There's a NEW mama in town! We're pleased to announce a big change for momstown Oakville. As many of you know, our chapter has quietly been for sale for awhile and in the meantime, our incredible Community Manager, Sarah McLaughlin, has been running momstown Oakville since spring 2011.
A new licensee owner has come on board to manage momstown Oakville which will be very positive for membership, for growth and for making even better developments to the chapter. Sarah will be staying on as Community Manager as well, which means Oakville will have a superstar tag team to rely on, support and engage with.
Introducing, Kelly Goring Hodgson, you will know as KellyH on the message board, as our newest momstown mama!!
Hi! My name is Kelly Hodgson and I am the new owner of momstown Oakville. I have a three year old son and an 11 month old daughter. I moved to Oakville four years ago and when I had my son I knew I needed to get out and connect with other moms in the community. I have been a member for two and a half years and recently decided to follow my gut and become the owner of momstown Oakville. Whew! I've been dying to let that news out for a couple of weeks!
I grew up in a city in northern Ontario very similar to Oakville. Some of my best friends are those that I’ve had since my toddler days and it’s because of the relationships that my parents built with others in our community and in our neighborhood. I grew up feeling like I had not only my family, but several others that were there to help and support me.
I was drawn to momstown for the reasons mentioned above and because I know how much I value and count on the support I receive as a Mom. I really couldn’t do it without other Moms to connect with. I want to make sure that every Mom in Oakville feels like they also have support whether it’s through attending events, the message board or just reading the blogs to know that she’s not alone.
I’ll be upfront in saying that my maternity leave ends in March and that I am going back to work. But I am so thankful that Sarah McLaughlin, the Community Manager will be staying on and will continue doing all the great stuff she does for momstown Oakville. The benefit now though, is that you will have two of us to help ensure that you have lots to keep you and your little ones busy and even more ways to connect with the community. I am, of course, open to feedback and really hope to meet those I haven’t met before very soon. Please feel free to contact me and let me know what you’d like to see more of (or less of) for 2012.
I think that’s all the serious business out of the way for now. I am really excited to be a part of the momstown team and cannot wait to get started! There will be some changes coming, but they will help to make 2012 the best year yet for momstown Oakville!
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