Caring Cub families spread the love this Valentine's Day by making cards and signs for the residents of Kemper House in Olmsted Falls.  We personally distributed 50 handmade Valentine's Day cards and brought many smiles to the faces of the seniors.  The children also listened to a story about caring for… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day from Caring Cubs!

Caring Cubs was excited to visit the Beachwood and Westlake locations of The Gathering Place this March.  After touring the facilities and learning about the services provided, the children decorated bookmarks that will be put in books distributed at The Gathering Place's library.  The bookmarks will be a special touch for individuals in need of the services… Continue reading The Gathering Place

  A little rain didn't keep Caring Cubs from pulling weeds and planting flowers at Camp Ho Mita Koda in May!  The children and parents both enjoyed this hands-on event and being able to see the difference Caring Cubs made in just two hours!  Camp Ho Mita Koda is a subsidiary of the Diabetes Association of… Continue reading Planting Flowers at Camp Ho Mita Koda

In May, Caring Cubs also volunteered at Camp Cheerful in Strongsville.  The children enjoyed planting and watering flowers to help the camp prepare for the upcoming season.  The rare sunny day made this event even more special! At Camp Cheerful, children and adults with disabilities participate in a variety of recreational activities that encourage confidence… Continue reading Planting Flowers at Camp Cheerful

Caring Cubs spent the morning of Saturday, June 4 helping Cornerstone of Hope prepare for their summer programming.  We decorated a welcome banner for their summer camp for children and cut out pictures for use in art therapy.   The Caring Cubs children (and parents) enjoyed doing projects that will help grieving children to feel better!… Continue reading Starting Our Summer at Cornerstone of Hope

Caring Cubs held two events in July.  The east side event was at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens Urban Learning Garden in Cleveland and the west side event was at St. Thomas Episcopal Community Garden in Berea. The Cleveland Botanical Gardens event was a great opportunity for the children and parents to learn about gardening and get… Continue reading Caring Cubs Get Outside and Give Back!

Caring Cubs held our largest event of 2011 in October!  Nearly 70 children and parents joined us on October 1 at the Cleveland Sight Center.  The children created over 200 fun fish occluders for the organization's Prevention Screening program. An occlude is a cardboard fish about 5 inches long that is held in front of each eye… Continue reading Cleveland Sight Center in October

Caring Cubs families visited the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Saturday, November 19.  This event was so popular that registration reached capacity almost a month prior to the event!  The families learned about the animals in the wildlife collection, the animals' importance in the wild, animal training, and animal enrichment.  Families collected and donated household items on… Continue reading Caring Cubs Visit the Natural History Museum

The children of Caring Cubs demonstrated their committment to helping others and their generousity this month.  Caring Cubs donated over 350 new and used stuffed animals to the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on Saturday, December 10!  DCFS lets children in crisis choose a stuffed animal to keep when they first arrive and also allows parents… Continue reading Caring Cubs Display Their Generousity!

Caring Cubs started 2012 with two great events at The Gathering Place! Caring Cubs volunteered at both the Westlake and Beachwood locations of The Gathering Place on MLK Day.  Our Caring Cub parents and children received a tour, learned about the programs and services offered, read a story, and made bookmarks for their resource library. … Continue reading Caring Cubs starts 2012 on MLK Day at The Gathering Place