December 2003
Happy Hanukah from the Board & Staff of the East Valley JCC
Annual Hanukkah Party
DECEMBER 18, 2003 5:30 p.m.
Come join us for our annual Hanukkah Party at the East Valley JCC! "Twas the Night Before Hanukah" Holiday singing by the JCC children, some exciting entertainment, as well asCookie Decorating, Face Painting,
Games, Rock Climbing Wall, Bouncers
and a Complete Latke Dinner!!
Donation is $8.00 per immediate family or $2.50 per individual, payable at the door. Celebrate the Festival of Lights in the JCC Family Tradition!!
Bon Appetit! Kooking with Klass
Just in time for holiday entertaining - Join Lenard Rubin, Executive Chef at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs and Squaw Peak Resorts, for a demonstration of dips, appetizers and garnishes to add to your entertaining repertoire. Chef Rubin - who's culinary resume includes stints at such prestigious resorts as the Arizona Biltmore, the Scottsdale Princess, the Phoenician, the Ritz-Carlton, Boulders and the Rosinter Restaurants in Moscow - will provide recipes, helpful hints and of course, samples.When: Wednesday, December 10th. 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: Private Residence, South Chandler
Fee: $20 per person.
Limited capacity. Call 480-897-0588 for registration information.
Bring a friend and enjoy!!
Winter Camp
2 Camps: 3's - K, & 1st - 8th Grade9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Daily or Weekly Registration
It's that time again - Winter Break is upon us!! Give your kids something fun to do instead of sitting at home watching TV reruns! Eight awesome days of winter camp are coming!!
Camp Dates
| Week 1: | Dec. 22, 23, 24, 26 |
| Week 2: | Dec. 29, 30, 31, Jan 2 |
Early Registration (Before December 18th)
| JCC Members: | $24.00/day |
| $88.00/week | |
| Non-Members: | $27.00/day |
| $100.00/week |
Late Registration (After December 18th)
| JCC Members: | $26.00/day |
| $98.00/week | |
| Non-Members: | $29.00/day |
| $110.00/week |
Daycare Fees (available 7-9:00 a.m. & 4-6:00 p.m.)
All: $3.30/hour
Themes & Activities:
Oh Hanukkah / Don't Worry, Be Happy / Sports Time / Brace Yourself / Chime It Up / Snow Time / Countdown (New Year's Party) / Glow In The Dark
Call Lisa at 897-0588 for Registration & Information
DONATE YOUR VEHICLE
Donate your vehicle to the TCJCC - cars. boats, vans, trucks, golf carts, real estate - all Tax Deductible! Call 897-0588.AROUND THE CENTER
SENIORS' TERRIFIC TUESDAYS
Join us, bring a friend, and enjoy!! All East Valley residents are welcome. Membership in the JCC is not a requirement for attendance. $1.50 for JCC Members / $2.00 for non-Members Please Join Us! Refreshments will be served.Tuesday, December 2nd at 10:30 a.m. LOUIS RHODES, former head of A.C.L.U. in Arizona. Always a bright and stimulating guest. Come prepared with your questions.
Tuesday, December 9th at 10:30 a.m. "Medieval Art" presented by docent JUDITH WAGMAN, our Phoenix Art Museum program for today.
Tuesday, December 16th at 10:30 a.m. Our presenter, PROF. MADELINE ADELMAN from the ASU program for Judaic Studies, whose topics will be "Anti-Semitism, What's New?"
Tuesday, December 23rd at 10:30 a.m. Bring a favorite dish of yours for our Chanukah party with entertainment by BERNIE STEIN and his accompanist.
Tuesday, December 30th at 11:30 a.m. ** NOTE TIME CHANGE Our New Year's celebration lunch at one of your favorite restaurants!
Men's Club
Professor Norman Levine.
"The Renaissance of Jewish Life in Berlin."
Sunday, December 14, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.
Bagels & Lox Breakfast, $8.00
R.S.V.P. 897-0588 or eastvalleyjcc@aol.com
December Book Club
"Life of Pi" by Yann MartelMeet at Ruffino's
Monday, December 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Fourth Annual - End of the Year - Book Club Dinner & Discussion at Ruffino's Restaurant. Call the JCC to RSVP for dinner. Bring Jewish Book donations for the JCC School Library.
Early Childhood News: Open Enrollment
Start out the new year by doing something wonderful for your child!The ECE Department is delighted to report that during the month of November, we enrolled five new preschoolers and six Centercare children. Our older two's class is almost full every day (1,4 day openings) and there are limited openings in other classes. Call 897-0588 for registration information.
Registration for the 2004-05 school year will begin February 2. During the month of January we will have a series of open house opportunities so parents can visit their child's next step in school and we can welcome newcomers as well. Dates will be decided and published prior to winter break.
School Closures
The TCJCC Preschool, Kindergarten and Day School will be closed from December 22nd through January 2, 2004. School resumes on Monday, January 5th. All JCC facilities will be closed December 25, 2003 and January 1, 2004."Reassessing Jews in American Life"
Join Dr. Michael Rubinoff, a specialist, in Modern Jewish history for the second lecture in this exciting series. December 9th is Lecture 3: Jews and Show Business. This final discussion in the series notes some "key" players who helped shap American show business for the better part of the 20th century.Cost per Lecture: $12 Seniors $8
Prime Time Jewish Singles (45-65)
Save the Dates and Come Join the Fun!!Saturday, December 27 @ 6:00 p.m. Potluck Chanukah Party at Ofelia's house. We are planning a fun game to play so bring a gift of up to $10 to play along. Call 480-664-3142 to RSVP.
Sunday, anuary 11 @ 10:30 a.m. Planning Meeting - Coffee Cabana at Baseline & Alma School.
Saturday, January 24 @ 5:30 p.m. Dinner (location TBD). Miniature Golf at Golfland in Mesa. Call Marilynne no later than Jan. 20th at 480-838-1414 to RSVP.
SCHOOL • YOUTH • CAMP
Mitvah Man
A huge thank you goes to Daryl Edson, husband of Lisa and father of Shayna and Jaryd for volunteering to handle vehicle donations made to the JCC.Daryl has picked up each donated vehicle, cleaned and polished it, advertised, shown the car and arranged the sale transaction. We thank him for his time, his expertise and particularly for the satisfaction he expresses for contributing to the financial well being of the TCJCC.
The Pied Piper Comes to the "J"
Please join the East Valley JCC and Creative Zone (a teen acting troupe that is part of the Mesa Arts Center) on Tuesday December 9th at 7:00pm at the East Valley JCC as they perform their version "The Pied Piper". This teen troupe (ages 13-16) not only does the acting, but they were also in charge of rewriting some of the original script to "create original characters with unique dialogue and motivated action". It's sure to an hour of fun entertainment for the low low price of $1.00 per adult and .50 per child! RSVP Lisa Today!Todah Rabah, Gracias, Merci!
A big thank you to Amy Bley & Jonathon and Karen Andell for their generous donation of time and effort to set up for the annual JCC School Thanksgiving Feast. Although doing mitzvoth is appropriate any time, we're especially grateful to these three who are always ready to lend a helping hand at our special events.Rummage Sale Success!
A giant thank you is due to everyone who participated in making this year's rummage sale a resounding success. Our custodial staff moved all the tables back and forth, we would have had nothing to sell without the generous donation of sale items by our families, members and friends. Most of all, we appreciate the tremendous undertaking of our own garage sale maven, Diane Umeda, who almost single handedly sorts, prices, collects, transports, uses her garage for storage, displays the "merchandise" and then works Friday and Saturday at the sale itself. With help from her mother, a neighbor and a few JCC staffers, Diane's efforts resulted in an extra $1800 for our Early Childhood Department.ECE Department Wish List
2 electric can openersElectric frying pans
Measuring cups, and spoons - all sizes
Glue guns for crafts
Irons in working condition for classroom projects
Used Hanukkah gift wrap for crafts
Bleached muslin yardage
Cardboard shoe storage unit (9 cubbies) to use as staff mailboxes