Action #040

Join something

This action has been done 6,930 times which means 6,930 people are meeting new friends rather than staying in and watching repeats of Friends.

Long gone are the days when joining something meant socks and sandals in the local church hall or a feisty jostle for the last sticky orange quarter at half time. So join something. Anything. A team, a choir, a pack, a league, a union, even a queue is better than nothing.

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Rachel did this action
everyone can do this
I joined oto this site,and so did you : ) 29 June 2010, 09:16
Sarah and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too
I did It
I have joined the scout association, because they are now allowing girls in. 27 June 2010, 16:26
Helen and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too
Helen
We joined a ballroom dancing class last September and although we are no Fred and Ginger we are enjoying it and having a good laugh. 04 June 2010, 16:41
Alex Wells did this action
what ive done
Ive become a helper for the yonger years to start in september its a group that trys to help 12 May 2010, 09:23
Sophie Berry and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too
Year 7 Can Make A Difference!
On Thursday last week, myself and a few others started up a 'We Are What We Do' campaigne group with the help of our year group leader. Our aim is to get as many people as posible involed, and to bring all different generations together. We are hoping to have an open day some time in the summer and we hope everyone has lots fun! Why don't you set up a campaigne too?! =) 07 May 2010, 16:50
Caroline Seifert did this action
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Hey I joined this community !!! 03 May 2010, 14:37
samer richani did this action
i also joined the debate team
u kno since i never take no as an answer!!!=) 21 March 2010, 14:58
samer richani did this action
joined the art club!!!
well i joined art AN ACTUAL CLUB!!!not some group on facebook 21 March 2010, 14:57
Jameela did this action
Feels good learning and joining something new
I joined a group of really nice people and learned salsa 08 March 2010, 18:57
Charles Miller did this action
FACEBOOK!!
I join so many facebook groups... 22 February 2010, 09:14
Lauren Cooper and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too
dance classes
i am an awful dancer but oh well! 07 February 2010, 16:43
Deyan did this action
I joined a group
I joined a group against the owners of the football team Manchester United and the way they manage the club. 07 February 2010, 15:10
Florence did this action
One two, three & four...
I've joined a swing dancing school. Different, and so much fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJj0mNNe1Y
28 January 2010, 12:24
steven parker did this action
I did it
I used this to finally join that sacrificial cult, thank you WAWWD! 21 January 2010, 10:03
Sarojini and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too
fun stuff
Just bored with my life and in need of something to do I joined my school's Girls Hockey Team. It has been such a great experience. Never played hockey before, so I've been learning many new skills. Everyone is nice and supportive, they all just like having a good time! 21 January 2010, 02:28
Aubri did this action
public library & a community choir
I joined the public library so that I can get my books from there instead of purchasing them and then I joined a community choir so that I can give back to my community (they do charity shows & donate the money). 20 January 2010, 18:00
Jenny Malone did this action
I DID THIS!
I joined 'we are what we do' :) 11 November 2009, 12:42
keenan atkins did this action
we are what we doooooooooo
i have joined this website today 02 November 2009, 17:48
miss claire did this action

This site is for Australian women for action on sustainable behaviour.

http://www.1millionwomen.com.au

The rationale being that women make the consumer choices for households and therefore are the most capable of changing the family towards sustainable behaviour choices. This sort of idea has worked well in developing countries where women are the most responsible for health and finances. Now the idea is being employed for the West in regards to Climate Change. I love recycled ideas!
Enjoy :D 27 July 2009, 01:48
Sanna Mahmood did this action
join something

we wanna join a club 23 February 2009, 07:07
Hanna Thomas did this action
Wanted: Cycling Theatre Troublemakers!
Wanted: Cycling Theatre Troublemakers! Want to do something fun, challenging and worthwhile with your summer? Join the 2009 Otesha UK cycle tours! We'll be taking in the delights of the UK from our saddles, performing a play, making the world a better place, learning new skills, meeting new friends, and generally making mischief...wait, did we mention that you're invited? If you're 18 to 28 and passionate about creating a sustainable future, then come ride with us. Find out more at www.otesha.org.uk/cycletours. Places are first come, first served, so get your skates on! If you have any questions or would just like to have a chat about it, then give us a call on 0207 841 8939. Thanks! 09 January 2009, 06:59
Honka did this action
Join a cause you are passionate about!

Do some research and pick a cause you are totally passionate about. Do everything you can to support them--letter writing campaigns, volunteering time, money, etc..... 30 July 2008, 15:46
Mrs Eds did this action
Who would have thought...

that by joining a local and very active website, www.harringayonline.com, that I would have ended up shaking hands with the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown at the Catalyst awards last week.
Join something, you never know where it could lead! 28 July 2008, 06:00
jess_skye did this action
Second Chance

The 1st time I walked into the meeting of our school's Leo Club, I thought it was an absolute joke and ran as far as I could, without looking back. Then a couple of months ago, after 2 years of thinking the Lions and Leos of society were a big bunch of nerds and fake do-gooders, I decided to give Leos another try. How glad I am that I did! The Leos gives me and other teenagers a chance to make positive contributions to the community, which i really appreciate. i recommend to all high-school students to check out there schools Leo club, or start there own if there isnt one. 27 June 2008, 00:57
buggymenace did this action
Act locally

It started when a lady came to the door with a petition and invited me to join a local community group. A few weeks later, I joined a website, www.harringayonline.com because of a guy I met at the meeting. A few weeks after that I signed up to be a community volunteer for my area because of something I read on the website. And a week or two after that, I joined the planning group for the local childrens centre because I was part of the community group.
This week, I met lots of my neighbours in the local pub and had a great time, next week I'm meeting some more to talk books. All because I joined something. 10 April 2008, 10:11
Zena Johnson did this action
My life is unrecognisable from how it was 4 years

There's a simple little book, about a bored man who started a cult by accident. It was all very funny, and people who had joined his "accidental cult" now get together every so often to have a few drinks, hand things out to strangers and generally confuse and bewilder the people of London.
(It's called Join Me, by Danny Wallace by the way, good read. funny. Often lurks in te travel section of bookstores, even though it has little to do with travelling...)
I went to a meet up in London in 2004. A young man called John went as well. I thought he was skinny and nerdy and pale, but cute in a nervous bespectacled kind of way.
He didn't talk to me. He was painfully shy, and he thought I was with someone there, and I thought he was with someone there.
nearly a year later, I got very drunk, and posted on the join me forum how cute I thoght he was. He was slightly embarassed and confused at the attention, and he still didn't pluck up the courage to properly talk to me. Till Good Friday 2005, a great big annual meet up in his hometown of Nottingham. Alcohol, as is so often the case, stepped in. We chatted, we laughed, we joked, we danced.... we kissed.

3 years later, we've just bought a flat, I live the coolest city in the world (we have trams! yay!) I work for Nottingham City Council, I have a gorgeous nephew, and I have a whole new circle of friends and have been accepted into the best and most welcoming family (bar my own!) in the world. And I get to wake up every day next to the man I love. This fact still makes me smile! It's coming up to Good Friday again, then soon after that, our third anniversary. And I never would have met him (or any of the other wonderful friends I now have from all over the world) if it wasn't for a man called Danny Wallace being a bit bored one day...

Cheers Danny. I owe you a pint or something. ;) http://www.joineeforum.com or http://www.join-me.co.uk for more info. Tell them joinee Bing sent you. Oh, and you look lovely today, I really like those shoes.

11 March 2008, 16:57
vince did this action
A cool kiwi website to meet other people

Join this site to meet other cool Kiwis 02 March 2008, 05:51
shelly did this action
Help your local community
Yesterday I joined a workshop to problem solve and discuss how we could combat crime and disorder in our town. The feedback was great and I feel that when people can respect their own local environment then they can start to respect the world they live in. As we know from this site small actions add up. 05 December 2007, 05:47
Eugenie did this action
I've been inspired to do two things this week...
The WAWWD list of actions inspired me to do two things this week that I am really excited about... firstly, I have enrolled in a ballroom dancing class (I LOVE Strictly Come Dancing!) AND (and I know this sounds dreary but it's not) I sent off to join my local Foundation Trust Hospital. Just reading those 100 actions really gets you thinking... 23 November 2007, 00:00

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about joining things
- In 2006, nine million people had experienced feeling lonely at week-ends and 18% of people age 55 and over admitted going a full day without speaking to anyone.
- One in 50 people (2%) said they had no one to turn to in a personal crisis.
- It is a natural urge to have a family, be a part of a community, a member of a church, a player in a team, a part of a gang. Belonging can connect people to others around them, as well as leading to a sense of being valued, recognised and listened to.
- In the early eighties, more than 60% of people then in their thirties were active members of local community organisations. Twenty five years on across a similar section of society, active membership has dropped to less than 10%.
- Church attendance across Europe halved over a similar period and political party membership in the UK once nudged 3.5 million but now struggles to reach half a million.
- Trade union membership in Australia is 26% lower than 15 years ago and the proportion of Australians affiliated to a faith has dropped 17% in 30 years.
- Young people who participated in sports or community centres at age 16 were:
  - 3% less likely to be depressed
  - 5% less likely to be single, separated or divorced
  - 3% less likely to be in social housing; 2% less likely to have no qualifications
  - 4% less likely not to have achieved level two qualifications
  - 3% less likely to be on a low income.
- Young people who do uniformed activities (like the Scouts, sports or martial arts) are:
  - 3% less likely not to achieve level two qualifications
  - 4% less likely to be on a low income and less likely to be depressed in adulthood