JCC Greenwich & PJ Library's Magical Hanukkah Party Local Kids Celebrate Hanukkah By Giving Back to the Others

JCC Greenwich and PJ Library recently held its annual Hanukkah Party at Carmel Academy in Greenwich.

More than 130 children and adults attended the event which featured a special performance by The Great Zucchini, Washington, D.C.’s number 1 entertainer for young children. Activities included craft tables run by the JCC Greenwich Teen Action Committee, where children and families decorated lunch bags for Israel’s largest food rescue network, which provides lunches for over 7,500 children daily.

There also was a toy drive to benefit Chai Lifeline, whose mission is to restore the light of childhood to children and families facing pediatric illness.

About JCC Greenwich & PJ Library
JCC Greenwich is an independent non-profit organization that provides exemplary programming for children and adults in our community. PJ Library is an international Jewish family engagement program sponsored locally by UJA Greenwich, in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, which mails a gift of high-quality Jewish children’s literature and music for ages 6 months to 8 years monthly to Greenwich families.

For more information visit JCCGreenwich.org or call 203.552.1818.

Contributed photos by Asher Almonacy.