Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
MaplelDrake Facility
Is Proud to Present
Steve Brody of the JCC's
physical education depart-
ment and trained rigorously
with him. Her goal was to
enter the track events,
which were moved inside
Sunday due to rain.
On that day, the 85-pound
woman, pushing with her
arms and legs to move her
walker, worked her way
around the outer wall of the
gym in the distance event.
The cheering and en-
couragement from the crowd
of volunteers, family mem-
bers and other participants
"I have to excuse
myself to regain
composure."
Eunice Swaab
rang off the walls as she fell
to the hardwood floor,
struggled to rise with
Brody's help and en-
couragement and continued
on her way. It wasn't a race
against the other entrants,
because they had finished
long before. It was a race
against the confinement of
her illness.
When she crossed the
finish line on her knees, the
crowd was roaring its ap-
proval. Brody picked her up,
tossed her in the air and
kept hugging her. There was
hardly a dry eye in the gym.
"I have a real hard time at
first," said Eunice Swaab,
whose daughter, Sheri Noble
Schwartz, began what was
then called the Special
Games four years ago. "I
have to excuse myself to
regain composure. I have to
remember they (the par-
ticipants) are getting such
pleasure out of this, so I put
a smile on my face and go
back. But it takes me about
an hour to get adjusted to
it."
The problems of everyday
living definitely take a back
seat at the Games, she said.
First-year volunteer Susan
Schneiderman of Farm-
ington Hills, mother of two
children who were away at
camp, called working the
Games "a wonderful,
wonderful experience" but
said it was "real emotional."
It wrenches you to watch,
she said, "but when you see
these people cross the finish
line, you realize how much
they enjoy it. And you also
realize how much you take
for granted having 'normal'
kids."
Linda Lee, Center presi-
dent, said she passed up a
wedding in Toronto two
years ago to volunteer. She
feels volunteers "certainly
got more out of being here
than if they had stayed
home."
Nate Pollack, Hall of Fame
special events chairman,
said people are at first reluc-
tant to volunteer for the
Games. "Then they get into
the feel of it, the excitement
of it and find they can get
into it, and then they want
to do it the next year."
As it is, the Games have
enough volunteers to run the
events and the ceremonies
and dinner-dance after-
wards, according to Leanie
Gunsberg, JCC special needs
director. "But please come
and cheer on the athletes,"
she said. "It's just as impor-
tant as volunteering."
"I'm not the kind of person
who quits easily," Amy
Krome said after her race.
Now a business college stu-
dent who hopes to be a travel
agent for the handicapped,
Krome said the cheers of the
crowd helped her. But "it
also helped to hear my coach
say, 'You can do it!' " 111
Villages To Play
Old-Time Game
Columbus, Ohio — The
Ohio Historical Society's
Ohio Village Muffins, an
1860s-style baseball team,
will play the Henry Ford
Museum/Greenfield Village's
Detroit Baseball Club of
1863, 6 p.m. Aug. 5 in Ned
Skelton Stadium, Maumee,
Ohio.
The match precedes the
Toledo Mud Hens-Richmond
Braves game.
For information, call the
society, 800-686-1544.
Gittlen, Lazar
Win At Franklin
Mike Gittlen tallied an 88
to edge Jay Hartman by one
stroke July 15 for the low
gross championship of the
Franklin Hills Country Club
Super-Seniors Tournament.
Mort Lazar won low-net
with a 72. Tied for second at
73 were Carl Rosman and
Richard Kux.
2nd Annual
John Long and Earl Cureton
Co-Ed Basketball Camp
August 27-31, 1990
Ages 7-15 years old
Session I:
Session II:
9:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
(Monday-Friday)
A. 7-10 yrs. old
B. 11-15 yrs. old
5:00-8:00 p.m.
(Monday Thursday)
A. 7-10 yrs. old
B. 11-15 yrs. old
J.C.C. Member: $95.00
J.C.C. Member: $110.00
Non-Members: $130.00
Non-Member: $120:00
- Free T-Shirt
- Commemorative Basketball
- Trophies Awarded For Achievements
- Certificates To All Participants
Guest Speaker • Autographs • Lots of Fun!
Camp Directors:
Barry Bershad
Rick Kaczander
For further information contact Brian: 661.1000, ext. 236.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
JOHN LONG/EARL CURETON CO-ED BASKETBALL CAMP APPLICATION 1990
Age
Name
Zip
Address
B
Please check: Session I. A
Session H. A
B
Member
Non-Member
In Case of Emergency Please Notify:
Name
Work Phone
Home Phone
T-Shirt Size (adult sizes)
Medium
Large _____X-Large
Make Check Payagle To Jewish Community Center "Long/Cureton" Basketball Camp
Please Return Application and Payment To: Jewish Community Center
6600 West Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Attn: Physical Education Dept., Brian
Award Winning
Photography
by
Buz Holzman
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