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Focus on the positive; read CASA's joyful story about children in crisis and their two adult advocates, Dave Ramsey's wise advice on how to raise children who have a solid understanding of money and Sukie's observations on how an online course for teens on writing works well.
For delicious fun, go to the Strawberry Festival, with events August 2-4. Scroll down.
For some local history, visit MAH to see "Sowing Seeds, Filipino American Stories," a community-driven art and history exhibition that brings the vitality, struggles, and resilience of the Central Coast’s Filipino migrant community to vibrant life with family heirlooms, contemporary artworks, evocative photographs and oral histories.
Enjoy the summer, Parmalee
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A Story of a Joyful Adoption | |
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Samantha and Victoria* embarked on a heartfelt journey as co-CASAs (Court Appointed Special Advocates) three years ago in 2021 when they were matched with two spirited sisters, just 5 and 7 years old.
The girls experienced the instability and trauma of being removed from their parents’ care due to neglect and were placed with various relatives and a resource family in the span of 18 months. Unfortunately, their parents, grappling with substance use disorder, could not provide the safe and stable home the girls needed.
Read the rest of the story > > >
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Teaching Children the Four Main Areas of Money
Fosters Confidence and Depth of Character
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by Dave Ramsey, https://www.ramseysolutions.com/
"There are four main areas of money that children need to learn:
1. Work. Money comes from work, not from other people, the government, or dumb luck. From an early age, your kids need to feel that emotional connection between work and money. That's why my wife and I paid our kids commissions, not allowances. You work; you get paid. You don't work; you don't get paid. It's true for parents—it should be true for kids.
2. Save. Teach your kids early on how to save up for purchases. If they learn how (and why) to save up for a Barbie today, they'll know how (and why) to save up for a car or house tomorrow—with no debt.
3. Spend. Let your kids have some fun with their money and experience the awesome feeling of buying something they want with money they saved. If you keep it all in the piggy bank and never let them enjoy it, they'll either grow up into miserable old misers or they'll rebel and become crazy, debt-ridden spenders once they hit college!
4. Give. Giving is the most fun you can have with your money. Nothing beats making a waitress's day with a $100 tip out of the blue! Just make sure your kids give their own money. If you hand Junior a quarter to drop in the offering plate on Sunday morning, he's just a courier for your money. He needs to know what it feels like to really give out of his own pocket.
Learning these four areas —especially giving— brings your kids a depth of confidence and character they'll never have otherwise."
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Creating a Successful Teen Writer's Lab | |
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Watsonville Strawberry Festival
Friday, August 2, 5–9pm, Music & Carnival only
Saturday, August 3. 11am – 8pm, Strawberry Jam Fun Run – Registration required, Carnival, Entertainment, Food, Arts & Crafts, Strawberries!
Sunday, August 4, 11am – 7pm, Carnival, Entertainment, Food, Arts & Crafts, Strawberries
The Watsonville Strawberry Festival traces its roots to the Watsonville Strawberry Dessert Festival that was founded in 1994 to help downtown Watsonville recover from the Loma Prieta earthquake. The Festival now exists to:
- Provide a safe, family-friendly experience in downtown Watsonville.
- Recognize the largest and most valuable crop in the Pajaro Valley; and
- Provide non-profit organizations the opportunity to raise funds and public awareness of their work and how their work makes Watsonville a better place for everyone.
All Details
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Cabrillo Music Festival Concerts, July 29 – August 11, For free rehearsals and talks, in person or online go here. Family Concert here.
“This season will resoundingly demonstrate living music as movement – as our music, our stories, are never static.” All Details
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Fun with CineLux Summer Kid’s Series! Trolls Band Together, August 1, $5 includes Movie and Junior Popcorn & Soda, Check out the schedule. Wednesdays & Thursdays, through August 8, See the lineup, Watsonville ~ Scotts Valley
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Free Resource Recovery Center Tours, Fridays 10am & 1pm through August 23, Join us for Public Tours of the Resource Recovery Facility. Children must be at least 8 years old. Youth ages 8 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Visitors will see what happens to the 30 to 50 tons of material that Santa Cruzians place into their blue recycle bins every single day. Details
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Enter Contests at Santa Cruz County Fair, Entry deadlines: August 22, Don’t be shy! Make this the year you finally enter the Santa Cruz County Fair! The 2024 Exhibitor’s Entry Guide is available now!
There are so many exciting divisions… Livestock, AgHort, Amateur Wine, Fine Arts, LEGOs, Photography, Poultry, Floriculture, Collections, Home Arts and Innovation… just to name a few! Details
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Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories, Thursdays – Sundays, 12-6pm, through August 4, Sowing Seeds, Filipino American Stories, is a community-driven art and history exhibition brings the vitality, struggles, and resilience of the Central Coast’s Filipino migrant community to vibrant life with family heirlooms, contemporary artworks, evocative photographs and oral histories. Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in downtown Santa Cruz. Details
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Locomotion Festival, The String Cheese Incident, Friday – Sunday, August 2 – 4, Join with Santa Cruz Mountain Sol to welcome The String Cheese Incident back to Santa Cruz for the debut of the Locomotion Festival. Join us outdoors amongst the beautiful Roaring Camp Redwoods in Felton. String Cheese Incident plays all three days with special guests: Brokedown in Bakersfield, Midnight North, Hot Buttered Rum, and other special guests.
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Free Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, First Fridays of the Month, 11am – 4pm, Hey! Free day! Pop-on by for a dose of nature connectedness. Details | | | |
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Art Events at SLV Museum, Friday, 8/2, 4-6pm; Sat/Sun, 8/3 – 8/4, 2-3:30pm, Our Artist-in-Residence, Bailey Rios, has been working diligently on a new body of work at the Grace Gallery in Boulder Creek. Stop by SLV Museum during open hours to visit with Bailey and learn about his paintings and process. Grace Gallery hours are Wed-Sun from 1-4pm.
Artist in Residence Exhibition Reception: Friday, 8/2, 4-6pm
2-Day Acrylic Painting Workshop: Sat/Sun, 8/3 – 8/4, 2-3:30pm
AiR programs and Museum admission are free! Details
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93rd Annual California Landscape Exhibition, Wednesdays – Saturdays, 1-4pm, July 17 – September 14, Reception: First Friday, August 2nd, 6-8pm, The Santa Cruz Art League’s first Statewide Landscape Exhibition was held in 1928. For nine decades, this Landscape Exhibition has showcased the work of artists who depict California’s foothills, mountains, seashores, and deserts of the interior and coastal regions. Image: Calvin Liang, Sunset in Laguna Beach, Details
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Parenting Workshops, These parent workshops offer outstanding skills, tips and support in our parenting path. We are fortunate to have these resources. Even if everything is going well, it's good to know what's available! August
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In the Heights, Sundays 2pm and Thursdays-Saturdays 7:30pm, through August 4, “An exuberant, animated shrine to the importance of family ties and being faithful to where you come from.” In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Details
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Family Movie Time at the Capitola Library! Saturday, August 4, 2:30-4pm, Join us for a fun family movie at the Capitola Library! A family-friendly, animated film will be shown, popcorn and lemonade will be served.Kung Fu Panda 4 brings back Jack Black as the most unlikely kung fu master, Po, to take on a wicked, magic-wielding enemy that reminds him that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places. Details
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Summer Farm Robotics Challenges with X Academy and Farm NG, Saturdays 10am-12pm (or later), through August 31, For high school students. Join the Summer Farm Robotics Challenge with X Academy and Farm NG. This will give you the opportunity to learn how to build the “Amiga” robot, program it to operate and create applications that will work in a field or greenhouse. No experience necessary! Details
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