MOMS CONNECT FOR HELP, FUN, CIVIC SERVICE; CLUB MEMBERS EXCHANGE IDEAS, BABY-SITTING.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer They rely on one another for baby-sitting services. They cook dinner for moms busy with newborns. They swap child-rearing information. In an era when family means many things, the Moorpark Moms Connection provides mothers with an extended group of peers ready to help out with motherhood. ``The No. 1 goal is to offer mothers support, both people who've been mothers for years and first-time mothers,'' said club founder Julie Weisberger, a mother of two. ``It's basically to provide a framework for them to feel at home or, if they have children who need baby-sitting . . ., we can help. Or it gives them friends and opportunities to volunteer or get involved with local activities or events.'' The club was founded a year ago when members decided to break away from the national organization. Membership has since grown from 90 to 137 moms, mostly ones with school-age children. The club meets monthly to conduct business, but day-to-day activities are at the heart of the organization. Members arrange play groups with their children, and they trade baby-sitting services. They help out when a member is ill. They organize outings to museums and parks. They deliver three consecutive meals to families busy with newborns. Tami TAMI Cardiology A series of clinical trials–Thrombolysis & Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction designed to examine the role of angioplasty, urokinase, heparin, and prostacyclin in managing acute MI. See Acute myocardial infarction, tPA, Urokinase. Cf TIMI. Walker, a nine-year member of the club and its predecessor, said she cherishes the friendships she has built since she joined when her family moved to Moorpark from Canoga Park. Club members' children participate in 15 play groups, tailored to children's different age levels and mothers' different time constraints In law, time constraints are placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot. . Club committees tackle topics ranging from mentoring to hospitality. The club charges $24 for annual membership and produces a monthly newsletter that includes information on new members, births and coming events, such as an outing to a Japanese restaurant or a book discussion. Club members donate money for holiday gift baskets A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard for needy need·y adj. need·i·er, need·i·est 1. Being in need; impoverished. See Synonyms at poor. 2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree. families and the elderly, and the women tuck in new toys for the children and small gifts for senior citizens. In their play groups, members' own children help with the baskets. ``The children decorate them with their handprints and pictures of themselves or pictures they draw, and the elderly people just love them,'' Weisberger said. Members say the play groups provide a forum where women with children of similar ages can meet and share concerns and ideas about being moms. The mothers also have their playful play·ful adj. 1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten. 2. side. When a member arrives home from the hospital after giving birth, she may find a wooden stork stork, common name for members of a family of long-legged wading birds. The storks are related to the herons and ibises and are found in most of the warmer parts of the world. in the yard or be given a special commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem burp burp n. Noisy expulsion of gas from the stomach through the mouth. v. 1. To expel gas from the stomach through the mouth. 2. To cause a baby to expel gas from the stomach, as by patting the back after feeding. cloth. With distinctive red T-shirts worn on outings by members and their children, the club is becoming known around the city. The club meets monthly to conduct business at the Presbyterian Church at 13950 Peach Hill Road. For more information, contact Julie Leibert, membership vice president, at (805) 529-8600. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (color) New member Patty Krieger, holding her 5-week-old son, Joey Joey after Joseph Grimaldi, famous 19th-century clown. [Am. Hist.: Espy, 45] See : Clowns , chats with another member of the Moms Connection club in Moorpark. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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