When Aubrie Fry of Christiana was pregnant with her son, she attended a Lititz Stroller Gang meeting with her friend Becca Leboon. The group comprises mothers from across the county who regularly gather to go for a walk and exchange mother-to-mother support. Fry loved the idea, but she realized there was no equivalent to the Lititz Stroller Gang in the Southern End.

In the months following the birth of her son, Fry found herself struggling with postpartum challenges, and she decided it was time for the Southern End to have its own support group for mothers. Fry reached out to Leboon and a few other friends to help with the logistics of creating the group and setting up its Facebook page. Fry also reached out to the leader of the Lititz Stroller Gang for advice. "She told me that if it was something God led me to, then people would show up," Fry said.

Fry and her friends held their first meeting last July, calling themselves the Southern End Strollers. The group meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m., and the location the meetings alternates to include parks in different areas. The moms rotate through a list of parks that includes Daniel's Den in Central Manor, Jaycee Park in Strasburg and Huffnagle Park in Quarryville. The location is coordinated by the Southern End Strollers' members via the group's Facebook and Instagram pages.

Since its first meeting, the Southern End Strollers' number of members has been steadily increasing; the weekly walks are now attended by twice as many mothers as they were in July, and the Facebook group has grown to include more than 140 members. In addition to selecting the location, the Southern End Strollers' social media features a member every week. The mom of the week is encouraged to share her story, favorite aspect of motherhood and her favorite Bible verse. "It's important to have an outlet like this. It's vital to have people in the same season of life as you for advice and encouragement and to know you're not alone," Fry said.

Members of the group support each other through challenges such as miscarriages and infertility, offering words of encouragement and prayer to struggling mothers. The members also bounce ideas off one another on topics that include the best way to handle a toddler's tantrum or successful methods of treating a child's rash. Although many of the women are currently navigating the same stage of motherhood, the Southern End Strollers group includes mothers of all kinds: Some members have a newborn child, while others have children who are adults.

On the first Tuesday of every month, Joe on the Go Coffee Co. donates coffee for the participants of the walk. In addition to the regular walks, the Southern End Strollers also meet for special events such as Moms' Night Out, where group members meet at a restaurant for dinner. Fry plans to organize a bonfire to celebrate Thanksgiving with her fellow strollers in late November.

For more information, search for "Southern End Strollers" on Facebook or Instagram.