CHICAGO, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bump Club and Beyond, the nation's largest social event network for new moms, is partnering with Target to present a national series of events designed to help expectant and new parents learn the "basics" of bringing up baby!

BCBasics for Target is a series of educational events on topics parents need most. From registry to nutrition, BCBasics aims to bring Bump Club and Beyond's successful educational platform to a larger audience across the country.

"We're thrilled to be partnering with Target on this opportunity to connect more parents and parents-to-be around the country with our experts, resources, information and most important---with each other," says Lindsay Pinchuk, founder of Bump Club and Beyond.

The BCBasics for Target Series takes place monthly in Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Austin, continuing through March 2015 with a different educational topic each month. Upcoming topics include:


    --  January:     Registry
    --  February:   Babywearing
    --  March:       Nutrition

All events are free to the public but registration is required. For a complete schedule of events, please visit www.bumpclubandbeyond.com/bcbasicsfortarget. Event sponsors include Huggies, MAM, Babyganics and Eddie Bauer.

One lucky event attendee will win a $3000 dream baby registry. Anyone who attends a BCBasics event and sets up a baby registry at Target will be entered to win. Each time they attend, guests earn an entry. In addition, two separate $1000 prizes towards a Target registry will be given away on Facebook. Details on the BCBasics/ Target Registry contest can be found at: http://www.bumpclubandbeyond.com/bcbasicsfortarget/.

About Bump Club and Beyond
Bump Club and Beyond(TM) is the largest social event company in the country connecting moms and moms-to-be with the best information, experts, products and most important---with each other---through a dozen premier events per month. Bump Club and Beyond partners with some of the nation's top brands including Fit Pregnancy, The Land of Nod, Equinox Fitness Clubs, Whole Foods Market, UPPABaby, Peg Perego, Britax, BOB and more. For more information please visit: http://bumpclubandbeyond.com.

About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at 1,925 stores - 1,795 in the United States and 130 in Canada - and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit to communities, that giving equals more than $4 million a week. For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom. For a behind-the-scenes look at Target, visit ABullseyeView.com or follow @TargetNews on Twitter.

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