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The University Park Mothers Club is a social, supportive, and educational group for families with young children living in the University Park neighborhood and surrounding area. While activities center on the University Park area (Colorado Blvd to University Blvd and Yale to I-25), mothers from across Denver are welcome to join – and dads are always welcome too.

The Mothers Club provides an excellent opportunity for mothers and their children to make friends, share interests, information and ideas, as well as get involved in their community. All families with children ages and expectant families are welcome. This inspired group has over 80 families, which involves over 100 children and is adding more everyday!

Join the University Park Mothers Club today.  It is a wonderful way to meet other parents and children.

Got a suggestion? Email suggest@uparkmoms.org.

Extra special this holiday season: The Mom’s Club is sponsoring a program for teen mothers called “Hope House”.

Every year around the holidays, our club has given back to our community. The UPMC Board and members met this week and we are so excited about what we are doing this year. We hope you will join in.

This year we will "fill a trailer" for the Hope House - a non-profit organization committed to transforming the lives of teen mothers through a residential, a mentoring and a GED program. We are focusing on those items food stamps don't help with - basic home and health supplies (see list below). Gift cards to King Soopers are in great need as well. We hope you see this as a great fit for us - moms helping moms.

The next time you are at the grocery store, Target, Costco, Sams Club, etc, please buy something extra or buy a gift card to "fill the trailer".

Yyou can leave items on my front porch (3401 E. Asbury Ave, NE corner of Cook and Asbury) or call me (303 550 3907) and I will come and get it.

Thank you and happy holidays to you and your family,

Jennifer Engleby, on behalf of the UPMC Board

King Sooper gift cards $5, $10, $25 or whatever,Tylenol/Advil – adult/child & infant (generic is fine); cold medicine – adult/child; paper towels; hand soap; Lysol wipes; disinfectant spray; sponges; cleaning supplies (i.e. Windex, furniture polish); dishwasher soap; dish soap; cleanser; light bulbs; laundry supplies; diapers (especially larger sizes); diaper wipes; deodorant; shampoo and conditioner; feminine hygiene products; baby shampoo; baby lotion; diaper cream; toothpaste (adult/child); toothbrushes (adult/child)

Recent happenings of the University Park Mothers Club:

UPCC Annual Sing N’ Sleigh
This memorable event included horse drawn carriage rides, music from Swallow Hill, hot cider and treats AND the Observatory was open.

Mom'preneur Marketplace 2011
The Mom’preneur Marketplace was a huge success this year! We earned close to $5,000 for University Park Elementary School! A special THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful committee members: Stacey Hauthuh, Jennifer Engleby, Merrell Aspin, Jane Rogers, Dana O’Connor, JoAnna Shear, Danielle Southwell, Melinda Davis and Lori Marks.

Burgers and Brews without the Babes
Enjoy the company of other moms at Crimson and Gold next! Pair one of “Denver’s best burgers” with a cold beer at this local DU hangout. Yum!

Ice Cream Social
Ice Cream Social: So great to see so many families cooling off at the park on August 5th for our Ice Cream Social!
Parks: We are having difficulty with the Observatory Park toy bin and keeping our park at its best. Toys need to be placed in the toy bin at the end of each day in order for Denver Parks and Recreation to clean our park! Please take pride in our wonderful park and remember to put the toys away. If the park continues to have issues with toys left outside, we may discontinue the toy bin!

Girls' Night Out at Canvas and Cocktails
We enjoyed a fun and relaxing evening painting and sipping wine with lots of fun music at Canvas and Cocktails.

Girls' Night Out at The Pioneer
If you were there, you probably don't remember it! A great way to start the summer with your friends!

Neighborhood Potluck and Park Clean Up at Observatory Park
Remember to tell Garlic Knot thank you for their generous donation.

The UPMC Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
The weather held out for the Egg Hunt in McWilliams park on Saturday, April 23. It was a great success with over 150 people attending our annual hunt! Of course one of the biggest highlights was the appearance of the Easter Bunny! Thanks to everyone for making this annual event a fantastic community gathering.

The 2nd Annual All Members Social!
We had a great turn out and everyone had a wonderful time!

The University Park Mothers Club is a social, supportive, and educational group for families with young children living in the University Park neighborhood and surrounding area

Announcements

• Our wonderful president of UPMC, Maren Scoggins, has decided to step down from her position and pass the torch on to Melinda Davis. Maren has given UPMC so much time, knowledge and personal expertise and we are grateful for everything she has given to this special club. Thank you Maren, for everything…..you have been a great leader and the direction you’ve given the club will continue on for years to come…..
• Playgroups: Three new playgroups are kicking off. A weekend or an evening playgroup is in the works Please contact Jane Rogers at jadrogers@gmail.com if you want to get your little one involved in a playgroup.
• UPark Elementary School has a new and improved website. Please check it out at www.uparkelementary.org.