Ed Kanter’s greatest joy in life was his family. Kanter and his wife, Rochelle, raised three children and were later blessed with eight grandchildren, who lovingly called him PawPaw. Throughout his life, Kanter taught his children and grandchildren how to work with their hands and build something new, sharing his own adventure and passion with his family.
On Aug. 27, Kanter’s passion for teaching children how to build will be shared through PawPaw’s Workshop. The workshop will be held at the Jewish Community Center in the MAC Room. Tickets can be purchased online at thejkc.org/PawPaw. Scholarships will be available for interested individuals by contacting Kaitlin Birnbaum at .
Presented by The J’s Family Engagement department and Jewish Family Services (JFS), PawPaw’s Workshop is designed for a child and an older adult to learn about tools and how to use them together. Participants in the two-hour workshop, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon, will be able to take home a completed project. It is designed for any child with an older adult to learn about tools and building.
The workshop is meant to introduce children ages 3-12, along with their adult, to the world of building in the way that Kanter shared his passion with his own grandchildren.
The workshop ties into Help at Home, a service organized through JFS, in which JFS staff handy-people take care of common household tasks, chores and technology assistance. More information on the Help at Home program is available at jfskc.org/help-at-home.
More information about the upcoming PawPaw’s Workshop is available by contacting Birnbaum at .