A Message from Ed Reder, President and Founder:

Hi everybody!

Hello, and thank you for touring the ASA website! If you're looking for lots of interesting and exciting things to do in your life, and plenty of fun, active people to do them with, you've come to the right place.

It's been my pleasure to over-see this wonderful club since 1985 and what a fantastic journey it has been. Good times, laughter, camaraderie and plenty of new friends…that's the wonderful world of being single in Southern California and having no limit on the variety of activity to choose from. From my eyes I have seen lasting friendships form; people who went from shy to confident after a very short time; and I've seen the spark and smile that began a life-long commitment. It's been a wonderful and very rewarding experience.

Of course, there is work behind the scenes. Our staff now includes 3 full-time employees plus myself in addition to our social directors and our member volunteers. When we write our newsletters, we bring in 3 extra full-time employees and coordinate 45+ events a week between the 3 chapters of ASA! We pride ourselves on the hours and hours of time it takes to research our events, and the creativity and effort that goes into our massive 52-page newsletter. We have been told, many times, from people who have lived in other parts of the country, that there is not another singles group ANYWHERE that can touch our newsletter and that feels great.

Where is the club going from here? Before we branch out and start more ASA chapters we are devoted first to continue to improve what we have here. We are currently working on fine tuning our database and email capabilities. We are also striving to improve the benefits of the membership with the "new technology", which to us, seems perfectly suited to getting people organized.

My advice to you is not to just give this club a chance, but to give it your best and help make it "your club". With ASA you can fully enjoy this time of your life. You can always settle down and live a "normal" life, but you can't always do what you want to do and have so many opportunities to travel, learn new sports and enjoy such an active social calendar. Plus, you WILL also meet people that you will not only have fun with, but have a lot in common with, and you know where that can lead!

I personally welcome you to be a part of our fine club. You'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.

Sincerely,

Ed Reder President and Founder

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