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"Because the event is so big, what
may be a little detail is not so little,"
Berris said. "Knowing when the vans
with Flint's 15-athlete delegation are
coming from an hour away is just as
important as knowing when the Los
Angeles delegation's flight comes in
with their 170 athletes."
Even with relative inexperience,
Waldman and Berris have leaned on
the know-how of three Maccabi veter-
ans.
"Stuart Wachs (the JCC director of
recreational services) has run Games
before, (General Chairman) Alan
Horowitz has experience as a layper-

or the last six weeks, JCC
Maccabi Games Director
Beth Kellman has been on
maternity leave.
In her place, the chore of running
the Games office has fallen on inexpe-
rienced shoulders.
Ari Berris and Sue 'Waldman have
been handed the responsibility of
coordinating the 3,500-athlete event
that happens Aug. 16-23.
"It's gone surprisingly smooth," said
Waldman, the Games coordinator.
"Beth is the person who knew
everything and we thought it
would be more hectic."
Waldman went to the 1994
Games in Cleveland as a staff
person with the St. Paul, Minn.,
delegation, and last year in
Milwaukee she was the delega-
tion head for the Ann Arbor
team. But neither she nor Berris
had experience from the organi-
zational end.
Both are happy that the com-
munity's experience in hosting
Sue Waldman and Ari Berris discuss the
the Games in 1984 and 1990
Maccabi Games.
has made their jobs easier.
"The process is in place already, but
son, and (JCC Development Director)
things have changed," said Berris, the
Mort Plotnick is an extraordinary
fundraiser," Berris said. "We have
assistant Games director. "Being new-
these people to bounce ideas off and
comers, we have fresh ideas that can
they make sure all is going well."
only improve upon what's been done
in the past."
Said Wachs, "We've all developed
into a nice team, and we all have our
Kellman had been the sole full-time
strengths and we're moving forward.
worker in the office until Berris was
In the interim, they are doing a nice
hired in October. Waldman began
job and have been the muscle of the
working full-time two weeks ago, but
operation."
had been in the office twice weekly
Kellman has the utmost confidence
since September as an intern through
in the pair.
Project STaR at the University of
"They're both really interested in
Michigan's School of Social Work.
the Games, so it's not just a job," she
"We don't have less work," said
said. "Both are industrious, intelligent
Berris. "The responsibilities are shift-
and extremely competent." ❑
ing because I spend 3/4 of my day on
the phone with delegation heads and
'fie f Ma&a6i,'Garri:\
still have to find time to do my work."
coming to Detroit Aug. 16-23. To
One of the first things that Berris
house athletes or volunteer at the
and Waldman learned was attention to
Games, call (248) 661-7722.
details.

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