October 2015

5th—%6:30pm,%Mom’s%Night%OutTully’s,%Erie%Blvd%Syracuse%

12th—%Columbus%Day%

17th—%11am,%SemiHAnnual%

Clothing%&%Equipment%Sale!Camillus%Elk’s%Lodge%

31st—%Halloween%

November 2015

1st—%Daylight%Savings%Time%EndsSet%your%clocks%&%babies%back%1%hr%

2nd—%6:30pm,%Mom’s%Night%OutTully’s,%Erie%Blvd%Syracuse%

3rd—%ElecRon%Day%

11th—%Veteran’s%Day%

26th—%Thanksgiving%

December 2015

7th—%6:30pm,%Mom’s%Night%OutTully’s,%Erie%Blvd%Syracuse%

22nd—%First%Day%of%Winter%

25th—%Christmas

Issue%#49%—%200+%Members%&%GROWING% % % % Fall%2015

SALE SCHEDULE:

8:00am—%Sale%commi_ee%arrives%

8:30amH9:30am—%Sellers%set%up%

9:30amH10:00am—%Sale%open%to%sellers%only%

10amH11:00am—%Sale%open%to%paid%members,%their%partners%&%children%only%(no%guests%please)%

11:00amH2:00pm—%Sale%open%to%the%public%

2:00pmH3:00pm—%Clean%up%and%removal%of%all%items% brought%to%the%sale

Multitudes Fall 2015 — �2

Mul$ple'Mom'Mingle www.mul$plemomsmingle.com

Execu$ve'Board'

PRESIDENT'&'FOUNDERKelly'Carter'

VICE'PRESIDENT Mary'Wood'

TREASURERTracy'Blumer'

RECORDING'SECRETARYJen'Harte'

CORRESPONDING'SECRETARYDanielle'Murray'

Commi%ee'Roll'Call'can'be'foundon'the'final'page'of'this'publica7on

Check%out%the%last%few%pages%of%this%publicaRon%to%

see%MMM’s%first%fun%day%back%to%school.%

Nut Free Lunches

Hot'Entrees'For%a%hot%lunch,%cook%or%reheat%in%the%

morning%&%pop%into%a%thermos.%They%will%stay%nice%&%

warm%unRl%lunch%Rme.%

• hot%dogs%

• mac%&%cheese%

• spaghee%

• chicken%nuggets%

• quesadillas%

• pasta%salad%

• soup%

• lefovers%

Sandwiches,'Wraps,'or'RollPups'• sunbu_er%and%jelly%

• sunbu_er%and%banana%

• turkey%&%cranberry%

• cream%cheese%&%jelly%

• cucumber,%tomato%&%cream%cheese%

• salami%&%cream%cheese%

• tomato%&%mozzarella%%

• hummus%&%veggies%

• pizza%{tomato%sauce,%pepperoni%&%mozzarella}%

d.i.y.'Lunchables'• hummus%with%vegetable%dippers%&%crackers%

• cheese,%crackers%&%pepperoni%{or%deli%meat}%

• hard%boiled%eggs%

• guacamole%with%vegetable%dippers%&%chips%

• english%muffin%with%pizza%fixings%

Sides'• fruits%

• vegetables%

• kale%chips%

• popcorn%

• string%cheese%or%cheese%cubes%

• animal%crackers%

• pretzels%

• cheezHits%

• applesauce%

• yogurt%

• goldfish%crackers%

• raisins%or%other%dried%fruits

The%Teal%Pumpkin%Project™%raises%

awareness%of%food%allergies%and%

promotes%a%safer,%happier%

Halloween%by%encouraging%

households%to%make%nonHfood%

treats%available%so%that%trickHorH

treaters%who%need%to%avoid%candy,%

due%to%food%allergies%or%other%reasons,%can%fully%

parRcipate.%Households%can%show%they%are%

parRcipaRng%by%placing%a%teal%pumpkin%in%front%of%

their%home.%

For%more%informaRon%go%to:h_p://www.foodallergy.org/tealHpumpkinHproject%

The$TEAL$PUMPKIN$PROJECT$and$the$Teal$Pumpkin$Image$are$

trademarks$of$Food$Allergy$Research$&$EducaEon$(FARE).

Multitudes Fall 2015 — �3

TWIN%BOYS:%Nicholas%and%Nathan,%born%on%

July%23,%2015%to%KaRe%and%Nick%Barnes%and%

big%brother%Noah.%

GB%TWINS:%Abigail%Melody,%4%lbs%8%oz%and%

Caleb%Alexander,%4%lbs%15%oz%born%on%July%28,%

2015%to%Andrea%and%Keith%Ashline.%

GB%TWINS:%Katherine%Shannon,%4%lbs%13%oz%

and%Thomas%John,%4%lbs%12%oz%born%on%August%

5,%2015%to%Erin%&%Alen%Truex%and%big%brother%

Nolan.%

BG%TWINS:%Samuel,%8%lbs%2%oz%and%Dorothea,%

8%lbs%9%oz%born%on%August%16,%2015%to%the%

Coville%Family.%

BABY%GIRL:%Stella,%7%lbs%1%oz%born%on%October%

3,%2015%to%Liz%&%Walt%Rogers%and%big%sisters%

Lucy%&%Clara.

Our'newest'members:'

Nicole'Baldwin,'Kris$na'Feocco,'Stephanie'Dunbar,'

Amanda'Caruso,'Jessica'Miller,'Sarah'Schultz,'Leah'Hardy,'Jennifer'Warfel,

&'YOUR'NAME'HERE!'

207'Members'&'GROWING!

Multiple Moms to Be

KrisRna%Feocco,%ExpecRng%Twins,%Dec%’15%

Stephanie%Dunbar,%ExpecRng%Twins,%Dec%’15%

Sarah%Schultz,%ExpecRng%Twins,%Dec%’15%

Nicole%Baldwin,%ExpecRng%Twins,%Feb%’16%

MMM Mommies Expecting One More

Jessica%Maimone,%ExpecRng%a%singleton,%Oct%’15%

Rachana%George,%ExpecRng%a%singleton,%Oct%’15%

Robin%Parsons,%ExpecRng%a%singleton,%Dec%’15%

Kim%Maloney,%ExpecRng%a%singleton,%Feb%‘16

Multitudes Fall 2015 — �4

Halloween Costume Fun for Everyone!

• Peter%Pan,%Tinkerbell,%&%Captain%Hook%

• Li_le%Red%Riding%Hood%&%Bid%Bad%Wolf%

• Cookie%Monster%with%cookies%

• WinnieHtheHPooh%and%friends%

• Tweedledee%&%Tweedledum%

• Hansel%&%Gretel%

• Super%Mario%&%Luigi%

• Peanut%Bu_er%&%Jelly%

• Three%Blind%Mice%

• Bunch%of%Grapes%

• Peas%in%a%Pod%

• Bacon%&%Eggs%

• Ghostbusters%

• M&Ms%

• Lion,%Tiger%&%Bear%(oh%my!)%

• Crayola%Crayons%of%various%colors%

• Mickey%&%Minnie%

• Toy%Story%friends%

• Pacman,%Ms%Pacman%&%Ghosts%

• Doc%McStuffins%and%friends%

• Curious%George%&%The%Man%with%the%Yellow%Hat%

• Frozen—%Elsa,%Anna,%Olaf,%&%Kristoff%

• The%Flintstones—%Fred,%Wilma,%Barney,%&%Be_y%

• Dr%Seuss—%Cat%in%the%Hat,%Thing%1%&%Thing%2%

• Eric%Carle—%Hungry%Caterpillar%&%Bu_erfly%

• Despicable%Me—%Minions%

• Wizard%of%Oz—%Dorothy,%Lion,%Scarecrow,%%

• Superheroes—%Wonder%Woman,%Batman,%

Robin,%Superman,%IronMan,%Green%Lantern,%etc%

• Star%Wars—%Princess%Leia,%Hans%Solo,%Darth%

Vadar,%Storm%Troopers,%etc

Multitudes Fall 2015 — �5

ADULT%HOLIDAY%PARTY Contact:%Kelly%Carter%

BIG%SISTERS Contact:%Nicole%Kopiasz%&%Lori%MurphyWe%offer%a%"Big%Sister"%to%paid%MMM%

members%that%are%pregnant%and/or%are%

new%moms%of%mulRples%during%the%first%

3%months%afer%giving%birth.%We%pair%you%

up%with%a%member%that%has%mulRples%

like%you%have%(or%will%have).%The%idea%is%

for%the%big%sister%to%check%in%with%her%

li_le%sister%ofen—%to%offer%support,%

advice,%help,%etc.%as%needed.%Then%she%

reports%to%the%group%at%each%meeRng%

on%how%her%"li_le%sister"%is%doing.%The%

li_le%sister%can%also%contact%her%big%

sister%as%needed.%Please%contact%Nicole%

or%Lori%to%get%hooked%up%with%a%"big%

sister"%today!%If%your%mulRples%are%over%

a%year%old%and%are%interested%in%

becoming%a%“big%sister”%contact%the%

commi_ee%today.%

CHILDREN’S%HOLIDAY%PARTY Contact:%Kelly%Carter%

CLOTHING%&%EQUIPMENT%SALE Contact:%Nicole%Demarchi,%Brenda%

Geiger,%Nicole%Ginsburg,%Amy%Hall,%

Cheryl%Meany,%&%Krisie%Michalski Fall%sale%is%quickly%approaching,%

Saturday,%Oct%17th!%Please%post%flyers%&%

share%on%FB%to%help%spread%the%word%to%

make%this%a%great%event.%

CHRISTMAS%FAMILY%2015Contact:%Jen%Harte,%Erika%Weldert,%Andrea%McCarthy%&%Leslie%Pe_y%

FACEBOOK%GARAGE%SALE%PAGE Contact:%Kristen%Klaben,%Trisha%Harp,Amanda%Fosberg,%&%Jodi%Hayes%

LIBRARIANContact:%Cyndi%Rizzo Worried%about%"what%to%expect?"Interested%in%learning%more%about%twins%

and%triplets?%Scared%to%start%po_y%

training?%We%also%have%a%wonderful%

selecRon%of%books%on%being%a%mulRple,%

and%new%siblings.%Please%contact%

MaryAnne%if%you%are%interested%in%

donaRng%or%checking%out%any%books,%

videos%or%magazines%from%our%library.%

MEETING%PROGRAMS Contact:%Nicole%Surace%&%Nicole%

Ginsburg%

MEMBERSHIP/DIRECTORY Contact:%Mary%Wood AccepRng%renewals%for%the%2015H16%

membership%year.%PayPal%links%available%

on%club’s%website.%The%MMM%directory%

gets%distributed%via%email%bimonthly.%

NATIONAL%REPRESENTATIVE Contact:%Tracy%Blumer,%Amanda%

Fosberg,%&%Nicole%Hiltbrand%

NEWSLETTERContact:%Wendy%Hawkinson,%Colleen%

Klei,%Jen%Harte,%Leslie%Pe_y%&%Mary%

WoodHave%an%idea%for%a%great%arRcle?%Please%

contact%someone%from%the%newsle_er%

commi_ee.%

PLAYGROUPS%&%ZOO%TRIPS Contact:%Karen%Atherton,%Logan%Blask,%& Shelley%Canavan Playgroups%are%being%formed%

throughout%the%year.%Please%contact%the%

commi_ee%if%you'd%like%to%schedule%a%

play%date%at%your%home%or%even%a%park.%

Please%check%the%MMM%Calendar%for%

other%upcoming%play%dates. Paid%Members,%did%you%know%we%now%

offer%discounted%Rckets%to%Billy%Beez?%

Go%to%www.mulRplemomsmingle.com%

for%more%informaRon.%

PREEMIE%CLOSET Contact:%Trisha%Harp%&%ChrisRne%GentryOur%preemie%closet%is%full%and%available. Contact%Trisha%if%you%need%to%borrow%it.%

PUBLICITY Contact:%Danielle%MurrayMeeRng%and%sale%informaRon%was%sent%

to%several%media%outlets%including%radio,%

television%and%newspapers.%

SEPARATION/DIVORCE%SUPPORT Contact:%Kathleen%Anderson,%Ann%

Canastra,%Donna%Campbell,%AndreaMcCarthy,%Heidi%McCormick,%&%Lisa%

Vona%

STATE%REPRESENTATIVE Contact:%Kelly%Carter%

SUMMER%FAMILY%PICNICContact:%Kelly%Carter%

TEE%SHIRT%ORDERINGContact:%Melissa%Walter%&%Kim%RouselleWant%an%official%MMM%tee?%Contact%

Melissa%for%more%informaRon.%

TRAUMATIC%BIRTH/BEREAVEMENT Contact:%Nicole%Miller,%VickieMcCullough,%Amy%Hall,%Rachana%

George,%Jill%St%John,%Jennifer%Mazur,%

Amy%Friers,%&%Ann%Canastra%

WELCOMING%COMMITTEE Contact:%Jen%Harte%

HELP%WANTED Consider%your%own%talents%and%interests%

as%well%as%how%much%Rme%you%will%be%

able%to%invest.%If%your%children%are%over%

1%year%of%age%we%ask%you%to%join%a%

commi_ee%and%help%support%our%

organizaRon.%

Big%Sisters%(contact%Lori%M%or%Nicole%K) Crouse%NICU%DonaRons Children’s%Holiday%PartyAdult%Holiday%PartySummer%Family%Picnic%

Committee ROLL CALL!

MulEtudes,$Mul$ple'Moms'Mingle'newsle_er,%happily%accepts%suggesRons,%Rps,%arRcles,%and%informaRon%for%publicaRon%from%members%

(although%we%do%hold%editorial%rights).%We%did%our%best%to%get%all%of%the%informaRon%correct%and%upHtoHdate.%If%you%noRce%something%that%is%

incorrect%or%was%lef%out,%please%let%us%know.%

A%special%thank%you%to%Dr.%Robert%Kiltz%for%his%kindness%and%generosity%with%the%prinRng%of%this%newsle_er.%

Please%submit%informaRon%and%materials%to%the%newsle_er%commi_ee%by%the%1st%of%the%month%prior%to%publicaRon.

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