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February 2015
President's Note - Bridget Beal

Event Spotlight: Snowman Craft

January was a fun month in our household. We were insanely busy

juggling five different schedules getting back into the normal routines
after the break.

The kids had a great time creating their own snowmen! They glued
construction paper bodies onto poster board and then added all sorts of
fun things like buttons, sequins, and puff balls to their creations. We also
enjoyed reading the book Snowballs by Lois Ehlert. Its a really cute and
well illustrated book about snow!

Joe and I were able to sneak away from the chaos and spend three nights
away in Bend. I haven't actually spent any time in Bend so it was nice to
explore the town and all the wonderful restaurants and breweries. We
also were able to spend the day snowboarding, which is mine and Joe's
favorite hobby to do together.
The highlight was Stella's second birthday! We had so much fun
celebrating her (for most of the month!). She is totally two! She is talking
up a storm and of course her favorite word is NO. She is very active and
into everything. She is certainly a joy in our lives and we can't believe
how quickly time has past (ugh, how clique).

MOMS Club of Springfield, OR

I was happy that I was able to reserve a meeting room through

Springfield City Hall. Its the perfect venue for craft meetups. The
Springfield City Hall has a few meeting rooms right next to the
Springfield Public Library. This is free of charge and you dont have to be
a resident of Springfield to apply. You just have to fill out a short form
and confirm that your desired date and time is available with the City
Hall Managers Office. Contact AJ Ripka at 5417263700 or
aripka@springfieldor.gov.

Know someone who's interested in MOMS Club of Springfield, OR? Please

feel free to share this link with them (there is a link on the website to
contact the club directly):
http://www.momsclubofspringfieldor.org/
(http://www.momsclubofspringfieldor.org/)

Of course my kids refused to pose for me!

Laura Bottem
Julia & Jacob

Craft of the Month: Celery Heart Valentine

Fiona & Kaidan

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Recipe:Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies

(http://www.howweelearn.com/celeryheartstampedvalentines/)

Click on the photo for instructions!

Supplies:
Construction Paper
Paint
Celery Sticks

Next Member Meeting

Our next member meeting will occur on the second Thursday of
Februaryat our usual time & location.

Club Highlights from January

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Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines dark chocolate fudge)
1/2 cup oil
2 egs
1 tsp vanilla extract

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Mix together, it will be a little sticky so I just plopped each scoop

straightinto the powdered sugar,
coated it, then dropped it on the sheet. I baked mine at 375 for 12
minutes. Enjoy!
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Big Sister Program

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We will be bringing back theBig Sister program this year and are looking

Family Giving

for current members who are willing to participate. The Big Sister will be
paired with a new member and help them connect with other moms,
events and activities within MOMS Club of Eugene, OR. Currently the
weekly playgroups do a great job of getting new members
connected,but we thought we'd bring the program back and see if there
is interest this year.If you are a newer member and would like to pair up
with someoneorcurrent member willing to be aBig Sister, pleaselet Tia
Merwin knowand she will pair you up. You cancontact her in person or
via
email
at
tiamalani@hotmail.com
(mailto:tiamalani@hotmail.com).Thank you!

A note and photos received from the family we adopted for our Holiday
Giving Charity:

We would like to give a big heartfelt THANK YOU to the families who
donated Christmas gifts to us.
The kids were absolutely thrilled with their presents and we cannot thank
you enough for your kindnessand generosity in our time of need. We
appreciate everything youve done, and we will alwaysremember this
most blessed Christmas.

Sincerely, The Khlafallah Family

Moment On Mom Spotlight: Nicole Allen

This month's Moment
native Oregonian who
in 2003. She and her
camping, and hiking
softball.

on a Mom Spotlight features Nicole Allen. She is a

grew up in the Portland area and moved to Eugene
husband Rob and son Justin (age 4) love traveling,
together. She also loves to play volleyball and

Nicole has already visited 38 states and one of her bucket list goals is to
visit all 50. She also wants to cruise the Caribbean and revisit France and
Italy.

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In 2004 she participated in a cooking tour of southern France and in

2005 she attended a culinary tour of Italy.

Nicole's interest in food is also her work. She is a registered dietitian

specializing in kindergarten thru 12th grade child nutrition. She has a
Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho in Family and
Consumer Sciences. After graduating she started working for Aramark in
California and Texas and then started working for Sodexo, which
brought her back to Oregon where she worked for the Eugene School
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District as theirAssistant Food Service Director. Shenow works full time
out of her house managing the K12 nutrition software database for
Sodexo nationwide.

Nicole's husband Rob also works out of the house as an electronic

technician so they are able to "tag team" caring for Justin.

She loves MOMS Club because of all the activities and opportunities to
get out of the house, besides grocery shopping!

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This year her family plans to spend two weeks in Montana at Glacier
National Park and camp around Oregon.

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Did you Know ???

About our Helping Hands Program?

Member Birthdays and Anniversaries in February:

Member Renewal Anniversaries:

Anna Braun 2/1
Shanna Chess 2/9
Kirsten Danley 2/9
Nicole Flores 2/9
Lindsey Meyers 2/13
Erika King 2/14
Danielle Alapont 2/20
Member Birthdays:
Heather O'Neill 2/4
Rachel Templer 2/6
Erin Piibor 2/12
Marty Torres 2/18
Destry Neu 2/24
Mary Suelzle 2/24
Laura Bottem2/25
Kid Birthdays:
Chloe White2/3/2009
Tatum Hanscom 2/4/2014
Violet Colletti 2/6/2014
Holden Walker2/15/2012
Jude Harkness2/18/2011
Michael DeSando2/19/2003

Part of the support we have in MOMS Club of Eugene is helping each

other during times of upheaval and stress. This is not just limited to
having a baby, things like moving or illness in the family also warranta
need for this program. Our Helping Hands program provides moms with
assistance, usually givingseveral meals in a time of need. However, this
program can provide more than just meals. We can arrange assistance
with childcare, running errands, even a phone tree! We want all of our
members tobenefit from this program in a time of need and we are more
than willing to customize an assistanceschedule that works well for each
situation. Please let us know if a circumstance should arise in your
life and you feel this program would help you! Our Helping Hands
Coordinator is Kami Hendrix and she canbe reached at (541) 5135132
or esotericgrl@gmail.com.

New Baby Corner

There were no new babies in January!

We'd like to welcome all new babies in the newsletter, so let any board
member know the details and we'll include it here! And please let us
know if we missed you, because we'd be happy to add your new little one
in next months newsletter.

Playgroup Corner

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Playgroup fun at Amazon Park

Playgroups are a great way to connect with Moms of kids with similar
ages.

Celebrating
a
member
anniversary
soon?
Contact
Linsey
(mailto:linseydalgleish@hotmail.com)
(mailto:linseydalgleish@hotmail.com)to let her know if you'd like to
renew your membership.

Babies 2009 & older

We don't currently have a regular meeting time for this group. Contact
Shanna Chess (mailto:schess82@gmail.com) if you're interested in
getting one started.

Celebrating a birthday for you or your child but you didnt get your name
in this months column? Send roster corrections/updates to Heather.
(mailto:lovelyritametermaid@live.com)

Babies 2010 Playgroup meets on Tuesdays, from 13 pm and

Thursdays, from 1012. Members take turns hosting. Contact Mary
Suelzle (mailto:suelzlemd@gmail.com)for location information.
Babies 2011 Playgroup also meets on Wednesdays, starting at 10:00.
Members
take
turns
hosting.
Contact
Shanna
Chess
(mailto:schess82@gmail.com) to get in the loop.

Are we missing something?

Is there something you'd like to see us include in future newsletters?
Have an idea for an article, a recipe to share, photos from a MOMS Club
event you'd like included? We're always open to hearing from you! Feel
free to email Anna or Bridget directly with ideas.

Babies 2012 Playgroup meets every Friday from 10:00Noon. Members

take
turns
hosting.
Contact
Andrea
Stevens
Blanc
(mailto:astevens411@gmail.com) for more information.
Babies 2013 Playgroup meets on Tuesdays from 10:3012:30..
Members
take
turns
hosting.
Contact
Bridget
Beal
(mailto:bridgetmbeal@gmail.com)for more information.
Babies 2014 Playgroup meets on Thursdays from 10:00Noon.
Members
take
turns
hosting.
Contact
Tina
Tague
(mailto:tinasmeow@hotmail.com) for more information.

Watch for allages play dates via Evites or check the Member
Calendar.

Executive Board Members:

Laura, Heather, Mary, Bridget & Emily
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MOMS Club Regional Coordinators

Have questions or concerns about how our chapter functions? Contact
one of these ladies:
Area Coordinator
Lisa Lewis (mailto:lisa@suberdave.com)
(253) 6313290

State Coordinator
Chris Baldwin
(mailto:csbaldwins@aol.com)(808) 6260131
Asst Regional Coordinator
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Jenn Betz
(mailto:jsnbetz@hawii.rr.com)(808) 6260131

Coordinators:
Shanna, Emily, Tia and Kami
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MOMS Club of Eugene, OR Board, 2014 - 2015

President
Bridget Beal
(mailto:bridgetmbeal@gmail.com)
Administrative VP
Laura Bottem
(mailto:laurabottem@yahoo.com)
Membership VP
Heather O'Neill (mailto:lovelyritametermaid@live.com)
Marketing VP
Emily Looney (mailto:EMILYLOONEY@gmail.com)
Secretary
Mary Suelzle (mailto:suelzlemd@gmail.com)
Treasurer
(Position Open)
Big Sister andSpringfield MOMS Club Liaison
Tia Merwin (mailto:tiamalani@hotmail.com)
Helping Hands Coordinator
Kami Hendrix
(mailto:esotericgrl@gmail.com)
MOMS Night Out Coordinator
Emily Looney (mailto:EMILYLOONEY@gmail.com)
Playgroup Coordinator

Shanna Chess (mailto:schess82@gmail.com)