A group of moms in the Washington, D.C. area decided that instead of catching up over lattes at the local Starbucks, they would socialize while also making a positive impact in their community. So began Mover Moms, a soon-to-be nonprofit organization whose 100+ mom members take part in a wide variety of community service projects, from preparing and serving dinner at a recovering addicts shelter, to manning a cheering station at the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, to caring for sick and abandoned animals at farms and the Humane Society, just to name a few. Founder Rebecca Kahlenberg of Bethesda, MD says, "A lot of moms volunteer in their neighborhoods or at their children's schools, but we're hungry to do this in the larger community in addition to our other volunteering. This is a group of moms with kids of all ages who have fun with a purpose." Easy Spirit and Honest Tea seem to love the idea of moms moving the world so much that they have signed on as corporate sponsors. Whole Foods has provided corporate sponsorship for specific projects. For more information, visit www.movermoms.org.
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