This coming fall, when young Joey Gurwin crosses the threshold of his preschool for the first time, he not only will be among the second generation of Gurwins to go to a JCC Preschool, he will be the first of his generation to attend the newly constructed JCC New Albany Preschool.
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Please pardon our dust as we expand the Diamond Family Fitness Center. A new Kinesis Studio is in the works. To learn more about Kinesis, click here.

Mark your calendars now for a "Totally Awesome 80s Gala - I Want My JCC" at the JCC on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, beginning at 7 p.m. The annual Gala is the JCC's most visible and spectacular fundraising event that helps fund essential JCC services, while providing an enjoyable evening of entertainment and socializing to attendees of all backgrounds. Even more so in this difficult financial time, the JCC needs your support to help provide critical programs to those who otherwise may not be able to affort it.
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Mother's Circle will start the New Year with an informal gathering at Congregation Beth Tikvah to meet Rabbi Gary Huber. Lynn Tallan will serve as the meeting facilitator and Halle Schwartz as the coordinator. For more information, contact Halle Schwartz at (614) 231-2731.

Plans are being finalized for the 2009 Columbus Jewish Film Festival, scheduled to take place March 7-12 in venues throughout Greater Columbus. Click here for more information and a "sneak preview" of the films being lined up.

The JCC has launched a new website highlighting its Early Childhood Education Capital and Endowment Campaign entitled "It Begins With The Children."
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As part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the U.S. Congress approved in October a two-year extension of the charitable gift and tax savings provisions that had been in effect for the past two years.
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