January Newsletter

Directors Message:
Happy 2012! 
Heres to a great upcoming year filled with fun LBPC events and good people. 
We hope everyone had a safe and fun Holiday.
So many fun events in the works for 2012. 
Craft days, Playgroups, Field Trips, Moms Nights Out's, BBQ's, Parent's Night Out, Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Parade and much more.


As we all know the LBPC runs on volunteers and we need as many as we can get. Make it a goal for 2012 to volunteer for one small task. Without volunteers this club will go down the drain. That means leadership roles need to be filled too in 2012. Inquire within and come to a planning meeting to see how easy it is.


Playgroups should be up and running so go check one out and make some friends for you and your kids. get out and talk to some new moms about your parenting experiences. 


Look forward to getting some new people involved in 2012 and getting new members. Spread the word about the LBPC. It's all word of mouth and parents need this support group and community information.


Events Coming Up On The Radar:
SCHOOL FORUM: WEDNESDAY JAN 18th
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB in the canyon. 7-9pm
This is a must attend event if you have have babies and toddlers and older ones. Learn about all the different nursery/daycare/preschool/kindergarten options in Laguna Beach and the surrounding areas. It will be a forum of parents that attend the local schools. They will give you the lowdown on when to enroll and school philosophy, tuition. Come and check it out for yourself.
Please RSVP on BigTent if you plan on attending so we know hoe many people to expect.
Click Here to RSVP.


MEAL PREP AT LAGUNA CULINARY ARTS: TUESDAY JAN 24th-7-9pm
Do you like good, nutritious food but you don't like all the prep work, don't have time for menu planning and dont enjoy cleaning up the kitchen?
Come to Evan's Supper Club at Laguna Culinary arts and prepare 5 entrees of 4 servings each(a total of 20 meals) for $150. Or you can order 10 entrees of 4 servings (a total of 40 meals) for $250. The sessions are from 7pm-9pm but usually takes less than an hour to assemble your fresh, gourmet meals. Which gives us time to catch up and enjoy a glass of wine.
Non Club members welcome to this event. Please call Chef Evan with questions and or to reserve a spot. Don't forget to mention you are with the mom's group. More info available online at www.evanssupperclub.comChef Evan (949) 388-1568 
Evan's Supper Club


please RSVP on Big Tent  HERE if you plan on attending




MOM'S NIGHT OUT with Private Chef Maryann Minck: TUESDAY FEB 7th 7:30-9:30 pm.
Time to get out of the house and mingle and meet some fun moms.
Come join us for a night of amazing food and cocktails with private chef Maryann Mink. Hosted at Fania Martniez's House.

Marryann will prepare several dishes for tasting. We will learn how to cook them and learn about how to create nutritious meals for the family. We will also get a sneak peak about what the Fundamental 15 is about.
Space is limited so please RSVP.
If everyone would like to bring their drink of choice we would greatly appreciate it.
Look forward to seeing new faces and some fun and exciting new Moms Nights Out in 2012.


RSVP HERE 


VALENTINE'S DAY CRAFT AT LANG PARK: THURSDAY FEB 2nd 3:30pm
Come join us and make some Valentine's for the Suzi Q Senior Center. We will be crafting up some cool valentines that will be delivered to the senior center here in town. The kids love to paint and get messy so why not come and do it at the park with everyone. More details to come.


SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EASTER EGG HUNT: SUNDAY MARCH 25th 
PARENTS NIGHT OUT: SATURDAY APRIL 28th.




Families Helping Families Meal Program:
GREAT way to volunteer. Bring a meal to a family that just had a baby. The meal will be ordered and ready, all you have to do is volunteer to pick it up from the local restaurant and deliver it to the new parents house. Please contact Noelle Gamber at noellegamber@mac.com if you would like to volunteer to pick up a meal and deliver it. She will give you the day and time it needs to be done. Such an easy way to help out the LBPC.
If you are an expecting mom please contact Noelle Gamber, noellegamber@mac.com and let her know your due date so we can get you a meal delivered on the LBPC! 


Book Club List Of Books

The members have met and voted! Here are the books we will be reading in the coming months: Book Club meets the first Wednesday of the month. Please check out big tent for more details.

February: City of Thieves by David Benioff
March: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
April: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
May: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Now that you know what the books are, you can read whichever one(s) interest you and come to one, a few or all the meetings. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 7:30-9:30.

Hope to see you there!

SPONSORSHIP ON THE  WEBSITE, BLOG, NEWSLETTER.
If you are a business that would like to be a sponsor of the LBPC please contact Megan Hunt at meganhunt75@gmail.com or Stephaine Quarles at stephainetwohy@hotmail.com for rates and details.

Our LBPC SPONSORS!!

Check them out and give them some LBPC LOVE!!!

Valentine's Day Portrait Party With Gillian Crane

VALENTINE'S DAY PORTRAIT PARTY-$100 FOR LBPC MEMBERS $120 FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF LBPC MEMBERS January 22nd, from 3pm to 5pm, in studio Angel wings, flowers, wooden hearts and other festive, Valentine-y props will be provided! Portrait parties are multiple mini photo sessions in a row. They are designed to capture a few great shots of your kids for a very reasonable price. See more of my studio photos on pinterest.com 10 minute shoot, including individual children/sibling photos 10-15 .jpgs, edited in Photoshop and sized for printing 5x7 and smaller No family photos VALENTINE'S CARDS Be one of the first 10 clients to sign up for the portrait party and receive 50-3.5x5 custom Valentine's for $25! Some restrictions apply, inquire for more information. Enlargements, canvases, holiday cards and other photo products are also available for purchase. For more info: gillian@gilliancrane.com 949-637-6543 Visit my website: Gillian Crane Photography

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Valentine's Day Portrait Party With Gillian Crane

Valentine's Day Portrait Party-$100 for LBPC MEMBERS $120 for friends and family of LBPC members January 22nd, from 3pm to 5pm, in studio Angel wings, flowers, wooden hearts and other festive, Valentine-y props will be provided! Portrait parties are multiple mini photo sessions in a row. They are designed to capture a few great shots of your kids for a very reasonable price. See more of my studio photos on pinterest.com 10 minute shoot, including individual children/sibling photos 10-15 .jpgs, edited in Photoshop and sized for printing 5x7 and smaller No family photos Valentine's Cards Be one of the first 10 clients to sign up for the portrait party and receive 50-3.5x5 custom Valentine's for $25! Some restrictions apply, inquire for more information. Enlargements, canvases, holiday cards and other photo products are also available for purchase. For more info: gillian@gilliancrane.com 949-637-6543 Visit my website: Gillian Crane Photography

Mom's Night Out with Private Chef Maryann Minck

Moms Night Out with Private Chef Maryann Minck

When:	Tue Feb 7, 2012, 7:30–9:30 pm
Where:	Fania Martinez's House
Group:	Laguna Beach Parents Club
Contact:	Fania Martinez faniacornfed@aol.com
Description:	It's 2012! Time to get out of the house and mingle and meet some fun moms. Come join us for a night of amazing food and cocktails with private chef Maryann Mink. Hosted at Fania Martniez's House. Marryann will prepare several dishes for tasting. We will learn how to cook them and learn about how to create nutritious meals for the family. We will also get a sneak peak about what the Fundamental 15 is about. Space is limited so please RSVP. If everyone would like to bring their drink of choice we would greatly appreciate it. Look forward to seeing new faces and some fun and exciting new Moms Nights Out.

FUNDAMENTAL 15 here in Laguna Beach

Change Your Relationship With Food...Forever

Maryann Minck (Chef) and Melanie Silverman (Registered Dietitian) are excited to announce that the FUNDAMENTAL 15 is now in the Laguna Beach recreation catalogue. Yea! Please go open your catalogue and sign yourselves up. And...tell your friends to sign up too. Wait...do you know what the Fundamental 15 is all about? If not, here is your answer.

The Fundamental 15 is a series of 15 small changes made over the course of four full weeks (five Wednesday evening meetings from 7:30-8:30pm at the Suzy Q Center) which will result in a whole new lifestyle. If you join us for the Fundamental 15, you'll likely lose weight, but more importantly, we are going to help you change the way you eat, prepare and relate to food with expert advice from us...an experienced chef and a dietitian.

Click on this link, then go to "Arts and Special Interest" we're at the bottom right of the first page:

http://www.lagunabeachcity.net/cityhall/community/rec/winter_brochure.asp

Shoot us an email for more information:
info@fundamental15.com

Join our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/thisishuge

Follow us on Twitter:
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We sure do hope you'll join us. We've had such great success with our program participants thus far and want you to be part of it too.

To Changing Your Relationship With Food...Forever,
Melanie & Maryann

Preschool and Kindergarten Forum

When:	Wed Jan 18, 2012, 7–9 pm
Where:	Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach 1085 Laguna Canyon Road
Description:	Are you stressing your mind trying to figure out the best place to send your child for preschool or kindergarten? Have you not even thought about the subject yet but are feeling guilty because you know you should be? Or -- are you naively hoping that you could keep your little tot home with you forever? (Wishful thinking!) Well -- the Parents Club is here to help... Please join us for our annual Preschool & Kindergarten forum. The Parents Club has put together a panel of local parents to speak about their school choices and experiences at local public and private schools. Each panel member will speak and attendees will have access to handouts for each school containing registration information, tuition, school hours and much more. This event has been very well attended in the past and is back by popular demand. You don't want to miss it! Schools to be represented include but not limited to: El Morro Elementary, Top of the World Elementary, Community Learning Center, Annelieses' Schools, Laguna Presbyterian, St. Catherines, Montessori, JCC preschool...we are currently looking for speakers so please email me if you currently have a child attending a fantastic school in the area and would like to speak about it.