THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20 Friday, May 22, 1981 Fresh Air's Sam Marcus Ends- 31-Year Career Here on May 31 Samuel Marcus, the executive vice president of the Fresh Air Society, has announced plans to retire effective May 31. In tribute to Marcus' leadership during his 31 years in Detroit, he was elected an honorary board member for life of both the Fresh Air Society and the Tamarack Hills Authority at the most recent Fresh Air Society board meeting. Marcus has been the chief executive of the Jewish communal camping agency for the past 26 years. He is the executive secretary of the Tamarack Hills Authority, which is respon- sible for maintaining the Fresh Air Society campgrounds. After earning a mas- ter's degree in social work from Columbia University, Marcus began his career as a group worker at New York City's 92nd Street YMHA. He came to De- 5Estimonicd to ,Sant Marcus Aerea5 Sam Marcus ha.5 served for 31 _wars kt)itk dis- tinguished ervice to thfre otir Society and atutkority ware set- t)ing as t%e otara4 ecutilje ice- esident and Aecutive ,51ecretars. z ,tkerea5 Me Detr if eWisk Community is cy3 reiatiti)e leader- f his se re,55 andfarsigkted er e as re der ,Shp and the dedicatton a s ed to the fresh Air Societyand canarac:f ills Authority Ofierea_5 it is recogniz d that it ,1 -4rrough the out- standing ac leOement ,)arn :friarcu that neki2 concepts o g ottjo cavil ins cu)e een 'n- enefit- o vnepn r of the et- froducer t rod- sleoigt Communt-ty a oeff a,5 or 1- e'com- i ,v,rn ejo unit at Tar e,t42hich aPe crose7 inPoiPec khat out them to _fiecoien more grouperde}ven,o nce and door other ues, VeiiVish lkereas throug kis untiri ng effOrt, Scoen rcus in- troduced nest limenstopAs Uutdoor ducat -Ion to the,rogram thCfaiftaracillids Authority, tftereiig enriching the educational and recre- ational CiOes of alb the children utilizing our coolies/tuna( canyinj facia. ties. Aereas his r-5 hied i)ision enajbled Sam .Marcus to eSto e enerai community ikt, unigu,e and mu,itt aceted progra4/ns mngingli-om jeen Adt)en-turo tritps to 5peciai camfitngpro- yrams for the handicapped, Iherefire sectors db- cmcurreni- re olutton5 i& oarai the resh Air ociet:y and amarac I att4,-- ort y and 5ag.ported rd heir respecti t)e 5 ,57 t is te5timonial kutth igied ex.presstng tfie grat- itude and fhanf5 to am arcusfor hi5 in.- ,pired re_adersh_ip a,n pro ound deVofion, And ti- 1,t)a.5 fitrther re5olda ,th. 1- tA resk Air Soc- iety retd aifnar fift1(5 utiy con r fio Sam arcus an, onorary fro nOers .Y9 tor Allan ac&nan, dent and ii/t_fie allot eke res otir,5octetj ton(Wairoian ehaif o f t ► ,o _jars ulkority ~ troit in 1949 to direct the Jewish Community Cen- ter day camp under Cen- ter director Irwin Shaw. Marcus assumed leader- ship of the Fresh Air Society in 1955. During his tenure, he oversaw the develop- ment of Camp Tamarack at Ortonville into the largest outdoor education program in the state. Under Marcus, the Fresh Air Society program has grown to include four major camping sites in Michigan and Ontario. The sites are at Brighton, begun in 1929; Ortonville, 1950; Kennedy, 1963; and Agree Outpost (in Ontario), 1969. Camp Tamarack is the largest year-round Jewish camp in the nation. Professionally, Marcus has been an active member of the National Association of Social Workers and serves on the camp steering SAM MARCUS committee of United Com- munity Services. A testimonial dinner in Marcus' hc\nor is being held Wednesday at the Jewish Community Cen- ter. Michael Zaks, associate executive director of Fresh Air Society, will succeed Marcus. Flint News Flint Federation to Hold Annual Election Meeting The Flint Jewish Federa- tion will hold its annual meeting 7 p.m. June 28 at Flint's Temple Beth El. The following slate has been submitted by the Nominating Committee: Malcolm Isaacs, president; Betty Indianer, first vice president; Stephen, Klein, second vice president; Mimi Goldstein, third vice president; Carol Couple Tells Wedding Plans Olds, secretary; and Frank Kasle, treasurer. . Nominated to serve a three-year term on the board of directors were: Harry Binder, Louis-Eps- tein, Bruce Foote, Millie Gutterman, Pat Hartz, Leonard Shulman, Robert Silverihan and Harold Steinman. Nominated to serve a two-year term on the board was Milton Weiss. Additional candidates for officers or members of the board may be nominated by petition containing the sig- nature of at least 25 indi- vidual members of the fed- eration, submitted to the secretary at least 30 days before the annual meeting. Flint People Make News MISS HORWITZ Mrs. Bertrand Horwitz of Southfield announces the engagement of her daugh- ter, Alene Beth, to Jeffrey Feinstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Feinstein of Flint. Miss Horwitz, daughter of the late Mr. Horwitz, and her fiance plan an August wedding. Flint Hadassah Installs Officers Ann Lebster Chapter, Hadassah, installed new officers at its May luncheon. Officers who were in- stalled included:_ Mimi Goldstein, president; Idelle Binder, Carol Olds, Carol Jacoby and Linda Roberts, vice presidents; Mina Friedman, treasurer; and Lee Bernstein, Phyllis Pow- ers and Janet Berck, secretaries. Dr. Lawrence G. Bate- man received an award from the Michigan State Medical Society "in recogni- tion of a half-century of service." * * * Murray Moss has been elected to the board of direc- tors of HIAS — the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. Shalom Group Plans a Party The Shalom Group for single and married young adults will have a get- together party 8 p.m. May 30 in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Harold Steinman, 1511 Woodcroft, Flint. For details, call the Steinmans, 767-7686. Community Calendar Thursday — FJF Senior Friendship Club, noon, Temple Beth El; and FJF board of directors, 8 p.m., Temple Beth El.