Welcome to Plano!

I don’t have a list of names or websites but there are running and cycling groups here. There are also lots of adult sports leagues for pickleball, soccer, softball, and others. Other people might post with exactly where to find them online if a Google search doesn’t work.

The Plano Sports Authority (PSA1) on Preston Meadow has six indoor pickleball courts which are open every day M-F (9 AM-9PM) and Sat-Sun (8 AM - 9 PM). I see people of all ages play there and I’ve made some really nice new friends there. There is a big group of folks wearing matching team jerseys who practice there regularly and are very nice. They play cards between games and it’s obvious they love being together.

I think the Plano.gov website has a list of places to volunteer. I think you should consider trying different place to volunteer until you find like-minded people. You wrote you already reached out to the animal shelter which is great.

Plano Parks and Recreation (you can read about it on Plano.gov) is really wonderful. They run about six or seven different recreation centers in Plano, with pools, weight rooms, basketball courts, badminton, pickleball, ping ping, indoor walking/running tracks and other things. The cost is minimal (like $150/year). They also have a big online catalog with classes you can pay extra for. All the classes are inexpensive. They offer classes on almost anything you can imagine from aerobics, painting, yoga, Pilates, pottery, dancing, and probably 200 other things. It’s amazing.

DM me about what books you like. I know a couple people in different book groups around here.

I volunteer with Meals On Wheels and think it’s very rewarding. I deliver meals to seniors. However, delivering meals is not good for meeting people to socialize with because I only see my senior clients. The Meals On Wheels Of Collin County website offers other volunteer opportunities which are more social. It’s a great organization which does a lot of good. The meal delivery volunteering is nice in that you can have a regular route/day and just go do it without having to sign up all the time. For example, you can do route 18 on the first Monday of every week or month. So it’s just on your calendar like that forever until you quit or change it. When you first try it, of course, you wouldn’t commit to that. You would just try to do it one day. I do the same exact route and never change to a different route because it much more enjoyable (and tons easier!!!) once you get to know where the stops are and you get to know the seniors. I’ve delivered to some of them for several years.