2015 has had our welcome committee working over time.   We want to welcome the following Mommies!

Jennifer Ford
Chelsea Chana
Niki Trusty
Lexie Rossi
Stacy Agee
Amanda Kelly
Lindsay Turner
Corinne Drohan
Tracie McHugh
Melissa Estep
Kristen Pomeroy
Christina Foster
Lyndsay Soto
Zsofia Lorincz
Teresa Pelayo
Janira Sustache
Janel Shinn
Alene Fowler
Lilian (Suzy) Bracken
Janis McKellar
Sarah Hodges
Crystal Oliveria

Many of you have all ready jumped in to make new friends.  Please use the events in Facebook to join us.

Here are the upcoming LWRMG Events!

• Private SkyZone Fitness Class – March 22
• Moms Night Out – March 26
• Kids Outing – Dankin Dairy – March 27
• Play Away – Build a Bunny – April 2
• April Bunco Night  – April 18
• Spring Fling – April 19
• Early Mothers Day Brunch – April 26

Hi,

Our monthly meeting is tomorrow. I was a little taken aback that it is already here!! Dr. Bryan Morgan will be there to talk to the kids about dental health. In case you all didn’t know, February is Pediatric Dental Health month! The kids will get to learn about how to take care of their teeth while you can take a night off of cooking. We will provide pizza, fruit and drinks for everyone.

I don’t have much business-y stuff to chat about this month, but i will provide some updates prior to Dr. Morgan speaking. I hope to see you all there!

6:30PM-8:00PM

Lakewood Ranch Town Hall 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

Other great things going on this week:

Thursday, February 19th at 3:30PM – Playdate at Summerfield Park

Friday, February 20th at 9:30AM – Mom’s Morning Breakfast at Panera

Saturday, February 21st from 10:00AM- 2:00PM SMART (Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy)Open House

Saturday, February 21st from 10:30AM- 1:00PM Free Fishing Tournament for Kids at Bridge Street Pier

Good Morning! Here is what we have coming up this week:

Tuesday:

10:30AM: AcroFit Open Play Session

10:30AM: Playdate and Juice Plus Learning session at Adventure Park

10:45AM: Fun To Be Fit at Learning Express

Wednesday:

10:30AM: Just Bounce Toddler Time at Just Bounce Kids Play and Party Center

6:45PM: Monthly Meeting at Thai Spice

Thursday:
10:00AM: Open Play at Time 4 Tikes

Friday:

9:00AM: School Tour at Rowlett Academy

Saturday:

10:00AM: Free Junior Chef Classes at UTC

10:30AM: Frozen Craft at Learning Express

Sunday:

11:00AM-1:00PM: Open House at St. Martha’s Catholic School

1:00PM-4:00PM: Open House at Island Village Montessori School

3:00PM-5:00PM: Painting Session at Painting with a Twist

 
PlayAway Event next week was extended to 90 minutes:

Wednesday, January 28th from 2-3:30PM

A session only for our members to enjoy with their kids at PlayAway.

$3.50 for children over 1yo. All under 1 are free.

The event is limited to 20 children, which includes our under 1yos.

I’ve been neglecting sending out our weekly updates. My apologies. Here is what is coming up:

Tuesday

10:00AM Fun to be Fit Class just for us at Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church. Class begins at 10:30AM.

Wednesday

9:30AM School Tour of Gullett Elementary

9:30AM Walk around Benderson Park

3:15PM School Tour of Braden River Elementary

Thursday

10:00AM Mommy and Me at Mote Marine

6:00PM Center Montessori Follow The Child Open House

Friday

9:00AM School Tour Gene Witt Elementary

10:00AM Pre-K Craft and Storytime at Arts Ablaze

Saturday

8:00AM YMCA Bridge Run

Upcoming Events:

Kids Outing is Monday, January 19th at 10:30AM Ted Sperling Park, Lido Beach. Pack a lunch and play at the beach!

Monthly Meeting is January 21st at Thai Spice from 6:45-8:30PMish. We will talk about our upcoming Casino Night and John Freeman will discuss Financial Planning

*NEW* Exclusive time for the Lakewood Ranch Moms Group at PlayAway! This month’s time is Wednesday, January 28th from 2:00PM-3:30PM. $3.50/child 1yo+. All children under 1yr are free. Please prepay to reserve your spot. Limited to 20 children.

Hi, The January newsletter is in! You can read it here:

https://lwrmomsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Newsletter-January-2015.pdf

We are also considering adding a children’s book club to our monthly activities. If you are interested in this idea, please take a moment to read the survey for details on what the book club will be and to help us decide when to have it:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K2QWQVJ

Also, if you currently hold a position within the group, please email Victoria at [email protected] if you are interested in keeping or leaving your position at the end of the year. We would like to begin posting the opening positions in the next month or so to make sure we have an easy transition.

Hi,

One of our volunteers took photos for our families. Here are the photos she took. You can download them on your computer through this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/v74zthxwpkledu1/AADNtkrwqC-XO8ZXtKcMZV3Ba

Hi,
I have been neglecting our weekly updates. I know there are several members who don’t use our Facebook page, and I wanted to make sure they got some news as well!
Our Newsletter is now available to read on our website.

Tuesday – Fun To Be Fit at Lakewood Ranch Baptist Church. Come early (10AM) to chat and catch up. Class will begin at 10:30AM

Wednesday – 4PM Arts Ablaze Studio Paint with the Elves and 6PM Santa Photos on Main Street

Thursday – 6:30PM Monthly Meeting Cookie Exchange at Town Hall. You may want to come early. I didn’t realize there was another event on Main Street that evening. We will serve a pasta dinner too. Join us and then you can walk over to Main Street for a carriage ride afterwards!

Friday – 10AM Kids Outing at Cookie Cottage and 6PM is Holidays Around the Ranch on Main Street

The Christmas party is over, and I wanted to make sure all of our volunteers heard how much we appreciated their help! Thanks to Kristen Raniere and Nina Zaveri for helping with the clean up and Deborah Ryan Hossenlopp for providing us with a pickup truck to get everything to and from the party!! And of course, big thanks to Jill Bennett. I still can’t believe you stood there in those evil shoes, super preggers the ENTIRE party!! You are amazing!
We also had four teenage volunteers. Three of the four are working to raise $1800 for a trip to sing at Carnegie Hall in March. If you have any jobs for them to do – car wash, mother’s helper, babysit, yard work, errands you need help with (at least one of them drives!), or maybe you want to hire some carolers for your holiday party, they’d be happy to help! Contact Shelly Bishop for their info.

We did the raffle at the end of the evening. Thanks to all who participated! Julie will give us an update with the amount of money we raised later this month:
Marina Jack’s Gift Card – Victoria Cobb
American Cookie Co’s Free Cookie Cake – Susan Meyers
Jumpin’ Fun 2 Fun cards – Rebecca Turgeon
Jumpin’ Fun 2 Fun cards – Stacey Burge
The Spice and Tea Exchange – Julie Ruffing
$50.00 Matilda Jane Gift Card – Gina DeLong
Origami Owl Necklace – Iris Comegno
PlayAway Friday Morning Outs – Chanda O’Brien
PDQ $25.00 Gift Card – Karyn Squitieri
PDQ $25.00 GIft Card – Alana Blasewitz
OrangeTheory Gift Basket – Heather Jones
Bobbledy Books Membership – Carolyn Elia
Lil’ Divas and Dudes $50.00 Gift Certificate – Katie Truxton
Lil’ Divas and Dudes $50.00 Gift Certificate – Shelly Bishop
Candy Cane T-Shirt – Angela Campano
Too Cute T-Shirt – Valerie Demino
Rebecca Turgeon Photography – Rachel Plank
Cheesecake Factory $25.00 Gift Card – Jennifer Kovatch
Jamberry Nails – Whelan

Please let me know if i can bring your gift to Sprouts tomorrow, the Fun to Be Fit class Tuesday or the Monthly Meeting Thursday. If I won’t see you at any of those spots, let me know when you can stop by and pick it up: [email protected]

The following information can also be found on our website under the Membership Payments section

Raffle Tickets for Sunday With Santa Event

These are the items that will be raffled off during our Sunday with Santa event. The way we will do the raffle is you can put your tickets towards the gifts you’d like to win. Each item will have its own box that we will draw the winner for that prize from. If you are unable to attend the event, that’s ok! We will be happy to put the tickets in the boxes for you. When purchasing your tickets online, be sure to specify how many tickets you want to go towards which gifts.

• Bobbledy Books Year Membership donated by Robbi and Matthew Swanson, the illustrator/author team
• Origami Owl large silver locket, limited edition snow globe charm and a 16″ sliver faceted ball chain donated by Angela Campano
• The Spice and Tea Exchange gift basket with spices, sugars, salts, tea and dip mix donated by Paulette Callender
• 16″ Cooke Cake from Great American Cookies donated by Julie Katchen
• $75.00 Gift certificate towards a photo session with Rebecca Turgeon Photography donated by Rebecca
• $50.00 Gift certificate for Matilda Jane Clothing donated by Valerie Demino
• 5 free sessions, a water bottle and towel from Orange Theory Fitness donated by Shelley Schreiber at the University Park location
• Jamberry Gift Set donated by Michele Dillingham
• A $75.00 gift certificates from Lil’ Divas and Dudes Salon donated by the owner, Matthew Taneja
  
• Another $75.00 gift certificates from Lil’ Divas and Dudes Salon donated by the owner, Matthew Taneja
  
• Five Moms Morning Out gift certificates for Friday mornings at PlayAway.
• Two Jumpin Fun Punch cards. Each has 10-1 hour jump sessions. Donated by John Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James
• Two Jumpin Fun Punch cards. Each has 10-1 hour jump sessions. Donated by John Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James
• $25.00 gift certificate to PDQ donated by John Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James
• Another $25.00 gift certificate to PDQ donated by John Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James
• $25.00 gift certificate to the Cheesecake Factory donated by Lisa O’Driscoll
• Candy Cane Cutie t-shirt size XS (4/5) from Shirts and Stones donated by Laureen Vassallo.
• I don’t have to be good. I’m cute t-shirt size S (4/5) from Shirts and Stones donated by Laureen Vassallo
• $100.00 gift card to Marina Jacks donated by Tom Delong

*Attendance at the party is not required. You do not need to be present to win. Only one gift per entrant.

Raffle tickets are sold in sets of 5 for $5.00.