Starting in Jan. 2012, neighbors, congregants, colleagues, and students are gathering all over the country, once a month for six months, to explore the habits of the heart that Parker Palmer describes in Healing the Heart of Democracy. The Center for Courage & Renewal provide a free guide to anyone who wants to participate, plus lots of inspiration along the way through Twitter, Facebook, and their blog. Imagine discussing what it means to "hold tension in a life-giving way," then going to lunch …

The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by nature, we are 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet. The Capital Group Sierra Club focuses on exploring, enjoying and protecting our local region. We invite you to join us at one of our interesting monthly meetings featuring prominent "green" speakers, for an outing or at a conservation or political meeting or event …

Our mission is to introduce our friends and neighbors to the game of Cornhole or Corn Toss (some folks call it Bean Bag or Bean Toss), have tournaments and fun!

… If you are interested in being able to develop, articulate and present your opinions, business plans, volunteer self-help ideas, a desire to share your passions for whatever activities you may want to share with your family, friends, neighbors, business associates and social clubs, THEN, the Apex Toastmasters is the club for you. If you have some anxieties of speaking in public forums, at business meetings or social settings (and who doesn't get butterflies sometimes) then join us for our Toastm …