In this issue:
FREE bowling, movies & concerts, oh my!
Grab your diaper bag/backpack/“man bag” and go! Free fun is everywhere:
Meet “Daddy Caddy” and the Teitel Family
After a successful marriage proposal on the Hellevator ride at Six Flags in Kentucky, and a wedding in 2000 “so that he’d never forget their anniversary year” – Todd, wife Debbie, and sons Andrew and Benjamin pair adventure with family values while living in Streetsboro. Read more.
Get your SPLASH on!
Wet and wild sure beats "shvitzing" in your backyard!
Upcoming events NOT TO BE MISSED!
- July 4th Fireworks – Check out these family-friendly festival and fireworks events. Here’s to a safe and happy 4th of July!
- Let My People Grow Birthday Party (for Cleveland’s newest arrivals and their families). Sunday, July 11, from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. at The Mandel JCC's picnic shelter and new Sprayground.
- Rick Recht Concert & Pre-Concert Picnic. Thursday, July 22, at The Mandel JCC. Rick Recht is the top-touring artist of Jewish Rock in the United States… and he’s coming to Cleveland! BYOPD (Bring Your Own Picnic Dinner) and get “concert ready” with tattoos, hairdos, music and more from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Concert starts at 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact Shani at the JCC's Day Camping Office at 216.831.0700, ext. 1349.
- Want more? Check out Let My People Know Cleveland’s list of favorite outdoor family field trips and About.com Guide Sandy Mitchell’s list of Summer Festivals.
Coming Soon - Save the Dates! Three great opportunities for summer fun at Camp Wise!
- Sunday, August 29 – PJ Library Goes to Camp (for PJ Library kids and their families). Noon – 5:00 p.m. Stay tuned for more details.
- August 20-22 – Mom’s Camp. A chance for Moms to get outdoors, relax and be treated like queens by an all-star staff.
- August 27-29 or September 3-6 – Family Camp. Take your gang to canoe in the lake, climb the rock wall and even star in the talent show!
Local YUMMY!
Fresh, locally grown foods are good for you and our planet. The North Union Farmers Market (held at Shaker Square, Crocker Park, Hillcrest, Lakewood, Cleveland Clinic, Chagrin Falls and CSU) is a deliciously green family outing for fresh produce, herbs and flowers.
FREE Gifts for New Babies –Let My People Grow
New arrival? We’ve got a gift for that! Do you know of a growing Jewish family? Let us know and we'll connect them to the joys of Jewish Cleveland (even if they're not living here now), and give them a few gifts for the baby as well! Register online or call 216.566.9200, ext. 213.
Let My People Grow is a program of the Federation's Strengthening & Growing initiative to welcome new babies to Jewish Cleveland.
Connect to Cleveland!
This Let My People Knowsletter is brought to you by the team at Strengthening & Growing Jewish Cleveland, a project of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. We're here, online and in person, to provide information and resources to help you live, play, prosper and CONNECT in Jewish (and not-so-Jewish) Cleveland. Tell us what you want to see in future LMPK eNewsletters.
Check out www.LetMyPeopleKnowCleveland.com for information on where to Move, Connect, Work, Play, Eat, Celebrate, Nest (raise kids), Learn, Volunteer and get your local News. From job resources to sports leagues, family field trips to no-kids-allowed date nights, we've got the Cleveland scoop. Join us online and in person and tell your friends!