With March comes madness -- the college basketball tournament kind -- and City Dads Group members were there to witness it again this year, thanks to our longtime partner, Dove Men+Care. The men's grooming products brand once again gave a few of our members and their children in select cities the opportunity to attend a few games during the run to the annual NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. The hook? Dove Men+Care's latest twist on its long-running "Real Strength" tag line -- the Real Strength Manifesto, a call for fans as well as those on the court to exhibit both passion for … [Read more...]
Upworthy Agrees: Dads Need Changing Tables for Babies, Too!
Our recent report on diaper changing tables now being required in men's and women's rooms in publicly accessible federal buildings caught the eye of the people over at the Upworthy website. They interviewed City Dads Group co-founder Lance Somerfeld on the subject as he changed his daughter on a park bench, and posted the video on Facebook. As of this publication, the video has received more than 430,000 views and 450 comments. Earlier this month, President Obama recently signed into law the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act, or BABIES Act. The new law requires baby changing … [Read more...]
What Will Our Kids Do Without Newspapers?
The Tampa Tribune, a newspaper that long reflected and enhanced the lives of hundreds of thousands of Central Floridians, landed in driveways for the final time May 3, victim of a competitor buyout. That day also happened to be World Press Freedom Day. In the wake of that depressing news, I asked myself a question I never expected to ask when I became a parent in 2005: What will our children do without newspapers? For 300 years, newspapers informed and connected members of the community. Reporters and editors held civic leaders accountable. They shared stories that made home, home. … [Read more...]
Grassroots Take Hold in Columbus, Ohio
Congratulations to our 200-member strong Columbus Dads Group for an excellent local television appearance! Our Ohio outpost was one of our first ventures when City Dads Group went national two years ago. It was a natural starting point given it's founder is Ryan Gross, who started as a member of our flagship NYC Dads Group before moving back to the Midwest. "I started by asking other dads to join. It was kind of a grassroots campaign," Gross told the interviewer for Fox28 in Columbus. "I'd see a dad at the playground, hand him a card." If you have problems viewing the video below, you … [Read more...]
Dallas Dads Group Featured on TV
Congratulations to our Dallas Dads Group for being featured on its local CW news program, which may have set the record for most uses of some form of the word "dad" in a segment opening. That said, our Dallas dudes do a nice job of showing and telling what we do in under two minutes. If you have an issue with the video below, check it out directly on CW33's website. … [Read more...]