WHAT’S

NU! Spring 2013

Volume 14, Issue 2

Coming up at the JCC!

• 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:

Shavuot PJ Library Story/Craft (Yogurt Oasis)

• Wed., May 22, 6:30pm: Texas Hold’em at the JCC

• Sat., May 25, 12 Noon: Summer Swim Club Opening Day!• Sun.,May 26 Summer hours begin• Thurs., May 30, 1:00pm: Book Club• Sat., June 1, 7:30pm: The Improvables• Sun., June 2, 9:00am: Spectator Bus To Israel Day Parade in NYC• Tues.,June 4, 1:00-4:00pm: Vineyard Vines Benefit Shopping Day (Mall at Short Hills)

• Mon., June 10, 10:30am: 12th Annual Golf Outing(Raritan Valley Country Club)

• Tues., June 11, 7:30am: Rice’s Flea Market Trip• Tues., June 18, 6:30pm: Annual Meeting of the JCC & Jewish Federation

• Fri., June 21, 6:00pm: Shabbat Dinner at Outdoor Pool• 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

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.

A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE ISRAEL Our Community’s Support of Israel and Bond Event

Tuesday, May 7, 6:30pm at Raritan Valley Country ClubHonoring Rabbi Evan Jaffe, Flemington JCC and Raffi Mark, Rutgers Hillel Student President. Distinguished Guest Speaker,Joel Mowbray, Award-Winning Investigative Journalist & Nationally Syndicated Columnist.Israeli Music & Dancing, Activities.Buffet dinner with cash bar available. Dietary Laws Observed.Fee: $50/Adult $18/Student. To register, please call x201.

12th Annual Golf Outing Monday, June 10, 2013 Raritan Valley Country Club Honoring Abby & Barry Ages

Supporting the JCC Scholarship Fund and Senior Health & WellnessHole-in-one Prizes provided by Bridgewater Nissan, Flemington Furs and Flemington Car & Truck CompanyFee: $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.

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Join us at the JCC for our annual Spring Texas Hold’Em Tournament.Doors open at 6:30pmTournament begins promptly at 7:15pm Register by May 15: $125/person includes 6,000 chips plus an extra 1,000 chips. Register after May 15: $125/person includes 6,000 chips, or pay $20 more and receive an extra 1,000 chips! Rebuys and add ons will be available. Dinner, snacks, open bar all included. Thank you to our dinner sponsor, David S. Bunevich, Attorney at Law.

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SponsorshipsOpportunitiesAvailable.

Register online or call x201.

ROOF!

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!

Paige Silberfein, Assistant Exec. Director/Camp Director: x 207; PSilberfein@ssbjcc.org

THANK YOU!Tribute Card Donations:

Harriet & George Blank • Laura FriedmanAmy & Seth Geldzahler • Debbie Golden Judy & Larry Gross • Caryn & Jeff KeninRonni & Mark Lederman • Harriet Rosen

Monica & Richard Skydell • Sherry & Doron StegerMona & Eric Yorke

JCC Tribute Cards are easy to send & support The JCC Scholarship Fund.

Minimum donation is $18. Call x201 for assistance.Thank you to our Dog Day Sponsors:

Barker Bus, Camp Bow Wow, Bridgewater Veterinary Hospital, Cherrybrook Pet Supplies

Thank you to our Texas Hold’em Committee:Geoff Feinstein, Chair

Josh Cohen, Richard Hirsch, Spencer Tucker

Thank you to our Texas Hold’em Sponsors:Felt Table Sponsors:

Cables & Chips; The Jeffrey Matthews GroupPlatinum Table Sponsors:

Gary’s Wine & Marketplace; ProtivitiTable Sponsors:

Luongo Tucker & Associates, LLC; Money MailerToscana’s Italian Restaurant

Thank you to all of our Texas Hold’em participants and congratulations to our first place winner,

Wally Yosafat.

Thank you to all our members who participated inthe Member Art Show.

Opportunity of a Lifetime!

December 2, 2012

Staff positions available. Apply online: www.ssbjcc.org

Chanukah PartyMonday, December 10 • 6:00 pmMake a gift for someone you love at ourmany “gift making” stations. Then get it all ready to give by going to our “wrapping” and “card making” stations.Art specialists will be on hand to assistin making awesome gifts! Latkas and a kid friendly dinner will be served.Fee: $8/adult, $6/child, Max per family $30

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Thank You!Tribute Card Donations:

Andrea & Randy Berkow; Ken Bernstein; Harriet & George Blank, Blaustein Early Childhood Teachers; Adena & Geoff Feinstein; Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein; Ruth Halperin; Laurie Hartman; Alvin & Lynn Levine; Barbara Nastro; Harriet Rosen; Betty & Arthur Roswell; Pam & Stuart Teitelbaum; Gloria Zarrow. In Memory of Ira Keats:Debby & Arthur Feldman; Amy & Joel Fischer; Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein; Paige Silberfein; Jinny Strawderman; In Memory of Marcy Shapiro:Adena & Geoff Feinstein; Laura Friedman; Debbie Golden; Carol Goldstein; Nancy & Joe Gorrell; Judy & Larry Gross; Carrie Jacobs; Martinsville Rescue Squad; Harriet Rosen; Zella Rubin.

Tribute Cards are a meaningful way to honor or memorial-ize loved ones or recognize a milestone or special occasions. Funds generated help support the important programs and services the JCC provides our community. Please call x201 and our Receptionist will be happy to assist you.

The JCC Summer Swim Club opening day is Satur-day, May 25! What better place to enjoy the sum-mer 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 Member-ships. If you would like to find out more about hav-ing the best summer ever…please contact Sarah Pollak at x205; SPollak@ssbjcc.org about upgrad-ing 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.)

See you poolside!!!

Special Pre-Camp Week offered !

June 24-28 for ages 3 – Grade 6

home for the summerAre 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•Flexible Schedules•Heated Salt Pools•Indoor & Outdoor Facility•High Staff-Camp RatioFor 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.

The JCC welcomes Carole Webb, our new Sports & Recreation Director! Carole joins our JCC with many years of experience in the field. Please stop in and say hello to Carole…her office is located in the Indoor Pool area.

Thursday, June 27. Doors 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

June 18. Call x201 to register. Questions…contact Lisa Kopman at x206; LKopman@ssbjcc.org

PICNIC & POOLRAFFLE

Sunday, July 2112 Noon - 3pm

at the JCC

Cow Bowl $100 Raffle ticket entitles your immediate family to enjoy a fun afternoon at the J with swimming, music, food and fun… plus a “box”. Similar to a SuperBowl box, each Raffle ticket buys you a box on our grid. The only difference is our grid will be our field at camp, and the win-ner will be chosen by where the cow makes a “deposit”. (We are serious!) Tickets go on sale soon! To purchase tickets, please stop into the main office or call x201. Thank you for supporting The JCC Scholarship Fund.

Great Family

Fun!

$100

per box/family

Great Prizes!

Visa Gift Cards as Prizes: 1st Prize: $5,000 2nd Prize: $1,500 3rd Prize: $1,000

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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 908-725-6994 x226; JMcintyre@ssbjcc.org

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Shabbat at the J! Jewish Family Programs

Fitness News

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.

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

NEW!

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.

Register Now!!! Limited spots are available in

some classes for the 2013-2014 School Year.

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 LiaisonFashion Committee: Susan Dodge, Elaine Fass, Amy Fischer, Dahlia Harmon, Andrea Keats, 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 DeLierreThank you to all of our wonderful models! Thank you to everyone who made donations of goods or services.

Thank you to all who attended!

Title Sponsor:

(908) 725-6994 | www.ssbjcc.org | info@ssbjcc.org

775 Talamini Road Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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 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.”

JCC BRIDGEWATER TIDECongratulations!

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 5KThursday, July 25

6:00pm Registration7:00 Race Start

More Details to Come!

The BUBBLE must come down and we need your help!

Volunteers are needed! Lunch will be provided.Friday, May 108:30am-4:30pmRSVP to Carol Goldstein x215 cgoldstein@ssbjcc.org

2013 SunKissed Team

REGISTER NOW!