Gennifer Delay Pasternak and her daughter Hayden at the Hoffman/Sumemrwood Dr. Seuss party. Hayden is the great-granddaughter of Hoffman/Summerwood resident Sylvia Pasternak.

Children from the Mandell JCC’s Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center, Lollipop Tree Nursery School, Solomon Schechter Day School and Noah’s Ark Preschool attended a Dr. Seuss 109th birthday celebration at Hoffman SummerWood Community in West Hartford on March 3. The children donned red and white “Cat in the Hat” hats as they enjoyed some Dr. Seuss stories read by SummerWood residents Silvia Pasternak and Kayleen Goldstein. After cupcakes and popcorn, the children and their families viewed the movie “The Lorax.” Many new and gently used books were collected and donated to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.