Join Us

WHY JOIN

The APMC is the Austin area’s independent, all-Austin moms’ group for women navigating the infant-to-kindergarten years of this amazing, exhausting adventure called motherhood. We can help you make the most of this great town, from field trips to playgroups, while providing a critical link to the outside world during an incredibly intense parenting time. We can help you:

• Learn from moms who have been there…and ARE there now!
• Meet new friends for you AND your kids
• Explore Austin’s fabulous kid-friendly places and spaces
• Take a much-deserved break

In other words…we invite you and your baby/infant/toddler/preschooler to come Learn, Play and Explore with the APMC!

WHAT WE OFFER

• Age-appropriate playgroups, most meeting weekly
• Field trips and outings for moms and kids to enjoy together
• Mom’s Night Out, Book Club
• Member outreach in times of need and joy
• Community service activities
• Special events
• Club listserv/email list available for asking questions and sharing ideas with other members

You choose what club activities to join, or start a new one!

HOW TO JOIN

We’re excited to announce we are now successfully up and running on Meetup.com.

To learn more about the Austin Preschool Mother’s Club and to join, even to just try us out, click the link below.
http://www.meetup.com/apmcaustin

You will need to fill out the short form on the right side of the page. Your membership will be "approved" within 24 hours. Once you are approved, you will receive an email welcoming you to the club and will then have access to the calendar and all other MeetUp functions. There is a 30 day trial period. If after this period you feel like the club is a fit, you will need to pay a $12.00 membership fee (plus a small fee charged by PayPal... around 40 cents).

About MeetUp
MeetUp is an online calendar and group hosting website that was started in 2001. Most people use it as a way to find people with similar interests in their neck of the woods all over the world. APMC will be using MeetUp as an online calendar and scheduler. All of our playgroups, playgroup leaders and infrastucture support is done by volunteer moms.

What you need to know:

• All events are scheduled on MeetUp and if you are attending, you will need to RSVP through MeetUp.
• Our MeetUp group is set to "private." Nobody else, except for club members and potential new members are allowed to view our site on MeetUp.
• You will need to create a profile using your first name and last initial in order to gain access to the calendar. We encourage you to post a photo of yourself or your children so that we know who to look for at events. However it is not required.
• Once you RSVP "YES" to an event you will receive reminders emailed directly to you from MeetUp. If there are any changes to the event, including a cancellation, you will be notified with an email as well, through MeetUp.
• You will be able to synch your RSVP'd events to your Outlook, Google, iCal or Yahoo calendar with one click.