Moving Mountains

I've seen mountains being moved this week by an amazing group of women... mostly moms of young kids!  It's been an amazing thing to be a part of.

Our fellow momstown mama Jo Dumont and her team at Jo Dumont Fitness Training have done an amazing job with their Slave Lake Needs Everything Donation Drive!  JDFT is a very small business with a staff of only 5... yet they literally moved mountains this week!  Mountains of clothing & supplies... but still, mountains!!  Jo, Shelley and their team deserve some huge props for turning their gym into a warehouse for a whole week - and coordinating all aide efforts from all of Central Alberta!!  Even much larger businesses with far more resources & contacts in the community brought their contributions to JDFT - and the ladies there didn't even blink.  They just worked harder, rallied the community and got it done.  Other than some support from a few local radio stations - there has been a big lack of media coverage for this huge accomplishment.  So I'm just doing my part to put it out there - well done ladies!!  You are rockstars!

I've also seen lots of other momstown mamas working tirelessly this week!!  Big shouts go out to Jordana (serously lady - you and your family are hardcore!), Brenda, Tina, Robin, Cassi, Jill, Niki, Sheri, Sannah, Amy, Jenn, Melanie and all of the others that I might not have crossed paths with.  Some brought their kids in with them to teach them firsthand that helping others in need is SO rewarding!

They're headed up to Athabasca this morning with a whopping 5 semi-trucks FULL of donations - that have all been sorted and boxed up in their small gym.  Thank-you Jo for teaching us all what stepping up truly looks like!!  You are amazing!

Be The Change...

"Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Gandhi

No one does this better than my friend Jo.  She is changing the world one woman at a time as she helps accomplish things they never thought they could.

When I was just in the beginning phases of setting up momstown Central Alberta back in 2009, I got an email from Shannon at Jo Dumont Fitness Training inquiring about advertising options.  I was so excited to have my first REAL business contact, and set up a meeting to go in and meet with Shannon and Jo.  I was really excited to show them what my business could offer, and although I didn't yet have one single member - they believed in me from the start.  I left that meeting feeling so amazed at what they had put together in their tiny space - I felt a real feeling of community from the first time I set foot there.

Since that day, Jo has evolved from being a business acquaintance to being my trainer and best of all, my friend!  I think most of her members would call her a friend, because that's how you are treated the minute you walk into JDFT.  My kids are at home at JDFT and have made many friends there as well - and they are learning about healthy living and being active.  Something I wish I had learned about much earlier in life!

Jo's been given the opportunity to win $25,000 to not only improve her life & JDFT, but the lives of so many other Central Albertan women.  Please watch this video and then like the page and the video to help her get one step closer to her dream!