What we’re about

Welcome to the Durham Mother's Club!

The Durham Mothers Club is a support network for mothers in the Durham, NC area. We were founded in 1988 with the motto "Friendship - Support - Education."

We are proud to offer all three to our members and more. We welcome moms of all racial, ethnic, religious, and SOGI backgrounds with children of all ages. The majority of our members have children under the age of 6.

We offer Moms' Nights Out, Book Club, playdates at local venues and events, educational events, service opportunities, family picnics, clothing swaps and so much more!

In addition to our events, members of the club get the opportunity to participate in our private Facebook group and WhatsApp chat groups. Members find these to be great places for support and advice from fellow members. In order to join DMC applicants must have a child/children or have a child joining their family in the near future.

Durham Mother's Club Policies
Membership fees

Membership dues are $13 per year and are due within 30 days of joining and each year on your anniversary date. The $13 dues are used to pay for the Meetup site administration fees as well as community events, aid in lower ticket prices and fund special member perks such as gift cards for expecting moms and birthday cards for children.

Members are encouraged to use the first 30 days as a trial to ensure that the group is a good fit for them, as all membership fees are non-refundable.

If a member moves or decides they want to cancel, it is their responsibility to cancel their membership. No refunds.

Durham Mothers Club is led by an all volunteer board. We can be reached at durhammothers@gmail.com.

Hosting events

The Durham Mother's Club is a member-driven playgroup. Our inspired, creative moms are what drive this group. With that in mind, any mom may host an event and are encouraged. Play dates can be in-home or a public venue (e.g. park, museum, etc.). If you are uncomfortable hosting your first play date alone, please feel free to contact the Organizers and one of us will try to organize to co-host with you.

Sick Policy

For the health and safety of all our parents and kids, please stay home if you or your child show any of these symptoms within the past 24 hours:
o A temperature of 100 degrees or higher
o Diarrhea or vomiting
o A rash
o Eye, ear or nasal discharge, other than clear
o Sore throat
You should remain at home until you/your child are/is free of symptoms for 24 hours. This is for your protection as resistance is low when you are ill and you are more susceptible to other infections.

Code of Conduct for Events

These guidelines are in place to ensure a supportive and positive event experience for our members’ and their children. Please adhere to these guidelines so that everyone can enjoy the event!

• Respect all individuals. Please remember to respect each other! This includes feelings of others and property of others. We all come from different places, different families and different situations. The Durham Mothers Club is committed to ensuring an environment that is free of discrimination and to fostering a climate in which all participants may participate, contribute, and grow to their fullest potential.
Harassment and disparate treatment based on race, color, national origin, sex, handicap/disability, age, or religion will not be permitted or condoned in this group.
If you have any questions or need to file a report please contact the event host or organizer.

• Criticizing a member publicly (at an event or on Social Media) will not be tolerated. If disagreements do occur, we expect them to be handled privately. Any behavior deemed disrespectful to a member or to Durham Mother's Club will result in a warning. If you are unsure if your behavior is unacceptable, it probably is. If you feel you are being personally attacked in any way, please notify the organizers.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please reach out to us and we are more than happy to chat.

ABOVE ALL, HAVE FUN! Enjoy what the Durham Mother's Club has to offer you and your children and we hope to see you soon!

Durham Mother's Club is not responsible for your safety at events. We plan our events at public and private places and try our best to keep our kids safe, however there are no guarantees on child proofing, inherent physical risks, illnesses, etc at our events. Durham Mother's Club, our lead team, and our event hosts cannot be held liable for your or your child’s safety at an event. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

::Social Media Policy::

We welcome the DMC community to actively engage in our social media accounts and posts. We ask that your posts and comments be respectful and relevant to the group and / or specific topic.
DMC does not authorize or endorse every post or comment on our page. Posts and comments from individuals should be regarded as opinions shared and not necessarily facts.
Posts and comments that include the following are prohibited:
• Personal attacks, profanity, harassment, and aggressive behavior/bullying
• Instigating arguments in a disrespectful way
• Knowingly Spreading misleading or false information
• Repeated posting of identical or very similar content (e.g.spam). This does not apply to announcing events.
- Posting business advertisements without being a club sponsor or being approved by the Board
Comments will be flagged, reported and / or deleted if they contain:
• Profanity, indecency, or vulgarity
• Nudity
• Defamation to a person or group of people
• Name-calling and/or personal attacks
• Spam
• Commercial endorsements (outside of DMC sponsorships)
• Discriminatory language and hate speech. This includes but is not limited to race, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disability.
DMC retains the right to determine which comments violate this comment policy. We also reserve the right to remove comments / turn off commenting. Any follower who violates this policy may be blocked from DMC’s social media accounts.

We understand that social media is a 24/7 communication platform; however, our capacity to moderate the platform is not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to act appropriately.

Thank you for taking the time to review DMC’s comment policy. We encourage your active participation and look forward to being in a community with you.

Disclaimer
Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of DMC.
External links on this site do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of DMC.
Privacy and anonymous posts
This is a closed group, and, as such, we have some expectations of keeping personal disclosures within the group. Screenshots may NOT be shared outside the group nor personal information about members and their families. :
Medical / legal disclaimer
Please remember when asking for health or legal advice that this discussion forum should not take the place of seeking information and care from your own medical professional or lawyer. DMC, its admins, and members cannot be held liable for advice.
No negative reviews of local businesses
Out of respect and concern for our neighbors who are small business owners, we do not allow posts that are created as negative reviews of local small businesses.