MOMS Club of Boonton Area
helping moms stay sane
February 2016 Newsletter
Letter from the President
Hi Ladies!
We have so much fun coming up this month - excited for our dance & all things hearts! I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day with your loved ones! Every year it gets more & more casual for us over here at the Wright Household & I am totally ok with that!
Enjoy!
XO,
Stephani
Valentine's Day Dance!
We will be ordering pizza, have lots of yummy desserts & fun for all! Please make sure to RSVP in the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1673413382941538/ & don't forget to comment on how many slices of pizza your family will need for dinner & what you can bring!
Welcome New Members!
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to all of our Moms & Kiddos with February Birthdays!! We hope it is wonderful!!
Family Highlight ~ Meet the Pontes
Your Name: Lisa
Your Husbands Name: Jon
How You Met: Jon's best friend, my brother in law, introduced us.
Your Child/Children's Name & Age: Jonathan, 3 & a baby boy arriving in April!
Your favorite thing to do with your kids: Anything outside, especially going to the beach!
Your life before kids: Jon and I traveled, weekly dinner dates and bar hopping!!
Do you work?: I was a Pre-K teacher and then decided in September to stay home with Jonny. I have recently become a Stella and Dot Stylist!
Something we would NEVER know about you: I completed the Tough Mudder in 2010 which was one of the hardest and one of the most amazing things I have ever done!
2015 Brings New Little Ones to the CLUB!
Evan Gottesfeld is expecting her 2nd in February!
Lisa Ponte is expecting her 2nd in April!
Lisa Calamari is expecting her 2nd in June!
PLEASE let us know if you're expecting so we can add you to our growing list of additions & we can plan meals for when your little one arrives to help out!
ALSO! Please let us know when you deliver & when you would like your meal service to start! You can contact Lindsey Regan (lindseyregan@gmail.com) & she will get it going!
Events & Hosting!
We have various events throughout the year that are hosted by the eboard of the Club:
- Valentine's Dance (this is our first annual!)
- MOMS Year End Dinner in June
- Summer Picnic in September
- Breakfast with Olaf in December
In addition, we have a monthly MOMS Night OUT! These are organized by a coordinator in this position (see below). If you have any ideas, please them along to myself or Vivian!
Bi Monthly Events include (see below for coordinators):
- Book Club
- DIY Club
- Family Fun
Then there are our everyday events that are hosted by our members! Anyone can "host"and this does not mean absorbing costs or opening your home. It can be as simple as lunch at Delizia or a walk on the Boulevard. Feel free to host whatever you would like!
2015-2016 Coordinator Positions!
Activities Coordinator: Maureen Fava- weekly emails of upcoming events
Book Club: Candice Hoff - Organize book choice and post time and location of the meet up which occurs every other month.
MNO (Moms Night Out): Vivian Jenkins - Find hosts and suggestions for a fun evening event once a month for all of the moms!
Sunshine: Lindsey Regan - Post news of new babies and coordinate meals for new moms as needed.
Recipe Club: Marianne Green - coordinate quarterly meet ups based on a theme of app, main dish, dessert & share recipes among the group. Collaborate with the eboard to create a MOMS club cookbook!
DIY Club: Stephani Wright & Wendy Sarama - Coordinate mom focused DIY projects to meet on alternate months as Book Club.
Family Fun Club: Lisa Calamari - Organize fun dinner events that dads can also attend every other month!
Newsletter: Stephani Wright - Write/Edit newsletter to be sent to the club detailing recent and upcoming events, club news, information, etc.
Playgroups! We need your help....
Within MOMS Club we have playgroups organized specifically for your child’s age group. These groups meet at member’s homes or in parks, coffee houses, play spaces, libraries, etc & can even rotate hosts within the group. The groups are divided by the child's age & are coordinated by a member within the group.
Now that the MOMS Club is so large, it's essential that these playgroups exist so that we can more comfortably get together in people's homes & at certain locations. We are looking for 2 volunteers to help in the age groups below! Please contact me if you would like to help out!
1 to 2 years old = Lindsay Regan & Wendy Sarama
2 years to 3 years old = Dana Cornwell - looking for a volunteer to help Dana!
3 years+ = Stephani Wright - looking for a volunteer to help!
OUR CALENDAR
Valentine's Dance
Thursday, Feb 4, 2016, 05:30 PM
Montville Senior Center, Changebridge Road, Montville, NJ, United States
DIY Night ~ hosted by Lisa Ponte
Tuesday, Feb 9, 2016, 07:00 PM
503 Morris Avenue, Boonton, NJ, United States
Jump On In ~ hosted by Stephani Wright & Tara Joyce
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016, 10:00 AM
Jump On In, Fulton Street, Boonton Township, NJ, United States
MNO ~ Couples Bowling!
Friday, Feb 19, 2016, 08:30 PM
Boonton Lanes, Myrtle Avenue, Boonton Township, NJ, United States
Eboard Meeting
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016, 08:00 PM
TBD
Coming Up in March
Easter Egg Hunt
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2016, 04:00 PM
RVA - Johanson Memorial Fields, Boonton Township, NJ, United States
Your 2015-2016 Eboard
President, Stephani Wright | stephani.j.wright@gmail.com |(973) 476-7762
Administrative VP, Marianne Green | mariannehodulik@yahoo.com | (973) 557-5682
Membership VP, Wendy Sarama | wendysarama@yahoo.com | (201) 403-8245
Treasurer, Toniann Roses-Sottile | drtoniann555@aol.com | (201) 954-0557
Secretary, Keri McGee | KeriLMcGee@gmail.com | (201) 919-5427
The following International MOMS Club volunteers help our chapter!
Primary Coordinator/Assistant Regional Coordinator:
Kelly Valenti | kellyvalenti@ymail.com
Regional Coordinator
Tara-Lyn O’Connell | gwtwtara@optonline.net
Conference 4 Coordinator:
Nadine Young | nadyoung@rochester.rr.com