Dear American Mothers,

My how time flies!  I hope this finds you enjoying a wonderful and warm New Year.  I know we have been very busy over at American Mothers planning a special national convention scheduled for April 25-27th in New York... and boy, do we have some exciting things in store!

Please take a minute to read the information below and click on some of the provided links! You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more frequent updates!  

We hope you are planning to join us in New York for a fabulous event celebrating Motherhood in the 21st Century and some of America's most inspirational moms!

Sincerely,

Connell Branan

National President

Start spreading the News! New York, New York! The AMI Annual Convention is headed to the Big Apple and we have an amazing spring ahead of us leading up to the convention! Across the nation, special moms are being honored, and AMI offers several ways to recognize them! The AMI Commemorative Jewelry is a wonderful keepsake that will continue to honor your state's Mother of the Year, Young Mother and Mothers of Achievement long after the Convention has passed.

Additionally, you can honor your state association and moms with ads in the yearbook, official American Mothers certificates, website listings, Honors & Memorials donations and more!  Visit us online to place your order or contact the office at info@americanmothers.org for an order form.

Be sure to place your yearbook ads, jewelry and certificate orders no later than March 20th.

We look forward to seeing you in NYC!

Andrea Ball

Executive Director

*If you register for convention in the month of February, you can register your mother or daughter to attend at half price! Log onto www.americanmothers.org for more information about this Mother/Daughter special!

**The National Mothers Hall of Fame plaque that hangs in the South Lobby of the Waldorf Astoria was dedicated by Mamie Eisenhower in 1970 and has recently been updated to contain the names of each National Mother of the Year from 1935-2012. Do you know who the first National Mother was? You can read about her over HERE! 

**Our convention theme will celebrate Motherhood in the 21st Century! Saturday's events will include panel discussions with hot topic speakers who will address a wide array of the issues facing mothers today! Check the web site often for exciting announcements in this regard and to access the convention schedule and registration information!  

**American Mothers is sponsoring a panel at the United Nations on March 9th! We are very excited about our participation with the UN Commission on the Status of Women and their ongoing efforts to eliminate violence against women and children.  Read about our efforts  HERE!  We encourage you to join us and get involved with this issue at the state level!

  **This year, more state's than ever are participating in our 5th Grade Essay Contest. Each state's winning essay should be mailed by March 15th to our National Office, 1701 K. Street NW, Suite 650, Washington DC. 20006.  Is your state participating?  Everything you need to know about our national contest can be found HERE!

Pictured below is actress & author Alison Sweeney at our 2012 Convention in Washington D.C.  Be sure to check our website often for announcements of who will be joining us this year in New York!! We can't wait and look forward to seeing you there!