Co-Presidents
1. Angel Perkins wife.andmom@sbcglobal.net
2. Lindsay Fiesbeck lindsay506@yahoo.com
- Hold planning meeting with all committee members (early summer).
- Coordinator for the MOMS table at the Ice Cream Social (mid-August).
- Preside at all monthly meetings.
- Contribute to monthly newsletter (primarily the cover letter).
- Answer questions from chairs or members during year.
- Prepares sign-up sheets for next year’s committees.
- Reserves Shafor Park shelter for May meeting by calling OCC, arrange rain back-up, work with Social Committee for food and drink.
- Updates committee descriptions and duties annually.
Treasurer
1. Mary Grimes grimes122@yahoo.com
- Collects and keeps track of dues.
- Maintains list of paid members to coordinate with Membership Chair.
- Establishes a deadline for dues in conjunction with Membership Chair.
- Deposits dues into checking account.
- Balances checking account monthly.
- Issues checks for reimbursements or donations.
- E-mails report of expenditures and deposits monthly to Newsletter Chair.
- Responsible for providing receipt book and money for change at the Ice Cream Social.
- Notifies Membership, Website, and Newsletter Chairs of new members.
- Pay $150 to OCC for Safety Village.
Membership Committee
1. Molly Blumer jmblumer@hotmail.com
2. Jan Swedlund jan@swedlundfamily.com
- Maintains list of current and new members.
- Works with Treasurer to establish deadline for dues.
- Produces annual Membership Directory to be distributed at November meeting (Member’s name, birthday, address, phone, e-mail, spouse, children and their birthdates).
- Produces and maintains nametag board at each meeting. Members are responsible for returning nametags and pens for visitors at meetings.
- Provides membership forms for meetings and Ice Cream Social.
- Provide sticker name tags and pens for visitors at meetings.
- Provides new member names to Newsletter Committee.
Outreach Committee
1. Patty O’Connor-Gross brattyogross@sbcglobal.net
2. Heather Burkhardt heatherburkhardt@hotmail.com
- Sets up forms and flyers at start of meetings.
- Provides member to act as “greeter” at each meeting to welcome and introduce visitors and new members.
- Informs potential new members about MOMS (Ice Cream Social; contact person for phone calls).
- Maintains sign-in book at meetings to identify visitors and new members (follow up with phone call to welcome them to group, answer any questions, etc.).
- Coordinates with Publicity Chair to distribute informational flyers about the MOMS Group, playgroup and speaker schedules (ideas for places to distribute: OCC, Wright library, DLM, real estate offices, local preschools, pediatricians, Blue Turtle Toys, churches, City of Oakwood welcome packets).
Playgroup Committee
1. Susan Nielson jlnielsonmd@msn.com
2. Ann Case annuska64@hotmail.com
3. Natalie Campbell
- Provides contact person for playgroup activities.
- Decides on format for playgroup (craft, storytime, snack, music, etc.).
- Meets with OCC representative to confirm time and place.
- Responsible for maintaining “equipment bag”.
- Informs members of location changes due to voting, etc.
- Pick up and return key to front desk; leave room clean!
- Provide summer schedule in last newsletter with specific dates/locations.
Publicity Committee
1. Meredith Quigley
2. Tiffany Albrecht
- Creates flyers or news articles of monthly meetings and contacts newspapers.
- Informs newspapers of dues deadline before first meeting.
- Obtains speaker schedule and meeting locations from Speaker Chair and Social Chair.
- Provides handouts for Outreach Committee.
- Responsible for keeping, maintaining, and setting up/taking down signs (large posters). Includes Ice Cream Social, meetings, and other MOM-related events.
- Contacts newspapers regarding monthly meetings and any other pertinent information (membership deadlines, etc.).
- Provides brochure/flyer distribution at the Ice Cream Social with 2005-2006 schedule of events
Social Commitee
1. Robyn Angel Rangelsatch@gmail.com
2. Julie Carlton scottypc@aol.com
3.Crystal Rosenberg mellen_rodenberg@hotmail.com
- Coordinates with Speaker Committee to obtain meeting locations.
- Responsible for food/drink sign-up sheet for monthly meetings (especially important at September meeting). Food/drink volunteers should set up items prior to start of meeting.
- If meeting at someone’s home:
- Call hostess one month ahead to remind her of meeting date.
- Tell hostess approximate number of those expected to attend.
- Provide paper products and cups to hostess.
- Provides Newsletter Committee with names of members who provide food, drinks, or houses so they can be thanked.
- Coordinate door prize drawing at meetings (many Oakwood businesses such as Central Perc, Oakwood Florist, Starbucks, etc. have donated to MOMS in the past and would happily do so if someone approached them).
Speaker Committee (all speakers should be confirmed by September)
September Meeting – Sept. 27
Mixer
Location: Sybil Taylor 106 Wisteria Dr.
Co-Presidents – Angel and Lindsay
October Meeting – Oct. 25
Topic:
Location:
1. Meredith Quigley meredithquigs@yahoo.com
2. Mary Grimes grimes122@yahoo.com
November – Nov. 15
Holiday Showcase - separate committee
November – Nov. 29
Topic: Welness & Stress Reduction
Location:
1. Angel Perkins wife.andmom@sbcglobal.net
January Meeting – Jan 25.
Game Night?
Location: Meredith Spitzmiller 557 Garden Rd.
1. Meredith Spitzmiller spitz3@sbcglobal.net
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February Meeting – Feb 28
Topic:
Location:
1. Carolyn Roberts roberts117@hotmail.com
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March Meeting – Mar. 27
Topic:
Location:
1. Patty OConnor-Gross brattyogross@sbcglobal.net
2.
April Meeting – Apr. 24
Topic: Spring Makeover
Location:
1. Heather Burkhardt heatherburkhardt@hotmail.com
2. Karen Wonders Karen_wonders@hotmail.com
May Picnic – May 22
Family Picnic at Shafor Park (reserve after Jan 1)
Co-Presidents – Angel and Lindsay
- Obtains speakers for meetings.
- Coordinates with Publicity and Social Chairs to provide speaker information for Ice Cream Social.
- Sends out confirmation letters to speakers.
- Contacts speaker 3-4 weeks prior to meeting to confirm.
- Contacts speaker 2 days prior to confirm.
- Coordinates back-up plan in case of last minute cancellation.
- Sends a “thank-you” note to speakers on behalf of Oakwood Moms Group.
- Provides monthly update of speaker schedule to Newsletter Committee.
- Highlights key learning points from speaker to be submitted to Newsletter Editor.
Book Club Committee
1. Anne Meira anne_meira@hotmail.com
2. Rita Colorito rcolorito@att.net
3. Tiffany Albrecht tiffanyalbrecht@hotmail.com
- Chooses books for monthly discussions.
- Arranges meeting places and times.
- Notifies Newsletter Committee of book selections and meeting times.
- Chooses discussion format.
- Highlights from books read to be submitted to Newsletter Editor.
Cooking Club Committee
1. Carolyn Roberts
2. Susan Nielson
3. Judy Funkhouser
4. Marta Robinson
- Determine locations, dates, and themes for events
- Provide email coordinator with reminders
- Notify newsletter and website of themes, dates & locations'
- Prepare recipes for posting on the MOMs website
- Provide event summary for newsletter
- Arrange prizes for monthly winners
Courtesy Meal Coordinator
1. Meredith Spitzmiller spitz3@sbcglobal.net
2. Natalie Campbell
3. Patty O’Connor-Gross brattyogross@sbcglobal.net
4. Karen Wonders Karen_wonders@hotmail.com
- Responsible for sign-up sheet at meetings to get meal volunteers.
- Responsible for calling two volunteers to provide one meal each.
- Contacts Newsletter Editor with names of members who have provided meals.
- Contacts Newsletter Editor with new baby information.
Field Trip Coordinators
1. Tanya Groff tanyagroff@netscape.net
2. Andrea Koller kollergirl@aaahawk.com
3. Marta Robinson england@ameritech.net
4. Kyoko Ohashi crememuffin@woh.rr.com
- Plans all fieldtrips.
- Informs Newsletter Committee of dates, times, locations, and contact numbers.
- Provides highlights from prior months’ fieldtrip(s) to Newsletter Editor.
MOMS Night Out Coordinators
1. Sacha Doyle sachadoyle@woh.rr.com
2. Kelly Hick khick@woh.rr.com
- Determines locations and dates.
- Provides Newsletter Editor with schedule.
- Act as contact person for RSVPs; makes appropriate reservation with restaurant.
- Provides highlights from prior months MOMS Night Out to Newsletter Editor.
Website Coordinator
1. Heather Burkhardt heatherburkhardt@hotmail.com
- Posts all informational flyers on website.
- Works in tandem with e-mail coordinator; share passwords, knowledge, etc.
- Makes monthly newsletter available on website.
- Provides periodic updates to the website to ensure accurate information and a more interesting website.
Newsletter Committee
Co-Editors
1. Kay Wert Minardi kay.minardi@earthlink.net
2. Liz Park Parkelizabeth@yahoo.com
Feature Writers
- Meredith Quigley meredithquigs@yahoo.com
- Jessica McCann
- Carolyn Roberts roberts117@hotmail.com
“Meet Fellow Moms”
“Healthy Hints”
“Children’s Book Reviews”
“Things to do with Kids”
“Question of the Month”
Other?
Proofreader
- Mona Habig MLHABIG@yahoo.com
Copying
(Copies made at Harman Elementary)
- Dianne Wertz dianne@wertz.info
Distribution at Meeting
(Policing the sign-in table)
1. Jan Swedlund jan@swedlundfamily.com
2. Megan Trout megantrout4@yahoo.com
Mailing (to absentees)
1. Megan Trout megantrout4@yahoo.com
- Produces monthly newsletter with input from all other committees.
- Distributes newsletters to members at meetings.
- Mails newsletters to members that cannot attend meetings.
- Provides files to Website Coordinator.
- Oversees MOMS Referral network brochure.
Historian
1. Jessica McCann jessica.mccann@gmail.com
- Collect and maintain historical data (paper, pictures, etc.) for the MOMS Group of Oakwood.
- May want to distribute and collect disposable cameras to other committee members then have photos developed.
Holiday Book Drive
1. Anne Jones ajones@aol.com
2. Mary Grimes grimes122@yahoo.com
- Establish amount with Treasurer to be spent on ordering new books from Scholastic or other book company.
- Determine organization for books to be donated and establish contact person.
- Follow ordering process from start to finish.
- Purchase tape and wrapping paper, if necessary.
- Work with Holiday Showcase Committee regarding set-up of tables/chairs, etc., if books will be wrapped at Holiday Showcase.
- Work with Publicity Committee to get the word out about the donation of books.
Holiday Showcase Committee (need 10 members)
1. Karen Wonders Karen_wonders@hotmail.com
2. Molly Reed stampinmolly@woh.rr.com
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- Plan, organize, and execute November MOMS Group meeting as the Holiday Showcase.
- Secure a building.
- Secure vendors (current MOMs Group members and select outside vendors such as Blue Turtle Toys).
- Publicize Showcase with Publicity Committee.
- Organize food/decorations/tables/chairs/etc. with Social Committee.
- Work with Holiday Book Drive Committee.
E-mail Coordinator
1. Jessica McCann
- Distribute e-mails sent to moms@momsofoakwood.org to MOMS Group members who elect to receive e-mails.
- Work in tandem with website coordinator; share passwords, knowledge, etc.
Referral Network
1. Dante Connell danteconnell@yahoo.com
