September 2011 Officers Note

Top 10 Reasons We Love the Moms Club of Indian Trail

10. Ice Cream Socials Mid-Day....need we say more!

9. A great group of moms right in our back yard!

8. When I host an event, my house gets clean mid-week!

7. Mom's Night Out once a month....awww yeah!

6. Great ideas that pass between one another for birthday parties, what to pack in my kids lunches, local deals and much much more!

5. Until we get more around town....what else is there to do in Indian Trail?

4. When you're down and out, a hot meal shows up at your door.

3. During summers and after school it's never been easier to keep my little one's occupied!

2. My kids have a great circle of friends!

and number 1!!!

The greatest group of friends I could have ever asked for (and the numbers keep growing)!

Happy September to all!

Kristen

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 16^th 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

July 2011 Officers Note

Happy Summer to all our MOMS Club members and kids! I spent a few minutes reflecting on the last year and have included some photos to share with all of you. I feel so lucky to have met each of you and look forward to meeting many more as our club continues to grow.

 It is the end of the school year, end of another MOMS Club fiscal year and if the heat wasn’'t getting to our heads our darling children home from school surely are! Last night the new board met for the first time; a great group of ladies with great talents and even greater ideas. As we began the process of planning the next month calendar I couldn'’t help but think what each member could contribute. If a group of 7 of us came up with all of these wonderful ideas what must 20 of us come up with…, or more for that matter? 

 This July we will have our first monthly General Membership Meeting for the new year.  I encourage all of you to come and bring a friend if you like. This club is about us and our children. It’s about supporting each other, encouraging each other, meeting new people in our community and having FUN.  

 The July calendar is packed with great MOMS Club events. Movie Dates, Park Dates, Popsicle's at Tammy’s, Ice Cream at Lauras’ and even a Field Trip up to Huntersville and the new Discovery Place Kids.  Mark this date in your calendar… - JULY 18^th! 

In the weeks coming I will be personally mailing a letter to your home with the details of the General Membership Meeting. We will find a place that kids can play and we can meet. (At least we will try! J) Keep checking your mailboxes for details. I look forward to seeing each of you there.

Sincerely,

Kristen 

President