More Photos from Perot Field Trip
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Photos by Laura G. Diamond
Anatomy, Physics and more for 3-5 year olds – HIPPY Field Trips – NCJW Dallas
Opening Meeting – September 27, 2016
Susie Wolbe Book Signing Benefits NCJW – September 25, 2016
Come to Barnes & Noble on Sunday-Tuesday, September 25-27, 2016 and have your purchase benefit NCJW Dallas.
Featuring author Dr. Susie Wolbe, “The Empowered Teacher: Proven Tips for Classroom Success.”
Susie will be signing books on Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Please join us! Sunday, September 25th from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Preston Royal to greet our very own Dr. Susie Wolbe, Community Service Co-Vice President and author of her new book “The Empowered Teacher; Proven Tips for Classroom Success.” The perfect gift this holiday season for teachers, principals, children, grandchildren, libraries or anyone else who wants to see children succeed in school.
Thanks to Susie, a percentage of the sales from her book will be donated to NCJW, as well as any purchases, with a few exceptions, made during the Barnes and Noble Book Fair, Sunday, September 25 – Tuesday, September 27 and online from Tuesday, September 27 – October 2.
Please present this voucher prior to making your purchase. A percentage of the net sale will be contributed to NCJW Dallas.
Can’t attend the bookfair? Visit bn.com/bookfairs to support us online from 9/28/2016 to 10/02/16 by entering Bookfair ID 11951597 at checkout.
Women’s Equality Day – Aug 24, 2016
NCJW is proud to co-sponsor this community partner event.
National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 2, 2016
NCJW is a strong supporter of responsible gun laws and gun safety. We are supporting “Wear Orange,“ an event in Dallas on June 2, which has been organized by Moms Demand Action to bring awareness to the issue of senseless gun violence in our society (more details below). To participate, please sign up at https://act.everytown.org/event/2016-wear-orange-events/2822/signup/.
National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Be the Bridge to a World Without
Senseless Gun Violence!
June 2, 6-8 p.m. Continental Ave Pedestrian Bridge (Directions)
Meet on the west side of bridge at the intersection of Singleton Blvd and Gluden Lane.
Join your friends and neighbors, hear speakers, and enjoy a fun evening at
Off-Site Kitchen in Trinity Groves afterwards!
On January 21, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton – a majorette and high school honors student on the south side of Chicago – marched in President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade. One week later, after finishing final exams, she was killed by gunfire in a schoolyard a mile from Obama’s Hyde Park home. Soon after this tragedy, Hadiya’s childhood friends asked their classmates to commemorate Hadiya’s life – and the lives of hundreds claimed by gun violence each year – by wearing orange, the color hunters wear to protect themselves and others. On June 2, 2015, what would have been Hadiya’s 18th birthday, over 200 organizations and influencers asked people nationwide to join them by wearing orange, and the WEAR ORANGE movement reached an incredible 220 million people in just one day.
This June 2nd Moms Demand Action will commemorate the 2nd Annual Gun Violence Awareness Day, asking people and communities nationwide to honor Hadiya’s life, her friends’ call to action, and the over 90 Americans killed and hundreds more injured every day by gun violence. By wearing orange, attending Wear Orange events, and sharing your participation on social media, you can be a bridge to ending senseless gun violence.
PLEASE JOIN US ON JUNE 2. www.wearorange.org Directions to the Continental Bridge
Sign up: https://act.everytown.org/event/2016-wear-orange-events/2822/signup/
HIPPY Museum trip – the Perot – Science for preschoolers with parents
The HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters, ages 3-5) is a structured, national program for training parents to serve effectively as their children’s first teachers. With the NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) Dallas+HIPPY field trips program, youngsters and their parents are introduced to our major local museums. These popular trips combine fun with meaningful learning. This partnership program has been thriving for seventeen years.
Here are a few photos taken at the Perot Museum of Science and Nature, a popular enrichment destination. This HIPPY group is from the Richardson School District.
Anatomy Exhibit – Learning with Mom
Anatomy – Learning with Mom at Perot Museum
The Dinosaurs
HIPPY groups from Dallas, Richardson, and Irving School districts currently participate in this program. Carol Tobias and Syl Benenson are the NCJW Dallas Co-Chairs.
Leaders and HIPPY Families
Johanna Betancourt Supervisor of HIPPY Richardson group, and Carol Tobias NCJW Leader, with HIPPY families at Perot Museum
HIPPY Richardson families enjoying field trip to Perot with NCJW Dallas
NCJW Volunteers for HIPPY Richardson field trip
150 members of HIPPY families attended this event. The NCJW Dallas-HIPPY field trip program is tightly integrated into the school district run HIPPY programs. For most of the families, this is their first exposure to such a museum. Volunteers enjoy participating in these events because the families clearly enjoy and appreciate the activity. Parents take initiative in presenting highlights to their children and sustaining good behavior.
This program is growing and flourishing. There are many volunteer opportunities. Join us!!
Click on the school bus below to donate to this project.
Photo-story by Laura G. Diamond_ Writer-Photographer
Doing Your Job
Religious Leaders support for #DoYourJob campaign
Advocates from National Council of Jewish Women Sections across the country have embarked upon an aggressive campaign to encourage the United States Senate to “do its job” and consider President Obama’s nomination for the Supreme Court. As part of the “Do Your Job” campaign, NCJW’s Texas State Public Affairs Co-Chair, Elaine Bernstein, met with Rabbi Elana Zelony of Congregation Beth Torah, in Richardson Texas. Rabbi Zelony, in turn, has signed letters to Senators Cruz and Cornyn asking them to do their job. Rabbi Zelony supports NCJW’s position that the Senate should do its constitutionally-mandated job. Please ask your religious leaders to sign similar letters in support of our “Do your Job” campaign.
Join the #DoYourJob campaign
“The American people expect that the Senate will do its job so that the judicial branch can carry out its duties. The Senate should fulfill its constitutional responsibility to ensure that the Supreme Court will function as the beacon of justice that our founders envisioned.”
“If Congress fails to act, the Supreme Court could go two terms — well over a year — with a vacancy.”
“As people of diverse faiths, we are inspired and informed by the pursuit of justice. We must do all we can to ensure that our nation’s highest court is fully functioning. If we fail to expeditiously advance the process of filling the current vacancy, we abdicate our responsibility to justly serve the dignity of all.”
Please let your Senators know that you want them to #DoYourJob. Tweet Senator Cornyn, .@johncornyn, Senator Cruz, .@sentedcruz. The dot before the @ sign assures that your tweet appears on their timeline.
Click here to for the NCJW national #DoYourJob campaign page
The Importance of Voting: Emerging Latino Voters – April 19, 2016
The League of Women Voters of Dallas and NCJW, Greater Dallas Section presents:
f Voting: Emerging Latino Voters