Membership in Action

The Power of Your Membership in Action

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  • Advancing Mental Health at Summer J Camp (6/1/2023) - What do spending an afternoon with dogs and playing with giant soccer balls have in common? For Summer J Camp’s newest staff member Lisa Williams, they’re both opportunities for mental health awareness. Thanks to a grant from Foundation for Jewish Camp, Lisa will collaborate with the J Camp team to create activities, games, and offer support to enhance the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health (MESSH) of our camp community this summer. "The younger we teach these skills to kids, the better we set them up for a lifetime of success around mental health awareness," she said. "And it can all start at a random day at summer camp."
  • Sunday Funday (5/22/2023) - It was a busy day at the J on Sunday, May 21. We learned backhands at the start of our Intermediate Pickleball Class. We hit some buckets with Dinky Dunkers.… Continue reading Sunday Funday
  • ECS Seders (4/7/2023) - Chag Pesach sameach! Last week our ECS classrooms held their own seders. Enjoy some of the pics!
  • Happy Purim! (3/6/2023) - Thank you to everyone who attended our Purim Festival on Sunday. It was truly an amazing day filled with core memories.
  • What’s New in Development (3/2/2023) - Please join us in welcoming Michelle Becque as the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s new chief development officer.
  • For the Love of the Game (2/17/2023) - Sarah Stochel, the J's new Youth Sports & Recreation Manager has always been obsessed with sports. She's excited to bring her love of the game to the J community.

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  • Sunday Funday (5/22/2023) - It was a busy day at the J on Sunday, May 21. We learned backhands at the start of our Intermediate Pickleball Class. We hit some buckets with Dinky Dunkers.… Continue reading Sunday Funday
  • Truck Day 2023 (5/12/2023) - The beloved SJCC Early Childhood School Truck Day returned to the J's parking lot on Thursday, May 11. Students of our Early Childhood School and friends from the community were given a hands-on day to explore trucks and vehicles of all shapes and sizes.
  • An Evening With Melissa Rivers (5/9/2023) - The hilariously funny Melissa Rivers—bestselling author, reality TV star, actress, fashion and lifestyle podcaster, philanthropist, and daughter of comedian Joan Rivers—was at the J on Saturday, May 6 for a Pre-Mother's Day cocktail party.
  • ECS Seders (4/7/2023) - Chag Pesach sameach! Last week our ECS classrooms held their own seders. Enjoy some of the pics!
  • Happy Purim! (3/6/2023) - Thank you to everyone who attended our Purim Festival on Sunday. It was truly an amazing day filled with core memories.
  • An Evening to Remember (2/14/2023) - Thank you for an amazing night! The 2023 SJCC Celebration & Fundraiser "Journey Through the J" was an evening to remember.

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Membership by the numbers

By the Numbers

Your membership powers the J and help us create a place where friendships form, traditions thrive, and Membership J Kids Programscommunity strengthens. Here’s just a glimpse at how many lives your membership has impacted in 2020-21:

  • More than 200 individual campers filled with ruach (that’s “spirit” in Hebrew)
  • 139 young learners exploring the world around them in traditional age-based preschool classes plus our new kindergarten, outdoor, and virtual programs
  • 1,000 households from all over the world that Zoomed in to our virtual Seattle Jewish Film Festival
  • 200+ people working out virtually every week at more than 225 virtual fitness classes since April 1ECS Membership
  • Nearly 700 people exercising in the building every week in fitness classes, lap swim, and instructional family swim, and the Fitness Center
  • 50 future teen leaders exploring their Jewish values and working together to raise money for their community
  • More than 50 community + family events online (since April 1), bringing more than 1,000 families with young children singing and celebrating together
  • More than 800 SJCCtv videos to engage the community from storytime to fitness (since March 15)
  • More than 3,500 people each month in #VirtualSJCC programs (since April 1)Virtual SJCC Membership
  • Creating more than 600 Purim2Go kits to bring Jewish holidays into homes in innovative ways
  • More than 200 pounds per week of food for our neighbors in need, collected through our new Mitzvah Corps program
  • 900 virtual programs since March and more than 165 Safe Start-permitted activities at the J since June 1
  • 300-plus hours of Virtual SJCC/Zoom events since April 1