Goldie’s Gift volunteer Cheryl Choikhit prepares to deliver bags to area Jewish seniors in honor of the Pesach holiday last spring.

REACHING OUT — Goldie’s Gift, a program offering cheer and holiday items to area seniors in nursing homes and retirement centers, is expanding. This year, in honor of the upcoming High Holidays, it hopes to expand its services to include seniors living in their own homes. If you know of anyone — he or she could be a loved one, friend or neighbor — who is home bound and would enjoy a friendly visit and pre-holiday gift bag, Goldie’s Gift wants to know. To add someone to the list, or to make sure someone living in a nursing home or retirement center is on the list, contact Denise Ellenberg at 913-491-1619 or Blumah Wineberg at 913-940-1113.

BUILDING CHARACTER WITH ‘UNCLE DAN’ — Rainy Day Books’ Founder and President Vivien Jennings will join “Uncle Dan’s Report Card” co-authors Barbara and Bob Unell lead what they are calling a “Kitchen Table Conversation” about teaching toddlers to teens lessons of personal responsibility, positive relationships and self-discipline. The discussion will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Unity Temple on the Plaza and includes five other local experts. The book describes the motivation of the parents and teachers in 1914 to raise children by its values and healthy habits. The book gives practical, easy to use, proven tips to practice and reinforce this report card checklist. For more information about admission or purchasing a book, visit rainydaybooks.com, UncleDansReportCard.org or call 913-384-3126.

PLAZA ART FAIR — This year there will be at least one Jewish artist at the Plaza Art Fair scheduled to take place Sept. 23 through Sept. 25. Philadelphian Bruce Reinfeld will showcase a compilation of whimsical photography. For more information on Reinfeld, visit www.hifidisco.com. To learn more about the Plaza Art Fair, celebrating its 80th year with 240 artists from across the country, check out www.countryclubplaza.com.

THE POWER OF READING — Deborah Shouse and her partner Ron Zoglin are supporters of The Writers Place, which is organizing a Power of Reading: A Celebration of the Written Word, Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Kansas City Plaza Library. The event is open to the public and free of charge. The night before the Power of Reading Patron Party will support Literacy Kansas City’s free, one-to-one tutoring services as well as The Writers Place readings, workshops, panel discussions, book signings, performance art, and public and educational programs. Both organizations are dedicated to promoting literacy in our community. For more information about Power of Reading sponsorship, contact Midori Carpenter at mcarpenter@literacykc.org or Carol Kariotis at ckariotis@writersplace.org.

MMMMM GOOD — Last spring I moaned and groaned that the KC Kollel had run out of Passover chocolate cakes before I had a chance to order one. I happen to know that those cakes were absolutely fabulous. In time for the holidays, and following the tradition of apples and honey to help ring in a sweet New Year, this fall the Kollel is selling Apple Cakes for Rosh Hashanah as its fundraiser. Hand-made by Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef Marsha Pener Johnston, the cakes are 8-inch round and serve 12-15. The pareve desserts are supervised by the Vaad Hakashruth, and are a great way to enhance a Rosh Hashanah table. One cake sells for $25; two for $40. To purchase a cake/s, email bdavis@kckollel.org. For more information, call 913-481-5842.

Corrections

A story in the Sept. 8 issue about Village Shalom’s first wedding, the wedding of Roberta Pollack and Sam Goller, incorrectly identified Goller’s son. His name is Garett Conreux.

A sentence in the Sept. 1 Federation Next Gen profile about Dayna Gershon should read: “As soon as I got connected with the JCC, I was 100 percent back into Jewish education and knew that was where I belonged.”