Sports help young families
ring in secular new year.

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Josh, 3, and Lindsay, 1.
or hundreds of young
"A lot of our friends are
Jewish families, 2006
here,"
added David Kramer
came in with_a run,
of Bloomfield Hills.
jump and splash.
He attended the party
"It's a blast — it
with his wife, Anessa, 1111L
really is," said
and son, Sam, 2.
Sharon Million of
The group rang in
Orchard Lake. She
the new year a little
was a volunteer at
early, at 8 p.m., so the
Temple Israel's sixth
younger
children
annual Nev Year's
Robin S chwartz could get to bed. They
Eve bash at the
Colu mnist
also held a Havdalah
Sports Club of West
service and marked
Bloomfield. More
the
seventh
night of
than 600 parents and children
Chanukah.
of all ages enjoyed swimming,
"New Year's resolution? Get
tennis, moonwalks, face paint-
my child to go to sleep is mine
ing and a buffet dinner before
for this year," said Amy
ringing in the secular new
Jenkins of Farmington Hills.
year. Participating temple
She co-chaired the event with
guests could bring o non-mem-
her sister, Debbie Frommer of
ber guests.
West
Bloomfield.
"The idea is for faMilies to
Also
spotted in the crowd at
have a wonderful place to
the Dec. 31 bash were: Stacey
come, alcohol free, to have a
and Tyler Smith of
good family New Year's Eve
Birmingham, with their son,
party," said Kari Provizer of
Sawyer,
1; Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills, director of
Temple Israel's Robert Sosnick residents Linda and Michael
Levin, with Alexa, 7, and
Family Life Center. Tracie
Tessa, 5; Liz and Jason Rosen,
Goldman, the West
with Mikaela, 5 and Sophie,
Bloomfield temple's program-
2; and West Bloomfield resi-
ming coordinator, also helped
dents Lyn and Danny Klein,
organize the event.
with Josh, 5, and Ben, 4;
"It's a way we can spend
Rachael and Kane Polakoff,
New Year's with our kids and
with Haylie, 2; Amy and
have something fun to do,"
Kevin Goldman, with Max, 9,
said Jennifer Dudovitz of
and Zack, 6; and Shawn.and
Huntington Woods. She was
Al Broida, with Jake, 7, and
there with her husband, Jeff
Abby, 4. E
Dudovitz and their children,

Photographs:

1. Rachel and Kane Polakoff of
West Bloomfield with Haylie, 2

5. Gregg, and Ashley Oleshansky of
West Bloomfield with Evan, 18 months

8. Scott Laker of Birmingham and Leo,
11 months

11. Erica Yanker of West Bloomfield with
Brandon, 20 months

2. Andrew Cohen, 3, of Farmington Hills
and Noah Cooper, 2, of Huntington
Woods

6. Jennifer and Wayne Segal of Birmingham
with Anna, 4, and Lauren, 3

9. Franci Hirsch and Miles Hirsch, 2, of
Walled Lake with Michael Jurewicz of
West Bloomfield

12. Carlton Young and Hailey, 12 months, of
West Bloomfield with Eric Foreman and
Shayna, 12 months, of West Bloomfield

10. Greg Hirsch of Walled Lake with Mia, 2,
and Brayden, 4

13. Brett and Lindsay Finsilver of West
Bloomfield with Charlie, 18 months

3. Aria Oleshansky, 3, of Franklin

4. Jamie Kirschner of West Bloomfield
with Garrett, 12 months

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7. Sawyer Smith, 17 months, of
Birmingham