diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f6462ee..00000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# create local copy of this file and rename to .env
-# make sure to add .env to .gitignore!!
-MONGO_URI={mongo-uri-here}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a8d90010..bf7b53a0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2005,13 +2005,13 @@
       "version": "15.7.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.7.9.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-n1yyPsugYNSmHgxDFjicaI2+gCNjsBck8UX9kuofAKlc0h1bL+20oSF72KeNaW2DUlesbEVCFgyV2dPGTiY42g==",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/react": {
       "version": "18.2.55",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/react/-/react-18.2.55.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Y2Tz5P4yz23brwm2d7jNon39qoAtMMmalOQv6+fEFt1mT+FcM3D841wDpoUvFXhaYenuROCy3FZYqdTjM7qVyA==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/prop-types": "*",
         "@types/scheduler": "*",
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@
       "version": "0.16.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/scheduler/-/scheduler-0.16.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-s/FPdYRmZR8SjLWGMCuax7r3qCWQw9QKHzXVukAuuIJkXkDRwp+Pu5LMIVFi0Fxbav35WURicYr8u1QsoybnQw==",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/stylis": {
       "version": "4.2.0",
@@ -5076,22 +5076,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/prettier": {
-      "version": "3.2.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.2.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3/GWa9aOC0YeD7LUfvOG2NiDyhOWRvt1k+rcKhOuYnMY24iiCphgneUfJDyFXd6rZCAnuLBv6UeAULtrhT/F4A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "peer": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/prettier/prettier?sponsor=1"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/prettier-linter-helpers": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier-linter-helpers/-/prettier-linter-helpers-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/src/app/components/Calendar.tsx b/src/app/components/Calendar.tsx
index 1134d0c0..3a78e255 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Calendar.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Calendar.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function Calendar(props: { events: FCEvent[]; admin: Boolean }) {
   return (
     <div>
       <div className={style.wrapper}>
-        <CreateEditEvent create={false} showModal={showModal} setShowModal={setShowModal}></CreateEditEvent>
+        <CreateEditEvent create={true} showModal={showModal} setShowModal={setShowModal}></CreateEditEvent>
         <FullCalendar
           customButtons={buttonType}
           plugins={[
diff --git a/src/app/components/ExpandedViewComponent.tsx b/src/app/components/ExpandedViewComponent.tsx
index ad620e64..bdc05c23 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ExpandedViewComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/ExpandedViewComponent.tsx
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ const EventExpandedView: React.FC<EventExpandedViewProps> = ({ eventDetails }) =
             <Text>
               <strong>{eventDetails.location}</strong>
             </Text>
-            <Text mb={8}>
-              <strong>{eventDetails.groupsAllowed}/{eventDetails.groupsAllowed} Participants</strong>
-            </Text>
+      
             <Text mb={12}>
               {eventDetails.description}
             </Text>
diff --git a/src/database/eventSchema.ts b/src/database/eventSchema.ts
index 8b2d3732..6c8982f1 100644
--- a/src/database/eventSchema.ts
+++ b/src/database/eventSchema.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type IEvent = {
     startTime: Date;
     endTime: Date;
     volunteerEvent: boolean;
-    groupsAllowed: number[];
+    groupsAllowed: Schema.Types.ObjectId[];
     attendeeIds: Schema.Types.ObjectId[];
 };
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const eventSchema = new Schema<IEvent>({
     startTime: { type: Date, required: true },
     endTime: { type: Date, required: true },
     volunteerEvent: { type: Boolean, required: true },
-    groupsAllowed: { type: [Number], required: false },
+    groupsAllowed: { type: [Schema.Types.ObjectId], required: false },
     attendeeIds: { type: [Schema.Types.ObjectId], required: true, default: [] },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/database/groupSchema.ts b/src/database/groupSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..234ed557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/groupSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import mongoose, { Mongoose, Schema } from "mongoose";
+
+export type IGroup = {
+    group_name: string;
+    groupees: Schema.Types.ObjectId[];
+};
+
+const Group = new Schema<IGroup>({
+    group_name: { type: String, required: true },
+    groupees: { type: [Schema.Types.ObjectId], required: true, default: [] },
+});
+
+export default mongoose.models["groups"] || mongoose.model("groups", Group);
diff --git a/src/database/userSchema.ts b/src/database/userSchema.ts
index f6618fb0..86c910f9 100644
--- a/src/database/userSchema.ts
+++ b/src/database/userSchema.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export type IUser = {
     role: "user" | "supervisor" | "admin";
     eventsAttended: [Schema.Types.ObjectId];
     digitalWaiver: Schema.Types.ObjectId | null;
-    groupId: number | null;
+    groupId: Schema.Types.ObjectId | null;
 };
 
 const UserSchema = new Schema<IUser>({
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const UserSchema = new Schema<IUser>({
         required: true,
         default: [],
     },
-    groupId: { type: Number, required: false },
+    groupId: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, required: false },
     digitalWaiver: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, required: false },
 });