JPM 810-967-4030
15110 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park 48237

Maple/Drake 810-661-1000
6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield 48322

Your Child Develops at the
j-CC Nursery

• W here do nursery school
children have weekly
swim lessons?
Child Development at the JCC!

What nursery school visits My
Jewish Discovery Place Museum,
the library and art gallery at the
Center?
Child Development at the JCC!

What nursery school has a full
size gymnasium?
Child Development at the JCC!

What nursery school has chil-
dren participating in intergenera-
tional and cross cultural pro-
grams?
Child Development at the JCC!

What nursery school is open
year round?
Child Development at the ICC!

What nursery school has ex-
tended hours from 7:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m.
Child Development at the JCC!

What nursery school provides
children with hot kosher lunches?
Child Development at the JCC!

SPONSOR SOME
SUNSHINE

Each year with the help of over 300 donors, the
Center is able to provide summer camp schol-
arships to 700 youngsters whose families are
financially unable to manage the cost of camp.

What nursery school offers op-
tional extra-curricular activities
such as tennis, mini sports, woodL
working, computers, etc.
Child Development at the JCC!

Help instill a strong Jewish identity in our children by supporting the
"Send a Kid to Camp" campaign.

What nursery school has coop-
erative programming with Day
Camp?
Child Development at the JCC!

This year, the need is greater then ever. Your support is appreciated.

Send contributions to "Send a Kid to Camp* Jewish Community Cen-
ter•6600 West Maple Road •West Bloomfield, MI 48322. If you would
like further information please call (810) 661-2080.

Where else can your child go and
have all this available to them un-
der one roof?
Child Development at the JCC!

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Center Receives Generous
Support From Max m.
Fisher Foundation

Where else can your child say
"I BELONG"?
The Child Development Center
offers a developmental nursery
program for children 2 1/2 to 5
years old. Parents have the option
of signing up their child for two to
five days a week at both
Maple/Drake and JPM.
Our hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. (optional lunch program
available). Extended hours reflect
the same development, social, and
cultural values as nursery and are
available from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00
a.m. and/or 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
We have qualified teachers and a
Judaic curriculum. Limited space
is available at both sites. For more
information or a visit call (810)
661-7605.

ver the past two years, the
JCC has developed and ex-
panded its programming
and services which integrate chil-
dren and adults with special needs
into the Center's wide array of ac-
tivities. A grant from the Max M.
Fisher Jewish Community Foun-
dation support our efforts and pro-
vided an opportunity to work
with other community organiza-
tions to serve all members of the
community.
Adaptive aquatics classes are
now ongoing at both the Jimmy
Prentis Morris and Maple/Drake
buildings. The three membership

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pools at Maple/Drake are all ac-
cessible to those in wheelchairs.
Children with special needs are
now successfully attending Sum-
mer Camp. The JCC has devel-
oped ongoing fitness program-
ming for mental health consumers
from Kadima, and our Low Vision
and Hearing Loss Support Groups
continue to offer educational and
social support to adults through-
out the community. If you would
like to discuss specialized or inte-
grate programming opportunities
at the Center, please call the de-
pai Litent which offers the activi-
ty that interests you.

(ennifer Epsteni, JPM's
"STaR" Intern Shines Bri

JCC logo attire. Recently, Free-
dom Trek was the craze in the
Health Club. Members took an
imaginary trek across Israel via
the treadmill, bike, rower, swim-
ming, stairmaster, and gravitron.
The excursion across Israel took
you from Tel Aviv to Haifa, Haifa
to Tiberieas, across the Sea of
Galilee, and finally a climb up Mt.
Ramon. Those who completed
the journey received a Freedom
Trek T-shirt. Stay tuned for more
upcoming motivational pro-
grams.

he Janice Charach Epstein Museurn/Gallery is preparing for
its Annual Art Auction. Tax Deductible Donations are still
welcome. Call (810) 661-7641 for more information.

August 6-

Health Club Members
Appreciation Day

August 7-

9:30 a.m. Soccer Camp
through August 11

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10:15 a.m. —Medicare In-
formation

12:00 p.m.
Continues

Health Club Motivational
Programming Gets You
Going

ometimes it is very difficult
to get motivated to workout.
Fortunately, the JCC Health
Club staff has come up with a so-
lution. A variety of motivational
programs have been designed to
help Health Club members meet
their fitness goals. Initially, the
Fitbuck program enticed JCC
Health Club members to do three
cardiovascular workouts a week
and/or two weight workouts a
week to earn a fitbuck. After
weeks of earning lots of JCC
money, participants purchased

This Week
At. . .
Maple/Drake

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ennifer Epstein, a student in the
University of Michigan's Mas-
ters of Social Work and Jewish
Communal Service Program,
Project STaR, has been interning at
JPM since January. This summer,
she is involved in a joint internship
with the Neighborhood Project.
Jennifer is majoring in Communi-
ty Organization and minoring in.
Interpersonal Practice. She has
been involved in many JCC ad-
ministrative and program areas in-
cluding responsibility for con-
ducting the summer adult
education classes, a "One Day at
a Time" educational support
group, the Senior Olympics, a film
series of "Portrayal of Jewish
Women in Film", Challahmania
and Family Fun and Fitness Day.

Video Series

7:30 p.m. — Drop-In Con-
tract Party Bridge

August 8 -

1:00 p.m.
News"

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"What's in the

12:30 p.m. Museum
Tour and Discussion

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August 9-

10:00 a.m. — L'Dor v'Dor

12:30 p.m. — A Musical In-
terlude
"Rumpelstilt-
7:30 p.m.
skin"

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August 10 -

12:30 p.m. — Drop - In
Contract Party Bridge

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August 6 -

Health Club Members
Appreciation Day

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Jennifer has led many informal

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August 7 -

12:30 p.m. — Adult Choir

August 9-

1:30 p.m. — Wednesday
Afternoon Social

August 10 -

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12:30 p.m. —Yiddish Cul-
ture Club

August 11 -

classes and workshops on Basic
Judaism, Jewish Holidays, Anti-
Semitism , Intergroup Relations ,
Judaism, Feminism, and Spiritu-
ality. She will be with the JCC
through December and plans to
graduate in April.

12:30 p.m. — Diamond
jack Boat Ride

