What we’re about
To find events—both online and in-person—go to our website https://www.finding-female-friends-50.com/about
FFF>50 is an all-volunteer community where women >50 come to connect, make friends, and share their passions and expertise. Please, become a member and use us. As soon as you join, you are able to attend, create and host events (no size too small or too big).
This is our San Francisco Bay area chapter. It's for finding, attending, and hosting in-person events. If you want to attend and create online events, you'll also need to join our National chapter. You can find all our locations on our website: https://www.FFF50.org
Once you become a member, just use one or both of the links below to become a host. If you want help doing that (whether brainstorming ideas, or using the MU event creation page, or anything else) just reach out to me, Dale, at [email protected]
➤IN-PERSON HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/7wduJQWHTC4FryaU6
➤VIRTUAL HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/bvvcKvR1Eysc5WeJ9
If you're a member of any of our local chapters, I have a great way for you to meet other members who live nearby. I call them 6@6, meaning 6 members at 6:00—or 10@1, 8@12:00, etc. You just fill out the form below, and I will post your get-together for you. Nothing could be easier!
➤6@6 FORM
https://forms.gle/XtDoVeZXV5L8TXiw9
This is an announcement, not an event (unless you make it one)!
We're in a loneliness epidemic, which is affecting not just our emotional, but our physical well-being. Don't believe me? Listen to the advisory of the U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8pa506BFk4
I started FFF>50 in 2016 out of my own challenge in finding friends as an older woman. FFF answered the call. Let us help you! At the click of a button, you can make a gathering where local members can connect in person. Don't worry about the tech, you provide the specifics, and I will post your event for you!
6@6 HOSTING FORM
https://forms.gle/XtDoVeZXV5L8TXiw9
These intimate, local gatherings are called 6@6 (meaning 6 guests at 6:00). But they can be 4@10, 10@2, or whatever you want.
Here's what LA member, Toni, said about hosting her first 6@6:
"At first I was nervous. But as soon as everyone got there, it disappeared because everyone got along so well. Being the host gave me permission to introduce myself and strike up the conversation. So my usual inhibitions didn't get in the way. At the end, everyone thanked me. They even asked if we could do it weekly!"
Just click here to start one. You will be helping others along with yourself.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- San Francisco City Guides Tour: Fisherman’s Wharf: A Hidden HistoryGhirardelli Square, San Francisco, CA
Let's explore San Francisco's Fisherman Wharf with SF City Guides Tours.
We will meet at 10:45am at the Mermaid Fountain, Ghirardelli Square Courtyard for the 11:00 am tour given by Rachel B.DESCRIPTION From the SF City Guides site:
It may not look like it now, but underneath the sleek, commercial facade of today’s redeveloped Fisherman’s Wharf, hundreds of Italian immigrants built an entire industry on the backs of Dungeness crab. Dive into the tremendous history of a world-famous shore front. Hear stories of the lateen-rigged feluccas sailed by the city’s fishermen. We’ll talk about the bay and the courageous souls who’ve gone for a swim in it and if we’re lucky we’ll spot a harbor seal or sea lion.
Not everything on this tour happens on the water. We’ll look at Ghirardelli Square, once the factory of San Francisco’s most beloved chocolatier, and later an early adaptive re-use project. As we pass the Hyde Street Cable Car Turnaround, we’ll spend some time discussing the distinguished history of San Francisco’s cable cars, the last manually operated cable car system in the world. For something truly unique we visit the Musée Mécanique, a completely analog arcade.
But San Francisco has always been a seaport and we’ll explain the stories of many of the historic ships anchored at the Hyde Street Pier, the largest in-water ship museum in the world.
Discover a new side of the Wharf, featuring stories of the Bay that locals themselves don’t know.
***Please bring cash for donation to our tour guide. The site suggests $20 per person.
Please only sign up if you truly intend to come. I have a reservation for 6 (these events do fill up). If you must cancel I request doing it no later than 48hrs so someone has a chance to fill the spot.
Optional lunch following walking tour.
- Let's Mahj & Mingle in Oakland!Dimond District, Oakland, CA 94602, Oakland, CA
Come join us to play this fun and exciting tile game.
MahJongg (or Maahj, as it is often called) is a fascinating, rummy-like game played with tiles rather than cards.
We will be playing the American MahJongg. The National MahJongg League publishes the American version of the rules. It also Supplies the Official Standard Hands and Rules Cards which change each year beginning in April. The rules of the game rarely change, and the way hands are described (i.e., colors, letters, numbers, format) stays the same. The changes are in the shapes and patterns of the hands. A very small amount of time and effort is required to become familiar with the elementary principles of the game.
Don't forget to bring your 2024 Official MahJongg Card. You can purchase the card at NMJLeague Website . (I have never ordered the card via Amazon but they also list them here Amazon - NMJLeague.)
***Please feel free to pack and bring your own lunch and drink of choice.
- Outdoor Art Walk in SF’s Glen Park AreaGlen Park BART Station, San Francisco, CA
Previously, I led these walks under my own group but Meetup has increased their fees. Fortunately, this welcoming group allows us to post events for free, so I hope you will join me in this group.
We will explore the Glen Park residential area including Noe Valley and Sunnyside and discussing about a half dozen of their outdoor sculpture and other art locations, returning to the starting point. About 6 miles with an altitude gain of 1000 ft. including half a dozen disconnected blocks of steep climbs, steps (up 83, down 91), lanes, parks and pedestrian walkways. If it is too much for you to keep up with the group (up to 3 miles/hour) it is fine to drop out but please sign out for liability reasons. Restroom stop when we near the Glen Park Rec Center the second time. Points of interest include: the park outside Sunnyside Conservatory, Miguel Street Mural, Penny Lane. I plan to leave at 11:10 AM after attendees have signed my printed copy of the release of liability. (The Glen Park library with a restroom is a block away.) I will be wearing a giant, black hat and am not an art expert. If you want to contact me, please do so before I leave home, usually an hour and a half before the walk. Check back here after 9 AM the day of the event for updates. (Air quality worse than 100, will cancel.)
Dogs: Dogs allowed on leash (no more than 8 feet) and under control.
Food: Bring food if you want to eat on the walk. Optional refreshment probably at Bello Coffee & Tea after the walk.