Outdoor activities groups near Hanover Park, IL

We would love to introduce ourselves to the veteran community at our events and share about our vision!

The Prairie Club of Chicago would like to invite members of the public to join us on some of our outdoor activities. The Prairie Club was founded in 1908. The Club began by organizing hikes into the country as a way for people to escape the crowded urban environment of Chicago and enjoy nature in and around the city. Outdoor activities and conservation have been core values for the Prairie Club since its inception. The Prairie Club played a prominent role in the establishment of the Cook County Forest Preserve system, the Indiana Dunes State Park, and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. In addition to weekend hiking, we will offer opportunities for canoeing/kayaking, and bicycling events during the year.

Have you ever thought about what you would do if you become lost while on a day hike? How about if you injured yourself miles from civilization and were unable to move? Then, all too quickly dusk approaches and the realization that you will be spending the night in the wilderness begins to sets in. Being prepared for this type of situation and having a well-established plan could mean the difference between life and death. That is why at the “Great Outdoors and Survival”, our chief aim is to help people build their knowledge of wilderness survival skills. Upon learning these skills members will understand how to: become self-sufficient in the wilderness, formulate a concrete plan to getting rescued safely when lost or injured and build outdoor leadership/confidence skills.

The “Great Outdoors and Survival” strongly believe a subject must be mastered before it can be taught; therefore, our teaching methods have been developed through years of education, practice, experiences, and dedication of our instructors and we structure our lesson around a fundamental survival principle commonly known as the Rule’s of 3.

So what are the Rules of 3?

The rule’s of 3 are the guidelines that state you cannot survive more than:

-3 minutes without air

-3 Hours without shelter or proper clothing

-3 days without water

-3 weeks without food

Classes we host:

-Wilderness Survival Kits

-Shelter Building

-Wild Edible Plants

-Tracking

-Fire Starting

-Water Purification

-Land Navigation

And much much more…

Welcome to the Carol Stream Outdoor Enthusiasts Meetup Group! Connect with like-minded individuals who appreciate and enjoy the great outdoors. Whether it's hiking, biking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, or weekend retreats, we have it all. Join us for summer concerts, bonfires, doggy socials, and happy hour drinks. Let's come together to protect the forest and create unforgettable memories in nature. No matter your interest, whether biking, rafting, or simply appreciating music concerts, our group offers diverse activities for everyone. Join us and let the adventures begin!

The Men's & Women's tennis team at COD offers tennis opportunities for adults and juniors. We have 6 lighted courts that are very popular during our USTA tournaments; camps; adult & jr classes; fundraisers; and college dual meets. Go Chaparrals!

During the winter we play INDOORS at Elmhurst Courts Plus (located at 186 S. West Ave., Elmhurst) when we have open court time...

Always best to contact me at: bowers@cod.edu for quick answers to questions/updates.

This group is for adults in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago who want to go on outdoor adventures together. Whether you are an empty-nester, looking for a weekend away from the kids, interested in making new connections, or want to enjoy the outdoors, this group will offer adventures, skill development, and networking. Activities will vary from local hikes, weekend camping trips, and wilderness treks. Fun indoor activities like recipe and gear swaps and taste testing sessions will supplement outings. While this group is intended for adults, we may do some family-oriented activities. This group is not for a specific gender, relationship status, age, or experience level. Everyone is welcome to join, but each outing will be different. Please read the event activities to see if it a good fit for the adventure you want to go on. Activities fees will vary based on the event.

You and your family will be invited to join us for outdoor adventures as we explore special places along the Fox River and throughout its watershed. Learn what a watershed is. See how the Fox River was formed. Visit the special natural areas that make the Fox River Valley an important ecosystem, flyway and fishery. Our outdoor adventure program activities are open to all and FREE!

S.A.L.T. (Singles Actively Loving and Serving God Together)

seeks to bring Biblically-adherent Chicago-area Christian Singles together for the purpose of genuine fellowship as brothers and sisters in Christ.  Our activities range from sporting events, concerts, Bible studies, plays, dinners, movies, hikes, etc. along with serving opportunities.  Our S.A.L.T. meet-up group is unique because we not only seek to build strong community with each other, but we also seek to be salt and light to the singles around us who do not yet know the Lord.  As such, we seek to honor God in all of our activities and interactions with each other and with guests who have been invited to our events in an effort to encourage one another, build new friendships, and reflect the love of our Heavenly Father to others.

If you're living a Christ-centered lifestyle and are looking to meet and build friendships with committed single Christians in the Chicago area, then you should definitely consider checking us out!

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S.A.L.T. is a private meetup group and membership approval is required before admittance. While we are not a dating group, if healthy dating relationships occur within S.A.L.T., it's expected that your actions remain honorable to the Lord.

As a meetup.com group, of utmost importance is the fostering of a safe and comfortable experience for all members, online and during events.  S.A.L.T. leadership will not tolerate any comments or behaviors that are inappropriate, disrespectful and/or may that make other members uncomfortable.  Such actions may lead to a dismissal from S.A.L.T.  If conflict arises between either members or guests at a S.A.L.T. event (or online) it is expected that the matter first be dealt with honestly between the two individuals, as described in Matthew 18:15, before bringing the matter to S.A.L.T. leadership.  Members of this group are expected to take responsibility for their own actions.  As followers of Christ, we acknowledge that we are to be honorable in our interactions with one another.

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PRE-REQ1: You know and accepted Jesus Christ as Savior.

PRE-REQ2: Your martial status is single or legally divorced (not separated).

PRE-REQ3: You have a recent (and clear) photo of yourself on your profile.

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S.A.L.T. (Singles Actively Loving and Serving God Together)

Hello everyone, Welcome to the Chicagoland Indoor & Outdoor Adventures Group. This is a group for people (in their 20s-40s) who are interested in exploring outdoors, dining out, cafes, art, food, music festivals and more. The main purpose of this group is to meet good like-minded people and make friends while enjoying indoor and outdoor adventures. Also, we are pet friendly, so bring your wonderful fur babies to our outdoor hiking/walking events 🐈‍⬛🦮. Please read our membership rules below before joining this group. **Membership Rules**: * Members must have their real name and photo on their profile. * We do not tolerate any kind of racism, sexism, bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, etc. You will be removed from the group immediately with no exceptions. * RSVP policy: If you sign up for an event, and then decided you will not be going, you must update your RSVP to "Not Going" at least 24 hours prior to the event. If you are a no-show for an event, you will be removed from the group. A pattern of late cancellations or cancelling frequently will also lead to your removal from the group. * Lastly, please show up on time. It is very disrespectful to make others wait, and this type of behavior won't be tolerated. **Additional thing(s) to keep in mind**: You are responsible for your own safety. By signing up for the events, you agree not to hold the Meetup organizers / hosts responsible for whatever happens to you or to your belongings on these events. **Donations**: We would really appreciate your donations towards running this group; the membership is free, but it costs us money to run this group :) We are looking forward to exploring the indoors & outdoors and making great memories with each other! Dimitri & Meaghan

We have been leading hikes since Dec. 2007. Please come out and meet other local hiking, biking and outdoor enthusiasts. We are dedicated to hiking and biking excursions near and far, with a focus on leaving no trace of litter on our lands. We hope you will join us on our adventures!   Let us know what you would like to see and do; We encourage you to share your ideas and/or suggestions with a hike leader or by contacting the Organizers (Janine and Lary). Let's get out there and have fun! We occasionally host a dog friendly event, but require dogs to be on a leash at all times during our meetups. Not all hikes and/or locations allow dogs. Event Organizers will determine and post a message on hikes where friendly canine companions are welcome to attend. If you wish to bring your dog, please contact the event organizer to ask first.  The Event Organizers of the **Naperville Hiking, Biking and Outdoor Enthusiast**s do not profess to be professionals of any sort. Rather, we are just regular people willing to donate our time to bring people together to do an activity we were going to do on our own. We do this because a shared experience is more rewarding. Hiking, Biking and Paddling a small watercraft are inherently dangerous activities. This group, its organizers, assistant organizers, and event organizers will not be held responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from an event or for any injuries or accidents before, during, and after group events. If you sign up and join us on an event you are acknowledging that you freely and voluntarily assume all risks of injuries and damages and agree to participate in the event/outing. In addition, if you bring a guest, you are acknowledging that you have made the guest aware of this Waiver of Liability and they will also freely and voluntarily assume all risks of injuries and damages and agree to participate in the event/outing.

I used to run a health activity group many years ago! I loved getting people together to do healthy activities when they normally wouldn’t do it by themselves! The older I get, I find it’s hard to find like minded people to get together to find healthy exercises and sports. I would love to add activities that allow people to choose what they would like to do and be able to take the step to do it. I would even like to see others get a chance to lead activities they would like to do as well! I look forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones as well!

Welcome to the Willowbrook Active Parents Meetup Group! This group is for parents in the Willowbrook area who are looking to connect with other parents who share a love for staying active and healthy with their Babies. Whether you enjoy yoga, or any other form of activities and Workshops this is the place for you! Join us for group workouts, outdoor adventures, and opportunities to socialize with like-minded parents. Let's support each other in maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle while having fun and building a strong community together!

**13 YEARS in the Meetup community. N2BD was founded in January 2011 and is still run by its original organizer.** **N2BD Local Adventure and Travel is a group of adults mostly in their mid 20's, 30's, and 40's who share an enthusiasm and interest for intermediate to advanced adventure activities.** Sound like fun? Join other adventurers who think the same! We welcome singles and couples who like getting thrills through activities like Rock Climbing, Canyoneering, Hiking, Kayaking, White Water Rafting, Camping, Backpacking, Mountaineering, ATVing, Sailing, Snowmobiling, Snow Skiing, Snowboarding, Water Skiing, Jet Skiing, and more. From local weekends to world journeys... together, we'll discover amazing destinations and incredible adventures. **One of the intentions of this group is to have members that are active, keeping the size of the meetup events at a reasonable number, and to develop REAL friendships and camaraderie.** Over the past 12 years, the N2BD Adventure Meetup group has been to the Smoky Mountains, Badlands, Yosemite, Acadia, Sequoia, Yellowstone, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Grand Teton, Cuyahoga Valley, Rocky Mountain, Glacier, and Mammoth Cave National Parks. Devil's Tower, Mount Rushmore, and Perry's Victory National Monuments. White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and many US cities. We have been to dozens of state parks from Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan to name a few states. Please take a moment to check out our calendar of upcoming events below. This is a great community of outdoor and adventure seekers! We cater to people of all skill levels and to various interests... from beginners to advance. We are not experts in all adventures and will take classes to learn or improve our skills. In addition, we welcome anyone who is skilled in a certain area and interested in organizing and leading future adventures to please contact us. When we can N2BD Adventure organizers will hire professional guides with local knowledge or skills to help us with our events. We at N2BD Adventure also know it's hard to always be active in the outdoors so we will also periodically have a social meet-up as well. Organizers in N2BD Adventure are volunteers who help facilitate group trips. Normally, these trips are over a weekend to destinations in the Midwest, within a three to eight-hour drive or flight from Chicago. We also take into account that most of us have very busy lives and can not always accommodate multi-day trips, so we have a variety of single-day trips. We plan most of our events for fun as well as adventure. There's power in numbers and our mission is for everyone to have fun, meet new friends and save money. So what are you waiting for... join today and let's have some fun! **A little about the N2BD Adventure group Founder.**  After being an organizer for several meetup groups for a few years Richard thought it was time to start his own group in 2011. He wanted to plan more advanced trips, explore new places, and give his organizers the freedom to plan anything fun. N2BD Adventure was born after a few of us met at a signals snow tubing event back in 2008. We then grew through meeting each other's friends on hikes and other actives over the year. Then after discovering the meetup site in late Summer 2008 and a few other great Chicago meet-up groups the family grew. The N2BD Adventure group name was born on a car ride home from a hike in the spring of 2008. We were thinking of a name to call the adventure group and someone came up with N2BD (Name to be Determined). In January 2011 we joined the Meetup community. **Dues and Fees:** Every Meetup Group has to pay monthly dues to Meetup.com to have their group exist. If group funding is low we might also ask for $1 per person at some meet-up events to help pay the Meetup fees. For some bigger trips, we will sometimes add a sign-up fee to help out with the Meetup.com monthly fees.  Hope to see you soon and let's have some great adventures! Richard and the N2BD Group Leadership Team. **Participation in any group activity with this N2BD Adventure Group is at your own risk.** To the fullest extent allowed by law, you waive any claims against and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the N2BD Adventure Group, its affiliates, organizers, officers, directors, and contractors from, all claims or liability of every type (including court costs and legal fees) for injury or death to any person or for damage to property arising out of or relating to your participation as a member. This agreement applies to you and any other party who may accompany you in these endeavors.

This meetup will be for those looking to improve a variety of their outdoor skills. Whether it is car camping, backpacking, wilderness survival skills or just learning how to cook outdoors in a dutch oven or in a foil pack.

Bring together people who enjoy fun outdoor fitness near the Fox River.

St. Charles Singles Club was formed in 1977 for singles over 40 who like to dance, take dance lessons,  meet for breakfast or dinner at different restaurants, go to live plays, play cards - pinochle and other card games, board games, go on picnics, pool tables,  and socialize with other singles. At one time the club consisted of over700 members. After 12 years at Villa Olivia in Bartlett, IL we moved - NEW PLACE, NEW DAY and NEW TIME. Our dances are held at the American Legion Post 76, 570 S. Gary Avenue, Carol Stream, IL. OUR FIRST DANCE IN CAROL STEAM WAS JULY 13, 2023. Dance are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month.  $4 dance lessons are 5:30 to 6:30 PM - NO PARTNER NEEDED as you dance with everyone taking the lesson including the instructors.   DJ Fast Freddy music from 6:30 to 10:00 PM.  Members $7.00 and non-members $12.  Dressy casual. Bar available, coffee and pop $1. You can bring food to share. NO POPCORN ALLOWED. **No sign up required for breakfasts or dances.**  Sign ups required on some activities to reserve your spot.  You do not have to be a member to join us for breakfast or some activities. When a 5th Thursday occurs, we hire various local LIVE BANDS.  Members  $10.00, and non-members  $15.00.  Become a member and save $ on the dances and some activities. When Covid hit, everything stopped. We are once again regaining members. As of September 2023 our membership was 257 plus over 600 from Meetup.com.  In the past, our attendance at our regular dances was over 100 and attendance at our live band dances is between 150 and 200.  Our activities have been: breakfasts, Road Rally, foreign flavor dinners, dance lessons, candlelight bowl, Bocco ball, picnic, card and game night activities at Pottawatomie Park, fish boil and a Christmas Dinner Dance, historic house walks, free concerts in Carol Stream park, plays at the Paramount, the Palms and Steel Beam Theatres, we had theme dances like the Super Bowl Shuffle, went to a Cougar Baseball Game, played Mini Golf, saw a Puppet Show and a Car Show.  We went to the Arlington Race Track “Chicago Blackhawks Day”, a Hot Air Balloon fair, Winter Snow Sculpting Competition in Wisconsin and an Air show.  We (52 of us) did a Mob Flash Dance at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee and we learned to dance like a mummy to Michael Jackson’s – Thriller. Membership Dues is $20 a year.  Forms are on our web site.  Mail your filled out form and check to:  St. Charles Singles Club, P. O. Box 54, St. Charles, IL 60174-0054 or give to the Host at one of our activities. We have a Website (www.stcharlessinglesclubltd.com).  In both places you can find our calendar of events for the next two months, along with many photos and interesting tidbits about our club.  Please contact us at 630-665-0763 if you have a question about our club activities.  Some activities are held at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles.  Park Membership is required:  $15 for St. Charles residents;  $23 for other cities. Total number of people on Meetup does not reflect total number of people attending an event. St. Charles Singles Club Members cannot sign up on Meetup unless they are a member of Meetup. Meetup is like a newspaper where we advertise our club activities. If you want to Host an activity or have any ideas of what you think club members would enjoy, please give us a call. Thanks for checking us out!!   Hope to see you soon! Elaine Pihera President 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 & 2019 630-665-0763

👋🏼 Welcome! 👋🏼 The goal of this group is to build a community of vegans who meet up in the NW suburbs. Although event ideas are welcome, we'll mostly focus on the following: 1. Eat vegan food 🍜 --very few 100% vegan spots in the suburbs, so we'll go to vegan-friendly places 2. Be active 🏃🏼‍♀️ --e.g. casual hikes or jogs, but open to other activities 3. Play games 🎲 --e.g. in-person or virtual game nights

The focus of the group will be connecting anyone who is interested in making friends and ally's in the LGBTQ+ community. We will do this by planning happy hours, dinners, game/movie nights, parties and BBQ’s just to name a few activities. All are welcome! Formally Gay Hang Outs (Dundee/Elgin)

**About us**  Social happy hour, dining, dancing, festivals, outdoor activities, and whatever the event organizers wish to do! There is no fee to attend events or be part of this group. Some venues may charge an admission fee. An organizer may host Outdoor Winter activities such as skiing or ice skating. I'll host year-round hikes if they are in the area. This group changed names multiple times. Someone then told me to name it "Cheers 2" so I did. Earlier it was based on the final episode of Cheers sitcom [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP21b-AAXJk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP21b-AAXJk) . This group is mostly for ages 40s+ but not restrictive of other ages. Most events are held in the West Suburban area. We are expanding the areas where events are held. Organizers can host events wherever they want. There are no attendance requirements but please change your rsvp to NO if your plans change and unable to go to an event. Below are some reasons for removal from this group. **Rudeness, yelling at restaurant staff or skipping out without paying for your meal:** It happened at Eden restaurant event. Yelling at the manager because your gin and tonic took too long to get. Three people skipping out without paying for their food. If you walk out without paying and I find out who you are and you refuse to settle, you will be removed from this group. **General rudeness to another person in meetup** I intended this group to be friendly and welcoming. If I hear about people being really nasty to someone else then the perpetrator may be removed from the group. **Reporting a member to meetup in order to get them banned from meetup:** Please message me first if you experience conflict to the level where you want the person removed entirely from meetup! This is to prevent an unfortunate situation where the person who was reported and banned from meetup was also an event host. All of the person's events disappeared entirely. What's worse, people had paid for such event that disappeared. I spent 3 hours of my time trying to figure out why an event that people paid for suddenly disappeared. I was clueless. Finally got to the bottom of it. A member had a conflict with a person who was an event host and reported them to meetup to get them banned. We sorted it out but if this happens again the person who makes such a report will be removed from this group. **Leaving a one star review of a venue that does not deserve it:** I work hard to find venues that are suitable for our group. I spend hours driving around, checking it out, calling, and asking questions. Many do not accept separate checks even for party of just 8. Some want a deposit of $1000 to $2500 dollars to rent an area if you have more than 20 people. Others request that each person spend at least $25 or else I'm liable. Others state to me that I will be responsible for $25.00 fee for each empty seat at table when there is a popular band playing (tables for 20 in this case at Manhattans). Others want me to sign a contract of some kind. Some say that everyone must be there or we can't be seated, even for a party of just 12. If your food was not prepared to your satisfaction at any event (Steak over cooked, cold mash potatoes), please let staff know at the time of the event. I**ntolerance of others in our group**  Any expressions of hatred or demeaning comments will cause a person to be blocked out  of this meetup group. Please message me privately if you experience this.  I will not allow any expressions of this sort based on political party, race, ethnicity, LGBTQ, religion, handicap (mental or physical), age, or gender.  This includes comments I happen to see in other meetup group comments. **Sexual Harassment** This is not a hook up singles group and people have a right to be left alone if their not interested. Please message me if you receive unsolicited meetup messages from people you don't know. **Our political differences** Any discussions must be civilized. We don't want a fight to break out while we're dining, or anytime for that matter.  If your not capable of engaging in civil political discussions then either stay silent or ask to join another table if its a restaurant venue. **Let the event organizer lead the event:** If an event organizer lists a specific location where they will be at a venue then that's where the group is meeting. Event hosting takes time and effort. Please do not hijack an event and tell people "No, we're sitting here instead". This causes confusion and that's totally unnecessary. Hijacking an event in this manner is cause for removal from this group. I didn't think it would be necessary to add this policy to this group but a situation was reported to me on 08/18/23. That's like me hosting a dinner event and then some member comes in and tells people to go to another restaurant instead. Or, like me arriving to lead a hike (different group) and then upon my arrival a bunch of people are leaving because a member already did my hike for me (yeah that happened). Or, like me leading a hike and then a member demands that the group follow them instead (yeah that's happened too). The event organizers have final say in where the group is to meet and all other aspects of that event. They can also remove people who rsvp who have caused issues at a previous meetup. "Issues" are listed above. **Other general policies:** **NO SHOW at Sit Down Dining events** This only applies to restaurants where we have a limited number of people who can attend and we sit down together and have a meal. If you are a NO SHOW without reason you may not be able to attend events with limited seating. All meetup event hosts expect people to change their RSVP to NO if plans change. **Sharing phone numbers of members of the group** It is never ok to share phone numbers of people in the group with others without their permission. Please do not share any other personally identifiable information about others such as last name or address. **Event Organizers** Event organizers must report inappropriate conduct of any member to me immediately after an event thru email, private message or phone call. Safety is of everyone's concern and I also wish to keep this group respectful of others. **Event Organizers** To prevent fraud, use of your own personal Zelle/payment account for pre-paid events is not allowed. We recently found out that if a member leaves meetup altogether their event completely disappears. Most of us know each other but we have a few new event organizers. Pre-paid events must use a third party payment system, for example a music venue, theatre or sports arena that has its own link to pay. **Un-hosted events are not allowed!** I didn't even know about it until few years ago when Gregg (organizer of TGIF) notified me. I was very thankful that Gregg mentioned this to me. Up until that time I was posting "un-hosted meetup events" because someone suggested an event to me, it sounded great, I thought people would really like it, but I couldn't host. For your convenience, I'm copying and pasting content from https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002897712-Meetup-groups-and-events-policies *"It can be a little intimidating to show up to an event where you don’t know anyone,* *so having a host at every event is important for making members feel comfortable and welcome.* *All Meetup events must have an in-person host present to help connect attendees,* *manage relationships with venues, and bring structure to the events. The host must,* *at a minimum, make members aware of the event location, and act as a point of contact during the event.* *If a business or an organization is sponsoring an event, the event description must identify a contact person who will be present at the event.* *If Meetup receives reports that there is no one present in-person hosting a* *Meetup group’s events, we may remove the group at our sole discretion."* If an event organizer has posted an event and then cannot attend later for some reason then either * Cancel the event and give the reason why * Find a person who can act as a one time host and agrees to host. Make that person official host in meetup event. Posting of any other un-hosted events will result in change back to member role and loss of ability to post events. I expect that event organizers will have some skills in mentioning whether or not there is a reservation and what the reservation is under (Cheers2 or your own name). If there is no reservation then event hosts shall mention in comments where they are at. **History of the group** This group was founded recently in June 2018 as a Woman's social group for ages 45 and up. I've renamed it a few times since then. Cheers 2 is here to stay.