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• Working Moms: Weekend Playgroup Meetup (recurring event)

  • When
    October 01, 2022
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Perrin Park

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  The WMF Working Moms Group (WMG) and Playgroups Committee are thrilled to announce drop-in playgroups scheduled on the weekends. Bring your own kids, bring your own snack.

  

  All members and their partners are welcome, whether or not you participate in a playgroup. 

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• New & Expectant Moms: Babywearing Barre Class

  • When
    October 03, 2022
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
  • Location
    DanceFIT Studio, 124 East Central St, Natick, MA 01760
  • Registered
    10 registrants

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  DanceFIT is very excited to bring back their unique babywearing barre class and is offering WMF an exclusive, free demo class.  Babywearing BalletFIT is a very special class for mom and baby to spend with each other dancing, toning, bonding and meeting other new or expecting moms. You will enjoy a low impact-toning workout while your baby gets to experience all of your movements, rocking motions, fun music and special time close to you. In BalletFIT you will begin by warming up at the barre with plies, tendus, releves & other ballet inspired exercises. We will continue with center work including upper body port de bras, ballet positions and choreography all while wearing your little one. The conclusion on the floor will be spent on mats with your baby out of the carrier. Here we will focus on cardio, strength & stretching.  

  

  This class is geared for moms with babies age 6 weeks to about 6-9 months (depending on how comfortable they are in the carrier).

  Ellie McLane, New & Expectant Moms Coordinator

  

  All moms have different physical needs in this new phase of life - please make sure you have permission to exercise from your doctor and let DanceFIT know in class if you have any specific injuries or needs. We are so excited to work with you in this class! 

  Please bring a supportive baby carrier, yoga mat and a blanket for your little one. Please refer to DanceFit's website for its covid policies. 

  
  

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• Fall Social 2022

  • When
    October 06, 2022
  •  
    7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    65 Bristol Road, Wellesley, MA 02481
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  • Registered
    158 registrants

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  We're putting on the ritz and welcoming in a new WMF membership year! Come celebrate with us in grand fashion at the Roaring 20s Fall Social. Sip on some sidecars & champagne as you catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Get all gussied up in your best 1920s attire for a roaring good time! We know the Wellesley Mothers Forum Fall Social will be the bees knees, can't wait to see ya there dollface!

  Jenny Hughes & Jen Lord, WMF Co-Presidents
  Katherine Kolb & Rebecca Russell, Membership Directors
  Renee Lee & Maggie Shahnasarian, Food & Beverage Directors

  
  

  
  

  This is an outdoor event on the lawn. The rain date is the following week, Thursday October 13, 2022.

  Dressing on theme is encouraged, but not required to attend! Check out our Instagram for outfit inspo!

  Please note, this is for members of the 2022-2023 season only, which begins on October 1, 2022. You must renew your membership prior to the event through the website or on the Wild Apricot app.

  This event will be capped at 150 members, preference on the waitlist will be given to 2022-2023 WMF volunteers, if you would like to volunteer with WMF please email president@wellesleymothersforum.com or reply to this email.

  This event is cost-free to our members, but if you are registered and cannot attend, please cancel your registration to allow others to participate.

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• Bar Method & Mimosas

  • When
    October 13, 2022
  •  
    9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    The Bar Method, 66 Central St, Unit 16, Wellesley, MA 02482
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    0

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  The Bar Method is a boutique fitness studio offering barre classes for students of all levels. Please join us for a free, customized session led by highly-trained instructors that will leave students with long, lean sculpted muscles. These exercises are safe and effective for any age and every body, including modifications for pregnant women and students with injuries.

  Registrants will need to register with Bar Method in advance, so plan to arrive by 9:15 to fill out any necessary paperwork. Class is 1 hour and starts promptly at 9:30. After class, stay to mingle and enjoy mimosas with fellow moms for a fabulous morning!

  Registration limit to first 25, so please sign up asap. Complimentary childcare is available for up to 10 registrants! Preference on the waitlist will be given to current WMF volunteers. Please reply to this email if you'd like to volunteer. 

  Brianne Rieck Parks, Moms Events Director

  
  

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• Virtual Lecture: Siblings Have Special Needs Too: Caring for Siblings of Kids With Special Needs by Nadine Briggs

  • When
    October 13, 2022
  •  
    7:45 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Link Will be Provided in Reminder Emails

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  As a parent, you want to give equal attention to all of your children. But when parenting a child with special health care needs, that can be hard. It may feel like there's never enough of your attention to go around — and your other kids might begin to feel left out.

  The advantages to having a brother or sister with special needs are numerous and include being more empathetic, more responsible and more resilient. However, these typically developing siblings also shoulder tremendous burdens that are not often or easily discussed. While every sibling — and every family — is different, Nadine Briggs has found some common experiences including her own family experience that she will share with our group.

  

  Nadine Briggs is a best-selling author and an accomplished social educator. She has expertise and certifications in bullying and cyber-bullying prevention, Foundations of Positive Psychology including learned optimism and resilience, and sibling relationships. Nadine Briggs will go over practical tips for kids to overcome common social challenges. She will offer social skills and friendship advice and immediately actionable tips to navigate common social situations that can be challenging, such as: How to Join a Group; How to Safely Handle Angry Feelings; Handling Rejection and Exclusion; Working Things Out & Sharing Fairly; Being a Good Guest and Host, Playground Success; Caring for Siblings of Kids With Special Needs; and much more!

  There will be 15 minutes of social time prior to the lecture starting at 8 pm. There will also be time at the end of the discussion for questions and answers.

  Mercedes Leboreiro, WMF Special Needs Subgroups Coordinator
  

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• New & Expectant Mom Stroll (recurring event)

  • When
    October 18, 2022
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    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
  • Location
    Phillips Park, Wellesley, MA 02481
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  The Wellesley Mothers Forum invites all new and expecting moms to a casual stroll! Feel free to come with your strollers, young kids, or just yourselves! All moms are welcome.

  Ellie McLane, New & Expectant Moms Subgroup Lead Coordinator

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• Outdoor Pumpkin Decorating and Halloween Party

  • When
    October 18, 2022
  •  
    4:30 PM
  • Location
    Lookout Farm, 89 Pleasant Street, Natick, MA 01760
  • Registered
    147 registrants

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  Looking for a fun outdoor Autumn activity to do with the kiddos? Join us at Lookout Farm to decorate sugar pumpkins and rock out to live music brought to you by one of our favorite local musical acts, Jammin with You. 

  We will have picnic tables set up for pumpkin decorating. Guests can also order their own food, cider, and/or beer from Lookout's restaurant from the QR codes at each table. A costume parade and Halloween-themed dance party will follow pumpkin decorating, so we encourage all kids to wear their costumes! There will be prizes for best costume and best dancer!

  Diana Papalilo, Kids Events Director

  Thank you to our sponsor Roche Bros. Wellesley for generously donating all of the pumpkins! This event is free to attend, and members are responsible for purchasing their own food and drink. 

  Please note that there is no rain date for this event. In the event of inclement weather, we will email all registrants to confirm the status of the event. 

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• Lecture: How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes by Melinda Wenner Moyer

  • When
    October 19, 2022
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Wells Playhouse at Tenacre Country Day School: 78 Benvenue St. Wellesley, MA 02842
  • Registered
    72 registrants

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  Melinda Wenner Moyer, award-winning science journalist and author of How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-based Strategies for Better Parenting--From Tots to Teens, presents a clear, actionable, science-based guide for parents on how to shape their kids into honest, kind, generous, confident, independent, and resilient people…who just might save the world one day. Learn how to raise the kind of kids you actually want to hang out with. 

  Come early to sip wine, grab a bite to eat, and socialize. Lecture will be begin promptly at 8 pm. This is a lecture you won't want to miss!

  Appy Bubna & Deanna Wasco, Programs Coordinators

  

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• Working Moms: Fall Ladies' Lunch

  • When
    October 21, 2022
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    The Cottage, 190 Linden St, Wellesley, MA 02482

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  Join the Working Moms Group (WMG) as we duck out of the office to enjoy each other's company over lunch.  Liz Burch, WMG Coordinator Your registration fee is due at the time you register. Please note that we are generally unable to issue refunds less than 7 days prior to an event. Please email if you have extenuating circumstances.  All members are welcome. This event will be capped at 32 members. Preference on the waitlist will be given to those who have joined the WMG subgroup and 2022-23 WMF volunteers. Subgroups are open to all members. To join a subgroup, including WMG, update your profile on the app or website. For more information, please visit our webpage. If you would like to volunteer with WMF, please reply to this email or contact president@wellesleymothersforum.com.  WMG is a Wellesley Mothers Forum subgroup dedicated to fostering this unique community of working moms. We join together from across Wellesley and neighboring towns to support and empower each other with positivity, encouragement and solutions for the unique challenges of juggling motherhood with careers and community leadership. We are here to share what encourages our excellence. Event topics are intended to cover a broad range of themes of interest to our members, and especially those addressing the nexus of succeeding as women in the workplace, thriving as moms at home, supporting our local communities, and finding time for self care. We are all in this together. #wellesleyworkingmoms

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• Working Moms: Weekend Playgroup Meetup (recurring event)

  • When
    October 23, 2022
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Warren Park

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  The WMF Working Moms Group (WMG) and Playgroups Committee are thrilled to announce drop-in playgroups scheduled on the weekends. Bring your own kids, bring your own snack.

  

  All members and their partners are welcome, whether or not you participate in a playgroup. 

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• SAVE THE DATE: Animal & Pumpkin Tour

  • When
    November 05, 2022
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    Unity Farm Sanctuary, 17 Unity Lane Sherborn, MA 01770

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  Give your carved pumpkins a second life and donate them to the lovely recused animals at Unity Farm Sanctuary. The special fall harvest "Pumpkin Tours" are a fun, hour+ guided tour, where you will visit with our 225+ rescued farm animal residents, hear about some of their journeys, and learn about the ways they adapt to the changing seasons.

  Pumpkin Tours differ from our General Sanctuary Tours, so repeat visitors will have much to enjoy. ​ These tours also include special feeding of seasonal treats (including old pumpkins!) for some of our animal residents. 

  Diana Papalilo, Kids Events Director

  
  

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• Working Moms: Weekend Playgroup Meetup (recurring event)

  • When
    November 05, 2022
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Perrin Park

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  The WMF Working Moms Group (WMG) and Playgroups Committee are thrilled to announce drop-in playgroups scheduled on the weekends. Bring your own kids, bring your own snack.

  

  All members and their partners are welcome, whether or not you participate in a playgroup. 

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• SAVE THE DATE: Lecture: Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Making a Difference by Natalie Silverstein

  • When
    November 10, 2022
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    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Wells Playhouse at Tenacre Country Day School: 78 Benvenue St. Wellesley, MA 02842

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  Natalie Silverstein is the author of Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Making a Difference and Simple Acts: The Busy Teen's Guide to Making a Difference. Silverstein’s talk is aimed at helping parents, kids and teens find their passion and purpose through the joy of serving others. She emphasizes kindness and helps kids and teens identify the causes they care about.

  
  

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• Working Moms: Weekend Playgroup Meetup (recurring event)

  • When
    November 20, 2022
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Warren Park

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  The WMF Working Moms Group (WMG) and Playgroups Committee are thrilled to announce drop-in playgroups scheduled on the weekends. Bring your own kids, bring your own snack.

  

  All members and their partners are welcome, whether or not you participate in a playgroup. 

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• SAVE THE DATE: Rainbow Reptile Show

  • When
    December 01, 2022
  •  
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St, Wellesley, MA 02482

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  Get up close and personal and with live animals during this educational and interactive show! There will be a fun and informative presentation by a Rainforest Reptiles Team herpetologist of a large red or yellow foot tortoise, a large monitor or tegu lizard, a 9 ft boa or python, and the American alligator. We will also have a mini zoo with 10-14 smaller animals (including bugs, frogs, snakes, lizards) on display. 

  Everyone will have the opportunity to handle some of the animals after the program. There are opportunities for volunteers to come up and assist throughout the presentation. 

  Thank you to the Wellesley Free Library for co-sponsoring this event!

  Diana Papalilo, WMF Kids Events Director

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