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11 10-year-old Vicki
Hatfield has ever
wanted is a chance.
But until the recent Hall of
Fame Games, she couldn't get
one.
Because Vicki is a
borderline developmentally
disabled child, she has been
asked not to come back to pro-
grams and events for "nor-
mal" children "because they
say she's holding the class
behind," says her mother,
Irene, of West Bloomfield.
Vicki plays the piano —
"she has a tremendous
memory," says her mother —
but a West Bloomfield danc-
ing school wasn't impressed
and kicked Vicki out, she
says. "And she was so happy
with what she was doing and
learning there."
Hatfield also says she had
to persuade her daughter's
karate teacher to keep her in
the class.
"I didn't want to put her in
a lower-level group," says Hat-
field, because a child benefits
from being challenged.
But those frustrations hap-
pily took a back seat Aug. 27
when Vicki crossed the finish
line first in one of the races
during the third annual
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame Games at the
Maple/Drake Jewish Com-
munity Center.
"I knew it was worth it
when I saw the look on her
face, with her knowing she
can win," Hatfield says. "It
was the first time she ever
won anything."
Vicki was one of about 10
youngsters ages 7 to 10 corn-
peting in the new junior divi-
sion of the Games, which
drew about 80 Jewish
developmentally disabled
competitors, ranging up to
senior citizens. Some needed
help to complete events, but
they were loudly cheered by
family and friends, Center
staff and Michigan Jewish
Sports Hall of Fame board
members serving as Games
volunteers.
"It doesn't matter how they
finish. The point is to com-
pete," says Seymour Brode,
president of the Michigan
Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
"The children have
something to look forward to,"
says Bea Howard of Birm-
ingham, whose son Robert
competes. "It builds their con-
fidence and self-esteem and
they become identified with
the group at the Center. A
child who can participate and
enjoy is what's important. If
he (Robert) gets tripped up, it
doesn't bother me, as long as
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