Wednesday, January 27, 1999
Club gives stay-at-home mothers a reason to get out
BY JENNY CALLISON
Enquirer Contributor
LEBANON — Stay-at-home mothers have a new friend to advise and support them.
A local woman is starting a local chapter of The MOMS Club, a nonprofit national support group for at-home moth ers.
“We feel our chosen profession is a good one,” said Beth Sanders, who has a 2-year-old daughter. “But with so many mothers working outside the home, it's often hard to meet other stay-at-home moms. You can't just go knock on doors in your neighbor hood.”
The Sanderses moved to Lebanon from the Youngstown area three years ago. Soon afterward, Ms. Sanders' daughter was born. She decided to leave her job and devote her time to child-rearing but missed her friends at work. She had few acquaintances in her new community.
Ms. Sanders believes many challenges exist for mothers who stay home with their children. That's why she got involved with MOMS, which began in California and has grown to 600 chapters and 30,000 members nationwide.
The club will meet at 10 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Lebanon's Bethany United Church of Christ. An organizational meeting takes place today and is open to anyone interested in finding out about the group.
Club activities will include mom and tot lunches, children's activities, and a month ly mom's night out.
“As the group grows, we plan to have speakers on topics of interest ... play groups. We can go to museums and the zoo,” Ms. Sanders said.
The MOMS Club is open also to women who work part time. For information, call 934-4513.
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