Calling all young men and women, age 19 - 24:
Experience Israel
with
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Project
Otzma
Spend 10 exciting months working side by side with the people of Israel
on the program that gives you the most opportunities to explore Israeli life,
• Study Hebrew on a kibbutz
• Work in a Youth Aliyah village with children from all over the world
• Help resettle new immigrants at absorption centers
Lend a hand during harvesting season on a new kibbutz
or moshav in the Arava
• Live and work in Yavne, Detroit's Project Renewal city
• Tour the country •
Now accepting applications.
Limited space available.
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For more information or an application,
call the Michigan/Israel Connection, (810) 645-7878
(formerly the Israel Desk)
Come to an information meeting:
Tuesday, January 18, 1994
7:30 p.m., U of M Hillel or
Wednesday, January 19, 1994
7:30 p.m., MSU Hillel
fits. All four offer highly trained
camp leaders and a skypager-
beeper system that allows par-
ents to be in touch with their
teens at all times.
For three summers in a row,
Lynn Brull's two daughters
traveled with Musiker Tours.
Susan, a senior at Bryn Mawr,
took the six-week Canadian
Rockies/West Coast camping
tour in 1991. Amy, a sophomore
at McDonogh School, traveled
through the East Coast in 1992
and the West Coast in 1993.
Amy recalls that the first tour
had 36 kids; the second, 43 kids.
Rehabilitation Camp
Helps Well Children
Sinai Kids Information Pro-
gram, (SKIP-R), is a rehabili-
tation educational day camp for
children ages 7-14 who have
parents, grandparents brothers
or sisters who are physically.
challenged. This program spon-
sored by the department of
physical medicine and rehabil-
itation is free of charge but en-
rollment is limited.
SKIP-R started in 1986 and
is designed to assist children in
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Swimming
Irips
'tiger 8aseball
Belle Isle
pet rout
Science Museum
Wkarvin's Marvelous
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and more!!!
lenged. It is aimed at steering
kids toward thinking more
about possibilities and less
about limitations that accom-
pany disabilities.
"It's an opportunity for kids
to learn about rehabilitation
and ask questions about dis-
abilities which have hit close to
home," said Ms. Liles. "But
most importantly, it gives them
the chance to meet other chil-
dren who also have a family
member who is physically chal-
lenged. It's a way to relieve the
feeling of isolation that the chil-
dren may feel."
The SKIP-R program will be
held this year August 15-19.
For more information about
SKIP-R, call Sinai Hospital at
493-5346.
Special Program
At Tamararck
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Those on the first tour came
mainly from the East Coast.
But the second tour had kids
from locales as diverse as Cal-
ifornia, Israel and Hong Kong.
"I always find myself talking
aboutthe tours] because I had
the best time. Everything was
perfectly planned and they were
much more than I expected,"
said Amy.
Mrs. Brull added, "It was a
great experience for Susan and
Amy. I felt wonderful having
my mind at rest, knowing my
girls were with such a well-
planned, well-executed tour." ❑
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Transportation
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to and from camp on
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Rabbi Akevy Greenblatt
Camp Director
office - 551-9690
home - 968-1490
Learning Golf at camp.
adjusting to and understanding
a family member's physical dis-
ability. Speakers, games and
fun activities expose the kids to
doctors and experts who can an-
swer their individualized ques-
tions. Last year the 20 children
involved in the program partic-
ipated in a picnic, painted T-
shirts and saw how animals
help people who are physically
challenged.
Elizabeth Liles, the 1993
camp coordinator, said the pro-
gTam is ideal for children who
are having a hard time dealing
with parents, grandparents or
siblings who are physically chal-
Last summer, Tamarack Camps
created a special program. The
camp program Horizons was
developed to serve students
with special needs. Eight chil-
dren attended the camp and
were integrated into the regu-
lar camp program. Extra sup-
port staff were hired and every
aspect of their program was
aimed at ensuring success.
Anne Ouerkerk, the coordi-
nator of Horizons marvelled at
the success of the program. "Not
only did our Horizons campers
benefit from this experience but
the awareness of the other
campers in learning to live and
play with children of special
needs is excellent," she said.
Horizons camper Sam Miller
can't wait until camp starts this
year. His mom, Judith, was
hesitant to send her son last
year. "I was really leery about
sending Sam to camp, but I be-
lieve this was an exceptional ex-
perience for him," said Ms.
Miller.