Baltimore Avenue Mommy Meet up July 12, 2008

Meet mothers from the West Philadelphia and University City area who frequent or live near Baltimore Ave. With the avenues rich diversity and welcoming atmosphere, I find it fitting to create a mommy meet up here. I envision this group tailoring to moms who want to utilize Clark Park as an outside meeting place and a safe place for our children to socialize.



This meet up is particularly for mothers of children 2 years of age and under. Unlike traditional mommy meetups, two pillars of our group are the environment and sustainability. There are a number of resources that can show us how to plant trees, minimize our energy consumption, and buy non toxic toys. Our sustainability plan will include recycling and reusing baby clothes, toys, and furniture. I hope that we can use a vacant lot along Baltimore Avenue to create an urban garden, utilize our neighborhood farmer’s market to buy local produce, and use public transportation or leg power to cut down on our energy use.



But we will never forget the main function of our organization which is to provide information for recent moms on caring for their children.



Our meetings are every other Saturday at Clark Park in Dickens Square until September. We hope to see you there!



Upcoming topics include (in no special order):



Exploring our neighborhoods (University City and West Philadelphia)

Child development

Vaccines

Socializing for babies

Germs (good and bad)

Dealing with the economy

Financial planning

Child proofing

Baby swimming

Recipes and food preparation

Family health

Baby sitters

CPR

Stress management

Baby massages

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Becoming environmental stewards (preparing our babies for the future)

Sustainable lifestyles

Local resources

Mainstream versus Alternative

Protecting children from pollution