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Hello Sisters!

Let's raise a tea cup to the fifth anniversary of the Mamma Mia Sisterhood! Please join us for a special pre-Mother's Day gathering with afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead. We'll honor our mothers and share friendship and support with each other. If you've never attended a Mamma Mia Sisterhood gathering, this is the perfect occasion to meet your sisters! Afternoon tea at the Ritz-Carlton is our annual tradition on the day before Mother's Day.

We will share casual group discussion on mother loss and especially any issues that come up around Mother's Day. During our gathering, we'll also have "show and tell" if you'd like to share photos or mementos of your mother.

Ask the staff of the Lobby Bar to seat you with the Mamma Mia Sisterhood or Motherless Daughters. The full afternoon tea menu will be available, but you are not obligated to purchase anything. Simply having your company will be a pleasure. (Valet parking is complimentary with any dining room purchases, so don't hesitate to valet park and bring your ticket in for validation. Self parking is not validated.)

See you soon, Sisters!

Cheers,
Leslie
(404) 202-9477
lswiedom@yahoo.com

~~ The Mamma Mia Sisterhood is an out-of-the-ordinary support group exclusively for women in the Atlanta area who have lost their mothers. Our mission is to provide a community for motherless women through shared feelings, experiences and humor. For more information on the Mamma Mia Sisterhood, please contact the group's founder, Leslie Swiedom, at lswiedom@yahoo.com or (404) 202-9477. ~~

It's the meetup made for us, sisters! Mamma Mia, the movie, is open, and we'll attend a Sunday afternoon show together on July 27th. I'll Clear your afternoon for an escape to a Greek island full of ABBA music.

The movie starts at 2:30pm, but meet us at 2:00pm just outside the theatre in the Phipps Plaza food court. Everyone should purchase her own movie ticket prior to that time (one level below the theatre). I'll have a "Motherless Daughters" book so you can find us. Or, just call my cell phone at 404.202.9477. We'll go inside and sit together.

Movie summary: Raised on a Greek island by a formerly rebellious mom who never disclosed the identity of her father, a bride-to-be locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding. Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard.

Actor's Express approached The Mamma Mia Sisterhood with a very special offer exclusively for our group to see their new production "When Something Wonderful Ends," a one-woman show.

This is the story of a woman who has gone back to her childhood home to pack up the belongings after the death of her mother. As she finds remnants of her childhood from the 1960s and 1970s, she recounts what was happening in the Middle East as she was experiencing her carefree and unknowing existence here in the US, and throughout the play she lovingly recounts her warm memories of her mother, as well as how much she continues to miss her mother and continues to honor her. The playwright, Sherry Kramer, lays out beautifully how events and policies which began in the fifties and continued through the sixties and seventies set up the current situation we face today, and she moves all of us with her expressions of love, admiration and respect for her mother. The actor in the play lost her mother only a year ago.

There's sure to be some references we can all relate to. After all, the tagline for the play is "One woman. One Barbie. One world."

Call the Actor's Express box office directly at (404) 607-7469 to buy your ticket. We get $5 off the regular price just by mentioning "Motherless Daughters." (Our ticket price is $17.) Seats are not reserved, so we will all meet in the lobby at 1:15pm to chat and then sit together for the 2:00pm performance.

Hello, Sisters!

Our Mamma Mia sister Nancy Meyer has cooked up a brilliant idea for our December event and a fun way to honor our mothers for the holidays. (I unfortunately won't be able to attend because of a business trip, but I'll be there with you in spirit!)

Here's a message from Nancy, who is graciously offering her home for the gathering...
"Lets get together to make a Christmas ornament in memory of our moms! I was thinking of her picture on the front, and a picture of the group that gets together on the back. I will have all the supplies here, if you want to bring snacks that would be great, but I am more interested in just getting together. I know it is late notice, but if your schedule is like mine this time of year, I never know everything that needs attention till the last minute.... Hope to see you there."

Here are some directions from Atlanta to Nancy's house:
Hwy 85 South, Hwy 74 South into Peachtree City, after in PTC about 3 miles into the road construction, turn left on Crosstown Rd, turn right on Peachtree Pkwy, right on Braelinn Rd, right into Hamptons Corner, left onto Wensley Corner, right on Tiverton Trail) #213 Tiverton Trail.
Phone: (770) 631-1840 e-mail: auntnancy@juno.com

As always, the group will talk about mother loss issues and provide support for each other. We'll also have "show and tell" if you'd like to share photos or mementos of your mother.

See you soon, Sisters, and keep smiling!

Cheers,
Leslie
(404) 202-9477
lswiedom@yahoo.com

Guten Tag, Sisters!

Let's celebrate Oktoberfest together in Mamma Mia fashion over a special Sunday brunch. The Village Corner is a German bakery and restaurant in Stone Mountain. The brunch menu includes traditional treats as well as contemporary cuisine. http://www.germanrestaurant.com/brunch.html />

We'll talk about mother loss issues and provide support for each other. We'll also have "show and tell" if you'd like to share photos or mementos of your mother.

Auf Wiedersehen, Sisters, and keep smiling!

Cheers,
Leslie
(404) 202-9477
lswiedom@yahoo.com