Winnipeg Weekday Women Meetup Group

Hi ladies,

I hope you're all doing well with summer approaching. I will be getting the group out more throughout this great weather season.

First of all, I would like to thank Praveen and Jana for helping me, by posting outings for the group. It is very reassuring to know that, when I travel, the group still goes out and enjoys each others' company.

To summarize Winnipeg Weekday Women - I started the group in July 2022, as I felt that women, in particular, had gone through a lot of extra work, stress and loneliness during the Covid pandemic. I had just completed a 2-year Travel and Tourism college diploma, and wanted to organize great events, bringing women together in our amazing city of Winnipeg.

I hosted one meeting per week (with the help of Ann) for the first year, to get the momentum up for the group.

The last 12 months, I have personally hosted 34 events, and 9 events have been posted by Praveen and Jana, for a total of 43 events, which amounts to 3.5 events per month. I do a lot of research into finding engaging activities to post, calling restaurants and tourist facilities for information and then booking us in. I then post an appealing and detailed event description in order to attract members to sign up.

Once I have an event organized, I have to remember to post reminders to members, answer questions online and call the restaurants, etc back to confirm numbers. It does take work, but I am passionate about planning these events for you ladies.

I think we can all agree that many great friendships have been ignited through this wonderful women's group.

As we discussed about 6 months ago, I am putting this Go Fund Me up in order for me to recoup some of the funds that Meetup charges me in order to run this group.

Meetup charges all organizers an annual fee of $500 CAD if you pay the entire bill at once. If I opt to pay monthly or bi-annually, the cost is more. The cost for the first two years was $300 CAD annually, so the membership price went up this year by $200 CAD. I started this group in July of 2022, so have now paid $1,100 personally to utilize the Meetup app.

I was OK with the initial $300 per year, but $500 is digging into my funds a bit more than I would like.

If you feel that you can donate, please do so anonymously in order that everyone feels good. A recommended amount to donate may be something like this:

$25 if you attend almost every event

$15-$20 if you attend one to two events monthly

$10 - $15 if you attend one event monthly

$5 - $10 if you attend 5 events or so a year

If you've only come out a few times, no worries.

I think you will find that if you add up what you donate, that it will cost you a few bucks per event to be a member of this amazing group. Other Meetup groups charge $5 - $10 per event.

And...I am always looking for co-hosts, so if any of you have an idea for an outing, please contact me and we can talk.

Thanks so much for attending the events, and I look forward to seeing all of you in the coming months :)

Sherree