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Elizabeth Applebaum
AppeTree Editor
Tell Me A Story
The Association of Jewish Libraries
is sponsoring the 1 3th annual
Sydney Taylor Manuscript
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children's books. A cash award of
$1,000 will be given for the best
iction manuscript appropriate for
readers ages 8-11, written by an
unpublished author. The story should
have universal appeal, yet serve to
'deepen an understanding of
Judaism and reflect positive aspects
of Jewish life.
For entry forms and rules, contact
?aula Sandfelder, coordinator,
1327 Wyntercreek Lane,
Dunwoody, GA 30338. Include a
#10 self-addressed, stamped enve-
lope with your request.
The deadline for manuscript
submission is Jan. 15 1998.
Award winners will be
announced May 1.
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Baby Bonus
Now your little dear, that
infant with an appetite that
never ends, can eat to his
heart's content and you can
save, save, save thanks to Farmer
Jack's new baby Bonus Savings
Club.
The Farmer Jack Bonus Savings
Club card now automatically
includes the Baby Bonus Savings
Club, which features more than
1,000 eligible baby items. The
card will record and accumulate the
amount spent during each visit.
Whenever a customer reaches
$200 in baby-item purchases, she
will receive $20 in cash on the
spot.
Members also may use their sav-
ings cards to receive discounts at
special events and promotions spon-
sored by Farmer Jack, and at
area businesses including
Harmony House, Crowley's and
Ryder Truck Rental.
Color My World
Happy Day!
If you're thinking birthday party,
you don't have to think planning,
shopping and stuff all over the
house; simply leave it all up the
Beverly Hills Racquet & Health
Club. And your children will have
a great time. Just ask beautiful
Sarah Greenwood of Huntington
Woods (center) who recently cele-
brated her fourth birthday at the
club, with pals from Temple
Emanu-El's nursery school.
The Beverly Hills Racquet &
Health Club, on Southfield Road,
communications director, Judy
Marx. Artistic consultants on the
project were Rabbi Efry Spectre
and Adat Shalom executive
director, Alan Yost, while orig-
inal artists were Emily
Weingarten, 11, and
brother Elliot, 8-1/2, chil-
dren of Joyce and Jeffrey
Weingarten.
The coloring books were
distributed at the syna-
gogue's annual back-to-
school family picnic, held last
month, that also featured pony
rides, a petting farm and the
congregation's annual blood-
donor drive.
The synagogue printed and dis-
tributed 300 coloring books, which
came complete with a packet of
crayons. Among the pictures for
children to color are the outside of
Adat Shalom, the synagogue's
Torah saved during the Holocaust,
and inside the Adat Shalom library.
Mrs. Marx said the coloring book
appeals even to the tiniest of artists.
"The little ones can recognize key
areas, like our sanctuary," she said.
hosts parties for children of all
ages. The celebration includes a
private-party room, invitations, a
birthday cake, drinks, set-up and
clean-up and even a treat for the
birthday girl or boy. There are
great theme parties, too, including
a retro party, sports and one for
fans of those ubiquitous Beanie
Babies.
For information, call Beverly Hills
Racquet & Health Club, 642-
8500.
Parents of young children every
where know the greatest inven-
tion in the history of mankind
— yes, more vital even than
the venerable wheel — is the
crayon. Give a child a color-
ing book and some crayons
and she's happy for hours.
So imagine the fun children
Our Synagogue is
Founded by trees,
lots of grass,
at Adat Shalom must have
woods, and even a
pond!
had when they received a
All kinds of animals are our neighbors.
coloring book featuring their
very own synagogue_
Color Us Terrific! is a delightful
book designed by Adat Shalom's
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