We are welcoming in Week 5 of our summer programming next week, which includes the start of our swim lessons in the KBIA pool! Who will be the lucky first kiddo to jump into that clear blue water?! We are also announcing some new onsite classes, CIT projects, July awards, and more…read on for details! 
 
As always, our weekly virtual classes and nighttime experiences will be shared to current members via email by the end of each week. Log on to the Zoom classes through the links posted in the Google Doc (updated every Thursday for the following week) and catch up on classes you missed on our KBIA Virtual Community Programming Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIAvirtualcommunity/) or KBIA CIT Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/KBIACITgroup/).
 
And of course, if you aren’t able to participate in the daytime classes, we will have our nighttime experiences. Check out the lineup for week 5 here:
 
 
 
Do let us know if you have questions – we are in the office from 9am-4pm every Monday-Friday now and we can do business through the window on the porch!
 
Best,
 
Mimi Fox
Executive Director
 
Virtual ‘A Day at the Beach’ 5K
Running for Annie
 
Thank you to all of our 115 registered runners who helped support our Virtual Road Race this past weekend. Runners from Maine to California and up to Canada joined in the fun! With your help, we raised nearly $2,500 that will be matched by the Bauman Family for a total of $5,000 to The Dempsey Center.
 
This amazing donation will be made in honor of  Annie McNamara Evans, a longtime supporter of KBIA and former counselor, who recently lost her courageous battle with cancer. 
The Dempsey Center provides services that can help cancer patients manage the emotional, mental and physical impact of cancer.

We are so grateful to all who contributed to a cause near and dear to our hearts. Thank you!
 
 New Onsite Classes
Art Class & Starfish Club
 
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Looking ahead to Week 6 (July 27-30), we will be offering art classes out on the KBIA lawn for the remainder of the summer. Classes will be single-day, with a maximum of 8 students per class, and separated by age groups 4-6 and 7 and older. Also starting Week 6 will be our “Starfish Club” class! This class will be limited to 6 children ages 4-6 and will be held onsite instead of virtually. 
 
 
 
 
Registration is now open and our onsite classes document has been updated to include art class and starfish club offerings (located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzGhKSW7g4Xd-6XWg05M801IX-AeBOlY/view?usp=sharing).
 
PLEASE NOTE: Only registrations e-mailed to [email protected] will be processed, NO CALLS PLEASE!
 
CIT Summer Projects
Cove Clean-up & Chalk Art
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Our CIT class has the exciting opportunity to put our KBIA mission into action by organizing and participating in a cove clean-up – planning starts next week! From Tuesday, July 21 to Tuesday, July 28 the CIT class will work together to transfrom positive messages into chalk art – we are excited to see their creations.
 
 
 
VIRTUAL PARENT HAPPY HOUR
This Friday!
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Join other KBIA adults at the end of the week for a virtual happy hour! With a view of the ocean, let’s all wind down and say hi – whether we’re around the corner or across the country. 

For those of us in town – pick up a Watermelon Mojito ($12) from Batson River Brewing & Distilling with their own Dixie Rum!
 
Tell them KBIA sent you!
 
Important Links
 
 
 
 
 
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