It was cold and snowy outside, but inside, our Caring Cubs made Valentine's Day special for the residents of Kemper House!  The "cubs" made homemade Valentine's and personally delivered them to the residents.  Caring Cubs also participated in the residents' regular Moving to the Music physical activity.  The children sang, danced, bounced balloons on a parachute,… Continue reading Valentine’s Cards, Music and Dancing at Kemper House

Caring Cubs gathered at the Canalway Visitor Center in March for a fun and educational event with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD). Representatives from the NEORSD demonstrated how water from your house and in your yard eventually makes it to streams, rivers, and Lake Erie. Caring Cubs had a great time and learned… Continue reading Where does “it” go when “it” goes down the drain?

Caring Cubs visited Whole Foods Market Cedar Center on Saturday, April 21 to learn about the importance of a healthy and varied diet. Caring Cubs and their parents rotated through the dairy, meat, produce, and bakery sections of the store to learn about healthy food choices and to sample foods of varying textures, colors, and… Continue reading Learning about healthy eating is fun at Whole Foods!

Caring Cubs demonstrated their artistic abilities in May by painting summer camp banners at Cornerstone of Hope.  We also toured their amazing facility and learned about their many programs and services.  To thank Cornerstone of Hope for hosting Caring Cubs, we donated supplies for use at their upcoming children's summer camp programs. Cornerstone of Hope (www.cornerstoneofhope.org) is a center dedicated to… Continue reading Caring Cubs and Cornerstone of Hope

Caring Cubs’ summer event was a great success!  The children learned about police dogs and we helped students of the Shaker Heights School District go back to school with the necessary supplies.  Nearly 400 school supplies were collected, including backpacks, markers, pencils, rulers, scissors, glue, notebooks, pens, and crayons! Several organizations contributed to the success… Continue reading Summer 2012 Community Event

Caring Cubs volunteered at the Cleveland Foodbank for our first event of October.  The families generously donated 68 pounds of food and the children decorated 85 bags that will be used to distribute food in.  In addition to our hands-on project, we learned about the significant impact the Cleveland Foodbank has on our community.  The… Continue reading Cleveland Foodbank – October 12, 2012

In honor of Veterans Day, Caring Cubs volunteered at the American Red Cross of Greater Cleveland on Saturday, November 10.  Caring Cubs signed and decorated holiday cards nearly 140 that will be delivered to veterans, military families and active-duty service members at hospitals and installations around the world this holiday season.  The children and their families were very… Continue reading November 2012: Sending Holiday Spirit to Our Military

2013 is off to a great start!  65 Caring Cubs and their parents volunteered at the Hanna Perkins Center on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to support the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland and Providence House. We listened to a child-focused presentation on the great services of these organizations and completed three fun and meaningful… Continue reading January 2013: MLK Day Event to Benefit Providence House and Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland

The weather may have postponed our February event but it did not stop our cubs from spreading joy at The Harbor Court this February.  Caring Cubs made Valentine's Day cards, colored signs to decorate the building throughout the spring, and spent time with some of the residents.  The children personally delivered the handmade Valentines and… Continue reading February 2013: Visiting Seniors at The Harbor Court

Caring Cubs volunteered for the Cleveland Sight Center on Saturday, March 16. Our cubs decorated 454 occluders for the Cleveland Sight Center to use in their Prevention Screening program, colored nearly 70 pictures which will be used to create a festive atmosphere at the center's Easter egg hunt, and we traced and cut fabric squares for… Continue reading March 2013: Volunteering at the Cleveland Sight Center