Finally Free To Be Me is a multiethnic faith based peer-to-peer support group that provides opportunities to cherish yourself for who you are and discover your own possibilities by exploring thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and various other topics as chosen by the group. Other areas of focus include: Opportunities to share aspects of your story of survival, strength and success. Opportunities to replace self-defeating self-talk and behavior...s (i.e. excessive eating, isolation, substance abuse, p …

This meetup organization generally focuses on educational activities about how to prepare our families for emergencies like what we've experienced here in Richmond over the past several years: hurricanes, power outages, snowstorms, vehicle preparedness (flat tires and such), wilderness skills, and other generalized knowledge. Group members may or may not currently have knowledge on such subjects, but should have a desire to educate themselves via group participation. There will be at least one s …

I have had experience with a line of Brazilian natives and their shamans, having learned from them all kinds of practices for healing oneself and the earth we live in. I want to share this knowledge and the practices it contains. The purpose of the group is to connect to their own souls' journeys and purposes in order not only to walk in peace and balance on earth but to raise the earth's vibration in the process. Everyone who is involved in a spiritual quest and who believes in the power of the …

In this tough economy  new jobs for the unemployed will only come from personal effort - to Make Your Job. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for people looking to own their future from self-employment. In this tough economy success for Start-ups and Small Businesses will only come from Self-Sufficiency. The purpose of 2GrowRichmond is to provide the latest business tools for businesses to own their future from sales. We create opportunities for improvement and …

Hampton Roads preppers and East coast preppers are going to be joining together so we don't have to pay for two groups doing the same thing. If you are interested please join us at East Coast Preppers. We have things in place for long term survival when the SHTF. We have a great core group of people ranging from medical,military,contractors,farmers,communications and many other skills. If you are looking for a group that isn't waiting for things to happen but making things happen the come join u …

Locals who want to: Explore new places, Go Hiking, Camping, Backpacking, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Fishing, and learn new outdoor skills.

This group is for people who have weathered some sort of personal trauma, have survived and rebuilt lives containing more wisdom and insight. It is about people picking themselves up from the bottom and climbing back into a better, more fullfilling life. Examples are those who have experienced the death of a close influential relative, spouse and/or friend, a crushing job loss, a divorce, loss of all your worldly possessions, recovery from an addiction which has destroyed your life. I have been …

This is a meet-up group for people who are interested in learning efficient ways to survive after a natural disaster where there is a temporary lack of modern conveniences. Proper planning leads to less stress during these times. Hurricane "Isabel" struck this area creating the lack of power, fuel, and ice for weeks. Ten years before there was an ice storm that had the same effects. This group is designed to better prepare locals for similar events. Topics that will be discussed are: food s …

This group is for the proper training and safety of firearms. I am a 30year veteran of the Law Enforcement Community. I retired as Chief Of Police in a small South Carolina town. I want to get across that firearms are not the enemy. We must respect and train properly the safe handling, loading , firing, and cleaning of the weapon. I am a certified NRA Instructor in the disciplines of pistol, rifle, shotgun, home protection inside the home. I'm looking for people that want more than a thirty minu …

What is a Prepper? The dictionary defines a Prepper as “An individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstances or lifestyle without significant reliance on other persons (i.e., being self-reliant), or without substantial assistance from outside resources (govt., etc.) in order to minimize the effects of that change on their current lifestyle. “ We are a group of people with the goal of surviving a disaster wither it be man made o …