Riddle Hospital
1068 West Baltimore Pike
Media, PA 19063

The meeting room is on the first level of the Outpatient Pavilion.

Map of the hospital

Please park in the Blue parking garage. The Outpatient Pavilion is located at the back of the hospital (in green on the map above). Go into the Outpatient Pavilion lobby and the meeting room will be on your right.

Doors open at 7:30pm for socializing/discussion
8:00pm Business Meeting
Speaker or activity to follow the Business Meeting.

Meetings are open to all members, prospective members, and their partners. We hope to see you at one soon.

Be sure to sign in at each meeting! Members with perfect attendance are eligible for a free membership for the following year based on a drawing from the sign in book from each general meeting. Congratulations to Gale Gill for winning the drawing at the June 2010 banquet.

The schedule for the 2010-2011 club year will be posted on the events calendar in Big Tent, our online community. If you haven't joined or renewed yet, now is the time! Click HERE to get started.

Below is a list of meeting topics from last year. Contact the Vice President with questions or comments regarding meeting topics.

• September, 2009 - Speed Networking: You may have heard of “Speed Dating.” Well, speed networking is just about the same, minus the fear of rejection. The goal is simply to broaden our individual network of women who can relate and share experiences. Sign-ups for the fall sale and upcoming social events will also occur.
• October, 2009 - Fitting in Fitness: Michelle Collier, founder of Performance Fitness, LLC, is certified as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor through the American Council on Exercise (ACE). She is also a certified Pilates and CrossFit instructor. At this informative meeting, you will find out the most effective ways to fit exercise into hectic family and personal schedules. You will leave this event feeling informed, energized and empowered to take charge of your health and fitness! To find out more, visit the Performance Fitness website, www.performancefitnessllc.com.
• November, 2009 - Creating an Action Plan:  What Every Woman Should Know: Our speaker this month is Dana Zamrik, a Financial Advisor & Financial Planning Associate for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in the Berwyn office AND a mother of twins. Her presentation will help us understand how the financial facts of a woman's life are unique, making it important to stay actively engaged in family finances, create a support network, get organized, and set financial goals.
• December, 2009 - There is no general meeting in December.
• January, 2010 - Get Your Questions Answered: An Age-Based Discussion Night - January’s general meeting will be a new twist on an old format.  We will start off by doing a quick icebreaker to explore what we have in common outside of the fact that we all have multiples. Then, we will separate into groups according to the ages of our children. Each group will be able to have open discussions about questions that pertain to their unique families. This should be a great night to meet new people and work through some tough spots which we all go through.
• February, 2010 - Positive Parenting: Bob Lento, educational consultant, noted keynote speaker, and owner of Lento Educational Services, will describe dozens of ways parents can help their children develop a good self image and confidence.  Parental use of positive, rather than negative, approaches in disciplining will be demonstrated along with the use of natural consequences rather than punishment.  He will also be describing ways that parents can anticipate the inappropriate behavior. In addition, Bob will show various ways parents can appropriately praise their children while demonstrating consistent temperament and approach.  As an added bonus, Bob will share with pre-school and kindergarten parents seven areas that determine a child’s readiness for kindergarten.  He’ll address the toddler moms separately too.
• March, 2010 - Mothering and Marriage: Finding Balance -  “Mommy Guilt” is something most moms experience.  It’s that nagging feeling that no matter how over-tired and over-stressed you are, you still feel like you’re not doing a good enough job as a mother.  Well, let’s be honest.  There’s another kind of guilt that haunts so many married women with small children.  I call it “Wifely Guilt”, the fear that we’re not doing enough to keep the fire alive in our marriages.
  Join psychotherapist Jeanine O’Rourke, LCSW in an informative, skillfully moderated discussion of these all-too-common secret stressors.  We’ll explore the origins of “Mommy Guilt” and “Wifely Guilt," dispel the myths that perpetuate unrealistic expectations, and learn practical strategies for changing the way we see and take care of ourselves and our marriages. To learn more about Jeanine, please visit her website www.therapyforwomen.net
• April, 2010 - MOMs Night Out - This month is your chance to get out socially without the kids and just relax and chat with other MOMS in the club. We will meet at Sligo in Media starting at 7:30.
• Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Game Night: The last general meeting of the club year we'll be playing games! Details to come. In addition, there will be a book exchange so you can stock up on some summer reads and clear out those books you've already read. This is for grown-up reading, not children's books! Books left over after the exchange will be donated to the Connelly Center at CHOP. At the May meeting we will also be electing officers for next year.