Health and Wellness Expo – Call for Volunteers

The Health and Wellness Expo is coming up at the end of this month:

Saturday, September 27th from 10AM-1PM

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Radio Disney will be around to get the kids dancing!  Children can also bring their favorite toy to the nurses for a wellness check up.  They have raffles and drawings through-out the day.

PNC Bank tent will have a dress up section, pictures, and coloring stations.

Akiko, the face painter, will be on hand to make up all of your kids’ faces.

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We still need two more moms to help us out from 11-12PM. All you need to do is help kids create this super cute stethoscope craft and, if parents ask questions about our group, just answer any questions they might have! Please let us know if you can help out by emailing us at [email protected]

Thanks!!

September Kids Outing is Friday

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Don’t forget our September Kids’ Outing is this Friday!

Our Kids’ Outings Coordinators took extra special steps to get you a great deal at Time 4 Tikes. If you were interested in trying them out without footing the bill for an open play session and a full class, try our exclusive class that they arranged for you – both in one day AND, you are guaranteed to meet other members since we will be the only mommies and kids there!!

$5 (instead of the $8 open play AND $15 class fee) gets you:

Friday, September 12th from 11:00-1:00PM

Mommy and Me Class AND Open Play Time!

Please RSVP by either emailing Rebecca and Colleen at [email protected] or by visiting the event on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/675191875905735/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

 

 

Member Meet and Greet Raffles

Our raffle items are in! During the Member Meet and Greet Night, there will be opporunities to purchase raffle tickets – 5 tickets for $5.00.

We will be setting up boxes to put your tickets towards the items you hope to win. Here are the choices, in case you are interested!

– Gift Basket from Spice and Tea Exchange

– Pure Barre (I am supposed to be picking this up today, so I’m not sure what is included in the gift. guessing socks and a few classes?)

– Massage Therapy Connection 30min massage

– Another Massage Therapy Connection 30min massage

– 1 Month of Weekly Baskets from Story’s Garden

All of the proceeds from the raffle tickets sales will go straight to FELT!

If you are unable to make it to the event, but would still like to have a chance enter the raffle and win one of these awesome gifts, we would be more than happy to enter your tickets in for you. You can order your raffle tickets below. Please fill in the comment box at checkout to let us know how to distribute your raffle tickets. If you forget, or can’t find the comment box, that’s ok! We will email you and get that info!




 

Got a Suggestion For Us?

Our members’ opinions matter. Do you think there is something we aren’t offering, but you’d like us to start doing? Is there something you think we need to improve on? Let us know! We’ve created a comments box on our members page. It is anonymous so that you can feel free to be as open as you like. It always good to hear what we do right too, so please share praise as well!

https://lwrmomsgroup.com/members-area/

Thanks!!

 

Welcome Committee Needs More Volunteers

We have had 19 new members join since our new year started in July. That’s huge!! I’m so pleased that we have been able to welcome so many new members into our group, and I hope they are enjoying the benefits our membership has to offer.

Because our new membership numbers are increasing, we also need to increase the number of volunteers we have in our welcome committee! Welcoming a new member takes just a little bit of your time but makes a big impact. If you can help us out by joining the welcome committee, we would really appreciate it! Please email Deb Hossenlopp at [email protected] to volunteer.

Thanks!

 

Sponsorship Spotlight – Fiona’s Childrenswear

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Our Halloween party just got more fun! Fiona’s Childrenswear has signed up to be one of our sponsors and will be creating an activity for our kids during the event! We will have a little “Neverland” set up complete with a backdrop, fairy wings, pirate hats, alligator hats and other costumes for the kids to dress in.  They can then act out a story and give mom and dad a chance to snap some fun shots!

She will also be bringing along a couple of her creations for the moms to purchase. The costumes range between $20-30/set. You can also go visit her store at  6534 Gateway Avenue  Sarasota, FL 34231 where she has additional costumes. They also carry many fabulous clothing lines like Zutano, Persnickety, and Mud Pie. See hours and more online at: http://www.fionasfairys.com/

 

LWRMC Physician Meet and Greet

It’s been nearly two years since the Pediatric Unit was opened at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, but when we discussed its existence at a recent monthly meeting, many of us couldn’t tell you anything about it. That could simply be because we have been lucky enough that none of our children have required hospital care. However, realizing that we couldn’t share any information about what services are offered there it became clear that we need to know! What if we do need to take our children to a hospital? What can they do at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, the nearest hospital to many of our members?

One of our newest members, Dr. Victoria Riley, MD, happens to also be the Pediatric Unit Medical Director. She will meet us for an overview of what the Pediatric Unit is as well as invite us to tour the facilities and answer any questions we may have. We hope you can join us for this visit. Children are more than welcome to attend, just be aware that they’ll need to be closely supervised while on the tour.

When: Monday, September 22nd from 10:30AM-11:30AM

Where: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center – Conference Room #1
8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. | Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

To RSVP, please visit the facebook event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1457043421236425/

 

 

Back To School Splash Bash

The YMCA’s Back to School Splash bash was HUGE this year. Tons of families were there enjoying the festivities and there were many activities for the kids to do. Of course, in our mind, the best table to be at was ours! We had a backpack decorating station where the kids were able to color all over little canvas backpacks and then decorate them with letters, shapes and gems. We managed to talk to a lot of moms and share information about our group while we were there. Thanks so much to the ten moms who volunteered to help out by manning the booth and helping with clean up. We really appreciate your efforts on such a hot summer day!

If you have any great pictures send them in! The newsletter and website would love them!

 

Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, September 24 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm

September’s monthly meeting will be a little different this month.10443267_1520441234851734_1284192243700988300_o

Rather than our standard dinner forum, we are inviting the kids this time! We will have Sheriff Deputy Younger come out to speak to the kids about safety. They can enjoy pizza and drinks while here with us. Instead of a forum where we will be discussing a lot of stuff, we will just have some of the moms give you a brief update on what they’ve been working on after the Deputy Younger finishes up. We really hope to see you there!

When: Wednesday, September 24 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Where:  Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd, Bradenton, Florida 34202
Conference Room #1

Get Updates:  https://www.facebook.com/events/293867754129373/