Wednesday, July 27, 2011

August 2011 Officers Note

"A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I saw this quote the other day and thought immediately of our MOMS Club’s chapter. I feel that way about all of us. We all have great successes in our individual lives. But together, we sing the praises of each other in our mission of support, encouragement and community involvement! I love what we can all be capable of when we work together. Over the next few months I will turn the focus to our Membership Committee to plan the Fall Membership Drive. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by all of you and look forward to welcoming more people from our community to join the club. So many of you in the club often times feel like you have created your own circle of friends in our community. Please feel free to invite those “circles” to be part of our group of amazing women. I think the club is a great platform to teach our children what teamwork is all about. Our next opportunity to share some time with prospective new members would be at the August All Member Meet and Greet on 8/16 at My Child and Me Fun Center. Details should be hitting your mailboxes soon.
On top of the Membership Drive, I have reached out to the board to start looking for ideas for our next Community Service Project. I would LOVE to hear from each and every member for ideas. Last year the Club raised $250 for the American Heart Association in honor of our own fallen member Paige Marie. A good number of us walked in the Heart Walk again in Paige’s honor. It was such a great feeling for me and my daughters to be a part of that event together. You felt the energy from all of us as we walked united as a club for a great cause. I know all of us have a cause we like to support and welcome any and all ideas for future service project ideas. I will put a signup sheet at the August 16th All Member Meet and Greet and hope to get some great ideas.
Thank you all and look forward to a great rest of our summer!
Kristen Laatz
President