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Volunteer Positions

Soon will be the new year for the Mothers' Center and a time to choose how we can best help out this great organization.  As a co-op we need to lend a hand volunteering for one of the many positions that manage the Center. Please take a look at the details of each position and see which best suits you.  It could be something you want to learn, or an area where you most succeed.  Of course the previous volunteers will help in the transition and send you on the right path.  We each may add our own flair to the positions, but over all the tasks are the same.  As you will see there are quite a few positions.  Dividing the tasks allows us to lend a hand, while maintaining our hectic lives as Moms.
The open positions will be listed within the newsletter.  Please feel free to contact the current members on advice and information about the positions.  For a general description, please click here.

Community Resource Info 

A community resource book is being put together in order to help members find information that they need, such as doctors, hospitals and help lines, or want, such as infant/toddler programs, preschools, and activity/party places. This book will be a working document, which will be updated on an as-needed basis. Additional forms will be available in the Discussion Room.

Please help make this book the best it can possibly be by filling out the questionnaire (please use additional paper for more recommendations, if necessary).  It can then be placed in the folder in the Discussion Room labeled 'Community Resource Information'.  Thank you for your participation! 

In addition to the Mothers' Center book you can view the Community Resource Database of Long Island at www.crdli.org

Coping with Tragedy

Please visit www.familyeducation.com for a collection of articles and advice which will help you and your children understand and cope with the earthquake and tsunamis that devastated many parts of Asia and East Africa in December 2004.

Find ways to talk with your kids about natural disasters, tragedies, their fears, and the world we live in.

CHILD SAFETY Identification Records Available:

Contact State Senator John J. Flanagan at www.senatorflanagan.com or cal 631-361-2154 to request a free Child Safety Identification Record.

Babysitting Co-Operative

The babysitting co-op is continually accepting new members. Upon filling out a simple enrollment form and paying the non-refundable $10 fee, co-op members are issued five tickets valued at 2 hours of babysitting each. Copies of the new members' enrollment forms are sent to all existing members, and the new members are sent a copy of all existing members' enrollment forms. The co-op meets approximately once a month so members and their children can get to know each other. When a member needs a babysitter, they simply start calling their friends from the co-op to see who is available.

Since our Babysitting Co-Op coordinator will be moving soon, the position of running the co-op is available. If you've been looking for an easy way to support the Mothers' Center, this is the job for you. The position would entail deciding when and where the co-op will meet each month and then getting the word out. This is the perfect position for a new member. If you are interested, please contact our social committee coordinator.  Thank you.