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coaches receive; Century Cellnet is
logistically; it will be great. Everything
donating 150 pagers and 70 cellular
after that is gravy."
phones for the delegation heads; and
Getting everyone at the airport is one
Speedlink set up and maintains the
thing. Getting everyone assembled at
Maccabi Games Web site (http:\\www.
the JCC and paired with their host fam-
jccdet.org).
ilies is a different ballgame.
Hard-core campaigning for Maccabi
Delegations arriving at the JCC will
funding
is nothing new for Plotnick. In
hear an orientation and then be
preparation for the 1990 Games, he
matched with their hosts. All athletes
landed Coca-Cola as the first national
and coaches will receive credentials,
corporate sponsor of the Games, and
needed for meals and activities during
the Atlanta- based soft drink company
the week, and an athletic bag.
has continued the relationship.
While the Maccabi athletics and
The national sponsorship program
social events will take up most of the
was born after a 1988 deficit. "The
athletes' week in Detroit, a hospitality
Chicago Maccabi Games [in 1988] lost
committee is focusing on three main
$125,000, and no one wanted to do it
areas during any downtime the teens
after that," Plotnick said. "Then
may have.
(Detroit JCC Presi-
The committee will
dent) Richard Maddin
pack the bags the ath-
and I decided we
letes receive at registra-
could do the Games,
tion, which will include
and we put together a
schedules and maps to
formula that assured
venues.
that no one would
During events, out-
lose money again."
door tents will be pro-
The formula starts
vided for the teens to
with holding the
meet, swap delegation
Games' opening cere-
pins and uniform items.
monies in an indoor,
Inside the JCC, a relax-
community setting.
ation area will be set up.
Sponsors receive
Paying for the
greater visibility, with _/
Games is the job of
their names on the
JCC Development
Maccabi athlete Bryan Sofen is banners.
Director Mon Plotnick.
"We spoke with
being signed up by his father,
He estimates the Center
Andy.
David Hermelin, who
will need to raise
talked to (fellow
$700,000 in cash and
Palace owners) William Davidson and
donated items. Registration fees of $285
Robert Sosnick and they agreed to help
per athlete and $165 for each coach
us take the Games to a new level."
(less $65 to the Jewish Community
Detroit ended the 1990 Maccabi
Centers Association national office) will
week with a $100,000 surplus.
provide at least $550,000 toward the
For 1998, the resource development
$1.25 million budget.
committee is creating a souvenir book
In-kind contributions secured so far
containing advertisements from local
include: the Palace of Auburn Hills for
businesses and individuals.
the opening ceremony and opening
"The book is going to press on July
reception; Ha-Lo donated the equip-
15,
so we have a 60-day window in
ment bags which all the athletes and