Weinstein JCC News and Happenings



	In This Issue: Adult Social - Oh What a Night! Parenting Forum Workshop Jeffery Zaslow - Co-Author of the The Last Lecture Area Youth to Participate in Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge Princeton Review SAT Classes Nosh Café Richmond Jewish Foundation Has No Exposure to Madoff Investments We Stand with Israel - Solidarity Gathering and Briefing Landmark Grant Program Offers Cash Incentives for Jewish Campers Adult Social - Oh What a Night! TOMORROW! - Saturday, January 10 - 7:30 - 11:30 p.m. Sponsored by Westbury Market Live entertainment with The Kings of Swing Martinis, beer & wine available at cash bar In advance: $15 M / $20 NM At door: $20 M / $25 NM Casual Attire Call 285-6500 for more information Kids' Night Out! - Drop your kids off for a night of fun while you enjoy dancing the night away. They can even stay over! Back to top Parenting Forum Workshop Monday, January 12 and 19 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For parents of 2 - 5 year olds This is a two-part workshop on the "Nature of Boys" and the "Nature of Girls". Parenting sons vs. parenting daughters often requires unique approaches. Each gender reacts differently to their environment, both emotionally and physically. How do they respond socially? What effect does media have on them? What is the best way to manage behavior? These workshops explore the important issues and challenges in raising both sons and daughters, and how to best support them and help them become successful adults. For more information or to register contact Donna Peters, Early Childhood Director at 545-8617 or dpeters@weinsteinjcc.org. Free to Weinstein JCC Members - Babysitting is available with advance notice. Back to top Jeffery Zaslow - Co-Author of the The Last Lecture Wednesday, January 21 - 7:00 p.m. Co-sponsored by the University of Richmond Recreation & Wellness Department and Fountain Bookstore Jeffrey Zaslow is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and co-author of the current international bestseller The Last Lecture. Zaslow attended the final lecture of dying Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch and will be speaking about his epxerience in writing the book. A book signing will follow Mr. Zaslow's talk. For more information contact Orly Lewis at 545-8610 or olewis@weinsteinjcc.org. $7 M / $10 NM / $5 Student Back to top Area Youth to Participate in Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge Sunday, January 25 - 10:00 a.m. OR 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by SINGULAIR Local youngsters between the ages of 9 and 14 have the opportunity to participate in the Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA Skills challenge, sponsored by SINGULAIR. This grassroots program provides boys and girls, competing separately, a free opportunity to showcase their excellence in the core basketball skills of shooting, dribbling and passing. The Skills Challenge is also intended to encourage youth participation in sport while promoting sportsmanship. The Weinstein JCC will host a free Jr. NBA / Jr. WNBA Skills Challenge, sponsored by SINGULAIR, Local Competition for Area Youth. Sunday, January 25th Come at 10:00 am or 6:00 pm to the Weinstein JCC. Participants may register the day of the event and must bring a copy of their birth certificate and complete a registration/waiver form prior to the start of the competition. Champions from this Local Competition will have the opportunity to advance to one (1) of the 35 Regional Competitions occurring across the country in hopes of advancing to the National Finals in Orlando, Florida. For questions concerning this competition, please contact your Local Competition Administrator, Morgan Santos at (804) 545-8639 or msantos@weinsteinjcc.org Back to top Princeton Review SAT Classes Better scores, better schools for high school students. Save $150 off any SAT classroom course as a Weinstein JCC member. Don't gamble on the future, get the score you need! Learn our exclusive, proven methods. The Princeton Review is pleased to partner with the Weinstein JCC to offer SAT prep courses for the March and May SAT administration. Our 30 hour comprehensive course reviews concepts tested on the exams in a small, interactive class. All lessons are focused on beating the SAT and teach our students proven test-taking techniques that earn higher SAT scores. To register for the course, visit www.princetonreview.com. Email jpinsky@weinsteinjcc.org about the promo code for the Weinstein JCC member rate. Back to top Nosh Café Open for business on Sundays through the month of March from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.! Back to top Richmond Jewish Foundation Has No Exposure to Madoff Investments Richmond Jewish Foundation confirmed that it has no investments with Bernard Madoff in its hedge fund of funds or the rest of its portfolio. Foundation leadership expressed support and sympathy for individuals and other philanthropies affected by the alleged Madoff investment fraud. Leadership noted that "While Richmond Jewish Foundation is pleased to have not been entangled in these difficulties, we recognize that other Jewish community foundations, and generous members of the national Jewish community are victims of this apparent fraud." This sad matter comes at a time already marked by recession, credit crunch, stock market volatility, and other distress impacting charities, families and individuals. Richmond Jewish Foundation is the planned gifts, legacy and endowments branch of the community. For more information log on to www.rjfoundation.net Back to top We Stand with Israel - Solidarity Gathering and Briefing Monday, January 12 - 7:00 p.m. in the Israel November Auditorium at the Weinstein JCC Brought to you by the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond Join the community in support of Israel. Come hear the latest information about the events in Gaza with featured speaker Avi Jorisch. Avi J. Jorisch is a Soref research fellow at The Washing Institute for Near East Policy specializing in Arab politics and Islamic society. Back to top Landmark Grant Program Offers Cash Incentives for Jewish Campers Capital Camps, in conjunction with the Foundation for Jewish Camp, recently announced the launch of an innovative Campership Incentive Grant for children interested in a first-time Jewish residential summer camp experience for summer '09. The Grant will enable children living in southern Virginia to experience the magic of overnight camp by providing a $1,000 cash incentive for a camp session lasting at least three weeks. Capital Camps, located in the beautifulCatoctin Mountains of Pennsylvania, is a Jewish Community Centers Association (JCCA) and American Camping Association (ACA) accredited camp for young peopel grades 3 through 11. The 270-acre facility is located just three hours from Richmond and provides a full recreational program for approximately 600 campers. The grant program is made possible by the generous gift of an anonymous donor whol holds memories of his own Jewish camp experience as among the best years of his life and hopes to introduce Jewish children to the life-long bond with their heritage and culture offered at Capital Camps. For more information on Capital Camps and the Incentive Grant Program, please call 301-468-2267 (GOT-CAMP) or visit online at www.captialcamps.org. 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