My People Connection: About Us

My People Connection is a group that helps people meet new friends while they explore their city together. Through our database, we list dozens of fun activities in cities across the U.S.

We are not a singles group. We have no political or religious agendas. Learn about our humble beginnings on the history page.

All kinds! Dinners (from casual to fancy to potluck), movies, sporting events, game nights, book clubs, book swaps, play readings, museums and art galleries, high teas, bar-of-the-month, current event discussions, camping…too many to list!

Check out photos from a sampling of our events on the pictures page, and see what we're planning next on our events calendar!

It costs nothing to join My People Connection and attend events! We strongly believe that no one should have to pay money to make friends. Therefore, My People Connection has absolutely no mandatory membership dues, processing fees, or hidden administrative costs. Obviously many events have costs associated with them: dinners, movies, and sporting events, to name three. You simply pay your own way-with no additional costs-just as you would with pals.

You can optionally become a Supporting Member for a small annual fee. Through Supporting Memberships we are able to cover our basic expenses and you get access to advanced website features. Learn More

No. A few events are for a subset of members (e.g. only for women or supporting members) but anyone can become a MyPC member and attend the vast majority of events.

The majority of our members are between 21 and 44 years old, though we have members from all age groups, up to folks in their 80s! We encourage anyone over 21 to join no matter how old you are and if you don't see something on the event calendar that interests you, host and event!

Slightly more than half our members describe themselves as single. Nearly half describe themselves as partnered or married couples, who join us individually or together.

We are 54% women and 46% men. Our events are pretty balanced gender-wise, but we offer many great women's only events, too!

An Event Coordinator is the person who hosts an event— reserving the restaurant, leading the hike, or moderating the book club. It's easy to become an EC and a great way to make new friends while trying new things you might never have done on your own.

Find out how to become an Event Coordinator

star denotes that person is a Supporting Member. An orange star

denotes that the person was one of the first to support us and have continued their membership since we started the supporting membership program in 2003.

You can become a Supporting Member by making a small donation to the club. My People Connection is run by volunteers; the donations of Supporting Members help us cover costs for our web hosting, venue rentals, basic operating expenses, and event insurance.

Learn about Supporting Membership

There is never a fee to attend an event, just pay for your own costs, which vary depending on the event. An upscale fancy dinner will obviously set you back more than the price of a paperback for a book club. Many of our events are free (you can always get that book from the library!). Each event's page lists the cost for that event, along with anything participants should bring (potluck entrée, sunscreen, canvas and paints, etc.).

Attendance varies entirely with the type of event, from a six-person murder mystery game to more than six hundred at one of our signature parties. Most events have around 15-25 participants.

If you don't have a login, create one. (The information your provide is NEVER given out: read our privacy statement). Returning members use their login to RSVP.

Then go to our event calendar and click on the event you wish to attend. Scroll to the bottom of the event screen to the "RSVP here" box. Everyone must RSVP online to attend an event, unless the event specifically indicates no RSVPs are necessary. Even if the event is weeks or months away, it's a good idea to sign up early: some events have limited or restricted capacity, and only folks who sign up early will be able to participate.

When you RSVP properly, a window will pop up on your screen saying: "Your RSVP has been sent. Please give the event coordinator a few days to confirm your place at the event. You will be notified by email when they do so."

If you have problems logging in or RSVPing for an event, please read our technical FAQs below.

Our club is run by people who volunteer their time and get to meet great friends in the process. The best way to volunteer is by hosting events, see our how to host an event page.

We also have "one-off" projects from time to time, like creating new flyers, designing banners for our website, writing press releases, etc. If anything like that interests you, or if you have a different skillset that can help make our group event better, email us and let us know!

Retrieve your password

You can update your email address and other information via the "Settings" link underneath your username in the upper-right hand corner of the page.

A lot of folks have problems verifying their email address through our site because the email gets bounced to "bulk mail" or gets refused by your ISP. We have a lot of problems with Verizon, AOL, EarthLink, & SBCGlobal in particular. You should check you junk-mail folder for our email or add "support@mypeopleconnection.com" to your "white-list" of address you wish to receive emails from. Once you've adjusted your email settings, we can send another verification email.

Even if you can't get verified, don't worry. You're all set when it comes to RSVPing and attending events - this won't affect your participation in the club. Disregard the warning on the site - you're in every way a full member who can RSVP and attend events, no problem.

Once you RSVP, it may take 24-48 hours for the event coordinator to confirm your place at the event. Please be patient - sometimes the coordinators are out of town or otherwise occupied, but they'll get back to you in a timely way. When the event coordinator approves you, you're all geared to go! Your place is now confirmed at that event.

When your RSVP is confirmed by the event coordinator, our server automatically sends you an email that contains both the event location and a link for more information. You can also find the information on the event description page you used when you originally RSVPed (linked off our calendar).

If, after clicking on the link, you cannot see the event location, you may be having one of two problems: (1) you are not logged in as a user on our website, or (2) you need to hit you browser's "refresh" button, you are viewing outdated site info.

If you have a question about the directions (i.e., they don't seem clear to you), don't hesitate to contact your Event Coordinator for more information. Their email is located on the event information page. Please do not wait to the last possible minute to contact your coordinator, otherwise, you may be out of luck in attending the event.

If for whatever reason, you cannot attend the event you register for, it is common courtesy to let your event coordinator know IN ADVANCE that you will not be able to make it. Either directly email him/her or return to the event page with the description, scroll to the bottom under RSVP, and click on "cancel."

Similarly, if you would like to invite another friend along with you to an event, do not assume the event coordinator will have room at their event. Politely ask the coordinator well in advance of the event if there is room for another friend or return to the event page with the description, scroll to the bottom under RSVP, and and click on "add a friend." Remember that although you were approved, the event coordinator has to re-approve you to bring a friend. Again, when the event coordinator approves your addition, you're all set! You and your friend are now confirmed at that event.

The user participation system keeps track of people who regularly attend the events they RSVP to versus those that regularly "flake." It helps event coordinators improve the quality of their events by predicting how many people will attend the event. If a person consistently skips out on RSVPs, they will be marked as "unreliable". Likewise people who consistently attend after RSVPing will be marked as "reliable."

The best way to get and keep a good participation is to only RSVP to events you plan on attending, and if you can't attend, let a coordinator know as far in advance as possible. You may also want to introduce yourself to the event coordinator so they will know to mark you down as present in the "event recap." The system is designed so that missing an event here or there due to extenuating circumstances will not negatively impact your participation.

See the User Participation FAQ for details and to check your participation.

Uploading of your user profile photo can be done on the Edit Your Profile page.

You can use professional photo-editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop or freely available photo-editing software to edit your photo. The photo you upload must be a .GIF .JPG or .JPEG file, and should be a dimension of 150 x 200 pixels or smaller. If you really get stuck, you can email your photo to support@mypeopleconnection.com and we'll help you resize it.

FREE photo editors:
Picasa (Windows)
Xnview (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Serif PhotoPlus 6 (Windows)
Pix-En-Ate (Web-based Windows/Mac)

To hide your profile so no one can see it go to the edit your profile, midway down the page you'll see "Permissions." Click on "Show to Nobody" and then click the "Finish" button at the bottom of the page. It will be the same as being removed from our database, since no one but you will be able to see it.

Is there something you feel My People Connection can do better for next time? Please let us know, we appreciate your input.

If you are an Event Coordinator with questions about coordinating events, see the EC Manual