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Charity is very important to the MOMS Club®. In fact,
there is a MOMS Club charity that helps MOMS Club members from all
across the country. The MOTHER TO MOTHER FUND (M2M) is made up of
funds donated from local chapters and is there to help members who
are in crisis situations and in need of financial assistance. Should
you (or another member) find yourself in this kind of a situation,
please ask a board member to make a request to the M2M Fund!
Another reason that charity is important to the
MOMS Club is that one of the purposes of our club is to undertake
and complete at least one charitable, humanitarian, or social
welfare project related to children each year. Please make a
suggestion at a Business Meeting or let a board member know if you
have an idea about a service project that you think our chapter
might be able to contribute to.
RECENT OR PAST SERVICE PROJECTS
CDs for Radio Lollipop
Cell
Phones for abused women.
Pop
tops from soda cans for Ronald McDonald House.
Expired
or unwanted grocery coupons for military overseas.
"Baby Shower"
to support CHOC Hospital
Special thanks to
everyone who donated items for the Katrina Victims! We also donated
$100 in gift cards. For more information on where we took
everything, visit www.OperationOC.com. Please contact Robyn if you
have more items to donate.
Settlement House Adopt A Family
Program
Alex’s Lemonade Stand:
Together with our Norco sister chapter, we raised $201.00! Thank you to the Corona library for allowing us
to have our stand there and all who came out to support us!
August WaS Purple Ribbon Month
 4RKidsSake
designated the month of August as Purple Ribbon Month as part of
their campaign to educate and raise awareness of "Kaitlyn's Law" and
of the dangers of leaving children unattended in or around motor
vehicles.
4RKidsSake.org was
founded by Corona resident, Tammy Russell after her 6 month old
daughter Kaitlyn was left in a van by her baby-sitter for hours in 100
degree heat. Her beautiful daughter Kaitlyn (photo right) died from
hyperthermia. Tammy vowed that Kaitlyn's short life would make an
impact and promised her that she would do something to help other
children. It is heartbreaking, but wonderful that Tammy is taking
this tragic death of her child and bettering the world for other
parents and children.
The Corona City
Council proclaimed August "Purple Ribbon Month" and the city was covered in purple ribbons to bring awareness to the dangers
of leaving children unattended in motor vehicles. Many organizations
volunteered to help putting them up, including ours.
Special thanks to Tammy for taking the time to speak
at our August meeting.
Other Service Projects we've done in the past:
http://www.makeachildsmile.org
http://www.wirelessfoundation.org
www.samaritanspurse.org
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