The Momma Market by Nourish
Launch of the Momma Market
I’ve been in the business of supporting breastfeeding mothers for almost 20 years as the owner of Nourish Lactation Consulting. Holy Guacamole (pardon the pun but I’m on the beach in Mexico as I write this) that is a heck of a long time!
Throughout my career as a Registered Nurse & Lactation Consultant, I’ve attended many markets within the Calgary community. Some were great and some I have to say were pretty weak with very little traffic. So naturally the entrepreneur in me started to think if I was getting frustrated with the current market offerings then I’m sure others were too. So I decided to take the bull by the horns (as I quite often do) and host a market myself to ensure it is a success for both vendors, speakers, and guests.
What You Need to Know about the Momma Market by Nourish
The Momma Market by Nourish is a free family friendly event that will take place on Sunday April 5th from 10am-4pm at the Calgary JCC (1607-90th Ave SW).
We hope to have 30 vendors promoting their businesses that have a health/wellness/ family fun focus. We also have 5 amazing guest speakers lined up throughout the day to talk on a variety of health related topics.
We are so pleased to feature The following amazing guest speakers:
Rory Hornstein RD who will talk about optimizing gut health in all stages of motherhood. Check out her website at www.RoryRD.com
Alana Devlin Physiotherapist with a specialty in pelvic floor health will talk about your core and pelvic floor-how they are one and the same as well as considerations for women in their activities of daily living and how to prevent injuries and when you should see someone about your pelvic floor issues. @the_privates_investigator
Jennifer Hadley certified life coach will talk about taking back control of your life , making yourself a priority and what it means to be living authentically. @fierce__mom
Alison McAdam certified pediatric sleep consultant from the Cheeky Sleeper will offer advice for helping to get your little one safely to sleep. @cheekysleeper
Janna Hattingh from Booby Food will talk about her new business of freeze drying breast milk and the nutritional benefits for the infant starting solids. @iloveboobyfood
What Makes the Momma Market Unique?
In addition to our fabulous line of guest speakers, we will have face painting for kids, and access to the facility's gymnasium where there will be a bouncy castle, and other fun gym equipment for your little ones to enjoy.
The Momma Market will also give each guest that attends a swag bag with lots of awesome giveaways from event vendors and chances to enter and win a variety of door prizes.
There will be prizes for customers that complete their ‘momma market passport card’ and show proof of visiting every table at the market in order to make sure each and every one of our vendors are visited!!
Momma Market bucks will be given away to 2 lucky guests! 2 draws for $50 will be given away for our guests to spend their Momma bucks within the market to help support our vendors.
There will also be a cafe open at the JCC throughout the day that serves tasty snacks and delicious, nutritious lunch offerings.
How We Get the Good Word Out
To ensure the Momma Market is a success, getting the word out effectively is so important to ensure the community knows what amazing things we have planned. We plan to advertise through social media campaigns, within community on-line groups, within the JCC building, their program guide, and outdoor signage along 90th ave which is a very busy SW corridor.
We will be launching a Momma Market website mid February 2020 to showcase the event and highlight event vendors, and speakers. Vendors and speakers will also have the option of paying a small monthly fee ($8/month) to continuously advertise their business throughout the year with links to their own websites or social media platforms
Want to be a Momma Market Vendor?
If you are a savvy business chick with a unique product to sell or you have a health based business you’d like to advertise, we still have a number of 6 ft tables available. For more information on becoming a vendor, please contact us at nourishconsulting@gmail.com or visit the Momma Market page on the Nourish website to fill out a vendor application form: www.nourishconsulting.net and be sure to follow us on IG @momma_market_jcc
We hope to see your smiling face on Sunday April 5th, 2020. Please help us spread the word by inviting your family and friends to join as well. We promise you will have a great day with productive browsing, shopping, and learning all in one amazing place!!!
Warmly,
Leanne Rzepa RN BN IBCLC
@nourishconsulting
#pumpitforward