PJ Library® Hosts Family Fun Day at Mandel JCC Halle Park NCJW News Gay Games Volunteer Opportunities C alling all Jewish Cleveland kids and their families! PJ Library Goes to Camp for Family Fun Day is a camp-style, family-fun event, perfect for toddlers to tweens. The event will take place at Anisfield Day Camp, at Halle Park in Burton, on July 13 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Families can paddle in canoes, swim in the lake and pool, navigate the ropes course, participate in spirited song sessions, create a craft in the art shack, roast s’mores, and enjoy PJ Library storytime. All are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunch. Refreshments will be provided (kosher dietary laws observed). Parking will be available at the Kent State Geauga Campus, 14111 Claridon Troy Road. A free shuttle will take families to the campsite, as parking is not available. The event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Mandel Jewish Community Center’s J-Day Camps, and PJ Library. In partnership with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, PJ Library in Cleveland is generously funded by Mort and Iris November, in celebration of Debra Ann November’s life. Registration costs vary for Family Fun Day. For more information or to register, visit www.jewishcleveland.org/PJLibraryCamp. N P CJW/Cleveland is an official sponsor of this year’s Gay Games. As part of its sponsorship, they have agreed to provide volunteers to help with registration, snacks, and flow at the aquatics competition, which takes place at Cleveland State’s Aquatic Center, 2420 Chester Avenue, on Friday, August 15. If interested in helping out or to learn more, contact Mindi Axner at maxner@ncjwcleveland. org or 216.378.2204, ext. 103. THANK YOU! artners in Reading thanks Hilltop Elementary School students and faculty for donating books from their book drive to its programs. Donated books will be distributed to children who will use, love and appreciate them! NCJW has a successful fifth-grade book club at Hilltop, and appreciates that the students want to give back to our community. If you have books to donate, especially fourth- through sixth-grade chapter books, please email Debbie Joseph at josdeb@aol.com for donation information. “Vision 2014 and Beyond” was introduced at a recent City Council meeting. For an overview of this CONCEPTUAL PLAN, see page 26. Beachwood Resident Art Exhibit – CALL FOR ARTISTS! If you are a Beachwood resident interested in exhibiting, look for details on page 29. For the Complex Legal Issues Facing Families Today • Divorce • Dissolution • Child Support • Child Custody • Negotiated Settlements Thinking this way doesn’t mean you’re crazy. It means you’re a candy lover. From hard-to-find and Kosher sweets to gift baskets, candy buffets, old-school favorites and more. If it’s sweet and it’s fun, it’s here at All City Candy. Alice Rickel Associates 3690 Orange Place • Suite 440 • Beachwood Attorneys at Law We know how candy lovers think. 746 Richmond Road • Richmond Heights, OH 44143 216-487-7070 • www.allcitycandy.com www.rickelaw.com • 216.831.1434 8 Beachwood Buzz n July 2014