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April 2017

EV ENT S POT L IGHT:

Whole Foods Market Tour

V ICE P R ES ID ENT'S NOT E

C rystal Leahy

Happy Spring!

This is a great time to be a part of MOMS Club. We have a lot of events

to look forward to this month such as a Delta Ponds Hike, Sanipac Tour,
Firehouse Tour, and Easter Egg Hunt at Solvang Retirement just to name
a few. The warmer weather is a great time to add your own event to the
calendar, as simple as inviting your MOMS Club friends to join you at
your neighborhood park.

Another event I'd like to highlight is our "Moms Night Out" brunch at 5th
Street Market on April 9th. Apart from Moms Night Out always being a
great time filled with kid free conversation we are also hoping to rally
our members to keep Moms Club going strong. We need members to
step up to board positions so that our club can continue to be a
resource for local stay at home moms. Please come with an open mind
and any questions you may have of our current board members.

Hope to see you at one of our great events this month!

Crystal Leahy
Executive Vice President Enjoying some free yogurt samples from Ellenos Greek yogurt
MOMS Club of Eugene, Oregon
B OO K CLU B Boo k of t h e Mont h:
HILLBILLY ELEGY by J.D. Vance
Join us this month in reading Hillbilly Elegy: a Memoir of Family and
Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. We meet to discuss the book and enjoy
some delicious home baked goods. Kids can play while we drink coffee
and chat. The book club will meet Wednesday, April 26th at 9am at
Crystal's house. See Facebook event for details.
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MEM BER SOCI A L
The March Member Social will be on Thursday, April 13
at 10:00 am at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1385
Oakway Rd, Eugene, OR 97401. Current and prospective
members and their children are welcome at all member
socials. This month we will play some active games with
the kids and discuss Club Business. Please attend if you
can.
He l pi n g Ha n ds Prog ra m
In March, members of MOMS Club of Eugene, Oregon took a guided tour
of the brand new Whole Foods Market located at 353 E Broadway Street.
A friendly employee walked us through each section of the store
pointing out the unique qualities of Whole Foods Market such as an
array of organic and local produce and a full service butcher shop. In
the sustainable seafood department all of the seafood is labeled
according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program to
make it easy for shoppers to make environmentally informed decisions.
In addition to a deli, Whole Foods Market includes a bakery, cheese
shop, floral department, an olive bar, and a place to buy hot pizza,
tacos, and beer on tap. The deli department includes a delicious variety
of prepared hot and cold foods. Kids can check in at the customer
service counter for a coloring book and stickers and help themselves to
a free piece of fruit from the kids club fruit basket at each visit.
After the tour, we enjoyed a bite to eat and some samples from Ellenos
Greek yogurt at a reserved seating area upstairs. The variety of food and
drinks available along with the private space made this a great (and
free!) location for our group. We should definitely keep Whole Foods
Market on our radar MOMS Club get togethers in the future. Thank you
to Tia Merwin for organizing this great event!
R ECIP ES
Mexican Beef 'N Rice Skillet
Make a whole meal in one skillet in less than an hour with this Mexican
Beef 'N Rice Skillet Recipe from Delish.com. Submitted by Rachel
Mitchell
MOMS Club has a Pinterest page with tons of recipes on there to share!
Please feel free to add to the boards!
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Potstickers with Dipping Sauce and
Hot & Sour Soup
These recipes for Potstickers and Hot and Sour Soup come from Jasmine
Eacret. We hear they are delicious!
Part of the support we have in MOMS Club of Eugene is helping each
other during times of family additions, upheaval, and stress. This is not
just limited to having a baby, things like moving or illness in the family
also warrant a need for this program. Our Helping Hands program
provides moms with assistance, usually giving several meals in a time of
need. However, this program can provide more than just meals. We can
arrange assistance with child-care, running errands, even a phone tree!
We want all of our members to benefit from this program in a time of
need and we are more than willing to customize an assistance schedule
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!
Contact Tia Merwin for more information on this program.

CR AF TS
Potstickers:
1/2lb ground pork
3/4 C minced mushrooms
1Tbsp soy sauce
3/4 C minced cabbage
3 green onions diced fine
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp minced garlic
cornstartch
75 potsticker wrappers (keep potsticker wrappers covered with plastic
wrap only use 10 at a time to prevent drying out, they don't taste good
when the wrapper dries out.
Oil for frying

Pan for frying

Pot with lid for simmering
Paper towels

Mix together first 7 ingredients

Make a slurry of cornstarch and water

Assemble potstickers:
Put 1Tbsp of mixture into wrapper and take a finger dipped in
cornstarch water slurry wipe along edges and seal potsticker so it looks
like a a half circle/triangle with crimping by smooshing edges with
fingers or potsticker press.

To freeze for later: Freeze potstickers by placing them on a parchment

Welcome the birds back this spring by helping your littles make this easy
bird feeder using a toilet paper roll, peanut butter, bird seed, and string.
Find instructions at The Resourceful Mama.
Fa mily Event at Coldfire Pizza
lined cookie sheet not touching and cover with plastic wrap. After an
hour in the freezer, you can move the potstickers to a ziplock bag.
Keeps 3-6 months depending on how cold your freezer is.
To cook: Set up fry pan and separate pot of simmering water with a lid.
First heat oil so its really hot then fry potstickers until golden brown.
Transfer fried potstickers to the simmering water to finish cooking (less
than 3 minutes). Place cooked potstickers on paper towels to drain. For
some people it works better to switch the cooking steps, so try it
different ways.
Easy Asian dipping Sauce:
1/2 C soy sauce
2Tbsp rice vinegar
1/4 C honey
3 cloves minced garlic
2T minced ginger
2 tsp sesame seeds
 2tsp sesame oil

Simmer in saucepan.
To thicken, make a cornstarch slurry, approx 2Tbsp cornstarch to 2
Tbsp cold or room temp water mixed together before adding to
simmering sauce. Let it cook 5 mins or so stirring occasionally. Let cool
in desired dish because it will thicken a little.

Thank you to Amber for organizing the family event at Coldfire.

We look forward to another family event soon!

BA BY C O R NER

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.

Hot & Sour Soup:

MO
M O M'S NIGHT OUT 2 tablespoons canola oil
1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 Tablespoon red chile paste, (sriracha)
Brunch and Chat at 5th St Market 1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots, sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
Pinch sugar
1 box broth (chicken or vegetable)
3 Tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Green onions, chopped for garnish
Cilantro leaves, chopped for garnish

Heat the oil in a wok or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the
ginger, chili paste, bamboo shoots, cook and stir for 1 minute then add
soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar mix well. Add broth, bring
the soup to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir until smooth. Mix the slurry
into the soup and continue to simmer until the soup thickens.

Remove the soup from the heat and stir in 1 direction to get a current
going, then stop stirring. Slowly pour in the beaten eggs in a steady
Join us for a bite to eat, coffee, or just hang out and chat! There are lots
stream and watch it spin around and feather in the broth (it should be
of options at 5th Street, so we'll grab a table in the food court and then
cooked almost immediately.)
everyone can peruse the options. We will also be discussing board
positions, so come with any questions you might have. If you have a
Garnish the hot and sour soup with chopped green onions and cilantro
Sunday morning commitment, don't worry about running a bit late. This
before serving.
is a moms-only event, babes in arms welcome. Sunday April 9th at
11:00 am 5th Street Public Market Food Court.

PL AY GR OUP C O R NER
Playgroups are a great way to connect with moms of kids with similar
ages. Locations vary each week based on who is hosting. Check
facebook or the event calendar for more information.

All Ages: Fridays at 10 am

Contact Tia Merwin for more information.

Watch for more all-ages play dates via Facebook events on the
MOMS Club Facebook page, or check the Member Calendar.

Delta Ponds walk in summer of 2015

Membership

Be sure to see a board member for business cards if you would like
some to pass out, or you can refer new friends to our webpage or public
Facebook page!

Playgroup at Amy's

M e m be r Bi rt hd a ys & A n n ive rsa rie s

Eve nt Ca le n d a r U pd at e

We have upgraded our private members-only event calendar from the

.pdf file to the live Google calendar. With this calendar, you can:

See the events as they are added/edited/removed in the calendar

Click on the link in the event description that links back to the
facebook invite so you can RSVP
Look ahead at the next month
Add the events directly to your Google calendar

To keep this calendar from public view, it has to be an invite-only Member Birthdays:
calendar, and you must have a Gmail account to view it. For those of you Jasmine Eacret 4/15
who do not have Gmail, we have created a MOMS Club Calendar account Amber Zekic 4/2
for you. Please follow the instructions below to log in. Remember that
the calendar attached to that email address is NOT our event Kid Birthdays:
calendar, so do not add your own events to it as nobody else will Madison Drake 4/7
see them. Siena Ciufo 4/13
Liam Standeford 4/4
howtoaccessthecalendar.jpg Noah Frank 4/2
Download File
Member Renewal Anniversaries:
Amy Buitenhek
To add your own events to the event calendar, please contact any Minny Frank
board member and they can add your event to the calendar. Teresa Gray

Celebrating a member anniversary soon? Contact Amber to let her know

if you'd like to renew your membership.
 Celebrating a birthday for you or your child but you didnt get your
MO MS CLU B of Eu g e n e Boa rd
name in this months column? Send roster corrections/updates to Lara.

We need your help! Without board volunteers MOMS Club of Eugene,

Oregon can not continue. Contact Crystal or any board member, if you
can lend a hand.

A re we missi n g so m et hi n g?

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 Sarah directly with ideas.

JOIN THE F UN

Ex e cutive Boa rd M e m be rs:

M a ggie, L a ra, Cryst a l, A m be r, M a rce, Sa ra h

MO MS Clu b R egion a l Coordi n ators

Coordi n ators:
Have questions or concerns about how our chapter functions? Contact
Tere sa, A my, Tia one of these ladies:

Area Coordinator
Lisa Lewis
(253) 631-3290
 State Coordinator
Chris Baldwin
(808) 626-0131

Asst Regional Coordinator

MOMS Club of Eugene, OR Board, 2016-2017 Jenn Betz
(808) 626-0131
President
Maggie Colletti

Administrative VP
Crystal Leahy

Membership VP
Lara Wheeler

Marketing VP
Sarah Burlingame

Secretary
Marce Land

Treasurer
Amber Zekic

MOMS Night Out Coordinators

Teresa Gray
Amy Buitenhek

Sunshine Coordinator
Tia Merwin

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