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October Holiday Hours

Sunday, Oct. 2 – Erev Rosh Ha-Shanah – Building closes at 4 p.m., no evening classes

Monday, Oct. 3 – Rosh Ha-Shanah – Building closed

Tuesday, Oct. 4 – Rosh Ha-Shanah – Building closed

Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Erev Yom Kippur – Building closes at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 – …

Indoor Pool Maintenance Update

Indoor pool will reopen Monday, Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m.

Register Now for Shaw JCC’s Golf Outing, Sept. 26 at Silver Lake

(Akron, OH) Sept. 8, 2016 – The Shaw JCC of Akron is currently accepting registrations through Sept. 16 for its 22nd annual Golf Outing, Monday, Sept. 26, at Silver Lake Country Club. Akron community leaders are invited to attend and/or sponsor the event.

“Whether you play in the tourna…

Preschool Children Give “Beds for Kids”

On December 18, 2015, children from The Lisa and Thom Mandel Early Childhood Education Center at the Shaw JCC of Akron donated the entire revenue from their bake sale to Beds for Kids, a charity that provides beds and cribs for children at risk in Summit County. The children did all the pre…

The Schafers: a Family Built on Love

Mike Schafer and his wife Holly have been married for 14 years. They met as volunteers through the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Summit and Medina County, an organization that mentors local children. A few years into their marriage, they determined that adoption was the right path…