The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2008 - Page 14
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dinning, and entertainment venues. Features 124 beautifully
decorated guest rooms and suites. We offer special Bridal,
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whirlpool spa and fireplace.
Newcomers
It’s easy to imagine that the
diverse sports available in North
Carolina might attract someone to
live here, but would you believe
that the “unrestricted access to
Cheerwine” is among Martha
Yesowitch’s favorite things in
Charlotte?
It wasn’t just the tasty local
soft drink that brought Martha,
Brian and Asher here. Brian’s
company, International Speedway
Corporation, relocated his divi
sion, MRN Radio, to Concord.
Though his work has brought him
across the US - the Kentucky
Derby, The Breeders’ Cup, the
PGA, NFL Football, Coca Cola
600, top ranked boxing - his cur
rent assignment as a producer for
SPRINT Vision is perfectly situat
ed here in the heart of racing.
The Yesowitch family moved
from Deland, FL, a small college
town 20 miles west of Daytona
Beach (“Think Davidson with
palm trees,” Martha says in an
attempt to perfectly describe her
former home). But here in
Charlotte they seem to have found
a comfortable place to call home.
Two-year-old Asher’s needs
took precedence when the family
arrived here, so swimming lessons
at the Levine JCC were one of the
first things they signed up for.
With a Masters in Library Science
from the University of South
Carolina, Martha also “checked
out” the local libraries right away,
too. ‘The storytimes at the South
County Library and the Plaza-
Midwood branch are great,” she
recommends.
Martha, Asher and Brian Yesowitch
The family feels that Charlotte
is so great because it can be all
things to all people. It can be
“Long Island” if you want it to be;
it can be “New England”; it can be
the “Midwest.” “The area seems
to have grown more diverse as
each new industry and trend
comes to town,” they say. “There
is a definite method to the mad
ness that makes Charlotte some
what resistant to the economic dif
ficulties the rest of the country is
experiencing.” Brian likes the
excitement generated by the
region’s college sports. Martha
likes how easy it has been to make
friends. Asher’s needs arc more
simple: he loves the slides at
Davie Park.
Their advice to people thinking
about moving to the area: “If
you’re interested in Jewish associ
ations, this city has everything. Do
what makes you comfortable
whether you’re a Hadassah mem
ber, a softball player or a poker
player - this town can accommo
date all of those interests. We can
tell you, you won’t get bored and
you certainly won’t be lonely.” O
Collaborative Mitzvah
Project with JCC Oasis
Senior Enrichment
Program, UMAR Arts
Center Students, JFS, and
the McColl Center
LJCC Oasis Senior Enrichment
Program participants partnered for
four weeks with UMAR Arts
Center adult students to paint and
decoupage art boxes. These boxes
were then filled with garden sup
plies, seeds and tools. The com
pleted boxes were presented to the
Metro School students, an inner
city Charlotte school, in support
of their Ceramic Sculpture
Garden. The Sculpture Garden is
under the artistic guidance of the
McColl Center for Visual Art.
The Oasis Senior Adults really
enjoyed their time with the
UMAR students.
Lynn Gelper, a talented Oasis
participant, and her daughter
Lauren Komarezyk, helped teach
the decoupage craft. They were
assisted by JFS staff Bea Gibbs
and Erin Goldstein.
UMAR students, under the
direction of Eileen Schwartz,
attend art classes at the new
UMAR Arts Center in NODA.
UMAR is a 25 year old agency
that serves and supports the needs
of deyelopmentally disabled
adults.
Oasis members with Metro School stu
dents.
The LJCC Oasis Senior
Enrichment Program is a place
where seniors gather daily to
socialize, pursue intellectual stim
ulation, and participate in physical
and health promotional programs.
Gourmet kosher meals are pre
pared by a professional chef three
days per week. All active, inde
pendent adults age 50+ are wel
come to join.
For more infonnation about the
Oasis Senior Enrichment Program
please contact Linda Bass,
Senior Adult Program Director,
704-944-6735, linda.bass@char-
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