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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Service Projects

Each year the members of the MOMs Club of East Brunswick volunteer in giving back to the community.

Some of our recently completed service projects are as follows:

Backpack and school supply drive for East Brunswick township
* we donated boxes and boxes of school supplies and backpacks to the East Brunswick recreation center.

Moms club awareness table on East Brunswick day 
* we received around 30 new prospective moms & a few registered, too! 

AutismSpeaks walk for a members son 
*We raised more than $1100..our goal was only $500! Super successful event! 

Food drive MCFOODS- 
* we donated bins of canned/ packaged products 

Donate baked goods to thank the EB fire department for their services 
* we donated baked goodies to say "yummy" thank you to the fire department for coming out with a fire truck and talk about fire safety at our monthly meeting! Super hit! 

Adopt a family (through Eb township) - donate money/ give a gift card to the family in need! 
* MOMs  club of East Brunswick, NJ  adopted a family that had a single mom with 2 girls (a 6 year old & an 11 year old girl). Members donated gifts to the girls who were very thankful for making their Christmas extra special. 

Eb lib/ co-host Preschool Fair

Situationally homeless dinner FISH (moms prepare dishes & bring to church for the family) 
* we brought prepared dishes and sat & ate with the families. They were very thankful for the yummy food and our company. 

: stophungernow.org packaging event
* we volunteered with several other volunteers outside the club and together packaged 10,800 packages in 2 hours to feed the most hungry in the world!  

members donated money to help cover the expenses of a moms club member's mother-in-law's funeral expenses.

Collecting diapers for the diaper bank at Aldersgate crisis room in East Brunswick.

Monthly Activities

Our calendar changes from month to month so that we can offer a full variety of fun and activities to all our members.  Members and their children may participate as often as they wish.  


Some of our recent monthly activities include, but are not limited to: 

Playdates at the park
Play dates at members' home
Spray park play dates
Ice cream social
Turtleback zoo trip
Kidzvillage Play dates
Bouncy house playdates
Library fun
Arts and crafts at monthly meetings
Potluck Lunch play dates
Pick your own events- strawberry, blueberry, apple, cherry, pumpkin
Pumpkin decorating event
Cooking decorating event

Moms Night Out
Painting party
Book club
Ladies only dinner out 

Our most popular and annual family fun events:
Spring Fling Family outdoor event
New members party
Halloween parade
New Years Eve party at noon


We also offer playgroups, which are a great way for your children to play with a group of similar-aged kids on a regular basis.  

Thursday, June 11, 2015

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How many activities must you participate in once you join?
A. There is no requirement for the number of activities you must participate in. You may join in as little or as much as you'd like. Of course, the more you join in, the more fun the MOMS® Club is for both you and your children.

Q. May anyone host a playgroup?
A. Yes, anyone may host a playgroup. The dates are submitted monthly to the Newsletter Events Coordinator for inclusion in the newsletter.

Q. Are working moms permitted to join?
A. Working moms are welcome to join. We do have some events offered during the evening. Also, our moms 
night out planned during evening hours that you can join in.

Q. How is the Club managed? 
A. A volunteer board manages the club. Each board member performs specific duties necessary for the Club to function properly. 

Q. How do members communicate? 
A. Most communication is done via Facebook private group or via emails. For official club activities, we rely on the calendar and RSVP process. 

How do I join?

How do I join?

If you live in East Brunswick, South River or Milltown area and are interested in joining the MOMS® Club of East Brunswick, NJ - we would love to meet you! 


Annual dues are $15 per year, and help to cover the cost of International MOMS Club dues, crafts and activities. 
Members and their children are welcome and encouraged to attend monthly meetings to stay informed of any news or changes, meet new members, participate in discussions and offer new ideas. 

You can visit us at our monthly general meeting. please email us at ebmomsclub@gmail.com for more information on the upcoming events and meeting dates.
We look forward to meeting you.

What is MOMS Club®?

MOMS Offering Moms Support

History


In 1983 when Mary James, an at-home mother in California, decided she was tired of being alone at home. She wanted to meet other at-home mothers and she wanted to find other at-home children for her children to play with. When she discovered there were no other organizations that met during the day and allowed her to come with her baby and preschooler, she decided to start a brand new organization just for at-home mothers, and the MOMS® Club was born.

The chapter she started was so successful, she knew mothers in other areas must be needing the MOMS Club, too. Soon she and other volunteers were helping mothers start MOMS Clubs across the country and around the world!

We now have 2,100+ chapters in the US alone and over 110,000 members! We also have International chapters starting too!

For more information on the international MOMS club, please visit http://www.momsclub.org/


Goals:

To provide a support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their children.
To provide a forum for topics of interest to mothers.
To help children in the community.
To perform at least one service project yearly helping needy children.

Principles:

That women must be free to choose their personal path to fulfillment.
That, for women who choose it, raising children is an important and fulfilling full-time job.
That a family's decision for a mother to stay at home to raise the children often involves considerable financial sacrifice.
That there is no one right way to raise children, but our members have a common concern in raising their children in a healthful way.