March NEWSLETTER
Great Lakes Bay Parents and the Bay-Arenac Great Start Collaborative are working together to help parents find the resources needed for their families. 
LOCAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS
KIDS DAILY CALENDAR
Daily listing of KIDS EVENTS occurring in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Click the town to see family-friendly events:


FREE EVENTS
Tuesdays at 4-6 PM
Bay City:
Open Swim for Children with Autism
@ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA

Thursday, March 7 at 4:30 PM
Bay City:
*RSVP* Game On Party
@ Sage Branch Library
Sunday, March 10 at 3 PM
Bay City:
Bay Concert Band
@ Bay City Central
FREE - 6th graders & younger
Friday, March 15 at 10:30 AM
Bay City:
*RSVP* Little Makers
@ Wirt Library
Saturday, March 16 at 1 – 2 PM
Auburn:
*RSVP* Ready to Read
@ Auburn Branch Library
Sunday, March 17 at 2 PM
Bay City:
The 65th Bay City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
@ Center Ave.
Tuesday, March 19 at 4:30 PM
Auburn:
*RSVP* Slime Workshop: Eraser Slime
@ Auburn Branch Library
Friday, March 22 at 10 AM
Bay City:
Play Date
@ Wirt Library
FAMILY RESOURCES
GREAT START to QUALITY:
Helping Parents find DAY CARES & PRESCHOOLS

Great Start to Quality helps families find the best early learning settings for their children and helps educators improve the care they give to children

IMAGINATION LIBRARY:
FREE Children's Books For Ages 0-5

The Imagination Library, originally established by Dolly Parton, provides all children in Arenac and Bay counties--ages birth to five-years-old--one book a month for sixty months.


Check the Facebook Page for the meeting location and time.
Great Start Family Network
Thursday, March 7 at 5:30 - 7:30 PM
@ Bay Arenac ISD Career Center
RSVP by texting (989)922-1803
PARENTING ARTICLES|
March's Kids Happenings
Check out all the fun FAMILY-FRIENDLY events occurring in Saginaw, Bay, and Midland County.

The STEM Initiative in the Great Lakes Bay Region
**WHY is STEM important?**

"Our children are these industries’ future employees and training them to love STEM now will help our kids enter well-paying professions right here at home."

Thank you Nexteer Automotive and MiSTEM Network for helping grow the STEM programs for our children!

Librarian Secrets:
STORY TIME IS AWESOME!
Storytimes are available to all families regardless of what county they live in. Learn more about the Bay County Library Storytime and how you can sign your child up.