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Listening, Laughing, and Local “Celebrities” at the Mandell JCC’s 4th Annual Great Children’s Read; Sunday, November 10, 2013
Listen and laugh with local “celebrity” guest readers and
storytellers at the Mandell JCC’s 4th Annual Great Children’s Read,
on Sunday, November 10, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Mandell JCC,
Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT. This event is free and
open to the community, and is presented by the Mandell JCC Jewish Book
Festival, the Family Room Parenting Center, and PJ Library, and is part of
Jewish Book Week.
The Great Children’s Read will include a family sing-along,
special appearances by University of Hartford Women’s Hawks Basketball players,
crafts, snacks, and a book sale. Additionally, local personalities—including
Doug Glanville (former professional baseball player, author, and ESPN
personality on Baseball Tonight), JCC Staff Superstars, and Fox CT Traffic
Reporter, Rachel Lutzker—will read beloved children’s classics and PJ Library
favorites aloud to young children and their families. The Mandell JCC will also be collecting gently used children's books
(especially for ages 0-3) for Read To Grow's literacy program, benefiting
growing children in communities who don't have immediate access to books in
their homes or neighborhoods. Read to Grow's demand for these free books has
increased in the last year and the need for more books is urgent.
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This event is free and open to the community. For more
information on the 4th Annual Great Children’s Read, contact Jane
Pasternak, jpasternak@mandelljcc.org,
860-231-6342, or call the Member Services Center, 860-236-4571. For more on the
21st Annual Jewish Book Festival, contact Jill Ziplow, 860-231-6339,
jziplow@mandelljcc.org.
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The 2013-2014 Mandell JCC Book Festival is funded by
the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Jewish Community Foundation
of Greater Hartford, and sponsored by Mandell JCC Partners: Saint Francis Care,
LAZ Parking, Webster Bank, Brown Brothers Harriman, Fidelity Investments, Max
Restaurant Group, Kimberly Boutique, Farmington Bank, Group Insurance
Associates, Premier Limo, and Waterford Hotel Group, with the support of The
Jewish Book Council, RJ Julia Independent Book Sellers, The Greater Hartford
Arts Council, The Jewish Ledger, Mandell JCC Pillars Society and Pacesetters
(as of 8/30/13).
