Eight Special Events in October
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It's Fall and it's finally beginning to look and feel like it. The trees are turning into all sorts of gorgeous colors, pumpkins are available at every farmstand and we're finally wearing light sweaters. No, it's not time to hunker down for the Winter. It's time to get out of the house and come to Mothers & Company. Do activities in the community. Like what, you ask? We've got EIGHT special events you can do this month, in addition to our regular schedule. Don't forget that now is the time to do that early holiday shopping...and of course, please keep MoCo on your list of gift shops.
CHANGE in Shop Hours on Thursdays & Fridays
Starting this week (the week of September 27), we will be opening on Thursdays and Fridays at noon (although any classes that may be scheduled those mornings will proceed as scheduled). Therefore, the new shop hours on Thursdays are 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm and Fridays 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
DAY/TIME CHANGE Re: Not-so-new Moms Group
Due to popular demand, we've changed the day and time of the Not-so-new Moms Group (a group for mobile babies and their moms). It will now be (starting THIS week, the week of September 27) on WEDNESDAYS at 11:30 am in the Pink Room. Shawna will be the facilitator, you might know her from the Friday New Moms Group. This group is free for MoCo Members or $5 for non-members.
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Moms in North Bay, Canada, participating in the 2009 Global Breastfeeding Challenge  |
The Global Breastfeeding Challenge
Saturday, October 2
11:00 am
EXACTLY
@ Mothers & Company
Join
us to celebrate breastfeeding in a fun "competition" where every child
"wins" because they are breastfed!
What: Quintessence
Foundation's Global Breastfeeding Challenge 2010.
This fun event is a
challenge for which geographic area (province, state or territory) has
the most breastfeeding babies, as a percentage of the birthrate,
"latched on" at 11:00 am local time. In 2009, there were 4,766 babies at 246
sites in 21 countries!
We'll also have a special guest speaker, Lorenza Holt. Not only is she a good friend, childbirth educator, birth doula, public health program manager, childbirth educator trainer and member of the Mothers & Company Advisory Board, she was most recently designated as one of the Our Bodies, Ourselves Women's Health Heroes of 2010. Read more about her here and come be inspired by her gentle wisdom.
To learn more about Quintessence Foundation and why the Global Breastfeeding Challenge was started, see their website.
Why: to
celebrate breastfeeding and milk-banking, and demonstrate promotion,
protection and support for breastfeeding women and their families. It's a
chance for education and peer support done in a fun social way. We'll
take a picture of the whole group as evidence and probably do a video,
too (no close-ups unless you say yes)! :)
Tell your friends! "Latch on" time is exactly 11am local time, so get here early. Come and
be counted. It's free! We'll have door prizes, too!
Please RSVP here so we have some idea of how many people are coming. Please feel free to invite others by clicking on the Forward to a Friend link at the bottom of this enews.
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The Perfect Holiday Gift: Impressions of Little Hands and Feed in Clay by Zinnia Designs
October 6, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 3:00 - 5:00 pm
@ Mothers & Company
The holidays are approaching! Let local ceramic artist Tanya
Chin capture a moment in time. She will be taking impressions of your
little one's hands and/or feet in clay and turning them into a very
personalized tile to hang on the wall. These are keepsakes that will be
treasured forever! Many colors and designs to choose from and new
designs are always welcome.
Prices are based on a single tile with:
1
hand or foot impression $40, 2 impressions $60,
3 or 4 impressions
$100.
Book your 15 min appointment by calling 781.449.0263
or click here to email her.
To see more examples
of her work visit www.zinnia-designs.com.
All ages are welcome.
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 Adventures in Toileting
Thursday, October 7th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
@ Mothers & Company
This workshop is designed to offer moms and dads advice, support,
strategies and tools to help facilitate toileting; helping your child
independently move from diapers to big girl or boy pants**. Signs of
readiness for toileting, the emotional and physical aspects of
toileting, preparation of the environment to set your child up for
success and discussion of typical behaviors and regressions surrounding
toileting will be explored.
You'll be pleasantly surprised to hear how
children think and react around potty training and what you can do to
make it fun and figure out when your child is ready! Babies in arms
welcome. Led by Jennifer Lynch, who has led this workshop many times at Mothers
& Company and gets RAVE reviews for her insight, gentle suggestions, academic and practical knowledge and, of course, her humor!!
Register here.
** we have lots of cloth training pants...Imse Vimse, Happy Heinys, Bummis...come check them out. Big kids love to wear them!
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Moms Night Out: Women, Wine & Design
Thursday, October 7th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
@ C.C. Lowell, Worcester
The first Thursday of
each month, C.C. Lowell is hosting an open studio for creative women of
all ages and abilities to get artsy over wine, hors d'oeuvres and great
company! Facilitated by long time C.C. Lowell friend and talented
artist Andrea Driscoll. What better way to spend a Thursday night?
The theme for this event is: Creating an
Inspirational Altar in Praise of Women
A mix of collage and small dimensional objects
will be arranged into a meaningful shadowbox, altar or shelter as an ode
to yourself and/or the women in your life. Create an inspirational
reminder with photographs, sentiments, short poems, decorative paper and
fabric as well as scissors or a cutting tool. They will have small
cardboard boxes and shoe boxes to pick through, but feel free to bring
your own small containers such as cigar boxes or shadow boxes.
They always provide: a few paints, markers, pens, scrap paper, and lots of
enthusiastic support and fun!
$15 for snacks, beverages and basic
supplies
Please call 508.757.7713 or stop by C.C. Lowell ASAP
to pre-register!
20% off
the entire store during Women, Wine & Design only! |
 Trunk
Show
Saturday,
October 9, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
@ Mothers & Company
MoCo Members get 10% off!*
TeeterTots,
a resale European children's clothing shoppe, will be hosting another
Trunk Show featuring new & used clothing, shoes, outerwear, toys and
accessories on Saturday, October 9th, 2010. Shop for boys and girls in
sizes 0-8 years.
TeeterTots will offer all MoCo members 10% off all purchases at our
Trunk Show and you will have a chance to win $50 in Playdough (our
version of a gift card) good for all TeeterTots purchases. TeeterTots
accepts cash, checks and PayPal or Google payments on site. See our
website for a what you can expect to find,
www.europeanresale.com/gallery. Questions? Email Jen:
teetertots@gmail.com.
Mothers & Company will be open during the Trunk Show and will have some great specials...think about your holiday shopping now! :)
*to learn more about membership, see our website.
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Hip Hip Hoo Ray! It's a 5K!
But we're calling it...HipHipHerRace
What
is HipHipHerRace? 
Hip
Healthy Informed People
Hip Holistic Intuitive Parenting
Her in honor of the "her". All the women and mothers
served at Abby's House, for whom the race is
raising funds
Race you can run it, you can walk it, you
can wear
your baby or walk with a stroller
5K 3.2 miles, around a body of water
in beautiful West
Boylston
When
is it?
Saturday,
October 23rd.
Race starts at 8am, be there at 7am to check in. Click here for more details.
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Come on out and run, walk, jog or stroll.
Whether your goal is to run fast, jog or
gently walk five kilometers, we* invite you to participate in the
HipHipHerRun
a 5K
Run/Walk for Abby's House
This event is a
fundraiser to help Abby's House care for women and
children in need in Central Massachusetts.
Bring your kids, wear your
baby, bring a stroller, encourage everyone you know to register and
join you.
Nervous about running or jogging? Not quite in shape
yet? There are many different ways to train for a race. We know some
great personal trainers to whom we can refer you or you can use an
online program. One of our favorite online training programs is Couch to 5K (there's
even an app for that). We do plan on having one or two group practice
sessions with personal trainers--those who register will be notified of
those opportunities, so register now. Create a team of friends and
family (including kids!) to join you in the HipHipHerRace event. You'll love
it and your body will appreciate it, too.
What's the route?
First of all, it's
beautiful. And it's just 3.2 miles. A nice walk for a family, a nice
short run in the morning for a runner:
 
This event takes place
rain or shine. We'll have
t-shirts for each paid registrant as well as great prizes for top
runners and top
fundraisers. If you can't attend the event,
please consider supporting the race and Abby's house by making a donation and/or come out
to cheer on those
who are running or walking!
Does your company have a matching
gift program? Would your company (or a friend's company) become a
SPONSOR? Let us know or encourage them to contact
us. Also, share the information about the
HipHipHerRace 5K with to everyone you know using the links at the bottom
of the page so that your family and friends can have an opportunity to
walk, run and donate, too!
Interested in volunteering? Please let us know. We need
volunteers for water stops, first aid and more. We're working on more
details
to make it a fun event for the whole family.
So get your sneakers
on,
warm up and start
walking
or jogging or running!  |
What is Abby's House?
Abby's House provides emergency and long-term housing, as well as
woman-centered advocacy and support services to homeless, battered and
low-income women, with or without children. In addition, Abby's
provides education to the
community about
the issues with which our guests and
residents struggle each day.
Abby's dedicated staff and
volunteers
strive to empower women to lead self-directed lives filled with dignity
and hope. Abby's also has a thrift shop that accepts donations of
clothing and other household items.
C lick HERE
to register or donate!
Thanks for
your participation and support!
Please share this email with EVERYONE you
know...it's for a
good cause, and you never know who might want to participate...use the
SHARE buttons at the top of this enews!
Questions? Contact hiphipherrace@mothersandcompany.com
*the
organizers of HipHipHerRace are from businesses
based in the Three
Rivers Building at 140 Worcester Street in West Boylston:
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Healthy Living Expo
Friday - Sunday, October 22 - 24
@ DCU Center, Worcester
We're exhibiting at the 2nd Annual Healthy Living Expo in Worcester, so come by our booth and tell everyone else you know about it! We'll have some demonstrations going on at our booth to make it more interesting. We're also looking for volunteers to be at our booth for 2-3 hours (babies in arms or carriers welcome) to chat with visitors to our booth about how much you love MoCo. If you're interested, please contact us.
To learn more about the other exhibitors at the Expo and to print out a FREE TICKET, see their website (you can also pick up free tickets in our shop, just ask!).
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Halloween Party
Saturday, October 30
@ Mothers & Company
Watch for another enews with details about our Halloween Party. Start thinking of costumes* for your kids (and for you, if you'd like...it can be really fun!).
* please, no violent or adult themed costumes
We hope to see you soon!
Thank you for your love and support.
We're here for you!
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Thank you!
Thank you for all you do to help spread the word that Mothers & Company is here for families in Central Massachusetts. Word of mouth is powerful.
We hope to see you soon!
Thank you for your love and support.
We're here for you!
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