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.

Santa has a private engagement at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club.   December 7th, 4-7pm Santa will be delivering your kids one gift from their Christmas list, while families enjoy crafts, decorate crafts and even play a few reindeer games!

Moms, please help Santa out by dropping off a wrapped gift (under $15) for your child by December 5 to: Indigo Bunting Pl or 15332 Skip Jack Loop
Don’t forget to mark the with child’s name!

Here’s the current list of attendees.

Katie Bender
Jill Bennett
Alana Blasewitz
Paulette Callender
Candice Carr
Laura Cheesman
Victoria Cobb
Natalie Davis
Gina DeLong
Valerie Demino
Kristi Dyer
Carolyn Elia
Shawna Glynn
Rebecca Gurski
Colleen Heim
Julia Hendrix
Joelle Hennesey
Melinda Hierholzer
Dana Hill
Margaret Hitchcock
Vanessa Huess
Melanie Jenkins
Rebecca Johnson
Heather Jones
Jennifer Kovatch
Sheena Lambright
Kelly Lemieux
Jennifer Madison
Susan Meyers
Rebecca Milbank
Karen Moore
Susan Ng
Chanda O’Brien
Jennifer Otterness
Angela Rissler
Crystal Rothhaar
Julie Ruffing
Tracy Semeiks
Jo-An Severino
Abbey Terlescki
Leslie Toscano
Brianne Walters
Nina Zaveri

If you have any questions please contact Jill at [email protected]

Tickets are available here or at our Members Only section of the website on the Members Payment page. You can order multiple tickets in a single transaction. Just click the continue shopping button after adding items to your cart:

Sunday with Santa: Sunday, December 7th from 4:00PM – 7:00PM
This is one of the members’ favorite events that we hold and each year it seems to get better and better. If you’ve not been, the biggest appeal is the children get to meet Santa. Well, it is a little more magical than just sitting on his lap and telling him what they want for Christmas. Santa actually gives each child their first gift of the season. You wrap and label a gift for each of your children and Santa will give it to the child that day. This year, we also have:
-Johnson’s PhotoImaging taking photos for us so the lighting will be set. Information on packages will be sent out soon.
-Lil’ Divas and Dudes will be on hand to do any hair touch ups or hairstyles before your kiddos meet Santa. They can also do makeup for the kids as well.
-Cookie Cottage will be doing our cookie table this year. The kids will be able to decorate a holiday cookie that she bakes!
-John A. Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James, is providing the Reindeer Games outside. Expect to see some traditional lawn games. Our gingerbread house is hoping to return again this year too! It’s a great spot to take some fun pictures of the kids.
-Hot and cold passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Tickets are available here or at our Members Only section of the website on the Members Payment page. You can order multiple tickets in a single transaction. Just click the continue shopping button after adding items to your cart:

Hi,
Here are this week’s events:

Monday

10:00AM-11:30AM: Engaging Cooperation with Parenting Coach, Wendy Rudd – *location change to Panera*
4:00PM – 5:00PM: Preschool Picasso at Adenture park, $3/child

Tuesday

11:00AM-12:30PM: Mixon’s Fruit Farm tram tour
5:00PM-9:00PM: Jumpin’ Fun 2 for 1 jump night

Wednesday

6:30PM-8:30PM: Monthly Meeting at Ranch Grill

Thursday

3:00PM-4:30PM: Mixon’s Fruit Farm Tram tour

Friday

1:30PM-3:00PM: Playground Playdate with JuicePlus at Summerfield Park
3:30PM-5:30PM: Playground Playdate at Adventure Park

Saturday

8:00AM-10:00AM: Harvest Hustle 5K at Harvest Methodist Church
9:00AM-1:00PM: Flavor Run at Premier Sports Campus

Sunday

9:00AM-5:00PM: Mixon Farms Harvest Festival

Monday
1:00PM-2:30PM: Let’s Create Art’s Little Picasso Session
3:30PM-6:30PM: Open Play at PlayAway

Tuesday
10:00AM-11:30AM: Fun to Be Fit class just for us. Come at 10AM for coffee and donuts. Class will begin at 10:30AM
WINESTYLES EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED

Wednesday
11:00AM-12:00PM: Open Gym at Lakewood Ranch Gymnastics
4:00PM-5:00PM: Read to your furry friends at Gulf Gate Library

Thursday
9:30AM-10:30AM: Walk at Benderson Park
2:15PM-3:15PM: Music Mash Movement Program at Selby Library

Saturday
11:00AM-4:00PM: Lakewood Ranch Third Annual Festa Italiana at Greenbrook Adventure Park
11:30AM-12:30PM: Roller Skating Lessons at AstroSkate of Bradenton

We have two prepay events that are coming up: WineStyles Member Mixer and our Sunday with Santa Party.

Winestyles Member Mixer: Tuesday, November 11th from 6:30PM-9:30PM – CANCELED
The ticket includes food and wine and as we have no Mom’s Night Out this month, this is our chance to go out and mingle! We will also hold a 50/50 raffle where a member will win half of the proceeds and the other half will go to FELT.
We hope to see you there! To purchase your tickets, you can visit our Members only section of our website and go to the Payments section, or click the link here:

Sunday with Santa: Sunday, December 7th from 4:00PM – 7:00PM
This is one of the members’ favorite events that we hold and each year it seems to get better and better. If you’ve not been, the biggest appeal is the children get to meet Santa. Well, it is a little more magical than just sitting on his lap and telling him what they want for Christmas. Santa actually gives each child their first gift of the season. You wrap and label a gift for each of your children and Santa will give it to the child that day. This year, we also have:
-Johnson’s PhotoImaging taking photos for us so the lighting will be set. Information on packages will be sent out soon.
-Lil’ Divas and Dudes will be on hand to do any hair touch ups or hairstyles before your kiddos meet Santa. They can also do makeup for the kids as well.
-Cookie Cottage will be doing our cookie table this year. The kids will be able to decorate a holiday cookie that she bakes!
-John A. Freeman, Vice President at Raymond James, is providing the Reindeer Games outside. Expect to see some traditional lawn games. Our gingerbread house is hoping to return again this year too! It’s a great spot to take some fun pictures of the kids.
-Hot and cold passed hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Tickets are available here or at our Members Only section of the website on the Members Payment page. You can order multiple tickets in a single transaction. Just click the continue shopping button after adding items to your cart:

Here is what we have on our calendar for the upcoming week. Please check Facebook and RSVP so other members know who to look for:

Monday

9:15AM-10:15AM: Studio 40 at Forty Carrots (music, art, creative movement and other activities)

Tuesday

5:00PM-9:00PM: Tuesdays are 2 for 1 at Jumpin Fun

Wednesday

10:30AM-11:30AM: FREE Mommy and Me class at Stage Door

Thursday

10:30AM-11:00AM: Story time at Fruitville Library

Friday

10:00AM-11:30AM: Arts Ablaze class for 5 and under (handprint turkey dessert plate)

Saturday

9:00AM-2:00PM: Downtown Bradenton’s Farmer’s Market