Jacksonville Summer Camp Information 2015

Jacksonville Summer Camp Information

http://jacksonville.com/files/summercamps2015/

Growing Up Dyslexic

Learning Outside the Lines

Wednesday,

February 18, 2015

7:00PM—9:00PM

Jacksonville Jewish Center

3662 Crown Point Rd

Jacksonville, FL 32257

The Michael and Drew Land Speaker Series

JFCS & Nemours BrightStart!

Jonathan Mooney
Author, Speaker, Different

Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer who only learned to read at age 12! He is co-founder of “Project Eye-to-Eye”, a widely duplicated mentoring program for disabled students. Jonathan is a graduate of Brown University and holds an honors degree in English Literature. He was a national Rhodes scholarship finalist and won the prestigious Truman Scholarship for graduate studies in creative writing and education. We’re sure he will be enlightening and entertaining!

Jewish Family & Community Services · 6261 Dupont Station Court, E. · Jacksonville, FL 32217 · www.jfcsjax.org

Support for Children: Parents with Cancer

Please join us for our five week art program at 

Brooks YMCA

10423 Centurion Parkway North

Jacksonville, FL  32256

Mondays

January 19th, January 26th, February 2nd, February 9th, February 16th

Dinner starts at 5:30pm

Art Program 6:15pm to 7:30pm

Open to all families who have a parent with cancer.  KTAC supports children when mom or dad or caregiver are facing a cancer diagnosis.  Programs are free to families.

Please call 742-2916 to register for our monthly groups or for more information. 

Art Services provided by our Art with a Heart

RETREAT FOR CARD FAMILIES

Retreat for card families

The Cerveny Conference Center (www.campweed.org) is located in Live Oak, Florida on 500 acres of natural beauty. Its rustic surroundings make it an ideal setting for relaxing, recreation, and spending time with family and new friends.

The application deadline is February 21^st while the event takes place March 20-22^nd.

The weekend is at no cost to the family (lodging, activities, and group meals included).

This is a once in a lifetime retreat weekend providing structured family-centered activities offering respite, relaxation, and recreation for families who have children with an autism spectrum disorder or related disabilities.

Public Service Announcement Contest

Public Service Announcement Contest Positively Jax Student PSA Contest Students in grades 5-12 are invited to submit a storyboard for an original 30 second Public Service Announcement focused on an issue that is important to teens, i.e. body image, relationships, depression, etc. Students can enter individually or in a group of no more than three members. One winner from each school level will have the PSA professionally produced and aired on Channel 4. Submissions must be mailed or delivered by a school representative to WJXT Channel 4, located at 4 Brodacast Place; 32207, or emailed to contest@wjxt.com by Dec. 19. For more information, contact Tracy Gaffney at gaffneyt@wjxt.com. Download the flier for more contest details. http://dcps.duvalschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=13095&dataid=19618&FileName=Ch4%20Student%20PSA%20Contest.pdf

Health insurance fair for children without insurance

Health insurance fair for children without insurance Cover Jacksonville and Enroll America will host a health insurance enrollment fair on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Regency Square Mall. Trained representatives will be onsite to answer questions about benefits, affordable options, and eligibility for children without health insurance. Cover Jacksonville is an initiative led by the Jacksonville Children’s Commission, The City of Jacksonville, and in partnership with Duval County Public Schools to better serve the needs of Jacksonville’s uninsured children. For more information, please visit coverjax211.com.

Good on the Go!

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Empty Bowls at Doing Dishes with Good On the Go

When? Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 10am—1pm (drop in any time - it should take about 60 minutes to paint!)
What? Painting bowls to support our community. Your bowl will be donated to the Empty Bowl Luncheon (see details below)
Where? Doing Dishes Paint Your Own Pottery 5619 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207
How Much? Pay $10.00 at the studio—cash only (this includes a slice of pizza and a drink)
How do I register? Email Maxine Bergman at bergmanm@duvalschools.org. Space is limited and we want to order enough bowls! Register by October 21, 2014.

The first 40 people who register will receive a special Good on the Go bracelet!

Doing Dishes Paint Your Own Pottery Studio has partnered with Jacksonville's Second Harvest Food Bank and their Empty Bowl Luncheon for the 5th year in a row! Good On the Go is joining forces to donate to the Empty Bowl Luncheon. The bowls will be for sale on November 18th at the Prime Osborne Convention Center in which all proceeds will go directly to Jacksonville’s Second Harvest Food Bank. This is a unique and creative way to give back to the Jacksonville community. Helpful Doing Dishes Associates will be there to walk you through basic painting steps .

For more information about the Empty Bowls Luncheon visit http://www.wenourishhope.org/category/seo/empty-bowls
Learn more about Good on the Go!
www.jaxgoodonthego.com

Student Chef Cook-Off in Jacksonville

2014 Student Chef Cook-Off

The Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness, also known as "Fresh for Florida Kids," is searching for Student Chef Ambassadors to represent Florida during the 2014-2015 school year.

Entry Requirements

Create an original snack recipe. Only original recipes will be accepted. Do not use brand names of ingredients. Recipes must meet the following criteria:

• Contains at least one fresh fruit or fresh vegetable
• Has clear directions and makes 4 snack servings
• Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less
• Is creative and original in nature
• Has readily-available ingredients (those that can be purchased at a typical supermarket)
• Promotes good nutrition/is healthy

To be eligible, entries must be completed and received in the format designated below:

• The entry must be an original recipe.
• Entries must be submitted with a photo of a completed serving.
• Limit one entry per region per person.
• The recipe entry must be created solely by a child in fourth - twelfth grade living in the state of Florida during the 2014–2015 school year.

Judging

All qualifying round entries are judged based on nutrition, presentation/appeal and originality. There will be three (3) qualifying round winners chosen for each category per region (9 per region, 45 total). Contest winners will be notified by email and the winning entries will be exhibited online.
The 45 qualifying round winners will be invited to cook their recipe for a panel of judges in a finalist round at their region’s Publix Aprons™ Cooking School for the chance to be named their region’s Student Chef Ambassador.

• Tampa: Central/West – September 27, 2014
• Tallahassee: Northwest – October 11, 2014
• Jacksonville: Northeast – October 25, 2014
• Miami: South – November 1, 2014
• Orlando: Central – November 15, 2014

Regional round qualifiers will have 45 minutes to prepare each recipe as written in their submission. The prepared dishes will be reviewed and scored by a panel of judges based on taste, originality and presentation. All decisions made by the panel are final.
There will be three (3) finalist round Grand Prize winners in each region (1 per grade level) and the high school winner will be the region’s Fresh for Florida Kids Student Chef Ambassador.

Prizes

Everyone WINS who competes at a regional Cook-Off!

• Three FIRST PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $100 gift certificate!
• Three SECOND PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $75 gift certificate!
• Three THIRD PLACE winners (one from each grade category) at each Cook-Off will win a certificate for a Publix Aprons Cooking School class and a $50 gift certificate!

All regional Cook-Off contestants will be given a $50 gift certificate to reimburse for ingredients and travel expenses. All prizing will be awarded at each Cook-Off.

To Enter

All submissions will be made online using this website's entry page.
Digital photo must be uploaded as a jpeg (1MB max). No person may be in the photo. A detailed list of ingredients in standard U.S. measurements, number of servings and direction on how to complete the dish must be included.

Official Rules

Learn the official rules of the contest.

Reading is Fun Run (Free Event!)

2014 P.E.P. Rally for Excellence

Only a few more weeks remain for you to show your support for quality public education by attending the Public Education Partners’ Rally for Excellence (P.E.P Rally) event celebrating the district’s 150^th birthday. Registration for the SPIRIT 5K Run ($20) and kids Reading is Fun Run (Free)* is currently open! Duval County Public Schools employees can get a $5 discount by using the promo code "DIPLOMA" at the time of registration. Click here to register now.

·         8 a.m	SPIRIT 5K Run
·         9 a.m.	Reading is Fun Run – 1 mile
·         10 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Reading Celebration DJ’s/150th Birthday Party Teacher VIP Zone** Vendor Expo

*Bookmarks have been delivered to each school. Please encourage students to use them to track their reading list and bring to the race to redeem for medals.