Momstown Conference!

This weekend, Kandice and I attended the momstown National Conference in Toronto. And wow. All of the momstown chapters in one room, learning about and creating this amazing vision for our chapters, and momstown as a whole. It was powerful. 

It is so amazing to see where momstown's beginnings started out and where their big plans for the future stem from. We learned about momstown; what it was, what it is, and what we want it to be. We had workshops, corporate meetings with Fisher Price and CBC Kids, a wine tasting, and a fantastic dinner out. It was a packed weekend that motivated us and connected us as a complete team.

                                                                                      

The momstown mamas at CBC in front of Mr. Dressup's Treehouse!

Our Wine tasting, after a long day of work!

                         

                                                       
 

Gabrielle had a blast playing with all the toys in the Fisher Price boardroom!

Some of the key things I took away from this weekend:

1.   Momstown is a kind of a big deal. With the new partnerships we made with companies like Red Cross, Toshiba, and CBC Kids, we have access to some amazing resources. We also carry with us a name that means something to people. It won't be long before momstown is everywhere in Canada, and it's a powerful thing to be reaching out to moms nationwide. The influence that momstown has is evident when you look at all the amazing companies that want to partner with us, because our moms and their feedback are valuable, especially looking at it from a national level. Canada wide, we represent a LOT of mamas. 

 

2. Our members set us apart. It's our members that make us so fantastic.  On their own, moms are influential- in their families, in their community, in the world. But together, our momstown mamas make up this amazing force of influence, support, and love both to each other and to the community. 

3. Momstown is about connecting real moms. It's connecting each and every one of us to a support system that we need. Whether it's because you need a night away from your family to breathe, or advice about something, or somewhere to bring your kiddos to tire them out before nap time while you chat with other mamas, momstown is it.  It's not about the desperate housewife mom, or the crafty mom, or the supermom, it's about all of us. We all need support. And we can all offer it. 

      

           All in all, an amazing weekend, and a priceless learning experience that brought tons of motivation to this momstown mama to "bring it" this next year. As our team would say, "WOOHOO!"

Your momstown Edmonton North mama,

Amanda