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successful activities local par-
ents can do with their kids.”
On June 15, they created a
Facebook page, shared it on
their shul’
s WhatsApp page
— both attend Young Israel of
Southfield — and many mem-
bers joined immediately. Word
quickly spread and, within two
weeks, the group had over 500
members. Within one month,
it had 800 members.
Moms (and dads!) post their
daily outings and trips with
their families, which takes, as
the group’
s description says,
“the guesswork out of figuring
out your summer plans.”
Posters are encouraged to
include the ages of kids the
activity was successful for, dis-
tance, cost and what pandemic
precautions are in place, like
social distancing, mask wear-
ing and regular sanitizing of
equipment.
Shayna Goldner of Oak Park,
mother of Dovid, 7, and Eva,
7 months, said, “This group
saved our summer. I love all
the pre-tested ideas to make
our trips go smoothly, especial-
ly with a tiny baby aboard for
the ride. Now I get to be a fun
mom with half the work!”
Goldner grew up in
Michigan and even she didn’
t
know about some of the plac-
es that parents posted on the
Facebook page. Some new
places she explored with her
family were St Clair Metro
Park and the Port Huron
Lighthouse.
Jenny Schwartz of West
Bloomfield joined the page
when overnight camp was
canceled for her kids, Eli,
13, Jonah, 10 and Kayla, 8.
Though her kids were dis-
appointed, with the help of
the ideas from Camp Mom
Michigan, they’
re still having a
fun summer.
“Thanks to the group,
we’
ve been to Dodge #4 State
Park, which I never knew
existed, even though it’
s only
15 minutes from our house!
We went fishing at Spring
Valley Trout Farm, which
was fun, and then we ate the
fish we caught for Shabbat
dinner,” Schwartz said.
Not every day brings great
outdoor weather, so Camp
“This group saved our summer. I love all the
pre-tested ideas to make our trips go smoothly,
especially with a tiny baby aboard for the ride.
Now I get to be a fun mom with half the work!”
— SHAYNA GOLDNER
The Goldner family:
Mordy, Shayna,
Dovid and Eva
SHAYNA GOLDNER
Shirli Gotlib and
Max, Alex, Sophia
and Jacob
SHIRLI GOTLIB
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