RDU National Mom's Nite Out

WELCOME!!!


6:30 – 7:00 Mix and Mingle, have a Beverage and enjoy our Entertainment~

• Baby Simplified by GreenPea Baby:  Design your nursery, update your child’s room , and complete your baby registry on-site with personalized service and affordable custom solutions.

• Social Media Avatar Photo Shoot with Shallyse Gastelum:  Every Mom in attendance is invited to have a complimentary photo taken to be used for her social media communities, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In.  

• Pampering Station sponsored by Jami Cruikshank, Mary Kay Consultant:  Jami Cruikshank, Mary Kay consultant, and colleagues will provide all those who visit the Mary Kay table Satin Hands pampering, a Lipstick Personality Test, and a Lip Gloss of your choice to wear when you are done.

• Chair Massage by Massage Envy Falls Pointe: Enjoy a 5-10 minute complimentary chair massage to help you unwind for the evening.

• Nancy’s Butterfly Fund:  Stop by and learn all about the amazing Mom who lost her life and how you can help prevent Domestic Violence in the future. 

7:00 – 9:00 LIVESTREAMING begins on www.MomTV.com We’ll be sharing all the fun, highlighting our winners, and talking with our many sponsors about how they connect with busy Moms in our area.

• Decadent Desserts and Coffee Bar:  Catering and cash bar hosted by the Embassy Suites, Cary, and complimentary beverages provided by event sponsor Scandinavian Child.

7:00 Make Over Mom Selected, 8:00 Makeover Mom Revealed, Live Inner Diva Photo Shoot begins, Mix and Mingle continues

• Mom’s Nite Out Makeover sponsored by Michelle Little, One Chic Mama:  Michele will choose a mom from the crowd and give her a on-site makeover

• Make-up and Image by One Chic Mama ($125 value)
• Hair Style by Lanie Gustafson, Big Hair ($40 value)
• Clothing by My Girlfriend’s Closet ($75 gift card)
• Accessories by Moon and Lola Chosen Mom will have an on-site 

• Inner Diva Photo Shoot sponsored by Shallyse Gastelum, Shade Leaf Studios:  The lucky winner of our Mom’s Nite Out Makeover will have a live Inner Diva Photo shoot that includes a free 3x3 mini photo album ($200 Value)

7:00, 8:00, 9:00 Giveaways!   Without these FABULOUS sponsors, our event would not be nearly as special ~ Thank you for your generous support!

I'm totally SHOCKED that no one has asked me this question. Maybe moms out there are afraid to ask. I'll answer it anyway.

I'm wearing: WHATEVER I WANT!

This is your night out. If you work in business suits all day long and want to wear sweats, get comfy and come. If your an at-home mommy that stays in sweats all day long and want a chance to dress up, go for it! Want to wear your skinny jeans? Or medium-sized jeans? Wear whatever makes you feel good.

Are you worried that you might just show up on What Not to Wear? Don't worry. That's okay too - especially since one lucky lady will be chosen for an on-the-spot makeover!

Now back to me. I am seriously considering my options. Many of us working on the planning committee are excited to see this event come together so we just might glam it up and go all out GIRLS NIGHT OUT. (We are women first, after all).


It's going to be hot in the Triangle tomorrow. So I'm pretty sure I'm looking at a sleeveless dress. I've got a cute black dress with dots on it. But it shows quite a bit of leg and this early in the season, my legs might blind the crowd. I've got a darling green dress with an empire waist (conceals my dessert binging) but don't really have the right shoes. And then I have a nice little black dress. It's a bit roomy and may look like a potato sack but I could accessorize with my cute green sandals and a chunky necklace.

I'll guess you'll just have to stay tuned to see what ends up clean, unwrinkled, and not totally unflattering for my attire. I can guarantee one thing. I've got the perfect bag. Two of them, in fact, One under each eye :)

See you moms tomorrow night!

If you don't know and love Hanes, you should. Especially since they are a big sponsor for RDU Mom's Nite Out!

It used to be "Gentleman prefer Hanes" referring to our sexy legs in their pantyhose. Now the whole family can find tagless comfort in all of their products. And just look at all they are giving to RDU moms!

THREE (3) $100 Gift Card Giveaways


TWO (2) $50 Gift Card Giveaways

And they are stuffing goodies in our Swag Bags. What kind of goodies? You need to come to find out!

Thank you, Hanes!!

The clock is slowly counting down for our big night out! If you haven't bought your ticket yet, you need to get yours by Monday, May 3rd!

There will be limited tickets available at the door and we want to make sure we have swag bags for all. Click on the BUY TICKETS NOW icon to the right to get yours now.

It's better to give than receive. But if you can give and receive, why not go for it?

The RDU Mom's Nite Out is selling tickets for $20 per mom. Why pay $20 for a night to yourself? Perhaps we haven't made ourselves clear.

Here's what $20 gets you...

Let us entertain you:

• Mom Makeover sponsored by Michelle Little, One Chic Mama: Michele will choose a mom from the crowd and give her a makeover - hair team standing by to do styling, Michele to do makeup or choose a partner to do it and donate products, Michele to accessorize, then send her away with gift cards for a new haircut, and shopping. Chosen Mom will have an on-site transformation with the means to go further on her own time.

• Baby Simplified by GreenPea Baby: Design your nursery, update your child’s room, and complete your baby registry on-site with personalized service and affordable custom solutions.

• Social Media Avatar Photo Shoot with Shallyse Gastelum:  Every Mom in attendance is invited to have a complimentary photo taken to be used for her social media communities, such as Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, and more.

• Pampering Station sponsored by Jami Cruikshank, Mary Kay Consultant:  Jami Cruikshank, Mary Kay consultant, will bring colleagues with her to provide stations for mini-services, will give each Mom mini satin hands sets, which include night emollient cream, hand cream and a scrub.

• Decadent Desserts and Wine Tasting:  Catering and cash bar hosted by the Embassy Suites, Cary, and special wine tasting for all attendees donated by local wine distributor/winery.

Get ready for some door prizes and giveaways (worth over $2000):

• Green Pea Baby:  Ergo Baby Carrier ($105 value), Ergo Backpack, Ergo Front Pouch, Baby Caton Carrier ($65.99 value)  JJCole Items ($ value)

• Scandinavian Child:  1 Beaba Babycook + Babycook Book ($185 value), 1 lillebaby EveryWear Carrier ($100 value), 1 Svan Bouncer ($120 value)

• Ocean Isle Inn:  Weekend Giveaway for 2 Package ($450 value)

• RDU Tennis:  One week tennis camp summer 2010 ($150 value)

• SitterConnection.net:  Preferred Sitter Service for our Event and Premium annual membership ($199 value).  

• Rubbermaid Kitchen Organizing Products Set:  12 Piece Premier Set, 1 Pull Down Spice Rack, 1 Under the Shelf Basket, 1 Expanding Helper Shelf  ($100 value)

• Holly Aiken Stitch:  Laptop Tote/Diaper Bag ($130 value)

• Tupperware:  Spring Products Gift Basket ($50 value)

• Shallyse Gastelum/Shade Leaf Studios:  Family Portrait Package ($200 value)

• Vincent Shoes: Gift certificate for Kids, Toddlers, and Baby Shoes ($ value)

• Thomas Nelson Publishers: Bundle of 2 novels for 10 lucky moms "Never Let You Go" by Erin Healy and "Hand of Fate" by Lis Wiehl.

• GO MOM! Virtual Organizing Solutions:  One hour of virtual organizing consultation with Molly Gold ($75 value)

• GO MOM! School Organizer:  5 Lucky Moms will win this great tool for school year organization ($25 value each)

• DIY GO MOM! EPlanner:  All new dated July 2010 through August 2011 and available June 1st, 5 Lucky Moms will win their copy of our brand new EPlanner. ($15 value each)

Everyone goes home a winner:

On the slim chance that you aren't a recipient of a door prize or giveaway, everyone gets a swag bag full of information, free goodies, and coupons that moms like you can use. Each bag includes a ZSpotlight Discount Card worth $20 alone!

Finally, you're helping a cause that resonates here in the Raleigh-Durham area. All ticket proceeds go to Nancy's Butterfly Fund, an organization created to help women and children to free themselves from the danger of domestic violence in memory of one who could not.

We are giving a RDU Moms shout-out to Sarah Hall at the Go Ask Mom desk at WRAL.com. She has been really helpful at promoting our event and has even posted on their site about the event. Check it out as a great resource for Triangle moms!



We also are thrilled that Carolina Parent.com, the Triangle's Family Resource, has featured our event in their 2010 Mother's Day Guide. After the fun from our night out is over, make sure you visit for ideas on how to make it last all weekend!

RDU Mom's Nite Out has a preferred babysitter service that can help you get out of the house for a few hours.

Need a sitter for the evening so you can enjoy a few hours without the kiddos to have fun and pamper yourself? (Which you TOTALLY deserve!!)

If so, check out Sitter Connection, www.sitterconnection.net, Wake County's professional local babysitter referral service which aims to "connect families with sitters."

All sitters are at least 18 years of age and have gone through an application process, reference checks, background check and in-person interview. Just send us an e-mail if you'll be needing a sitter and we'll give you a discounted one-time placement fee of only $5 instead of the regular $15! Sitters will be paid directly by the client; average is $10-$12/hr.

Please call or e-mail Amanda, founder and owner, with any questions, 919.412.7499 or sitterconnection@gmail.com

1. So you can meet other moms just like you.

2. Or you can meet other moms nothing like you.

3. So you can eat chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate (desserts will be plentiful).

4. So you can take home a bag of free stuff (everyone takes home a "swag bag").

5. And hopefully, win some really cool free stuff (giveaways throughout the evening!).

6. So you can help benefit Nancy's Butterfly Fund, a local organization raising awareness of domestic violence (all ticket proceeds will go to this charity).

7. So you can take a break from baseball/basketball/soccer/dance practice (even though you love your children dearly).

8. So you can dress up for something other than work or parent-teacher conferences.

9. So you can network your heart out or put your feet up and relax.

10. Because you're a MOM. 'Nuff said.

My name is Sue Robinson and I am a local Triangle blogger, stay-at-home mother of two kids ages 1 and 3, social media junkie, retired pastry chef and I am going to RDU's National Mom's Nite Out.

I wanted to get involved with this event because I am trying my best to be more locally aware, locally connected and meet new moms. What better place to do all that then at an event that celebrates what it means to be a mom?

I am hoping to make new connections, make new friends, have a good time and most importantly; laugh and smile a lot!

This is exactly the kind of break I have been wishing for and the fact that all I did was raise my hand and say, "Can I help?" has lead me to already make connections that will last a lifetime. I feel so honored to be working with the women and companies on our planning committee. If you haven't checked them out yet, you should.

I hope that you are going to attend as well, that way we can meet, cheers to ourselves and have a good laugh, all with a big smile on our faces!

Are you attending? If so, leave a comment telling us why. Thanks and talk to you soon...

National Mom's Nite Out is on Twitter!

Follow @MomsNiteOut for all the happenings across the nation.

Are you a local Raleigh/Durham, NC company or affiliate that would like to be involved? Yes!

Then please contact us if you would like to participate in our local National Mom's Nite Out:

• Sponsors, Giveaways, and Swag Bags: If any of these are of interest to your company, please contact Molly Gold, President of GO MOM! Inc,. at mgold@gomominc.com

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How you can help!

Bloggers, Moms and Social Media

There are a number of ways that you as a mom can get involved in National Mom’s Nite Out:

• Host your own event in your home or in your community. Gather a group of moms together and throw your own Mom’s Nite Out party! We will have recipes, activities and lots of ideas for you throughout April and into May, submitted by moms and companies. If you have ideas you’d like to share, click here to share your ideas.Whether your event is open to the public or private, we’d like to recognize it as an official National Mom’s Nite Out celebration. Please click HERE to share the details with us. We’ll list it as private on the Website but we want to still promote you, your blog or organization as supporting this amazing night of celebrations. If you event is public, we’ll promote your National Mom’s Nite Out event on this site, as well as through eNewsletters and local and national media releases.
• Partner with a local retailer or event sponsor. There are hundreds of retailers and organizations throwing National Mom’s Nite Out parties. These party organizers are looking for moms to partner with to be Party Hostesses. This is a great way to get to know businesses in your community, publicize your brand, blog, website, podcast or books to other moms and get your name out there. If you are interested in being a local Party Hostess click HERE, enter your information, and we will do our best to introduce you to a local party organizer.
• Donate your product, book or services as a prize for National Mom’s Nite Out. If you are a mompreneurer or business owner and you’d like visibility in the community, this is a great way to have your product, book or services profiled. Simply send a high resolution of your product, service or book, along with a short (50 words or less) description of the item to Valika@bsmmedia.com. We will then profile it on our Mom’s Reading Page and/or Prize page and it will be one of the items we give away to a mom on May 6th. Prizes will be awarded via Twitter, Newbaby.com and Momsniteout.com. All donated items will be mailed directly from the donator and BSM Media will notify you on May 7th of the winner and her information.

Companies and Brands

It’s not too late for your company or product to get involved in National Mom’s Nite Out. There are numerous sponsorship, sampling, promotional and event opportunities available.

Here’s how you can participate in National Mom’s Nite Out:

• Donate a product or products for the multiple sweepstakes and contests on May 6th
• Contribute swag for moms attending local events
• Sponsor content on National Mom’s Nite Out website such as great food and/or drink recipes or fun activities.
• Organize an event in your retail location that we can publicizeWe welcome retail locations and companies to host their own events. It can be as simple as a wine and cheese gathering or as extravagant as fashion shows and pedicures. National Mom’s Nite Out organizers can partner retailers and companies with local moms to help create a buzz in your community and bring moms to the event. To inquire about partnering with local moms bloggers and influencers, please email Valika@bsmmedia.com.

• Promote National Mom’s Nite Out through your communication channels
• Underwrite a local event
• Share special discounts or offers with moms for May 6th

Specific Opportunities for companies:

We are currently seeking companies who have food and beverage items which we can showcase at local mom-hosted events. To donate, please email Valika@bsmmedia.com. All donations will be recognized through a series of promotional opportunities.

Listing your event as an official National Mom’s Nite event:

The list of local and national events associated with National Mom’s Nite is constantly growing. If you have an existing event or want to host an event at your retail location, mom destination, restaurant or other facility, simply send us details. Make sure to include all the important who, what, when and where.

Why sponsor a Mom’s Nite Out event?

The answer is simple. National Mom’s Nite Out will support it with the following:

• Promotion through online partnerships with mom bloggers, Twitter, social media and mom websites
• Promotion via press releases and media kits
• Partner your company/event with local mom influencers who can serve as hostesses and bring friends to your event
• Promotion on the National Mom’s Nite Out website, blog and on Newbaby.com

According to the founder, Maria Bailey, this is what National Mom's Nite Out is all about:

Ask a mom about Mother’s Day and she’ll tell you that she often has to focus on other mother’s in her life. What she would really love for Mother’s Day is a day off- Welcome to National Mom’s Nite Out.

The first ever National Mom’s Nite Out is the brainchild and passion of Maria Bailey, internationally known Mom expert and author of “The Ultimate Mom.” Maria is host of Mom Talk Radio, Founder of BlueSuitMom.com, Co-Founder of Newbaby.com and Founder of Mom Select. She is also the author of “Marketing to Moms” Getting Your Share of Trillion Dollar Market”, “Trillion Dollar Moms: Marketing to a New Generation of Mothers” and “Mom 3.0: Marketing with Moms by Leveraging New Media and Technologies”. For over a decade, Maria has exhibited a passion for bringing attention to the economic and social influence of US mothers. National Mom’s Nite Out is a long overdue event and the ultimate attempt to unite moms and companies in celebrating motherhood. However Maria is not doing it herself, she and her team at BSM Media have reached out to every mom influencer, mommy group, social media network and company they’ve ever met along their decade in the mom market to create the ultimate in Mom’s Nite Out.

The National Mom’s Nite Out is the first nationally organized celebration of motherhood Intended to bring together today’s moms, physically and virtually, The National Mom’s Nite Out will unite over 150 social media groups, companies, local playgroups, mommy bloggers and mother social networks in giving moms a well deserved night off.

The evening will consist of local events held across the country, as well as mom-organized parties and virtual activities. To allow moms everywhere to join in on the fun, mothers will be invited to throw their own mom’s nite out event by downloading party ideas and elements from The National Mom’s Nite Out website. The night of the event moms can join in the fun through online chats, Skype and Twitter tweet-ups.

When

Thursday, May 6, 2010 (Thursday before Mother’s Day)

Where

Online, On Twitter, In Social Network Sites, In-home and In Sponsoring Retail Locations

Who

The National Mom’s Nite Out is being orchestrated by Maria Bailey, Host of Mom Talk RadioNewbaby.com, BlueSuitMom.com, and MomSelect.com. Simon Property Group, Inc, the largest operator of regional malls, is a host event sponsor of The National Mom’s Nite Out and will provide venues for moms to attend local events in their cities. and author of “The Ultimate Mom Book” as well as top Mom Websites,

Event Overview

Beginning in February, presenting partners (mom bloggers, mom websites and social networks) will begin promoting and generating buzz about this year’s National Moms’ Nite Out celebration. The website will include:

Information on events being held, activity schedules and directions including:

• Virtual Mom’s Nite Out party planning elements, such as instructions on hosting an in-home Moms’ Nite out party, recipes ideas, printable invitations, etc.
• Electronic applications that moms may use to demonstrate their excitement on blogs, Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
• Sponsor recognition and content
• Photo and video galleries

Sponsorship Opportunities

There are many opportunities for companies who want to connect with the lucrative mom market to be involved with The National Mom’s Nite Out event. These include:

• Local Market Event Sponsorship
• Entertainment Sponsorship
• Online sponsor of e-blasts, emails, printable elements
• Custom opportunities available

Please contact Amy Sobel for sponsorship opportunities, (954) 943-2322, x6 or amy@bsmmedia.com.

Mark your calendars ladies, the second annual National Mom's Nite Out is coming!

Thursday May 6, 2010 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm @ the Embassy Suites of Cary.

Stay tuned for more details right here on our RDU National Mom's Nite Out blog!

Thanks and talk to you soon...