Read on for some important updates!
Board Updates
Thank you all for your participation and feedback on our annual member survey. We’d like to congratulate raffle winners Meagan Elam, Whitney Ritz, and Melissa Stopa.
The MFR board had our annual retreat last month, and we’ve been hard at work processing and incorporating what we heard from the membership. Stay tuned for changes and updates to membership policies and structures in the next newsletter, which will come out before membership renewals.
Membership Renewal Timeline
Renewal offers for current members will go out in early May. A reminder that member families must have completed their cleaning and volunteer requirements by May 1 in order to be eligible for renewals. Over the summer we will begin working through the wait list to fill empty spots. It’s a great time to have your friends get on the waitlist; there’s no commitment until they are offered a spot. Please email president@melrosefamilyroom.org for any membership or renewal questions.
Join the Board!
We are actively seeking new board members for the next board year beginning on May 1. If you have ideas for the Family Room, want to build connections, and are interested in giving back to our community, please consider joining! Meetings are once per month (usually the second Tuesday 7:30-9pm) with varying tasks in between related to the office. Board members receive a free MFR membership and are exempt from regular volunteer commitments. Open positions include:
- Vice President
- Communications Coordinator
- Events Coordinator (two co-chairs)
- Volunteer Coordinator
Please email president@melrosefamilyroom.org if you’re interested in learning more about any of the positions.
Events
The last month at the MFR saw a Valentine’s Day Party, a movie night and dance party, playgroups, and the MFR’s 35th anniversary event and fundraiser! (See photos below.) The fundraiser was a wonderful event building community across 35 years of membership and raising money for our wish list of room updates. Thank you to our planning committee, Amanda Maher-Keefe, Leah Ofsevit, and Colleen Conway, and thanks to all who attended and participated in the auction!
Help redesign the Room!
After a very successful fundraiser, we are excited to get to work on room updates like paint, furniture, storage/organization, etc. We are looking for a group of visionaries to spearhead this planning, to make the MFR a great place to play for more decades to come. This would fulfill next year’s volunteer requirement but we’d love to start asap. Please reach out to president@melrosefamilyroom.com to learn more!
