In this issue:
S’more Summer fun! Cleveland’s got it, so go get it!
Head to the beach, catch fireflies, go camping, make s’mores, (marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate – yum!), explore the Hershey Children’s Garden, visit Blossom Music Center, enjoy outdoor entertainment … and make s’more summertime memories! Check out this list of fun!
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August 4. Mandel JCC Stories and Songs on the Go. Solon Library. 10:30 a.m.
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August 9. Go Red for Women, Ladies Night Out. Progressive Field. 7 p.m.
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August 14. Moms 2 B in the C-L-E (for Jewish Ladies with a Brisket in the Oven). Alexandria School, Solon. 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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August 15. Early Childhood Open House & Parent Tour featuring information on “First Steps” Toddler Program. Agnon.
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August 21. Touch a Truck. Come see, climb on and inspect the equipment used by the Cleveland Metroparks. Mill Stream Run Reservation, Strongsville. 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
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August 28. Fairmount Temple Summer Picnic (3:00 – 6:00 p.m.), including a PJ Library Story Time (4:00 – 4:30 p.m.).
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August 28. The Magic of B’nai Jeshurun. Picnic Dinner & car show, shady tented eating areas, inflatables, 5:15 p.m. Magic Show, Reptiles from the Cleveland Zoo, mah-jong and more! 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Pictures!
Some of Cleveland’s cutest kids enjoyed Let My People Grow’s 2nd Birthday Party (6/26/11) and PJ Library Goes to Camp (7/10/11). Bet you can’t count all these smiles. Post your favorite pics on Facebook.
PJ Books on the Way
3 Great PJ Library Story Times in August. All are welcome!
Friday, August 5, 2011. 6:45 - 8:15 p.m., B'nai Jeshurun Congregation
Join us for snacks, crafts, songs, Shabbat blessings, Kiddush, challah, dessert and PJ Library book One City, Two Brothers written by Chris Smith and read by Rabbi Hal Rudin-Luria. Come in your pajamas. Rabbi Hal will be wearing his PJs and Scooby Doo slippers.
Sunday, August 28, 2011. 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. in the Children's Library, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
Join us for stories, crafts & snacks! We'll be reading Old Noah’s Elephants by Warren Ludwig and Noah’s Bark by Stephen Krensky.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011. 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Park Synagogue East
Enjoy Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride, written by Deborah Bodin Cohen and read by Abby Halpern, and The Hardest Word, written by Jacqueline Jules and read by Heather Lenson. Come in your PJs, listen to stories, sing songs, blow the Shofar, eat a bedtime snack, and take home an art project for Rosh Hashanah 5772.
Post-PJ Library Book Clubs
The Post PJ Library Mother-Daughter Book Club (PPJLMDBC) was successfully launched on July 20th . Girls entering 3rd and 4th grade (and their Moms) joined together for games, food, FUN and a discussion of the book Secrets at Camp Nokomis: A Rebecca Mystery. Get invited to the next discussion!
And now boys, it’s your turn! We’re looking to launch the Post PJ library Boys Book Club (for boys entering 3rd and 4th grade – and a parent) in September. Learn more.
Meet The Scherr Family!
After their son was born (in Florida) they were Scherr-ly glad to move back home! Read more!
Know any new babies under 1? Spread the word 'cuz we've got FREE GIFTS (really great tchotchkes) for them! 
Friends and family can Register new babies online or call 216.593.2900, ext. 213. Believe me, they’ll thank you for it!
Let My People Grow is a program of the Federation's Strengthening & Growing initiative to welcome new babies to Jewish Cleveland.
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