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!
Christi & Ann-Marie, the “mamas of momstown”, are active in the Halton region but provide assistance to all Community Managers. momstown’s focus is on neighbourhood connections and our Community Managers will help each regional chapter grow and adapt with its own members, area and needs.
The girls below bring together your local neighbourhood and warmly welcome you to join in. Come live, laugh, learn and relax with us.
Welcome to momstown!
Paula Garceau - Owner of momstown Kitchener-Waterloo
I knew from early on that I wanted to be a mother. I also want to be a young mom, just like my mom had been. I had hoped to have my children by the age of 25. But then life happened and my life took a different route.
Temporarily. Life happened once again, in a better way this time. I met the right guy and then in June of this year, we welcomed a beautiful baby girl named Sydney! Being a mom is the most wonderful experience I have ever had. I quickly realized that this is what I had been waiting for and it was so worth the wait.
And now being a momstown Mama allows me to focus my life around her and enjoy this time in my life. It also gives us the chance to connect with other moms who are embracing motherhood as well. When I think about what I would like to do with my life, family and career, momstown checks all those boxes for me. So glad to be part of the town and look forward to meeting everyone!
