Make 5769
A Happy, Healthy
and Safe New Year

The guys: Al Foster, Mitch Jabobs, Mark Altus and Ferd Hampson

Racquetball
At Franklin

Good security isn't only about cameras or locks.
It's about people being aware of what's going
on around them. It's about careful planning. It's
about building relationships with your local police.
And it's an ongoing process.

This holiday season, be vigilant about your
institutional and personal security. If you see
something suspicious, report it to the police.
Let us know, too.

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t all started about 30 years ago, when a group of 10-15 young husbands and
fathers living in Huntington Woods gathered every Sunday morning on the
playing fields behind Burton Elementary School to get in a game of softball.
When it rained, they played racquetball, and eventually, when the competition
for the ball fields grew stiff, took up racquetball as a year-round activity, playing
at various venues around Southfield — Racquetime, Beverly Hills Racquet Club,
Hamilton Place and Franklin Athletic Club, where they've faithfully convened for
the past 15 years.
None of the remaining original members of the group — business attorney
Mark Altus, 61, automobile finance manager Al Foster, 64, and art gallery owner
Ferd Hampson, 61, still lives in the Woods — they all reside in West Bloomfield.
But, joined by marketing director Mitch Jacobs, 56, of Bloomfield Township,
a later addition to the group, they continue to play on the Franklin courts in
Southfield each Sunday.
"We usually play cutthroat (three at a time) or doubles:' says Altus, sometimes
with players who frequent Franklin on Sundays since the closure of the Jewish
Community Center racquetball courts a few years ago.
"I like the camaraderie and the exercise," Altus says. "If it weren't for the fact
I have friends there and there is a certain competency involved, I wouldn't exer-
cise."
Foster agrees. It's all about "great exercise and camaraderie;' he says. "It forces
us to stay in shape. Plus, we go out for brunch afterward" at a local restaurant or
at someone's house.
A perfectly delicious way to cap off an ongoing tradition that really gets your
heart going. 0

ADL is committed to keeping the Jewish
community safe and secure by:

• Monitoring the activities of extremists and anti-

Semites

• Creating the most comprehensive security

manual specifically for Jewish institutions and

• Working closely with law enforcement all

year round.

L'Shana Tovah.

To get your comprehensive security manual,

visit www.adl.org/security

I. Matthew Miller

Michigan Regional
Board Chair

- Gail Zimmerman, arts editor

Betsy S. Kellman

Michigan Regional
Director

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