Mah Jongg Dessert Party!

Celebrate the National Mah Jongg League 2023 card release at a Mah Jongg Dessert Party on Sunday, April 23, hosted by Game Friendzy in Cherry Hill. Come with a table of friends or come alone – all are welcome to this delicious and festive afternoon of tiles and treats!

The party will run 1-4 pm, the fee is $15/person, and you’re invited!

Reservations are required and can be made online at http:// www.gamefriendzy.com/product/ mah-jongg-party or by calling call 856-795-PLAY (5729) or emailing info@gamefriendzy.com. Reserve your seat today!

Game Friendzy, located at 7 Carnegie Plaza near the intersection of Springdale and Church roads, will provide a luscious spread of mini desserts and coffee and tea but guests are invited to bring confections to share, whether it be a favorite homemade dessert or a store-bought treat. BYOB is also permitted.

“Mah Jongg fans everywhere have been excitedly awaiting the new card,” says Game Friendzy owner Bernadette Hennessy May. “So we’re heralding and welcoming its arrival with a party!”

Mah Jongg sets will be supplied and Game Friendzy will have a limited number of cards to lend, but guests with cards should bring them. Participants can play the new 2023 card, the 2022 card, or any previous card, if there are at least two people with the same year cards.

Table seating will be arranged according to playing level, as best as possible. Two-person, three-person, and four-person tables will be available, depending on attendance. All levels of players are welcome. An instructor will be available for beginner players.

Game Friendzy, the area’s premier location to play tabletop games, features free parking, airy rooms, a kitchenette, and complimentary coffee and snacks, along with a full roster of games, lessons, special events, and a board game library.

It hosts social and competitive bridge games and mah jongg, canasta, pinochle and Dungeons & Dragons sessions. Online and in-person bridge lessons, plus weekly social guided play and learning opportunities for each of the games, are also available.

The facility is also available to rent for birthday parties, family gatherings, games nights, corporate team-building events, and camp visits.

To learn more, call 856-795PLAY (5729), email info@gamefriendzy.com, or visit www.gamefriendzy.com.

JB Bakery began as a bagel and bread shop in 1952. Over time, ownership passed from family to family, and the product line increased. Fifteen years ago, Burlington native Stephen Simon purchased JB and made it what it is today: a local landmark and dessert lover’s paradise that is regularly voted one of Burlington County’s best bakeries.

Originally, JB stood for “John’s Burlington Bakery”, the bakery’s founders, Mr. Simon sees it as “Always Just Baked” because it operates 24 hours a day to produce fresh-baked products. At JB, professional bakers and pastry chefs employ traditional methods to perfect the art of dessert making. They use scratch mixes and high-quality ingredients free of preservatives and imitation flavors, with the human element involved from creation to consumption. The bakery offers hard-to-find specialties from all over the world, holiday delicacies, seasonal specials, fresh bread and rolls, a coffee bar, and exceptional service. The chefs design custom cakes for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, Sweet 16s, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, holidays, reunions, and many other occasions; by establishing relationships with customers and listening to their ideas, JB’s all-star staff turns cake dreams into reality. Through the years, JB has become a Burlington County landmark. It is annually featured in the local news, and people visit from out-of-state to tour the facility and taste the sweets. Guests cherish walking in and experiencing the rich aroma that is unique to real, old-fashioned bakeries. A few years ago,

JB gained fame for introducing its ever-popular “Whale Cookie,” a sugary delight inspired by the brave beluga that swam the Delaware River. The bakery was especially honored to host Food Network Chef Robert Irvine for an episode of Dinner Impossible, entitled “Nightshift: Impossible”, during which Irvine used JB’s oldworld techniques and machinery to pull a culinary all-nighter.

Above all, JB is a family bakery and a part of the local community. Generations have come to regard it as “their” bakery, and it is common for people who grew up with JB birthday cakes to feature JB at their weddings as well. It is the official bakery of Burlington’s Wood Street Fair and supports other local events such as Festival of Lights, Bike Night, and the car show. JB frequently makes gift and product donations to local organizations and fundraising efforts, and it creates jobs for community members.

Stop in to see all of our holiday specialties. Easter cakes, pies and cookies.