.404: SWIM In The Heart Of Your Neighborhood JCC Summer Swim Club Special JUNE •JULY•AUG ST 7) Fan Letter Ask your child, "If you could write a I fan letter to anyone in the world, who would it be?" A singer? A sports star? I Your rabbi? A teacher? A film star? Suggest it's someone he or she admires, or has always wanted to ask certain questions. Be sure to encour- age your child to: • State her age (celebrities are more likely to respond to children) • Briefly introduce herself • Ask a few questions • Request a photo After a rough draft, type up the letter :and print it. With a little research, its I easy enough to find celebrity address- ! es, either on the. Internet or at your local library (you can even call the I library and ask for the research desk. I The worker there will be happy to look up the address for you). There are sev- eral celebrity address guides out there, but if these haven't been published in 1999 or 2000, don't bother. While you should warn your child. I that not all celebrities will respond (and some may take months to do I so), be assured that many of them actually will, and it will be very excit- ing when the letter arrives. #8) Make The Connection Here's a fun and quick game that :children will love, and along the way you'll learn a little about the way your I son or daughter thinks, and you'll have a lot of laughs. 1 All you need is some paper and a pen and a handful of players — preferably family, or, at a minimum, I very close friends. The first person I writes down any word. The second person writes down a word that somehow has some relation to the first. For example, person A writes: Moon Person B writes: Cheese The first person now must guess the connection which, in -this case, is pretty obvious: A moon made of green cheese. I Player A gets one point. Now, the third person, Person C, . writes down a word that connects with: 1 Cheese I Suppose he writes: I. Swing Join the JCC now and get a full year's membership at greatly reduced rates! BE COOL THIS SUMMER IN ONE OF THE JCC'S INCREDIBLE POOLS Save up to 50% on a full-year membership! Family Swim Club Membership Only $350 for June, July and August, or g et a fc lI yeariCC General Family Membership for only Young Adult Health Club Membership for Ages 18-34 Only $250 for June, July and August, or get a full year JCC Health Club Membership for only $2- Health Club Membership for Ages 35 & Up Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit Application fee waived. Some restric- tions apply. Must not have been a member in the last 12 months. For more information, additional membership options or Oak Park rates, please call the Oak Park JCC at Only $360 for June, July and August or get a.fullyear JCC Health Club Membership for only only MP . When you needed him most, your dad was there. Now he needs a little help. Whether your dad needs nursing care, personal grooming, help with medication or simply companionship, we have the services to make his life, and yours, a little easier. Let us provide a loving touch when you can't. VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION Providing Home Care & Hospice Services Since 1898 248-961-5800 JCAHO accredited with commendation 6/9 2000 117