By many standards, Mid Cities Seniors is a very unconventional group. We ARE NOT a dating service, or a lonely hearts club, a religious group, a terrorist group, or a knitting circle. We hope to appeal to a wide range of single seniors; not just bowlers, gourmet cooks, transplants, or tall people. We ARE a lively, fun loving, still full of life group of regular people, who are just not ready for the rocking chair. Old fogeys and the faint of heart are welcome, but don't expect us to wait on you to catch up, or to set around and talk Medicaid with you.
We have no formal organizational chart, no rule book, no membership requirements, no fees, and no Board of Directors. Everyone is welcome and equal. We do expect EVERYONE to conform to common courtesy.
Our goals are really quite simple. We want to have the opportunity to meet other people in our age group, and to do things that are just more fun when done with others. We want to enlarge our circle of aquaintances, and perhaps even meet one or more people who might become a close friend. This has actually happened with some in the group. Even when there is no group meeting, there are people doing what friends do: going to movies, meeting for coffee, or just calling to say hello.
We have no agenda when it comes to meetings, or the size of the group, or the direction the group will take. This is quite literally a group "Of the people, by the people, and for the people".
Everyone can have a say in where we will meet, and when. Generally speaking, we meet the last Saturday evening of each month, and again sometime in the middle of the month. This turns out to be about every other week end. Most of our meetings are in the home of one of the members, and the host usually decides the meeting time and many of the details. Many of the meetings are pot luck dinners.
When the group decides that there is something of interest to several members, we do go to public events. Last year a group of us went to Shreveport, La., to Bass Hall, and to Grapefest. There are more trips planned for this year. We welcome all ideas and suggestions
While we do not meet for the express purpose of making a love connection, that possibility is something we understand may happen. We would welcome the idea. However, we trust that everyone will be mature and reasonable about this sensitive subject. No means NO! Hopefully we can trust everyone to respect the privacy of others, and never invade their personal space. Personal information is sometimes available, such as address's and phone numbers. Just because we know where someone lives or works, doesn't mean we just show up unannounced. Nor would we ever give that information to ANYONE else.
Some have invited a friend to come to a function, (and friends are certainly welcome), but by far the majority of members have come from the ad in the Star Telegram. Before they are given any specifics about the location of a function, they are invited to meet with some of the existing members. This first meeting is mainly to give those wanting to join us an opportunity to see for themselves what sort of people make up the group. It also affords some of us an opportunity to get to know them. We DO NOT just give out address's and phone numbers to anyone who calls asking for information.
Attendance at our group meetings will usually depend on what kind of function is planned, and where it is. During the winter months we have averaged from 8 to 12. In the warmer months we will see 20 or more.