MILWAUKEE MOTHERS OF TWINS CLUB, INC.

P.O. BOX 070321 MILWAUKEE, WI 53207

January 2016

Founder of Wisconsin Organization of Mothers of Twins Club, Inc.

Member of National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club, Inc.

Place: / Hickory Park Independent Living 3933 South Prairie Hill Lane, Greenfield (87th & Howard) It is located on the west side of the street, set back off the street.
Meeting Time: / 7:00 pm – The Third Thursday of every month, September Thru May
(December & May are at alternate locations)
Membership Dues: / $25.00 per year

Doubletalk

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Price for a one-year subscription is $10.00 for non-members

Dates to Remember

January 21, 2016
February 13, 2016
February 18 , 2016 / Regular Meeting – 7:00 pm
*Love and Logic*
SOCK HOP
Regular Meeting – 7:00 pm
* Charity Fun Night* / Hickory Park Community Center Meeting Room
American Legion Hall
Oak Creek, WI
Hickory Park Community Center Dining Room

A Note from Heather:

Hello fellow twin mamas!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Ours was filled with illness, but we still enjoyed time together and visiting family. I had the greatest time at the Christmas party. I hope all of you that attended did, too. Thanks so much Keleen and Eileen for planning a great night. That Jell-O shot tree was a fun addition. I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting this month!

Heather

President

Good news!

We were able to get a “Parenting with Love and Logic” speakerfor our January meeting. I'm really excited about it and would love tosee you all there! We ALL have questions or concerns regarding our parenting and/orgrand parenting style, and what we can do better, so here is a greatopportunity to get some ideas and help! There will be time for questionsafter; perhaps you have concerns on: getting your kids to listen (withoutyelling), discipline, handling divorce, eating habits, sleeping habits,etc.

Depending on the interest, we could potentially arrange for some follow-upclasses as well, which is a great way to dig in deeper and really learnsome great techniques, specifically for you and your situation.

PLEASE, feel free to bring a friend! Especially if they have multiples! This would be a great first meeting for them.

We'll see you soon,

Stacy and Keleen

Vice Presidents

From the Treasurer -

$ Marly's Money Minute $

Happy New Year! I LOVED seeing new faces at our last meeting---THANK YOU Stacy!

TREASURER'S CHALLENGE - bring your best fundraising idea to the next meeting! This is the breaking point LADIES! If we are going to do any fundraising this calendar year then we need to begin making decisions this month. I challenge each member to bring at least one idea for fundraising. This can be something that you have always wanted to try, something that you have attended, an event that you have organized, etc. FYI --- just because you bring the idea to the meeting does not mean that you have to be responsible for organizing it. There are no limits on how small or big your idea is. WE NEED THEM ALL!

On a personal note--I am nominating "Rally for Raclaw" as the charitable cause to benefit from our Charity fun night. Sebastian Raclaw is a close family friend with a young family that is currently battling a rare & deadly cancer with no known cure called "signet cell adenocarcinoma". Visit for more information.

I hope you all had a great Holiday season. As always, I enjoyed both MMOTC parties and I thank everyone who helped make them happen. Here is to a great 2016!

Twinfully,

Marly Salazar

MMOTC Treasurer

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Membership News

The November meeting was really exciting as we welcomed 4 guests!!

~ Katie DeVries is expecting twin girls at the end of January 2016

~ Bethany Teipel has 1 year old twin girls

~ Kim Bovre has 2 year old twin boys

~ Renee Westphal (our Mary Kay presenter) has 3 year old twin girls

Thanks so much to all of these lovely ladies for taking some time out of your busy lives to see what MMOTC is all about! We hope you enjoyed yourselves and had a fun time!

Don't forget about the Membership Challenge. Refer new members and you'll be entered to win free dues for the 2016-17 club year! Feel free to contact us for more information.

Laura:/414-418-0176

Shelli:/414-430-8003

Meeting Minutes – Thursday, November 19 2015

Member Count: 9

Guests: 4

Heather started meeting at 7:20pm

Stacy introduced speaker Renee from Mary Kay and guests Kim, Katie and Bethany

Heather talked about how the Halloween party was a success. Thanks to all who helped put it together and came all dressed up. She also thanked everyone who came to support her in the Addams Family show at Sunset Playhouse.

Stacy is working on getting a contact for a refresher course on Love and Logic. Upcoming events:December is Members’ Christmas Party, February we have Charity Fun Night. Marly mentioned her friend Sebastian's charity. He is a friend with cancer and has an event Rally for Raclaw that funds raised can be donated to.

Lori is planning an “Adult Dance” for Feb. 27th (is now Feb. 13th) at the American Legion in Oak Creek. A deposit is being put down soon.

Marly passed out reports. Will be paying National soon, we are at 31 members.

Mobile deposit is working great. For parties that members plan, they are able to log into an account that she set up, add items to the cart and call Marly letting her know that you did this and she will pay with the club credit card for the items. We can still do online check approvals once Heather has approved the request.

Eileen won a ¼ barrel party at AJ's in Muskego. She is “donating” the barrel to us for a Packer Party on the 13th of Dec. during the Packer game. AJ's has many food and drink specials during the game. All funds raised will be donated to club.

Fundraiser ideas

- dinner

- casino night - We may lose our deal with Clarion if we do not do something in 2016

- everyone should do some thinking and bring ideas to the January meeting.

Michele mentioned a meat raffle and having a fundraiser committee so that it isn't the same people working on the event.

Breakfast with Santa is December19th 10-12 with Santa coming at 11ish. There will be crafts, bingo,and elves helping the kids pick out presents for mom and dad. Gifts can be brought to the members’ Christmas dinner the Thursday before Breakfast with Santa.

Members’ Christmas Dinner is December 17th at All in the Family in Oak Creek on Rawson Avenue. The cost is $22 which includes soup/salad entree and dessert. The gift exchange is optional with the total of $15. There is a full bar available.

Jill is looking to make sure that she gets all phonebook updates

Respectfully submitted,

Nikki Oelke

SUNSHINE

Happy New Year! I hope that everyone has had a great start to 2016!

AND SHADOWS

Our thoughts and sympathies are with Lynn Buschmann and her family. Lynn's mother passed away in December.

Our prayers, thoughts, and hugs go out to our fellow moms of twins and families if they are experiencing difficulties we don't know about.

Please let Nikki Oelke, know if you have anything to share with others.

MMOTC SOCK HOP

Date: February 13, 2016

Time: 7:00 - 10:30pm

Cost: $5.00 per person

Location:

American Legion Hall

9327 S. Shepard Ave.

Oak Creek, WI 53154

414-762-9660

Dress code: 50's or 60's

Beverages will be purchased at the bar, but we will have some food there. It would be appreciated if everyone could bring a dish to pass.

I will have a sign up sheet at the meeting. Please pay at the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would love to come, please send a check to Marly or myself. If you have any questions please email or text me.

Thank you,

Lori Vicker

3467 South 61 Street

Milwaukee, WI 53219

(414) 881-3461

Upcoming Event - Charity Fun Night

On Thursday, February 18th, we will be having our annual Charity Fun Night. It will be hosted downstairs in the dining room from 7-9pm. Please donate all of your slightly used items or unwanted Christmas gifts for this event. We have not chosen a charity for this year yet, but we will be choosing one at the January membership meeting. Please invite all of your friends and family to this fun event and pleasebring a dish to share.Just a reminder that raffle tickets are only $0.25 a piece or 5 for $1.00.

If you have any questions call or email me at 414-617-3858 or . Looking forward to seeing everybody at Charity Fun Night!

Thanks,

Nikki Oelke

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The following names are those who were “Table Sponsors” at our 2015 Casino Night held on March 28th. We would like to thank these and all of the generous companies and individuals who have donated prizes and sponsorship money for our “Casino Night” fundraiser. If you visit the business establishments listed here please thank them for supporting MMOTC.

New Drift InnG. R. Bayer Trucking Midwest Realty Management, Inc.
Lakeside Pub & GrillTri City National BankThe Buschmann Family
JB’s FurnitureDavis & Kuelthau The Salazar Family
The Vicker FamilyIn Memory of Julie Zdero

***One of the perks of being a Table Sponsor is that we recognize these companies and individuals in our MMOTC newsletters for the club year following the event. If you know of a business who would like to be listed in our newsletter, please let me know so we can send them a Table Sponsor form to fill out for our next Casino Night fundraiser in 2016.

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Happy Birthday!

To our members...

Laura Witek1-1

Patricia Schwartz1-11

Barb Heino1-28

To our husbands...

Scott Dixon1-5

Joseph Heino1-12

To our twins...

Cooper & Avery Packer1-11

To our singletons...

Ella Coonen1-2

Deborah Schwartz1-15

Justin Salazar1-16

Jodi Vicker1-18

Cheryl Kaufman1-27

Jim Baillargeon1-30

Best wishes to all of you who have a special day in January!

If we missed your name or event, please let Jessi Bayer know!