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About Us
Founded in 2005, MemphisLovesKids.com is the Mid-South's very first comprehensive website for people with children in their lives.
Memphis Loves Kids is a one-stop shop for caretakers and educators. It's the premiere online resource for anything and everything kid-related in the Memphis Metropolitan area. Be sure to check out our FAQs page for additional information about this homegrown Memphis website.
Our Mission
To provide a positive, child-focused resource for residents, visitors and families relocating to the Greater Memphis Metropolitan area.
We commit to this mission by:
- Embracing the diversity of our community by serving Mid-South families from all neighborhoods and walks of life.
- Emphasizing all that's great about family life in the Mid-South.
- Improving the quality of life for Mid-South families by connecting them with helpful resources.
- Providing information for families on a budget. MemphisLovesKids.com was the first local site to offer a comprehensive kids eat free list and a list of free family activities. We also list information on government and non-profit programs for families in need, as well as no-cost programs for children with special needs.
- Understanding that it takes a village. The name of our website reflects its focus on children. Parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles, big brothers and sisters, teachers, coaches, mentors and childcare providers - if you have a Mid-South child in your life, Memphis Loves Kids is here to serve you.
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 Deirdre Oglesby, Memphis Loves Kids Creator & Director
Deirdre is the busy mother of three children who attend Shelby County schools. She works year-round for Memphis Motorsports Park and seasonally for the FedEx Forum. Deirdre is also a visual artist and graphic designer with a degree in photography. She volunteers as a homeroom mother and regularly participates in 5K races and other community fundraising events. Deirdre lives in Millington with her family and their rescued pets. |
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 Wendy King, Memphis Loves Kids Special Needs Leader
Wendy is a stay-at-home mother of three children. She's also a former medical assistant with ten years of experience in pediatrics who currently serves on the fundraising committee for a local non-profit agency for children with autism. Wendy lives with her family in Horn Lake, Mississippi. |
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 Aisling Maki, Memphis Loves Kids Co-Creator, Content Director & Community Outreach Coordinator
Aisling works as a Web producer who also reports on air for a Memphis television news affiliate. An award-winning creative writer and former freelance journalist, her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and online sources in over 20 countries. Locally, Aisling has written for the Commercial Appeal, Memphis Health and Fitness, Memphis Magazine and Memphis Parent. She's involved in animal rescue, serves on the board of the Sea Isle Park Neighborhood Association, and volunteers as marketing director for a local organization that works to end domestic violence against women and children. Aisling lives in Memphis with her husband, their daughter and six rescued pets. |
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 Hannah Oglesby, Kid Correspondent
Hannah is a third-grade honor roll student in the Shelby County School system. She enjoys art, dance lessons, acting, reading and befriending animals. Our kid correspondent and host of the Memphis Loves Kids Channel on YouTube, Hannah has interviewed Shelby County Mayor A.C. Wharton, rapper Master P and Memphis wrestling legend Jerry Lawler. She also interviewed nine of the 2009 Memphis mayoral candidates about the future of the city's children. Her adventures have taken her to Memphis City Hall, where she received a personal lesson in the art of diplomatic fist bumping from Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery, to Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, where she handled reptiles and captained a pontoon boat with park rangers, and to Memphis India Fest, where she learned to dance Bollywood-style. Hannah has been interviewed on Fox 13 Memphis, Better Black TV, and WREG's 'Live at 9' morning show. Follow her Mid-South journeys on MLK-TV. |
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 Catherine Mitchell, Memphis Loves Kids Web Team Member
Catherine is the mother of two boys. An avid photographer and passionate culinary artist, she can often be found capturing images of life in the Mid-South with her camera, or whipping up tasty creations in her kitchen. Catherine is an active PTA member at her son's school. She regularly participates in charity races and other community fundraising events throughout Shelby County.
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 Christie Jarvis, Memphis Loves Kids Web Team Member
Christie is a coupon-loving, homeschooling mother of three children who works from home as as a childcare provider and virtual assistant. She currently holds the position of public relations chairperson for the Tipton County Junior Auxiliary. Christie also works with the children's ministry at her church, and previously served on the boards of a local youth gymnasium, volunteer fire department and the Memphis-Area Home Education Association. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and spending time with family. Check out Christie's blog.
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