Friends of 1RG update 2025-06-14
New Tiers of Friends
As you may have heard, we're expanding the Friends of 1RG program to now have 3 tiers inspired by Toronto's cutest animals: 🐿️, 🦨, 🦝.
The higher tiers include some co-working and event features.
| Squirrel 🐿️ | Skunk 🦨 | Raccon 🦝 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15/m or $150/y | $30/m or $300/y | $50/m or $500/y | |
| sticker pack | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| yearly appreciation event | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| early bird access to Community Dinner | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| member rental rates | ✅ | ✅ | |
| run a free event at 1RG | 1️⃣ | 2️⃣ | |
| co-working day passes | 5️⃣ | 🔟 |
We'll follow up with an personal email confirming what tier you'd like to be in.
Read more about the Friends of 1RG brunch:
Serena Peruzzo
Coming Up
Community Dinner # 72
Registration for Friends of 1RG is now open for our next monthly Community Dinner!
We’ll be serving a home-cooked vegetarian dinner. All you have to bring is yourself, and any alcoholic beverages you may wish to have with dinner.
We only have 20 spots for dinner, so if you’re coming, please RSVP via the link in this email. Use access code FRIEND to access the event on lu.ma.
Plus Ones: If you'd like to invite a plus one just send them a copy of the RSVP link!
Date: Tuesday, June 24th
Time: 7-10pm
📌 RSVP on 🔗 lu.ma
🚀 1RG Incubator: demo day
Earlier this spring we launched the 1RG incubator to support projects at the intersection of community and technology, and invited 6 folks to join our first batch for 12 weeks of co-creation. Each of them had an idea for making Toronto a little better, and they're ready to share what they've been working on.
Join us for an evening of exploration centred around community. Think demo day meets science fair - each participant will have a booth where you can dive deep into their project, ask questions, and maybe even get involved. There will be delicious food, good conversations, and probably some new connections you didn't expect to make.
Use access code FRIEND to get a free ticket for you and your guest(s).
🗓️ Thursday, June 26th 6-9pm
📌 RSVP on 🔗 lu.ma
A workshop on being online
We're excited to host Dan Seljak and his Being Online workshop as part of Toronto Tech Week.
Dan is passionate about getting people excited in participating in civic life and restoring agency to citizen by delivering clear, informative, and fun messaging on how to engage communities and municipalities. This workshop is NOT a session on gaining more followers, but rather advice on how to translate one self into an online persona that feels genuine, and has real world impact.
Date: Monday, June 23rd
Time: 6-9pm
📌 RSVP on 🔗 lu.ma
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How to RSVP for Community Dinner
Reminder: CDs are every last Tuesday of the months, and as a Friend, and RSVP on lu.ma opens a week before everyone else.
Use access code FRIEND to access the event on lu.ma (see pic below).
You can also bring a +1! If you'd like to do so, please grab 2 tickets when you register (and don't forget to let us know about allergies or other dietary requirements).
Help us grow 👯
Know someone who'd thrive at 1RG? We've updated our membership page to make it easier to share our community benefits. Invite them to our community dinner or connect them with us directly! And for folks who'd like to support the space without commiting to membership, we have Friends of 1RG.
