Many Southern Marin Mother’s Club (SMCC) directors and members got together over the last couple of weeks for a donation drive to help newborns in our community. We asked our members to drop off new or gently used clothing for 0 to 12 month olds at a several Marin locations (Frank Howard Allen – Mill Valley being one of them). On Earth Day, we collected all of the clothing and brought them to the Bay Club of Marin to sort the clothing and make boxes for baby girls and boys. We made 48 boxes! Each box contained clothing items for the first year of a baby’s life. Once we assembled the boxes, SMMC members delivered them to local Marin charities including Canal Alliance, Marin Abused Women’s Services and Family Services Agency of Marin.

Sure, I had other things I needed to do that day. I had an escrow that was going sideways and wasn’t in the best of moods. One of the other volunteer’s father was at Marin General because he had just had a mild heart attack (is there such a thing?). But we all dropped what we were doing and forgot about our lives to help others in our community and we had a great time doing it. Even better, a lot of the members’ children helped to participate in sorting the clothes and making the boxes!

SMMC offers many services to its own members, which is fabulous. But what was so great about this event, is that SMMC offered a way for our members to get together to give back…and not only that, but have fun while doing it. We were helping our community but also creating community at the same time.

Are you new to Marin or new to motherhood? Contact me or leave a comment below if you’d like more info about the great events and services the Southern Marin Mother’s Club has to offer!

Posted by:  Adrienne Murphy