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momcafe Event – Friday, November 27
Don’t miss the next Vancouver momcafe event.
“Moms behind the headlines”
Tamara Taggart and Andrea Vance – inspiration to all families
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Two successful Vancouver moms come into our living rooms every day – on TV and on the coffee table. Balancing work and family is a challenge in itself but these moms in the media are doing it all while being in the spotlight too!
Join momcafé on Friday, November 27 at the Watermark Restaurant on Kits Beach for an inspirational talk by Tamara Taggart, CTV Weathercaster and Andrea Vance, Publisher of WestCoast Families, who will share their personal stories on how they balance work, family and fame.
Tamara Taggart, CTV Weathercaster
Tamara Taggart is a third generation Vancouverite and a mom to two toddlers, Beckett and Zoë. For the past eight years Tamara has been CTV’s Weathercaster during CTV News at Five, CTV News at Six and CTV News at 11:30. Tamara was also the host of the HGTV Canada’s hit show Love It or Lose It and has appeared as a journalist in feature films and several television series. This past summer, she was the only Canadian broadcaster picked out of thousands to co-host with Regis Philbin of Live! With Regis and Kelly in New York City. Recently, Tamara and two close friends opened EiO: A Kids Store in Vancouver. She also volunteers her time to The Kettle Friendship Society, Pacific Parkland Foundation and the Developmental Disabilities Association.
Andrea Vance, Publisher of WestCoast Families www.westcoastfamilies.com
Andrea Vance is the Publisher of WestCoast Families, and considered the local expert on family living in the Lower Mainland. With a previous career in Financial Analysis, Andrea applied her business knowledge to publishing and has grown WestCoast Families magazine to be the premier local parenting publication. She also has regular spots on Global TV, has done numerous interviews on radio and TV, and helps manage another family business. Since becoming a Mom herself, Andrea has started another journey in life, learning a new balance between home and work as an entrepreneur.
What: momcafé event
“Moms behind the headlines”
Who: Tamara Taggart, CTV Weathercaster
www.ctv.ca
Andrea Vance, Publisher of WestCoast Families www.westcoastfamilies.com
When: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Where: Watermark Restaurant
Kits Beach, 1305 Arbutus Street, Vancouver
Cost: $36.00 non-members – $32.00 members (plus GST)
Onsite childcare is available for an additional fee.
To register: www.momcafenetwork.com/register
A portion of the event proceeds will go to support Dress for Success
momcafé is connecting and inspiring like-minded moms by providing an interesting and supportive forum in which moms can learn from each other and share ideas. This is achieved through regular meetings, quarterly seminars and access to online resources. momcafé is designed to support the dialogue between educated, savvy women who are striving to balance their lives. www.momcafenetwork.com
Workplace Location Survey
What does “working from home” mean to you? Have you filled in the Workplace Location Survey yet?
Thank you to everyone who has already filled in the Workplace Location Survey. We have really interesting results to date!
If you have not yet filled in the survey, and if you are:
- a parent living in Greater Vancouver,
- who works in a location outside of a traditional office/storefront/clinical setting, and
- who has children under the age of 6,
We would appreciate your input. Please take 10 minutes to complete the attached survey before March 9, 2009 and be entered into a draw to win one of the following:
A Nanny Plan Basic: With this annual membership, you can book your nanny on call at the special member rate, plus other great features ($350 value)
An evening out – Enjoy dinner at the Player Chop House, followed by lots of laughter at the Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club, all while your children are cared for by Nannies on Call ($140 value)
A Somvisao Spa gift certificate ($50 value).
Please note that any personal contact information supplied will be kept confidential and only be used to contact the winners of the draw.
A summary of the results will be posted online so that we all can learn more about this growing and tremendously important segment of the workforce.
What does the survey hope to answer?
Where we actually work when we say we work “from home”, and how are we making it work for our children?
From the results so far, when not tucked away in a home office, we are working from the gym, the café, the car, the community centre, the neighbour’s empty garage… How about you?
Do you agree that technology is the most important reason for where you work, or the commute?
When you have a meeting downtown, do you drop your kids off at daycare or have a nanny arrive at the door to look after them?
Thank you for your participation!
Lisa Martin – Work/Life Coach
We are pleased to announce we will be bringing the Connect Moms community featured articles from Lisa Martin. Lisa is the CEO of Martin Group International, a work-life coaching company that delivers customized programs to organizations looking to retain and advance their female talent. Lisa Martin inspires women to achieve success that’s balanced. Having delivered hundreds of workshops and coaching programs to more than 10,000 women around the globe, Lisa is a sought-after speaker and expert on work-life balance and career success.
You can learn more about Lisa Martin at www.coachlisamartin.com.
Featured Articles
Kid Friendly Recipes from spud!
We are very pleased to announce our partnership with spud! to bring you regular kid friendly recipes and also a special Connect Moms discount. When you become a spud! customer simply enter the following code CONNECTMOM09 (available in CAN and US) and you will enjoy special Connect Moms discounts. Thanks, spud!
spud! Your on-line gateway to the freshest local artisan food and organic produce.
spud! the socially responsible lifestyle brand dedicated to enriching the wellbeing of their customers, community and environment. They do this by consistently striving to deliver healthy and ethical alternatives to the standard mass produced food offer.
spud! is passionate about sourcing only the best and healthiest local food. Their on-line organic and natural food store is the gateway to your freshest artisan food products and organic produce. spud! cultivates intimate relationships with the farmers, bakers and ethical food manufacturers to give you a greater and healthier choice.
spud! takes pride in being your local ethical connoisseur focused on nurturing local specialties, maintaining indigenous farming and cultivation practices and keeping local family traditions alive by delivering their lovingly created products directly to your door.
Kid Friendly Recipes
- Roast Chicken and Vegetables
Mom Cafe
At momcafé, we are connecting and inspiring like-minded Moms by providing an interesting and supportive forum in which Moms can learn from each other and share ideas. This is achieved through regular meetings, quarterly seminars and access to online resources. Momcafé is designed to support the dialogue between women who are striving to balance their lives. For more information visit, www.momcafe.net.
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