All committee chairmen are members of the Board and must attend all General and Board Meetings when their committees are active. They give reports at meetings and submit articles for publication in the newsletter. Each committee chairman makes sure her committee operates within its budget, and promptly submits receipts to the Treasurer. Committee chairmen are also responsible for giving the First Vice President the names of members that served on their committees.

Attendance: Greets and signs in all members and guests at General Meetings. Reports the number of members in attendance at General Meetings, takes orders for name badges, and fills the orders. Also keeps the attendance record for purposes of voting and entry into the Madeline Geisen Scholarship drawing. Every General Meeting attended gives you a chance to win the Madeline Geisen Scholarship!

Big Sister: Assigns Big Sister and Little Sister pairs and coordinates information between new and veteran members.

Board of Trustees: Consists of the immediate three Past Presidents. They administer the Welfare Fund and Madeline Geisen Scholarship. They also select Member and Rookie of the Year.

Budget and Finance: Conducts internal audits periodically. Meets with the outgoing President and Treasurer and the incoming President and Treasurer to prepare the budget for the coming year.

Bylaws: Prepares bylaw amendments received in writing from the membership and advises on bylaw issues at all meetings.

Charity: Runs the Charity Event and raffles. This is a huge job that involved coordinating a lot of "moving parts":

• Prize Solicitation - organizing the effort to solicit prizes and donations from merchants.
• Prize Wrapping - grouping the donations into pleasing arrangements, naming and numbering each prize, and supervising the workshops to wrap prizes.
• Prize List - assembling the list of prize names and numbers; getting the lists printed and assembled.
• Tickets - organizing the ticket sales and making up the table assignments for the night of the Charity.
• Centerpieces - making the table centerpieces for the night of the event; running workshops if necessary.
• Program - collecting all the information, messages, and ads that are printed in the program; getting the programs printed and assembled.

Halloween Party: Organizes the party to be held in October. Normally held for children of members up to six years old. In 2002 it was extended to children and grandchildren of members up to nine years old!

Helping Hand: Finds a family with multiples who is temporarily in need, preferably residing in Bergen County. Lets the membership know about the family's situation and needs, keeping the family's identity secret. Members donate food, clothing, diapers, or whatever the family needs. Only the President and Helping Hand chairman know the name and address of the family to protect their privacy.

Historian: Keeps records of club events by taking photos at club functions and arranging them in albums. The Historian also displays club memorabilia when appropriate and maintains the club's archives.

Holiday Party: Organizes the party to be held in December or January. Sometimes held just for couples. This year we're planning a party for the entire family!

Installation Dinner: Plans the Installation Dinner and Ceremony to be held in June.

Job Jugglers Discussion Group: Leads the 7:15 pre-meeting discussion group for MOMs who are juggling the demands of work outside the home and parenting multiples.

Librarian: Brings the club library and periodicals to the General Meetings. Keeps track of books that have been borrowed.

Licensing and Registration: Makes sure that all of the club paperwork is in order and kept up to date.

Lightly Seasoned Discussion Group: Leads the 7:15 pre-meeting discussion group for stay at home MOMs.

Newsletter: Editor prepares the monthly newsletter, Doubletalk, which informs members of all club activities. Doubletalk is sent via email or snail mail to all members, distinguished lifetime members, and subscribers.

Newsletter Ads: Solicits ads to appear in our monthly newsletter, Doubletalk.

Nominating: Consists of the Chairman (who is the immediate past president) and six members (in good standing) elected at the January General Meeting. Meets in March to draw up at least one slate of officers; two if possible. Presents their nominations at the March General Meeting.

Outreach and Connections: Works closely with the Second Vice President to assist in the recruitment of new members. Provides support and keeps in contact with prospective members.

Pairs & Spares Yahoo Group: Moderates our Yahoo discussion group.

Park Program: Plans the schedule for what parks will be visited each week during the summer. Gets directions to each park and submits them to the Newsletter Editor for publication. Acts as club hostess at the parks over the summer, welcoming new and prospective members.

Parliamentarian: A two-person committee appointed by the President. They advise on questions of Parliamentary procedure and bylaw interpretation.

Play Groups: Organizes play groups for members who are interested based on the ages of the children. Play groups meet in members' homes at mutually convenient days and times.

Program: Plans activities, speakers, and programs for the general meetings that are of special interest to mothers of multiples.

Progressive Dinner: Organizes the evening's festivities. Passes around a sign up sheet so members can indicate their preference for hosting or cooking. Coordinates assignments for preparing food and hosting as well as which homes each member goes to for each course!

Publicity and Public Relations: Sends accounts of club activities to local newspapers on a regular basis. Screens all media contacts and inquiries. Provides copies of correspondence for both the President and Corresponding Secretary.

Refreshments: Passes around a sign-up sheet at meetings so members can volunteer to bring refreshments to General Meetings. Reminds members of what they signed up to bring! Responsible for setup and cleanup at general meetings, and maintains all club serving utensils and supplies.

Research: Keeps the membership informed of current research on multiples and conducts at least one yearly club research project.

Seven & Older Party: Plans the party, choosing an activity that will appeal to the age group.

Sunshine: Sends get well cards, sympathy cards, and birth congratulatory cards to members as well as birthday cards to non-adult children of members. Sends a gift from the club to any member who is hospitalized (for reason other than childbirth).

Thrift Table: Conducts the sale of used clothing and equipment at each General Meeting. Both members and guests may purchase items, but only members may offer items for sale. Also maintains the large equipment book.

Two-Party Line: Encourages the membership to share stories about their families for publication in our monthly newsletter, Doubletalk.

Ways and Means: Organizes fundraising efforts, encourages members to participate, fills the orders, and distributes the merchandise to the members.

Webmaster: Maintains and updates this website!

Woodbine Philanthropic: Organizes a philanthropic effort (to be determined each year).