Merrick House has partnered with Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's Inury Prevention Center and Safe Kids Greater Cleveland to offer a unique summer camp experience for youth ages 10-13 of the Near West Side of Cleveland.

The CVC summer bike camp is not just about traveling by bike, it's a way to explore the many educational, recreational and future career opportunities on the Near West Side and beyond in a supportive atmosphere of friends, neighbors and community. Each day of camp will have a theme around which activities, experiences and travel routes will be organized. For example, on Food & Nutrition Day stops will include the West Side Market, community gardens and local restaurants. Other stops will include a recording studio, sports venues, artists' studios, Steelyard Commons, the Towpath Trail, Edgewater Beach and more! Campers will also participate in a service learning project and have numerous fun group activities at Merrick House, Lincoln Park and Clark Fields. For one day of the camp, participants will use rapid transit to visit University Hospitals of Cleveland to learn about the many careers available in healthcare, science and medicine. Any Tremont business owners, artists or organizations that would like to get involved and be part of the weekly tour of the neighborhood and share what you do should contact Thomas Cook of Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital at 216-983-1105.

Camp Sessions:
1: July 14 - July 18
2: July 21 - July 24
3: July 28 - Aug 01
4: Aug 04 - Aug 11
5: Aug 12 - Aug 15

Between 20 and 30 different Northeast Ohio farms will bring their goods to the Cleveland Clinic farmer's market held on the grassy lawn across from the Crile building on its main campus every Wednesday through Oct. 22 from 11:30 a.m- 3:30 p.m. and will bring fresh, locally-grown, healthy food items to surrounding neighborhoods.

Open to the public. The Clinic is partnering with North Union Farmers Market.

Parking will be available close by in the 100th Street garage (corner of Carnegie and E. 100th St), and the first hour is free, although we also encourage people to walk and take public transportation. Live local music, free health screenings, and live cooking demonstrations so visitors can learn how to prepare ingredients that are in-season.

Based on the personal experience in test preparation and accreditation of LEED Accredited Professionals John Edwards (TES Engineering) and Marta Ralston (Spectrum Design Services). Four informal one-hour sessions will offer study tips and strategies to help prepare for the LEED NC Exam.

Fee. Log on to Cleveland Green Building Coalition for more information or to register.