Odds are that when you were growing up your mom knew all of your neighbours. Your street was full of kids you knew and your mom invited the neighbourhood over to run through the sprinkler while the other moms had coffee and chatted. If a neighbour had a new baby, you were probably sent over with a hot casserole and the new mother would have been warmly welcomed into the folds of the other families. Although some social conventions have (sadly) changed, what hasn’t is the need to connect with other local mothers. It has always been said it takes a village to raise a child. We say it takes a town. Who resides in the town we fondly call momstown? Well, it’s moms like you.

What began as a small mothers group run by one mom has flourished under tender loving care by local women to make momstown the supportive, organized ‘neighbourhood’ it is today. Founded in August 2007 by 3 moms (Christi, Ann-Marie & Shannon) from Burlington, Ontario, momstown.ca has now found a niche within many communities by providing moms with consistent activities and daily encouragement. momstown uses the internet to connect but our goal is to get moms off the computer and out of the house!

 

We warmly welcome you to join in. Come live, laugh, learn and relax with us.

Welcome to momstown!

Leanne Ballard - Owner, momstown Guelph

My name is Leanne Ballard and I am the momstown mama in Guelph. I have two beautiful kids. My daughter Hannah is 4 1/2 years old and my son Thomas is 2 1/2 years old. We are also expecting Baby #3 June of 2012!  I love being a mother and momstown has just made that experience even better for me. I have been a member of momstown since my son was born and loved it so much that I decided to make it my job. I have already met some of you but am excited to meet everyone else!  Keep watch on the website for a busy calender of events and some fun new topics on the message board.

 

Paula O'Donnell - Community Manager

 

Paula is a first time mom of a little boy name Clinton who was born in October 2010.  She’s kept busy balancing motherhood and running her own business, Segue Music. Paula joined momstown Guelph when Clinton was only a few months old and has enjoyed meeting many new friends at various events. Paula loves her role as Community Manager for momstown Guelph as it allows her to spend more quality time with her little man.

Melissa Cahoon - Project Manager