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Closing Plans from page 12
Most of the equipment from the Oak
Park fitness center will be utilized by
the West Bloomfield JCC.
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JCC Challenges Remain
Membership at the West Bloomfield
facility remains flat at about 5,000
members, Issner said. A new marketing
director, Bret Hopman, was brought on
to help grow membership.
"My goal is to let the community
know all we do at the JCC and dem-
onstrate that we are a flexible institu-
tion capable of meeting our members'
needs" Hopman said. "We are not just
a fitness center. Every day, we have
numerous activities for every age group
and interest, from JCC day camps to
inline hockey to performances at the
Berman"
Hopman is work-
ing on a plan to
rebrand the JCC to
get that message out.
The website is also
being updated to
better serve the com-
munity, he said.
Bret Hopman
Financially, the
JCC still has debt of $2.3 million, down
from $6 million, but is "financially
stable according to Issner. "The JCC is
capable of being break-even although it
still requires the support of Federation
and donors"
The JCC is working with the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit to
contact donor families who gave gener-
ously to the Oak Park facility about the
transition. "This is ongoing and being
done on a case-by-case basis" he said.
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"None of us are happy that the Oak Park
JCC facility is closing" said Issner, who
adds that he knows that to many mem-
bers, the facility is like a "second home"
"It was a financially necessary deci-
sion we made to
stabilize the JCC,"
he continued. "I'm
happy with the prog-
ress we're making on
that front. My goal
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is to fmish the job of
removing the debt
and leave the JCC
Ted Cohen
with a viable busi-
ness plan that can see
it into the future
The Federation continues to vet
proposals, both secular and Jewish, it
has received for the Oak Park facility,
according to Federation Marketing
Director Ted Cohen.
"The goal is to maintain services for
the Jewish community at that location"
he said. "We hope to have an announce-
ment to make within the next few
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14 August 6 • 2015
Iran Will Top
Agenda At JCRC
Congressional
Meetings
T
he Jewish Community
Relations Council will pro-
vide two opportunities for
the community to discuss the Iran
deal with Michigan legislators dur-
ing the 60-day review period being
conducted by the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence will
address an open meeting of the
JCRC board on Thursday, Aug. 13,
at 7 p.m. at the
Max M. Fisher
Federation
Building.
Lawrence will
share her views
on the Iran deal
and on the U.S.-
Israel relation-
U.S. Rep.
ship.
Brenda
She will also
Lawrence
talk about her
experiences
during her first year in Congress,
the legislation she has proposed,
and her views on healthcare and
Medicare, older Americans and
education. Lawrence represents
Michigan's 14th Congressional
District and was elected the
Freshman Whip and appointed
Senior Whip. She is a mem-
ber of the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee
and a member of the House
Committee on Small Business.
Congressman
Dave Trott will
discuss his
assessment of
the Iran deal at
a noon meet-
ing hosted by
the JCRC on
Wednesday, Aug.
19, at the Max M. U.S. Rep.
Fisher Federation Dave Trott
Building. The
U.S. Representative for Michigan's
11th Congressional District, Trott
sits on the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the House
Committee on the Judiciary.
There will be a question-and-
answer session at each program.
Space is limited, and reservations
are required for both meetings.
To RSVP or for more information,
contact Miriam Ciesla at mciesla@
jfmd.org or (248) 642-5393.
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