Meeting Reminders

Hi all! I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday and an enjoyable weekend! There are a few things to remind you of for up and coming meetings:

December 1 - (that's tomorrow!) is Christmas Craft Day. You might want to bring a bag or something to take your crafts home. This is a really fun day!

December 15 - Our Christmas Party and the Ugliest Christmas Sweater Contest--no purchase necessary, bring what you have or shop the thrift stores if you have that competitive spirit. We'll also do an ornament exchange $5 limit, unwrapped.

Also, remember the clothing exchange table in the back of the room now. If you have any gently used or new clothes you would like to pass on bring it on in and place it on the table.

Operation Christmas Child - Reminder

This is your friendly reminder to get those wonderful shoeboxes put together to bring to the next meeting. You can go here OCC for information about the program, suggestions for the box and printable labels.

There is also a friendly competition going on between tables so the table that brings the most will get a prize! Yeah, I have no idea what it is, but it should be really cool!

So run out now so you'll be ready and can mark it off your to-do list and we'll see you at the next meeting on the 17th.

Mom's Night Out

What: Mom's Night Out - a chance to get together and just visit! And eat!!!
Where: Tacoma Azteca
When: Friday, November 13 at 7PM

Hope to see you there, it's going to be a fun time!

Meeting Schedule

Just wanted to give a quick reminder about the next couple of meetings. Tomorrow. Yep. Don't miss it!

And after that is November 17. Not to be missed, I promise!

Yeah, so ALL the meetings are not to be missed. But that's just because they're great. And fun. And we have food.

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 20 was our most recent meeting the topic being Disaster Preparedness. A speaker from the Red Cross came and gave us the low down on how to prepare in advance for such things as flooding, earthquake and, especially good for our area, a lahar (which would be the gigantic mud flow caused by a volcanic eruption). If you missed the meeting or simply want to review you can find information here - Rainier Redcross.

Also, some information was missing from our Fall newsletter. If you have a home business and would like to do a kindness as well as get a bit of free advertising you can make a donation to our door prize selection. You would be welcome to include a business card and thus get the word out about your business!

First Meeting

Hello ladies! I know none of us are truly ready for summer to be over, what a crazy summer it was in regards to weather, but if you're like me you are definitely ready for MOPS to start up again. Those lovely Park Days are nice but are no comparison really.

Our first meeting is September 15, child check-in starts at 9:15, the meeting starts at 9:30. A light brunch will be served at the meeting as usual but please note that your children should eat breakfast at home prior to going into the nursery.

See you there!

Summer Park Day Schedule

MOPS Park Days are a great way for you to enjoy the sunshine (hopefully), entertain your kids, and best of all - maintain your connections with other MOPS moms! We've established the following park days according to our regular calendar schedule (1st and 3rd Tuesdays), and we've listed an alternative for each park in case of rain. We'll meet at 10:00AM and stay for as long as you'd like. We hope you'll be able to join us!

July 7th and 21st: Wapato Hills Park, S. 64th and Wapato St. Tacoma
Rainy Day: Play area inside Tacoma Mall

August 4th: Gonyea Park, 13422 10th Ave. S. Parkland
Rainy Day: McDonald's, Pacific and 112th

August 18th: MOPS Zoo Day, Point Defiance Zoo - rain or shine!