FANTASTIC, SPLENDIFOROUS neighbors who acted as our newcomers club. |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 13183
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:25 pm: |
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Jeez, I hope the person who said that to you is gone now. It's been eight years, so it's possible.
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tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 4610
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:15 pm: |
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we had the same thing happen to us with the new mothers group. That was 16 years ago when we first moved here. But it's always a popular thing I guess. Everything else about the club was great, and we made friends then that we still have now. But you've got to go to the meetings and activities. |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7167
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:58 pm: |
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I would highly recommend Newcomers based upon my experience with the organiation when we moved to town about 25 years ago. There was no single mother's group back then but we did have a number of mother/child types of activities which were open to all members. What Newcomers didn't have at the time which I and some others felt the need of was a working women's support group -- so we formed our own. It was really easy to do and not at all hard to get others to join in. |
Mummite
Citizen
Username: Mummite
Post Number: 221
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 3:46 pm: |
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We have had good experience with Newcomers.
For info:
Newcomers have an event at the weekend April 1 - Art Show and Auction - its on the MOL calendar.
Here's the link I think.... http://www.maplewoodonline.com/calendar/eventView.php?Event_ID=4069
We joined a playgroup when we first arrived, have been to Home Improvement meetings run by a local architect and also to a wine appreciation evening.
No problem with cliques. All very friendly - some people do obviously know each other from the past years but included us in to the activities.
Obviously playgroups have to have a maximum cutoff number and Mothers and More are also bad at getting new playgroups started. Its the luck of the draw - contact the co-ordinator again. They are all volunteers with busy lives I'm sure!
We get a newletter once every couple of months with activities and contact numbers. If you've sent and they received your check I'm sure you'll get the next one.
We've met a lot of great local people - ofcourse you won't like everyone it's like High School all over again! |
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