Where do our dues go?
Your dues go to several club expenses. Postage, copying costs, office supplies, bank fees, calls to our
regional coordinator, refreshments and meeting spaces are some examples. We are also required to pay
annual dues to the International MOMS Club® to help cover the costs of running the entire organization.
MOMS Club is a nonprofit organization.
Why does the MOMS Club meet during the day?
First, it is important that MOMS Club chapters hold their meetings during the day because that is when
at-home parents need support the most.
Second, holding nighttime activities and/or meetings disrupts family life. We want to encourage families
to do things together, and planning activities during the few hours when a family is together during the
week defeats that purpose.
Lastly, the whole point of the MOMS Club is to keep caregivers from being isolated from the community.
The decision to stay at home with our children should not keep us from having and maintaining
friendship with other adults.
Why publicize the group?
In the beginning it is easy to see why publicity is important; the group is new, everyone should know
about it. However, after the group becomes established, it is easy to forget why we need to continue
publicizing the group.
For every caregiver who has joined, there will be many more in the community that need the support
from a MOMS Club, but who haven’t heard about us yet. It’s important that everyone who needs our
support be able to find us!
Why are we required to have a yearly service project?
Volunteering to help others is the lifeblood of our community. Traditionally, women have led
volunteering in America. Long before there were organizations called “charities,” women were often the
ones who were aware of which families in the community were in need or how they could be helped.
Then, through their faith communities or sewing circles, or on their own, women helped out however
they could.
Today, women still make up the vast majority of the volunteer force, helping with everything from
fundraising to working one-on-one with the needy.
The MOMS Club continues in that volunteering tradition as each local group performs at least one
service project benefiting children each year.
There is something truly heartwarming about being able to look back at what you’ve accomplished and
know that you have truly helped someone in need.
Why do we have a club roster?
When every member has a roster, we can all communicate more freely and get to know each other
more easily.
Including children’s names and birth dates allows us to see at a glance which children are likely
playmates. Including husbands’ names on the roster includes the whole family.
MOMS Club rosters are to be kept strictly confidential. Only current members are allowed access to the
roster.
Your dues go to several club expenses. Postage, copying costs, office supplies, bank fees, calls to our
regional coordinator, refreshments and meeting spaces are some examples. We are also required to pay
annual dues to the International MOMS Club® to help cover the costs of running the entire organization.
MOMS Club is a nonprofit organization.
Why does the MOMS Club meet during the day?
First, it is important that MOMS Club chapters hold their meetings during the day because that is when
at-home parents need support the most.
Second, holding nighttime activities and/or meetings disrupts family life. We want to encourage families
to do things together, and planning activities during the few hours when a family is together during the
week defeats that purpose.
Lastly, the whole point of the MOMS Club is to keep caregivers from being isolated from the community.
The decision to stay at home with our children should not keep us from having and maintaining
friendship with other adults.
Why publicize the group?
In the beginning it is easy to see why publicity is important; the group is new, everyone should know
about it. However, after the group becomes established, it is easy to forget why we need to continue
publicizing the group.
For every caregiver who has joined, there will be many more in the community that need the support
from a MOMS Club, but who haven’t heard about us yet. It’s important that everyone who needs our
support be able to find us!
Why are we required to have a yearly service project?
Volunteering to help others is the lifeblood of our community. Traditionally, women have led
volunteering in America. Long before there were organizations called “charities,” women were often the
ones who were aware of which families in the community were in need or how they could be helped.
Then, through their faith communities or sewing circles, or on their own, women helped out however
they could.
Today, women still make up the vast majority of the volunteer force, helping with everything from
fundraising to working one-on-one with the needy.
The MOMS Club continues in that volunteering tradition as each local group performs at least one
service project benefiting children each year.
There is something truly heartwarming about being able to look back at what you’ve accomplished and
know that you have truly helped someone in need.
Why do we have a club roster?
When every member has a roster, we can all communicate more freely and get to know each other
more easily.
Including children’s names and birth dates allows us to see at a glance which children are likely
playmates. Including husbands’ names on the roster includes the whole family.
MOMS Club rosters are to be kept strictly confidential. Only current members are allowed access to the
roster.