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MOMS CLUB
MOMENTS A Publication of the MOMS Club of Lewes, DE ®
Goodbye 2011….Hello 2012. The MOMS Club succeeds!!!
Happy New Year! Just as quickly as the holiday season
crept up on all of us, it is hard to believe it is already time to
pack away the decorations and find room for the new toys that
Santa brought. Oh yes, and time to start working on getting rid
of those couple extra pounds most of us put on enjoying all of
the holiday treats! Continued on page 2.
Business Meeting:
January 3, 2012
Mom’s Night Out:
January 11, 2012 Join us for the “Worst Christmas Gift Exchange” at the Friscia’s home.
Lunch Bunch:
January 19, 2012 Need a break from fixing lunches? Join us for lunch bunch!
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This Issue Please enjoy our January issue of
Moments.
Member Update 2
Feature Article 3
Calendar 4
Business & Contacts 6
“MOMS Club,” the “Mother-To-Mother Fund” and the
Mother/Children logo are registered service marks of International MOMS
Club.
Held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Rec Room in Lewes.
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Vice President continued… This past year was quite a year for our club!
2011 marked the year we sistered and formed our own
MOMS club of Lewes. We had our most successful
Touch-A-Truck ever, raising $9,120 for the March of
Dimes! We raised $6,400 at our consignment sale and
$3,879 at our “Funds for Friends” Greene Turtle event
for the Dakota McLamb Memorial Fund to benefit the
maternity ward at Beebe Medical Center. And I want
to give a HUGE thank you to all of you who helped the
two families we adopted for Christmas. Together we
more than covered everything that was needed on the
families’ wish lists and I can only think how happy
those two families were on Christmas morning.
Looking ahead, we have so many great things to
look forward to this upcoming year. Since this time of
year can lead to cabin fever with the cold weather and
post-holiday letdown, take advantage of some of the
great things MOMS Club has to offer this month. Take
your kids out for Lunch Bunch at Nicola’s, come to the
Lewes library story time, and check out the playgroups.
Spring will be here before we know it!
Happy Birthday! Lucas 1/2 Mom, Doni Rust Tyler 1/4 Mom, Kelly Steele John 1/4 Mom, Stacy Shaw Brady 1/6 Mom, Renee Kosc Lyla 1/9 Mom, Paula Baker Flynn 1/9 Mom, Laurel Fountain Lillian 1/16 Mom, Paula Baker Brendan 1/18 Mom, Shannon Staggs Alec 1/20 Mom, Kimberly Radka Erin 1/25 Mom, Jennifer Noonan Abigail 1/27 Mom, Brittany Hoeller
Brooke Louden, VP of Administration
Non-renewing Members: Dawn Hershelman Stacy Kuklish Up for renewal: Jill DiPaolo Lauren James
Member Messages
Laurel Foundation, VP of Membership
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New Year’s Resolutions
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getting to see
the world around us through the eyes of our children. Never in my life have I had so much
fun riding the DC Metro as I do with my kid. His excitement and exuberance to be riding anything
resembling a train extend beyond me to all the jaded and bored passengers around him. They can’t help
but smile and laugh along with him.
I believe how we respect and live the small
experiences in our lives define our lives. Our kids’ reactions to the smallest of new experiences are
wonderful examples of living the good life. Watching an ostrich eat pine needles for nearly 20
minutes at the Cape May zoo (free) fascinated my son so much that he insisted on eating like an
ostrich for days after. We spent nearly an hour(!) in the minerals and gems area of the Smithsonian
Natural History Museum (again, free) where to my utter surprise, my three year old could not get
enough of the giant hunks of amethyst and pyrite. We hardly even need to travel to fuel our curiosity,
we all have the ever changing Atlantic in our backyards. No matter how often we hang out on the
beach, whatever season it may be, there is always a new creature or sea debris to discover, a new ship to
see, a new experience to be had. These are all moments I want more of in the New Year. These
are the moments that together make a happy childhood for our kids and make the sacrifices and
struggles of parenting completely worthwhile. This is the resolution I’m certain I will keep throughout
the year, and if I totally fail at every other resolution and end up with a house overflowing with SuperFresh plastic bags, it will still be an amazing
year.
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Whether you choose to shun the idea of resolutions for the New Year or embrace them wholeheartedly,
a New Year is a fresh start and an ideal time of the year to rethink the way you parent and live your life.
I love setting resolutions because it’s always easy to make a meaningful list of changes, deletions and
upgrades to your life and the list making alone helps a person to feel accomplished. Resolution making is
easy and I love it. By the end of January, my resolutions are broken, forgotten, too difficult...you
know what I mean. I end up feeling guilty and a little bit like a failure. Nevertheless, I still make my
extensive list of small resolutions every new year, and include ones like finally, FINALLY start
remembering to bring that stack of canvas bags sitting in the back seat of my car into the grocery
store. Maybe this will be the year it becomes a habit.
Despite my neurotic list making, my one goal for
the new year that truly matters most in all aspects of life, particularly my parenting and family life, is less
stuff, more experiences. I recently had a conversation with another Moms Club Mom who
mentioned a weekend family trip to Williamsburg, VA. She gushed happily about how much fun her
family had and how she just wants to find time to DO more with her kids; how wonderful the
experience was for the entire family. Her comments resonated with me as I have been feeling a similar
urgency to experience more with my family. As my son becomes older and more curious about the
world and his surroundings, I just want to take him to new places and show him all of the natural and
man-made beauty the world has to offer. This goal can sometimes be frustrating when a family trip to
Europe and a cross-country train trip aren’t exactly in the family budget. Yet, experiences are not about
lavish and luxurious displays of opportunities that only money can buy. That would be missing the point entirely. Experiences are just as much about
- Jill DiPaolo
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January 2012
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10AM
Business Meeting
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10AM
All Ages Playgroup
7PM
MNO: Worst Christmas Gift Exchange
10:30AM
Lewes Library Storytime
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10AM
All Ages Playgroup
9:30AM
Executive Board Meeting 12PM
Lunch Bunch
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12PM
Newsletter Reminder
10AM
All Ages Playgroup
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Business Meeting Date: January 2, 2012 Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Location: St. Peter's, Lewes Please join us for our monthly business meeting! All our welcome! We will be meeting at a NEW LOCATION which is St. Peter's Rec Room in downtown Lewes. Our new meeting time will be the first TUESDAY of every month at 10:00 a.m. Feel free to bring a friend or anyone interested in finding out more about MOMS club.
All Ages Playgroup Date: January 9, 2012 Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Jessica Tyndall’s House Looking to get out of the house for a few hours? Then come to playgroup! Open to all ages. RSVP to Jessica at [email protected] you are able to come play.
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MNO: Worst Christmas Gift Exchange Date: January 11, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Location: Jenny Friscia's House Our January MNO is going to be a White Elephant "Worst Christmas Gift Exchange." Please bring a wrapped gift that can be silly or is something you actually got for Christmas that your don't care for. In addition to the gift please bring a sweet, savory or beverage. Please RSVP to Brittany at [email protected] by the 9th and let her know what you will be bringing to the event.
Lewes Library Storytime Date: January 12, 2012 Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am Location: Lewes Library Please join us at the Lewes Library for storytime just for MOMS Club members. Ms. Maureen will base the book selections on the ages of the children who participate. Please RSVP to Lisa at [email protected].
All Ages Playgroup Date: January 16, 2012 Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Jen Noonan’s House Join us for a winter day basement play date! Come bring your ball or scooter/trike & helmet and run it out in our unfinished basement. Open to all ages. RSVP to Jen at [email protected].
Executive Board Meeting Date: January 19, 2012 Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am Location: Heike’s House FYI- the MOMS Club Board will be holding its monthly board meeting. If you are currently working on any projects, activities, parties or have any ideas that you would like the board to review at this meeting, please contact Jessica Tyndall at [email protected].
Lunch Bunch Date: January 19, 2012 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Location: Niccola’s on 1st Street, Rehoboth Need a break from fixing lunches? Join us for lunch bunch! We are meeting at Nicola's on 1st Street in Rehoboth. Please RSVP to Erin at [email protected] if you are able to join!
All Ages Playgroup Date: January 26, 2012 Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Lisa Sellen’s House Looking to get out of the house for a few hours? Then come to playgroup! Open to all ages. RSVP to Lisa at [email protected] if you are able to come play.
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MOMS Club Business
Become a Member Today If you have attended one or two meetings and are ready to join the Club, please see Laurel Fountain for a membership application. Please submit your application and dues (just $20) to her at a business meeting or other prearranged time. You may submit cash or checks made payable to “MOMS Club of Lewes, De.”
Business Meeting Our next monthly business meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3 at 10 am. It will be held at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church Rec Room in Lewes.
Although we meet at a church hall, our group is not affiliated with any religious organization. All members, their children, and guests are welcome to attend the meeting and learn what MOMS Club is all about.
You may attend up to two business meetings before making a commitment to join the Club. If you have an issue you would like to have addressed or you would like to receive a copy of the MOMS Club bylaws, please contact Laurel Fountain.
Meeting Minutes Meeting minutes are always available from the Club secretary.
Membership List One you become a member, the Membership VP will provide a membership list to you. Please remember that this list is for Club purposes only.
Calendar / Newsletter Submissions Deadline: the 24th of each month. Calendar submissions: Brooke Louden at [email protected] Newsletter submissions: Kelly Short at [email protected]
Executive Board Members President: Jessica Tyndall, Milton, (302) 841-
4142, [email protected]
Vice President, Membership: Larel Fountain,
Lewes, (917) 690-9178, [email protected]
Vice President, Administration: Brooke
Louden, Millsboro, (302) 344-2610, [email protected]
Secretary: Lisa Sellen, Milton, (302) 329-9239,
Treasurer: Heike Kuska, Lewes, (302) 827-
2632, [email protected]
Club Coordinators Beach Bums Paula Baker Consignment Sale Sheryl Burris Craft Time Carrie Curry Donation Coordinator Brooke Louden Field Trips Kirstin Wakefield Harbor Healthcare Marcy DeEmedio Library Store Time Lisa Sellen Lunch Bunch Erin Perchiniak MNO Brittany Hoeller Newsletter Kelley Short Park Coordinator Francoise Benz Parties Angela Higgins-Muncie Playgroups Stacey Pfarr Service Projects Broke Louden Speakers at Meetings The Board Sunshine Club Stacey Pfarr The Weekenders OPEN Running / Stroller Strides OPEN Walkie Talkies Francoise Benz Featre Article Jill DiPaolo
MOMS Club International Primary Coordinator: Kimberly Allen [email protected], Newark, DE, (302) 563-7880
Secondary Coordinator: Erin Fischer [email protected], Exton, PA, (610) 280-0330
International MOMS Club website www.momsclub.org. The International MOMS Club newsletter is accessible through the above website. Username: mommy, Password: daytime[space]support
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