I started this group to find families with adopted children. The purpose of this group is to help adopted children form a connection with other adopted children in their community. Families made through all types of adoption are welcome.

The Homeless Pets Foundation is a special-needs rescue group, taking in injured, neglected, abused, and 'last chance' (scheduled for euthanasia) animals to rehabilitate them and place them in permanent homes or foster care until we can adopt them out.

Have you ever wanted to meet and build relationships with other local people of West Indian or Caribbean heritage? The Atlanta Caribbean Connection is for everyone, especially those of Caribbean heritage, or for those interested in Caribbean culture, music, art, food and lifestyle. Imagine being able to meet others, to share in social events, business connections, food and music (Soca anyone?). If you are ready to meet some new and interesting people from all over the islands and find out about …

R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. While most commonly used within academia, in fields such as computational biology and applied statistics, it is rapidly gaining currency in commercial areas such as quantitative finance and business intelligence. Among R's strengths as a language are its powerful built-in tools for inferential statistics, its compact modeling syntax, its data visualization capabilities, and its ease of …

This Meetup is for parents in Marietta, Cobb County and the surrounding metro Atlanta, Georgia, area who want clear concise information on the legal planning they should have in place to make sure their kids and heir money are taken care of by the people they want in the way they want ... no matter what. Our popular and valuable, but entirely FREE Protect My Kids! Planning workshops will do just that! Did you know that 69% of parents have NOT named guardians for their children? And of the 31% of …

Thinking of starting family but are missing a few things...like a partner, sperm, or eggs? Well, this may very well be the group for you! Family Matchmaking is about finding a community supportive in your goals to establish or maintain non-traditional (or as I like to say, NEW-traditional) families. Whether seeking a donor/co-parent/to donate or advice and perspectives from those going though the process themselves, hopefully Family Matchmaking can prove to be a valuable resource.

Bow Wow is a dynamically healing class for you to learn to loving touch, stretch and massage your dog. We have up to 8 dogs per class and it is set up so that dogs that have anxiety or social apprehensions are welcomed and safe. Large, small, adopted, for show... we've played with them and welcome them all. Bring two mats, keep your dog on a leash and be open to something new and fun for your pup! $20/dog Pre-registration is the only way to guarantee your spot as class is limited. #404.917.4992 …

Bring your spayed or neutered toy dog(s) for play dates and parties! Meet/network and share tips and experiences with other Toy Dog pet parents. You don't have to live in Smyrna to join! We welcome toy/small breed doggies up to 15 lbs.  If you're reading this and are considering joining our Meetup, please take a few minutes to read our policies and guidelines under "PAGES."  We're all interested in helping our fur babies to be healthy, happy, better socialized and learn how to be good playmates. …

Meeting since July 2004 and steadily growing! We have Pugs, Pug Siblings & Pug Parents and we meet once a month as a mutual admiration society for this great little breed! Click on "ABOUT US" for more Info. Also, check out the the local Pug rescue organization, SEPRA ("Southeast Pug Rescue & Adoption"). Here is a link to that organization. [url=http://www.rescuepug.com/]http://www.rescuepug.com/[/url] Please take a few moments to check out SEPRA and the important work they do. Maybe y …

Open to all Shiba Inu owners and anyone interested in adopting a Shiba Inu. The Shiba is an alert, intelligent and dignified Japanese treasure. They will capture your heart the moment you lay eyes on them and they will forever live in your heart. MEMBERSHIP DUES: We do request $10.00/year in membership dues. For new members, this payment is due at your SECOND meetup. All members are invited to try a meetup before paying dues. Membership dues are used to help pay for Meetup.com fees (currently …

Meet & share tips with other local Maltese (or Maltese mix) pet parents and fans! Bring your babies to make friends at play dates and parties just for the "Malties", as Mimi LaBelle's mom affectionately calls them!  (Note:  We do sometimes combine our meetup with the Smyrna/Atlanta Toy Dog Meetup, which I also organize.)

This is a pack walk for fellow Pit Bull caretakers who are interested in socializing their dogs, getting some exercise, representing the responsible Pibble owners, and meeting the community. Our walks are inspired by Stubby's Heroes' Annual Atlanta Bully Breed Family Walk. We are a fun bunch, so dust off those TuTu's, and if interested, throw one on your dog too! :) You will meet other responsible caretakers that are interested in fighting Breed Specific Legislation; that promote spay/neuter, ad …

WELCOME ! The Raw and Living Food movement is alive and well in the Metro Atlanta area, especially in Marietta. This monthly potluck was established to provide support, camaraderie, fellowship, information, networking opportunities, and the sharing of food and recipes for those interested in this lifestyle. We invite and encourage all, from long term raw foodists to those who are simply considering adopting the lifestyle, to participate. This group will typically meet at 5:00 pm, on the third Su …

Meet Atlantans interested to learn pragmatic ways for developing and delivering .NET based software. See http://ATLALT.NET/screwturn to learn more about this brand new group and our goals. Based on the ALT.NET approach, we are Passionate, Pragmatic, and Progressive. From http://altnetpedia.com : "We are a group of .NET developers who are passionate about improving the way we develop software. We recognize there is no single solution, but instead there are multitudes of alternatives that ca …

This group's mission is for Rwandans and friends of Rwanda to get together and give back to their local communities (in the Diaspora just as in Rwanda). RwandaCares mission is to:  (1) engage the Rwandan diaspora and Friends of Rwanda to volunteer and participate in philanthropic activities in the diaspora as well as in Rwanda,  (2) lift up the communities in which we live in,  (3) promote a positive image of Rwanda, (4) serve as a model for other countries, especially war-torn countries, encour …