Saturday, August 15, 2009

I have to say that I'm lovin' it....

So yeah, I figured that seeing as how my girls will be going to school full days this year that I would take on the task of running the Calgary Moms Trade Fair here in Calgary. At first I was freaking out with making the decision wondering if I would ever fill the booths... well it's almost done. :) I'm so happy that I took this on. I am feeling very confident about it now and believe that it will be great!

I am planning on coordinating the trade fair 2 times a year in Feb/March and Sept/Oct. I am so excited to see how much bigger this could get.

I just have to say that I am VERY thankful to Sara, my past partner, for running the show for the first 2 years that it was held. Thank you for getting the ball running, teaching me the in's and out's of the show and for making this so much easier for me! :)

Thank you to Donna, for helping out this time around. You are a huge asset to the show! :)

Anyways.. just wanted to share my excitement and spread some love!

In Success & Joy,

Britt Raposo
www.CalgaryMomsTradeFair.com

Calgary Moms Trade Fair is back!

Saturday, September 19, 2009 — Mark your calendar because it’s back! The ever popular and informative Calgary Moms Trade Fair is making its return this September 19, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel Trade Centre.

After a brief hiatus, organizers are pleased to announce the return of this free fun event for the whole family. The daylong event will feature over 40 exhibitors selling and promoting their various products. In addition, information booths will also be set up highlighting many popular parenting topics. There promises to be something for everyone.
Calgary Moms is an online community made up of over 4,000 area members who provide a supportive environment for moms and future moms to connect and develop lasting friendships.

Doors will open at 10 am and the fair will run until 3 pm. We look forward to you joining us for the day.


For more information, please contact: Britt Raposo, CEO Calgary Moms Trade Fair
Telephone Number: (403) 285-7613
Email Address: admin@calgarymoms.com
Web site address: calgarymomstradefair.com or Calgarymoms.com

Friday, February 20, 2009

Another successful posting party has come and gone. It was crazy fun.. and really hard to keep up with all the different conversations going on. All in all it was a blast learning new information about our members.

There was over 670 posts made in one thread within an hour! Now that is chatting! LOL!

I just wanted to point out a special thankyou to all of the vendors / members on Calgary Moms Community that donated prizes.


The wonderful prize donations - From our wonderful members!


3redsmom - Passion Parties
www.passionate4play.com

sueH - Sue Homik Photography
www.suehomikphotography.com

shaklee - Maddyx2
www.calgarymomscommunity.com (cmoms vendor store)

Passion Parties - Maddyx2
madelinec.yourpassionconsultant.com

Shutterbug's - taffbay
www.shutterbugsphoto.ca/

Mary Kay - Nicole Zahara
www.marykay.ca/nzahara

Stampin' Up - Charmaine
www.charmaine.stampinup.net

Simply Sweet Ltd - KristaK
www.simplysweetltd.com/

momofive - The Sign and Design Company
www.thesignanddesigncompany.com

Miko Photography - non member
www.mikophotography.com



THANK YOU to everyone!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Added a Blog ring. :)

Ok... so if you want to join our blog ring please do!

You must be a mom living IN Calgary, AB Canada.

Only family friendly blogs will be accepted.

Not all submissions will be accepted.

Click Here to join!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

What a difference a year makes?!

I cannot believe the massive changes that have happened with Calgary Moms over the past year. Yes, I suck at updating this blog.. I actually forgot it was here... oops!

Anyways.. things have been moving right along on the forum.. Calgary Moms Community is growing in a LARGE way.. massive amounts of posts.. moms asking hundreds of questions.. moms just chatting about daily life.. (potty training and pregnancy top the charts) lol

We now have 3,987 register members... wow! That is amazing.. and 726,984 posts on the boards. eek! This will change in the next few weeks because I will be doing a pruning of posts from 2005 and 2006. So the post counts will change. Yep, that's right the community has been thriving since March 2005.

We have been working on adding classes for moms to attend. From parenting classes & cooking classes to self defense classes and depression classes we are trying to provide a little something for everyone. Oh, and more playgroups have been added. Moms Night Outs are a ton of fun.. and the pregnancy groups are enjoying their pregnancy chats.. I'm not sure what goes on at a pregnancy group.. well because I'm not pregnant.. but it sounds like they have fun. lol

We are still trying to find out a way to get more toc (thinking of conceiving) & ttc (trying to conceive) moms to join up.. I guess they see Calgary "Moms" and think it's only for moms.. if anyone has any ideas.. let me know. ;)

:)