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Coming up at the JCC! Spring 2013 Volume 14, Issue 2
• Fri., May 3 & June 7, 12pm: Pizza & Movie Day • Tues., May 7, 6:30pm: A Night to Celebrate Israel; Raritan Valley Country Club (Jewish LIFE)
• Thurs., May 9, 7:30am: Jersey Shore/Pier Village • Fri., May 10, 8:30am- 4:30pm: Take the Bubble Down Day! • Tues., May 14, 6:30pm:
A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE ISRAEL
Our Community’s Support of Israel and Bond Event Tuesday, May 7, 6:30pm at Raritan Valley Country Club Honoring Rabbi Evan Jaffe, Flemington JCC and Raffi Mark, Shavuot PJ Library Story/Craft (Yogurt Oasis) Rutgers Hillel Student President. Distinguished Guest Speaker,Joel Mowbray, Award-Winning • Wed., May 22, 6:30pm: Texas Hold’em at the JCC Investigative Journalist & Nationally Syndicated Columnist. Israeli Music & Dancing, Activities. • Sat., May 25, 12 Noon: Buffet dinner with cash bar available. Dietary Laws Observed. Summer Swim Club Opening Day! Fee: $50/Adult $18/Student. To register, please call x201. • Sun.,May 26 Summer hours begin Join us at the JCC for our annual • Thurs., May 30, 1:00pm: 2 0 13 Spring Texas Hold’Em Tournament. Book Club Doors open at 6:30pm • Sat., June 1, 7:30pm: Tournament begins promptly at 7:15pm The Improvables Register by May 15: $125/person includes 6,000 • Sun., June 2, 9:00am: chips plus an extra 1,000 chips. Register after Spectator Bus To Israel Day Parade in NYC May 15: $125/person includes 6,000 chips, or • Tues.,June 4, 1:00-4:00pm: Sponsorships pay $20 more and receive an extra 1,000 chips! Vineyard Vines Benefit Shopping Day Opportunities Available. Rebuys and add ons will be available. Dinner, (Mall at Short Hills) • Mon., June 10, 10:30am: Register online snacks, open bar all included. or call x201. Thank you to our dinner sponsor, 12th Annual Golf Outing(Raritan Valley Country Club) David S. Bunevich, Attorney at Law. • Tues., June 11, 7:30am: Rice’s Flea Market Trip • Tues., June 18, 6:30pm: 12th Annual Golf Outing
Monday, June 10, 2013 Raritan Valley Country Club Honoring Abby & Barry Ages
Golf Outing 2013
Annual Meeting of the JCC & Jewish Federation
• Fri., June 21, 6:00pm:
Shabbat Dinner at Outdoor Pool
Supporting the JCC Scholarship Fund and Senior Health & Wellness Hole-in-one Prizes provided by Bridgewater Nissan, Flemington Furs and Flemington Car & Truck Company Fee: $300/Single Golfer when paid by May 1; $325/Golfer after May 1. Sponsorship Opportunities available! Register Now! For further information or to register, contact Debbie Golden at x210; DGolden@ssbjcc.org. You can also register online. Not a golfer? You can attend the dinner honoring Abby & Barry Ages; fee is $80/person.
HOLIDAY HOURS JCC Closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27; Independence Day, Thursday, July 4; and Labor Day, Monday, September 2; Swim Club Open to Star Members and Swim Club Members on these dates.
• Mon.-Fri., June 24-28: Pre-Camp Week (Ages 3-Grade 6) • Thurs., June 27, 8:45am: Mah Jongg Tournament Looking ahead to July... • Mon., July 1,: First day of Camp Ruach • Sun., July 21, 12-3pm: Cow Bowl Picnic & Pool Party • Tues., July 23, 6:00pm: Tu B’Av Celebration (Summer Swim Club) • Thurs., July 25, 6:00pm: 4th Annual 5K Run/Walk
Opportunity of a Lifetime!
home for the summer
The JCC Summer Swim Club opening day is Saturday, May 25! What better place to enjoy the summer than our beautiful swim club. We provide the lounge chairs and umbrellas…our Snack Bar has great food…and we have great activities planned for our Family Fun Nights in July and August. The Summer Swim Club is included with Star Memberships. If you would like to find out more about having the best summer ever…please contact Sarah Pollak at x205; SPollak@ssbjcc.org about upgrading your membership from Basic to Star. A Star Membership also includes unlimited Group Fitness classes (excludes specialty classes such as P90X Small Group Training, Marital Arts, etc.)
Are you ready for Summer? JCC Camp Ruach is! Camp begins Monday, July 1. We offer programs for campers ages 2 years through entering 9th Grade. •Amazing Activities Special Pre-Camp •Flexible Schedules Week offered ! •Heated Salt Pools June 24-28 for ages 3 – Grade 6 •Indoor & Outdoor Facility •High Staff-Camp Ratio For more information on how your kids can have the best summer ever, please contact our co-Directors, Stacey Herman (x223) or Lauren Paniccia (x264). Staff Positions Available: Senior Counselors, Ropes Course (will train!) and part time Nurse.
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Visa Gift Cards as Prizes: 1st Prize: $5,000 2nd Prize: $1,500 3rd Prize: $1,000 Early Bird registration ends January 14! Don’t miss out! Our new easy Online Registration System is now open! Click and enroll now on the Camp web page! Thursday, June 27. Paige Silberfein, Assistant Exec. Director/Camp Director: x 207; DoorsPSilberfein@ssbjcc.org open at 8:45am and the Tournament begins promptly at 9:30am.
Registration Fee includes Tournament play, deli lunch, morning coffee: $50/person when received by June 18 and $60/person after positions available. Apply online: www.ssbjcc.org JuneStaff 18. Call x201 to register. Questions…contact Lisa Kopman at x206; LKopman@ssbjcc.org
Monday, December 10&•Recreation 6:00 pmDirector! our new Sports Carole joins our JCClove withatmany Make a gift for someone you our years of experience in the field. many “gift making” stations. Then Please stop in and say hello to get it all ready to giveoffice by going to our in Carole…her is located “wrapping” “card making” theand Indoor Pool area. stations. Art specialists will be on hand to assist THANK YOU! in making awesome gifts! Latkas and a Tribute dinner Card Donations: kid friendly will be served. Harriet & George Blank • Laura Friedman Fee: $6/child, MaxGolden per family $30 Amy $8/adult, & Seth Geldzahler • Debbie
Judy & Larry Gross • Caryn & Jeff Kenin Ronni & Mark Lederman • Harriet Rosen Monica & Richard Skydell • Sherry & Doron Steger Mona &Card Eric Yorke Tribute Donations:
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Andrea & RandyCards Berkow; Ken Bernstein; Harriet & George JCC Tribute are easy to send & support Blank, Blaustein Childhood Teachers; Adena & Geoff The Early JCC Scholarship Fund. Minimum donation is $18. Call x201 for assistance. Feinstein; Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein; Thank you to our Dog Day Sponsors: Ruth Halperin; Laurie Hartman; Alvin & Lynn Levine; Barbara Barker Bus, Camp BowBetty Wow, & Bridgewater Veterinary Nastro; Harriet Rosen; Arthur Roswell; Pam & Stuart Hospital, Cherrybrook Pet Supplies Teitelbaum; Gloria Zarrow. Thank you to our Texas Hold’em Committee:
In Memory ofGeoff Ira Keats: Feinstein, Chair
Debby & Arthur Amy & Joel Fischer; Josh Cohen,Feldman; Richard Hirsch, Spencer Tucker Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein; you toJinny our Texas Hold’em Sponsors: PaigeThank Silberfein; Strawderman; Table Sponsors: In Memory ofFelt Marcy Shapiro: Cables & Chips; The Jeffrey Matthews Group
Adena & GeoffPlatinum Feinstein; Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Table Sponsors: Carol Goldstein; Nancy & Joe Gorrell; Judy & Larry Gross; Gary’s Wine & Marketplace; Protiviti Table Sponsors: Carrie Jacobs; Martinsville Rescue Squad; Harriet Rosen; Luongo Zella Rubin.Tucker & Associates, LLC; Money Mailer Toscana’s Italian Restaurant
Tribute Cards are a meaningful way to honor or memorialThank you to all of our Texas Hold’em participants ize loved ones or recognize a milestone or special and congratulations to our first place winner,occasions. Funds generated help support the important programs and Wally Yosafat. services the JCC provides our community. Please call x201 and our you Receptionist be happy toparticipated assist you. in Thank to all ourwill members who the Member Art Show.
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See you poolside!!!
Register Now!!!
Limited spots are available in some classes for the 2013-2014 School Year.
Our preschool children are having a very busy Spring, including… celebrating, Israel’s 65th Birthday, Dr. Seuss’ birthday, participating in the GrandFriends Intergenerational Seder, and culminating a unit on the rainforest with a trip to the Rainforest Café, plus much more! We offer... •Certified and Experienced Teachers •Programs offered for children ages 6 weeks through Kindergarten. •Full Day Kindergarten and Half Day Kindergarten Enrichment Programs •Developmentally Appropriate Academic Program •Swim Instruction & Physical Education Included in Curriculum •Enrichment Add-On Programs Available, including Dance School, Karate, Soccer, Legos and more! If you would like information on our preschool program, or would like to schedule a personal tour, please contact: Linda Weiss, Early Childhood Director at 908-725-6994 x208; LWeiss@ssbjcc.org
Shabbat at the J!
Jewish Family Programs
Join us every Friday at 3:15pm in the Lobby as we welcome Shabbat and enjoy challah and juice. We have some special Shabbat crafts coming up on May 10 (in observance of Shavuot) and on June 21 (Bookmarks for Jewish Summer Reading Month).
The JCC invites you to join us for a variety of family programs this Spring: •A Night to Celebrate Israel, Tuesday, May 7, 6:30pm (Raritan Valley Country Club)
•Shavuot/PJ Library Story & Craft: Tuesday, May 14, 6:30 pm (Yogurt Oasis, Somerville)
•Israel Day Parade, Sunday, June 2 (NYC): Spectator Bus leaves the JCC at 9am. $5/person. •Summer Shabbat Dinner, Friday, June 21 (at Outdoor Pool)
Details are posted our website and are published in the Spring/Summer Program Guide. To register, please call x201. Questions…contact “Shalom” Stacey Herman at x223; SHerman@ssbjcc.org.
Fitness News
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The JCC is pleased to offer P90X! We are the only Fitness facility in the area offering P90X as a small group personal training option. P90X is a complete 90 day fitness program in which participants commit to working out 5-6 days a week using a variety of different exercise routines. Our certified P90X Personal Trainers, registered dietician & nutritionist, and group fitness instructors will show you how P90X differs from other fitness programs. Together, we will do something extraordinary with your body and your life! The next session of P90X will be offered in the Fall. For additional information, please visit our website, or contact Joy McIntyre, JCC Fitness Director, at 908-7256994 x226; JMcintyre@ssbjcc.org
The P90X Certified Personal Training Team: Lanyen “Loli” Schissler, Joy McIntyre (JCC Fitness Director) and Jay Kellogg (JCC Assistant Fitness Director); and Registered Nutritionist & Dietician, Maureen Supplee.
Thank you to everyone who made the FIT N’ GO Fashion Show & Basket Auction a Success! Nancy Bisignano, Co-Chair, Joy McIntyre, Co-Chair & Staff Liaison Fashion Committee: Susan Dodge, Elaine Fass, Amy Fischer, Dahlia Harmon, Andrea Keats, m Caryn Kenin, Shari Pollak, Donna Montecalvo, Susan Nolfo, Jane Schneiderman. Fashion Providers: The Gap, Hillary’s, Inspiring Fitwear, Kamalie Kulture. MC: Shari Pollak Photographer: Bernard DeLierre Title Sponsor: Thank you Thank you to all of our wonderful models! to all who attended! Thank you to everyone who made donations of goods or services.
Congratulations!
JCC BRIDGEWATER TIDE
Congratulations to all of our JCC Bridgewater Tide Swimmers and Coaches for a great Fall/Winter season. Our swimmers are already back in the pool for Long Course, Spring Clinic and then Summer Tide. In April, 21 swimmers represented our team at the SunKissed Invitational in Charlotte, NC. All of the swimmers, parents, and coaches who attended agreed that is was a memorable experience 2013 SunKissed Team both in and out of the pool. Our team made quite a showing at this meet with multiple swimmers making the finals every night. Congratulations to our 13 & under boys relay on placing 3rd in the 400 Free Relay. According to Coach Mike Yearwood, “Watching TIDE Swimmers win heat after heat after heat is something I will remember for a long time. Seeing the parents, swimmers, and coaches creating and strengthening bonds and making this team a closer and more unified team was what this trip was all about.”
The BUBBLE must come down and we need your help!
REGISTER NOW!
www.ssbjcc.org | info@ssbjcc.org | Volunteers are needed! (908) 725-6994
Lunch will be provided. Friday, May 10 775 Talamini Road Bridgewater, NJ 08807 8:30am-4:30pm RSVP to Carol Goldstein x215 cgoldstein@ssbjcc.org The Annual Meeting of the JCC & Jewish Federation will be held on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30pm. Join us pool side for drinks, Hors D’oeuvres and the installation of each agency’s Board of Directors. RSVP to Carol at x 215.
4th Annual 5K Thursday, July 25 6:00pm Registration 7:00 Race Start More Details to Come!