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Our winter fundraiser is on now – shop our online marketplace and help support MumNet! *NEW VENDOR ADDED!*

Citrus Silver designs jewellery that makes you smile every time you wear it. Whether it is stamped with your children’s names, a wedding anniversary or an important milestone you will be reminded of these proud moments whenever you catch a glimpse. Use code MumNet2017 and add your group name in the comments section or enjoy free shipping right to your door if you order over $100.

Brighten up your closet with beautiful children’s clothing from Binksy + Bobo. Use code FREESHIP and add your group name in the comments for free delivery to your group session.

Sessabel (sources the best in natural and high-quality personal care and lifestyle products including brands like Swell, Sapadilla, SoYoung and thinkbaby. Use code MUMNET2017 and add your group name in the comments for free delivery to your group session.

They’ve gone way beyond bowls – though they still make them and they’re awesome. Tupperware is giving 40% of sales back to MumNet. Ships to your front door.

Orders from Binksy + Bobo, Sessabel and Citrus Silver will be delivered to group sessions between February 20 and March 10th.

MumNet’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is just around the corner, taking place on Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m. at Junction establishment 3030 Dundas West. This isn’t some boring meeting – we’ve invited Toronto sexpert, Nadine Thornhill to share how to best navigate “the talk” with kids. It’s a chance to learn something new, nosh, and network. Here’s why you should attend:

1. Play a meaningful role in YOUR organization
   As a member- and volunteer-based non-profit, we value your opinion. Our active members – those in a leadership role within their MumNet group – are entitled to vote at the AGM on items that will inform the direction of the organization going forward. Not in a leadership role? Learn more about the organization that supports you in motherhood.
2. Get prepped for an important parent-child conversation
   Toronto sexpert, Nadine Thornhill, is our guest speaker at the event. Drawing on her experience as both an educator and parent, she’ll give you a heads up on how to navigate talking to your kids about sex in age-appropriate ways for whenever that conversation drops in your household.
3. Connect with MumNet moms from across the city
   The MumNet connections don’t need to stop at your group or at the end of your group’s weekly meet-up. With locations across the city, the AGM is an opportunity for you to network with other MumNet members and alumni outside of the meet-up setting, both within your group and within the wider MumNet-work.
4. Enjoy some nibblies and have some refreshments, uninterrupted
   When was the last time you ate or drank what you wanted, when you wanted? The AGM is a kid-free (though breastfeeding babes are of course welcome), food and beverage-filled zone. Bon appetite.
5. Consider it a bonus number of child-free hours in your week
   Each week, MumNet offers you two hours of mom-to-mom time. If you attend the AGM, you’ll get a bonus of (at minimum) two hours. Just a little gift from MumNet to you for rocking motherhood the way you do.

We hope to see you at the AGM! RSVP today by emailing

Ever wonder what it’s like to be part of a working not-for-profit charitable Board of Directors? Join us on Thursday Nov 24th at 8:00 pm at Whitespace Common, 2510 Yonge Street, Suite 323 for a Board orientation and FAQ session, to learn more about our organization!

The MumNet Board of Directors is looking for enthusiastic, creative, fun women to join our board table.  We are typically current and former members of MumNet and MumVet from across Toronto with a variety of professional backgrounds. Our Board members give their time and professional experience, and in return gain valuable experience operating a registered charitable organization and making strong professional connections with a diverse Board.

We meet once a month from August – June for a general board meeting, and meet as needed to participate in various subcommittees or to work on specific projects.

 We need YOU!

Our Directors are a critical part of our organization and help to deliver a superior program to our local MumNet and MumVet chapters. We have several portfolio openings available immediately, and we are always looking for women who may be interested in participating in the future, be it near or a bit further away.
If you are interested or curious about what a position on the Board entails, please join us on Nov 24^th! Please email our  to register and with your questions and contact details.

Thanks to those who joined us for our last Bits+Bites speaker event!

Hats off to our fabulous speakers:

Karen Davey – Mommy Connections West Toronto & The School Yard
Iva Grbesic – Falling In Style
Raegan Kennedy – Little White Sneakers
Jennifer Hargreaves – Tellent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key takeaways were:

• not being afraid to ask for help
• supporting and mentoring others
• being true to your own core values
• the value in co-promoting and helping to support other entrepreneurs

Stay tuned for info about our next event!