Fun Facts About DMMOM
The original amount for dues in 1959 was $0.10 per month.
The Doublers Club's first picnic was on June 5, 1960, at Greenwood Park.
The meetings have been held on the second Thursday of each month dating back to April 1961.
The most alike and least alike twins contest used to take place at the yearly picnic dating all the way back to 1961.
The Des Moines Twins Club voted to become a service organization in 1962.
In 1962, the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club’s membership fee was $3.00 plus $0.25 for each active member. This came to a total of $16.00 for the Des Moines Twins Club.
There used to be a State Organization of Mothers of Twins Club in the 1960s.
Dad’s Night Out was an annual event for the Des Moines Mothers of Twins Club in the 1960s.
In 1973, a "big sister, little sister" mentoring program was started to help new members adjust to life with multiples.