Amy and Laura being, well, ourselves. Credit: Shannon Anderson
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared when we launched chambanamoms.com in November. Thanks to a wonderful article in today’s News-Gazette, we have many new visitors today, and we wanted to extend a warm welcome to all of you.
By Laura Weisskopf Bleill
Amy insisted that I write this welcome note as we launch chambanamoms.com.
“You made this happen, you know,” she Skyped me the other day. “Without you, there would be no chambanamoms.com.”
That’s only partly true. Without all of YOU there would be no chambanamoms.com. How many moms have I met who told me they didn’t know where to take their kids on a rainy day? Or how to meet other moms like them? Or what to do with the grandparents when they visit from out of town?
We invite you to look around and take a tour. Some features we’d like to highlight are a list of where kids eat free in Chambana; our calendar featuring great events in town for children and their families; our list of local birthday party venues; our newbie guide to C-U, which will be expanding in the weeks and months ahead.
How can you get involved? Join the conversation! Comment on our posts. Become a fan on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. In the months ahead, we will be partnering with local businesses to sponsor events and gatherings, so we can meet “in real life,” too.
We’d like to emphasize that this is just the beginning of a long journey. We have grand plans for chambanamoms.com. There are many more features on our drawing board. This will be a living, breathing resource that will be ever-evolving to meet the needs of our readers.
We want chambanamoms.com to be the top online resource and community for families in Champaign-Urbana, but we can’t do it alone. We welcome you to join the conversation, in whatever way you feel comfortable. And we value your feedback.
Thank you for taking the time to visit us today. We look forward to getting to know each and every one of you.
So sit back and enjoy the ride. We know we’re having the time of our lives.
Laura
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Congratulations Laura and Amy! This is incredibly innovative and the growth potential is amazing.
Love,
Mom
Congrats, you two! The site looks absolutely wonderful, and I wish you all the best for many years of fun and success. Adding link to CT now!
Congrats guys – the site looks awesome. Hope it becomes everything you dreamed of any more. Can’t wait to take advantage of it when I come to watch S!
Congrats again!
Congrats on getting this website up and running– It looks great!
Way to go, Amy and Laura! Awesome site with plenty of awesome content to come, I’m sure:) -H
Looks fabulous guys! Much love to you…..I’m impressed…..
I’m very excited for both of you. The site looks great. Your photographs (on the photographer’s site) are stunning. Best Wishes…now go and research and write.
Congratulations and welcome to your first day of great adventuring on the frontier of business, marketing, and service. May your efforts be blessed by success!
Whoo Hoo!!
Congratulations! The web-site looks amazing. I am so proud of you and your friend for being so innovative. I wish you the best and I know that it will be very very successful. Love, Izzy and Richard Mann
Is it OK for a guy with no kids to be on here? If so, then may I say that it’s a very nice-looking, professional site.
Welcome, Steve! All Chambanans are welcome.
What a brilliant and fun idea; way to go both of you!
Many congratulations! I LOVE your new website. You should both be proud. : )
I am so excited to see chambanamoms up and running! The site looks fabulous and I can’t wait to see more.
This looks to be a useful site. My only negative comment is that I think we should be well beyond the point where issues of parenting are targeted, explicitly or otherwise, only toward women. C’mon, people, we’re better than that.
Congratulations Chambanamoms. This site is so cool that I spent 15 minutes scouring it. Lots of good info and catchy graphics. Loved it! I’m sure it will be a success. Thumbs up!
Good luck to both of you. The information is so interesting and useful. Wish it was there for me forty years ago. CU sure has a lot to offer. We are sure that you will be very successful. We are proud of you.
Aunt Marilyn and Uncle David
What a great idea!! The Champbana Moms will be thrilled. Wishing you all the best in your new and creative venture!
Love,
Julie and Bob Schlossberg
Hi, I’m new and love your website. Do you/anyone have any info on good summer camps? We both work full time and aren’t sure what we’ll do with our 9 year old this summer!