Jewish New Year Starts Year Right
The High Holidays were a hub of activity with Friendship Circle and LifeTown offering a variety of programs to appeal to young and old. Participants were able to bake their own honey cakes during...
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It’s Fabulous, It’s Shabbat at LifeTown
Friday nights are getting even more fabulous as Friendship Circle welcomes families and the community to celebrate the beauty of Shabbat at LifeTown. Fabulous Friday Nights, currently being offered several times a year, allows...
On Ryan’s Field, a Chance to ‘Do Happy’
Ryan Warter was a beloved young man who dreamed of one day being able to visit, shop and hang out in LifeTown. When the football field was opened in 2107, Ryan was right there,...
‘The Way It Should Be’
Community comes together for annual FCwalk Eight hundred moms, dads, grandparents, friends and, of course, children, walked, ran and rolled at the annual FCwalk and carnival. While some of this year’s walk participants participated...
Song’s Impact Hits All the Right Notes
Fingertips on ivory keys and smoky mist in the background as music cues louder. You can’t help but be transfixed by the emotional, evocative, powerful music unfolding before you. “I Am,” the Friendship Circle...
Happiness, Fun and Community Shine at FCwalk and CARnival
As Leo, 12, stuck his head out the sunroof of the car window, he couldn’t help but be excited. He was at LifeTown in Livingston to take part in the 2020 FCwalk CARnival and try his luck at a few games. Friendship Circle celebrated its annual post-walk event keeping social distance, but while being socially connected.
The Sounds of the Shofar Factory Sound Like Fun
The run-up to Rosh Hashanah found LifeTown parking lot a buzz of activity as dozens of families gathered under the big tent for the annual Rosh Hashanah Shofar Factory. Held outdoors and with social...
Dine-In Balloon Show
The LifeTown parking lot was transformed into an outdoor auditorium, as families gathered for dinner and a 45-minute balloon-art performance by Todd from the Twisted Balloon Show. During the program, kids watched with amazement...
Pickling With Dad
Friendship Circle continues its fun, interactive summer programming slate with an event just for Dad! A group of FC dads gathered together online recently to learn the basics of making pickles – from what...
Celebrities Headline Global Shabbat Party for Children with Special Needs
Tens of thousands of people from around the world joined children, teens and adults with special needs for a virtual, star-studded Global Shabbat Party. The event was created to help ease the isolation and...