| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/9/2008 2:38:21 PM | I agree with eazk ~ would love to have a bowling league, pool league, card leauge ~ even coed softball, volleyball or golf. We can do any of these ~ maybe put out a tread to sign up to see how many would be interested. Everyone that knows me knows that I would try to do all of them. I have known Jimm since last summer and his cookouts are the best thing you can ever attend to meet a person one on one and get to know a lot more about them! Jimm and Missy are both right about the bowling events and eating at Roosters ~ lots of nice people with great conversations and a lot of fun to boot. sherilyn - there are a lot of nice people you can meet and a lot of things to do as far as events go that does not involve alcohol. Putt Putt, Nature Hikes, Walking through the Easton area, playing cards or board games, getting a group from POF and going to a movie for an evening, maybe to church on a Sunday morning with Brunch afterwards, a comedy club. There are thinks to do where you can mingle and meet new friends. Lynn ~ the Saturday group is always fun and great idea about the softball coed team ~ I know Kayla would be interested for sure and I would. Sorry that I didn't talk more to you at Stolys ~ too busy shooting pool when I should be introducing new people more to the group, but our main place was the second place we went to at Scotch and Soda.
Jimm ~ what do you thing about more events for leagues ~ a sign up sheet for those interested? Or just to go do something ~ movies, hiking, etc. Keep the bowling going ~ love that!  John (-: | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/9/2008 3:32:21 PM |
I have known Jimm since last summer and his cookouts are the best thing you can ever attend to meet a person one on one and get to know a lot more about them! Jimm and Missy are both right about the bowling events and eating at Roosters ~ lots of nice people with great conversations and a lot of fun to boot. You should have BOLDED those sentances!
Jimm ~ what do you thing about more events for leagues ~ a sign up sheet for those interested? Or just to go do something ~ movies, hiking, etc. Keep the bowling going ~ love that! John (-: Bowling may drop to monthly during the warmer weather, gotta do the cookouts! | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/9/2008 7:51:48 PM | | I absolutely love volley ball, I think it would be fun to get a league together for that over the summer. I thought about it last summer, but I'm so horrible at organizing things. | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/9/2008 8:09:19 PM | | I have been thinking of doing a "Dinner, Drinks and then some... tour of Central Ohio" basically we would go to more remote central Ohio cities for an event. Maybe Unique restaurants in London, Delaware, New Albany, Marysville, Newark, Lancaster, Circleville. Any desire? | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/13/2008 1:03:50 PM |
Never trust anyone over 30
if we were to follow that line of logic, then wouldn't it stand to reason that we really shouldn't trust you as well? Just a thought | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/13/2008 9:20:32 PM | Does anyone want to "manage" a league in the warmer weather?
On with something a bit closer to us...
VALENTINES PARTY
Since they party is for singles having a theme of would be appropriate. Anyone interested in a party on the Thursday, February 14th?
Possible themes/names:
Disparate and dateless
Bitter Ball
ValenStage Party
any other suggestions? | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/16/2008 9:49:26 PM | | Hmm....it would be a little uncomfortable to be around adults more mature than myself. If the events were in the Dayton area, I could consider going in the late evenings. I tend to work a 2nd shift during the weekends, so the event would have to last beyond 2am. | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/23/2008 5:38:17 PM | I started hosting events in October '06, about 3 per month, it took a while however people have started to attend at a much better rate. It's tough to have consistency with variety in a single event. I am averaging about 40 people out with about a 2:1 ratio, I figured it would be the guys out scouting not the ladies. As for the population it also gives people more things to do. Many times there are two or more events in the Columbus area each week.
Bowling has been pretty good however we also meet at a restaurant before bowling, stimulating a larger variety of people. Hosting events is like a full time job, I spend many hours a week planning and getting people to sign up to attend.
Good Luck... Feel free to attend any event that I host.
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/26/2008 7:39:00 AM | You are brining up a huge point...the age and gender issue is the exact reason why I have not attended any of your events. I would love to attend events with other singles from POF but they need to be attended by people who are closer to my own age.
(25 - 35) Hopefully by posting that I would go if other people my age would go will encourage others to come? Maybe yes? This means you!  | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/26/2008 12:18:40 PM | We have to start somewhere so why not sign up early and attend. There has been a few people that are younger that has attended however they wait until the last minute to commit and no one there age know that they are going to be there.
Ideally I am looking for a woman in her late 20's to mid 30's so we can spend some time to get to know each other and then start a family. Not too many 40 year plus woman want to have kids.
Since the Halloween party the following gender/age of people 35 OR UNDER have attended 2 or more events I have hosted.
Males 24, 28, 32, 33, 35, 35
Females 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 35
They do attend just not all at the same time, so let's get it together and attend. You can look up my profile and see the recent forum topics which includes the events.
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/26/2008 6:13:39 PM |
next_chapter said:
I do realize that the get togethers at bars draw more people. I do plan to return to 2 of them in the next few months. Believe me, I have spent a great deal of time working on this with only one event a month. I can imagine the amount of work involved when you host several events. When I'm in the area visiting my best friend, I'll try to stop down to one of your events after the weather clears a bit.
Have you ever figured out why more men don't attend the POF events?
Thanks for your input,
I have noticed that dinner events gets a good crowd as well... however it takes a lot more coordination with the establishment. Try to make the February 8th dinner I expect it to be a lot of fun and very social. The other extremely social events that I host are the cookouts in the warmer weather, they go all day long and have lots of interaction. I noticed that when I have gaps in events then I loose momentum. Even when not hosting a PoF event my calendar shows some other social events such as friend's birthday parties and dinner parties at friends homes. Lots of people have lots of good ideas what I think makes the difference is just having someone to pull it all together.
There are more men than women registered on PoF, however we still have more women attend events. Why? IMHO it's because men are the ones making the first move and there is a lot of rejection; women can go to an event and dance with other women and no one will say anything; more married men have a profile than married women; women have more endurance than men, so once a guy gets home he sits in front of the TV for a 30 minutes show and the next thing he will see is the end of the day test pattern. Those are just a few of the reasons that I see.
As for me I make a lot of first moves that I don't event realize, I was just being friendly. As for the rejection I used to sell real estate so I am used to it; if I want to dance I can do it by myself, it surely won't be the first thing I have done by myself; I'm not married nor have I ever been, I'm looking for that perfect woman, I thought I found her once however she showed me a SERIOUS flaw; Endurance - I have sat in front of the TV all night myself, thinking I'm going to go out and do what I planned. When I plan events I have others depending on me so I am secondary.
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/28/2008 7:17:28 PM | | At the cookouts I bring the heat and they bring the meat, plus something to share... chips, side, desert or something else. The problem I have had is too much food. I supply 2.5 gallons of water to use for drink and wash and otherwise everyone brings their drinks. I provide 10- 30 lbs of charcoal depending on the turnout. | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 1/28/2008 8:30:43 PM | | Yep, just bring your own main course and chips, a side or desert. Some people's contribution is the "corn hole" game or some other sport or activity. Most people think they need to bring a side enough for everyone. I say bring enough twice as many people as you bring the main course for otherwise there is a lot of leftovers. Think about it if 30 people bring enough side dishes for 30 people you will have enough sides to feed 900. | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 5/26/2008 3:41:37 PM |
I did attend a event in Columbus last year and I did feel kinda unwanted there. I did leave early and never went to another one.
I have to say that I agree with this...I went to 2 and am pretty shy (in crowds coming in alone) and never got the newbee reception, that I have heard so much about...most of the people that attend have for so long , that you are like family...1 person (Frank)and a table of 3 women helped me stay...I didn't expect to be catered to, but I guess there was so much hype, that I was disapointed... | |
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| Getting a diverse age range to attend events
Posted: 5/28/2008 5:43:05 PM | | Get younger people involved, as was stated earlier. While I find Cougards 10 years older than me interesting to watch, they are usually looking for something in the younger vittle category. | |
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