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I got called a name at the MB event this weekend ... - Tuesday, August 4th 2009 8:04 PM
Was having a conversation about what MB does and how it works and the fact that it's generally just me, driving to an event, setting it up, working it, packing it up and driving...
New spot at the HSMF - Tuesday, July 7th 2009 10:35 AM
Last year, for maximum visibility, the event organizer put the Mom's Breastaurant booth just past the food court area, along the path to the main stage.  Everyone had to...
Goin' camping! - Friday, June 26th 2009 7:31 PM
Mom's Breastaurant is headed back to the High Sierra Music Festival this weekend.  Sym and her family and my kiddos and I will all be camping in the booth at night and...
Oh, the weather outside is frightful ... - Thursday, June 25th 2009 7:11 PM
Okay, so it wasn't really *fright*ful, but it wasn't anything close to good, either.  MB has been in Tigard Oregon (a Portland suburb) for the Allstate Festival of...
Another double event weekend! - Wednesday, June 17th 2009 7:24 PM
While the 'home' chapter of MB is up in Tigard for the Balloon Festival, the new Chico chapter will be participating in the awesome Green Baby event in Chico.  Many thanks...
Returning to Harmony - Tuesday, June 16th 2009 7:04 PM
MB participated in the Harmony Music Festival in 2008, and was happy to return there again for the 2009 event.  Things there have changed a bit, though ...There's hardly...
Got help at the Mushroom Mardi Gras - Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 6:02 PM
I spent the last half of May in Texas for a family emergency.  After having to cancel MB's attendance at the Pagan Festival I redoubled my efforts to find someone to help...
A sad first - Friday, May 8th 2009 3:06 PM
Due to a death in the family I have been scrambling to find coverage for the booth scheduled to participate in the Pagan Festival.  Sym, our Chico Chapter hostess, was set...
Starting the year off with 2 events ... - Wednesday, April 29th 2009 2:58 PM
in 2 cities on the SAME weekend!Wow!  Has she mastered being in two places at the same time?  Nope.  MB has opened a second chapter, and our new Hostess, Sym,...
A quiet time - Sunday, December 28th 2008 6:23 PM
There are few events held from November through February.  It's a quiet time for MB.  It's time to recharge and update the website and begin lining up companies to...
A late entry to our 2008 schedule - Thursday, October 23rd 2008 2:28 PM
Rather late in the fall we learned of an opportunity to attend the Baby and Child Bonanza in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Extra super added bonus of the event?  Dr. William...
Hooray for Cathy! - Wednesday, August 27th 2008 7:34 PM
The good news keeps coming in!  Cathy, our volunteer staff writer - the lovely lady who wrote the MB article published by Mothering magazine in Jan/Feb 2008, has gotten...
What a day! - Saturday, August 23rd 2008 9:16 PM
August 23rd started out on a promising note.  It was the day MB was slated to participate in the Green Aware Fair in Loma Rica CA.  It's about 3 hours from home...
Good news and more good news! - Thursday, August 21st 2008 5:33 PM
Over the last several days I've sent out roughly 20 inquiry letters to companies and organizations that fit my 'dream criteria' for sponsorship or partnership with Mom's...
And now for a change of pace ... - Sunday, August 17th 2008 7:23 AM
An event close to home!  Like, really.  Really really.  The venue for Celebrate Milpitas is all of maybe 1.5 miles from my front door.  Hooray for doing an...
Leaving it up to fate - Thursday, August 14th 2008 2:48 PM
Mom's Breastaurant has finally turned that corner where we no longer have to pay events to participate.  We don't pay for the privilege of setting up to provide service to...
CityFest in San Diego - Monday, August 11th 2008 4:58 PM
More sunburn in spite of sunblock.  Sigh.But the event was great.  The organizers were *thrilled* to have us there to boost their appeal to families.  The only...
The Strawberry Festival in Watsonville - Tuesday, August 5th 2008 9:41 AM
Wow, what an event.  Three days from 10 AM to 9 PM.  Plus an hour drive each way.  Plus another trip down to Watsonville the day before the event to spend an hour...
New Partners for MB! - Wednesday, July 30th 2008 3:34 PM
I've just gotten off the phone with Melissa at Clif Bar & Company and she has agreed to donate product to Mom's Breastaurant!  This means that we'll be able to offer...
Want to help bring MB to your local event? - Friday, July 25th 2008 12:39 PM
We've just drafted a couple sample letters that we'd LOVE to have you send to the organizers of your local events.  One of them introduces the service that MB provides, and...
Sponsor! Woo hoo! - Sunday, July 20th 2008 12:57 PM
So you may have read the post a while back about a phenomenal week for MB, and recall that among all the wonderful things that happened that week, we had some interest from a...
Location Location Location - Tuesday, July 15th 2008 6:09 PM
In the short 19 or so months of MB's existence, I've been to a LOT of outdoor events.  Street fairs.  Music festivals.  Arts and crafts shows.  Events with...
My Duh! moment - Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 8:56 PM
So it finally occurred to me why organizers so often overlook the youngest attendees at their events - they don't buy anything!Adults certainly do!  Jewelry or ceramics or...
More inclusive wording on MB site - Thursday, May 22nd 2008 12:42 PM
It is absolutely true that MB's origins are in the ejection of a breastfeeding mother from an event because she set up her own shade shelter and camp chair to have a comfortable...
Phenomonal week for MB - Tuesday, May 13th 2008 5:34 PM
So last week started off with MB at an event in Sausalito. The event closed down early on the 2nd day because the wind was turning the tents into kites ... Anyway, I got home...