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Pioneer
Valley Mothers & More 2005 - 2006 Calendar of Events
Fall 2005 - Spring
2006
HCC = Holyoke Community College:
MSN = Montessori School of Northampton
| 9/19/05 |
School Daze: discussion on making choices about
our childrens' education (MSN) |
| 10/3/05 |
Resume Workshop with Bill Hanley (MSN) |
| 10/17/05 |
Open House (HCC) |
| 11/7/05 |
Top Ten Things to do with Your Kids Before They're Grown(MSN) |
| 11/13/05 |
Family dinner and fundraiser at Papa Gino's in Northampton (don't
forget your special fundraising coupon - 20% of coupon sales go
to our chapter) |
| 11/21/05 |
Friendships: How have they changed since becoming mothers?
(MSN) |
| 12/5/05 |
Free To Be You and Me: revisited! Bring knitting, photo
albums, or other projects to do while listening to this children's
classic. (MSN) |
| 12/9/05 |
Moms' Night Out (members only): 6:30 - 9:30 Pizzeria Uno
at the Holyoke Mall, plus more |
| 1/2/06 |
What are they selling us? What are we buying? Discussion
on marketing that is aimed at parents (MSN) |
| 1/16/06 |
Recipe exchange & quick/healthful/innovative cooking tips
(HCC) |
| 2/6/06 |
Is there a mothers' movement? (MSN) |
| 2/20/06 |
NO MEETING (President's Day) |
| 3/6/06 |
What are they selling us? What are we buying? (MSN) |
| 3/20/06 |
Side jobs, moonlighting, and home based businesses (HCC) |
| 4/3/06 |
Mothers & More Coctail Party - Location TBA |
| 4/17/06 |
NO MEETING (School vacation) |
| 5/1/06 |
The Kalidescopic Approach to Wellness (HCC) |
| 5/15/06 |
TBA |
| 6/5/06 |
TBA |
| 6/19/06 |
TBA |
Jan - Aug 2005
| 1/3/05 |
Strategies for Getting Organized, with Barbara Perman
of Moving Mentor, Inc. |
| 1/17/05 |
The UFO (UnFinished Objects)
meeting: some special time, in fabulous company, to hang out
and finally get that ____ done (filing, scrapbook, photo album,
checkbook balancing, thank you notes, etc.)! |
| 1/31/05 |
MEMBERS ONLY: Advocacy discussion group |
| 2/7/05 |
Chat in the Hat: Open Discussion on Issues Relevant to Mothers |
| 2/21/05 |
How to Read a Wine Label, facilitated by Ilene Roizman |
| 2/26/05 |
MEMBERS ONLY: Family potluck |
| 2/28/05 |
MEMBERS ONLY: Book group - discussion on Ariel Gore's The
Essential Hip Mama |
| 3/7/05 |
Screening of the film Baby
I'm Yours |
| 3/18/05 |
Mothers & More co-sponsors Ariel Gore's visit to Food for
Thought Books in Amherst |
| 3/21/05 |
Open House |
| 4/4/05 |
Discussion: Living on One Income |
| 4/18/05 |
Discussion: Seeing Yourself Through Your Child's Eyes |
| 5/2/05 |
Discussion: Our Mothers, Now That We're Mothers |
| 5/14/05 |
Annual fundraiser tag sale at the Montessori School of Northampton |
| 5/16/05 |
Pilates, with Sue Heffernan (note: this meeting will take
place at Sue's studio, Smart Moves Pilates & Fitness, 221 Pine
Street, Florence, MA) |
| 6/6/05 |
Belly Dancing, with Shifah |
| 6/20/05 |
It Worked for Me! Share all your parenting tips. |
| 7/4/05 |
No meeting (Independence Day) |
| 7/18/05 |
Breast Cancer Awareness, with Sandy Hubbard |
| 8/1/05 |
Financial Planning for Women, hosted by Deliso Financial Services |
| 8/15/05 |
Women's Voices Around the World |
| 9/5/05 |
No meeting (Labor Day) |
2004
| 1/5/04 |
"Financial Strategies for Families",
Featuring Guest Speaker: Donna Safford Fleury - Vinson Associates,
Springfield |
| 2/2/04 |
Discussion on Mommy Anger |
| 2/16/04 |
Workshop: Art Therapy for Mothers |
| 3/1/04 |
Discussion: "Maternal Guilt" |
| 3/15/04 |
Book discussion: Faulkner Fox's Dispatches
from a Not-So-Perfect Life, or How I Learned to Love the House,
the Man, the Child |
| 4/5/04 |
Chaos Control: Get Organized! facilitated
by organizational consultant Leslie Arriola |
| 4/19/04 |
The U.F.O. (UnFinished Objects) meeting: Some time to hang
out with each other and work on those projects that seem to never
get done |
| 5/3/04 |
Discussion: "Our Mothers, Now That We're Mothers" |
| 5/9/04 |
Mothers' Day |
| 5/17/04 |
Discussion by Meredith Michaels, author of The
Mommy Myth: The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has
Undermined Women |
| 6/7/04 |
Speech Language Pathologist Roseann Chiusano on
"Language Development in Young Children and When to Seek the
Help of a Specialist" |
| 6/12/04 |
Fundraiser with Ha-Ha Sisterhood Comedy Troupe |
| 6/21/04 |
Marc Engram, LICSW, on "Parenting Strong Willed Children" |
| 7/19/04 |
Prof. Daniel Anderson (UMass, psychology) on the
topic of Children and Television |
| September 18, 2004 |
Information table on the north end of the Amherst
common, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm |
| September 20, 2004 |
Jody Wright, President of Motherwear, on the topic of "Growing
a Business While Growing a Family" |
| October 4, 2004 |
Open House! |
| October 9, 2004 |
Usborne Books fundraiser |
| October 18, 2004 |
Heather Sankey (Planned Parenthood) on the topic of "Talking
to Children About Sex" |
| November 1, 2004 |
Healthy Kids Month - Nutritionist Allison Spring on "Children
& Food Allergies" |
| November 15, 2004 |
Healthy Kids Month - Open Discussion |
| December 13, 2004 |
Jennifer Jacobson,
"Creating Family Traditions Through Storytelling" |
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