The Charlotte Jewish News - October 2011 - Page 6
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Wet Weather Doesn’t Dampen Team
Charlottes’ Spirits at the 2011 JCC
Maccabi Games
Despite three days of rainy
weather, the 23 athletes and five
credentialed adults of the
Charlotte delegation had a great
time at the 29th edition of the JCC
Maccabi Games in the birthplace
of the USA - Philadelphia, PA on
August 14-19. Philly was one of
two domestic host cities to wel
come JCC Maccabi Games ath
letes this year with 1,500 total ath
letes participating, representing 45
delegations from throughout the
world.
Taylor Phillips and Mara Bhalla
Charlotte’s delegation consist
ed of a Boysl6U basketball team,
a Girls 16U mixed basketball team
(with Orange County, CA), a girls
16U 7 V. 7 mixed soccer team
(with Suffolk, Long Island), as
well as five tennis players and two
swimmers competing in individ
ual sports competitions.
The Charlotte Boys 16U bas
ketball team finished 2-3 with vic
tories over Richmond, VA and The
Samuel Field JCC (New York)
and losses to eventual Gold (Los
Angeles), Silver (Sid Jacobson
NY) & Bronze (Philly) teams. The
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Girls 16U mixed team
faced very strong
competition through
out their tournament
and despite their best
efforts, finished with
out any victories.
They did lose a heart-
breaker of a game by
one point to Denver
in overtime. The Girls
16U mixed soccer
team finished 1-4,
defeating the San
Diego/Richmond mixed team, and
losing to Orange County, Philly
and eventual Gold medal winning
Toronto twice.
The individual sport athletes
had considerable success at these
JCC Maccabi Games. In Girls
14U swimming, Mara Bhalla, a
13-year-old from Belmont, NC
had an incredible meet, winning
12 medals (8 gold and 4 silver);
while Taylor Phillips set a “per
sonal besf ’ in 4 of the 8 events she
swam in. In tennis, Alex Comisar
won a. bronze medal in the boys
14U competitive singles division
and a gold medal in the boys 14U
doubles division, while Jordan
Van Glish won a silver medal and
Brian Handelsman won the bronze
in the boys 14U recreational divi
sion.
Special thinks to all of our cre
dentialed coaches for their support
of the Charlotte athletes: Dr. Jon
Levine (boys basketball),
Stephanie Garner (girls mixed
basketball), Dan Vizzini (tennis),
Casey Bogarad (swimming), and
Barry Schumer (delegation head).
Charlotte delegation partici
pants Were: Aiden Babich Mara
Tess Bhalla, Carly Coben, Natalie
Sam Ditesheim, Jonathan Greenfield, Jordan Van
Glish, Brian Handelsman, Alex Comisar.
Cohen, Alex Comisar, Ross
Corday, Sam Ditesheim, Jonathan
Greenfield, Rachel Hall, Brian
Handelsman, Robert Jessell, Sarah
Klein, Caroline Levine, Ethan
Levine, Evan Levine, Jordan
Phillips, Taylor Phillips Mamie
Ransenberg, Talia Stier, Jenny
Swerdlow, Marisa Uri, Jordan Van
Glish, and Daniel Willenzik.
Next 'year’s JCC Maccabi
Games will be held in Houston,
TX from August 5-10. The Games
are for Jewish teens ages 13-16,
all ages determined as of mid
night, July 31, 2012. As always
with the JCC Maccabi Games
allotments, priority registration is
first given to current LJCC mem
bers.
For further information about
the JCC Maccabi Games, contact
Levine JCC Assistant Executive
Director Barry Schumer at 704-
944-6744. O
The first informational
meeting for newcomer
families for 2012 will be
on Sunday, October 16
at 5:30 PM at the LJCC.
Levine JCC CARES About...
The Oasis Senior
Center
Did you know that
the Oasis Senior
Center provides mean
ingful social, physical
and intellectual oppor
tunities for all seniors?
That the program,
housed at the Levine
JCC, is the only senior
enrichment program in
the area that provides
much-needed transportation and
nutritious, kosher meals.
In recognition of all that the
Oasis does to promote the physi
cal health and emotional well
being of its participants, it has
been recognized with grant
awards from United Way, the
Leon and Sandra Xevine
Foundation and the BJH
Foundation for Senior Services.
This financial support goes a long
way in helping Oasis provide the
full gamut of services to seniors.
For example, the BJH Foundation
grant aided the “Community
Center Nurse & Mental Health
Wellness” program that' focuses
on stress reduction, spirituality
and mental health by having both
a nurse and social worker on hand.
If you are interested in volun
teering at the Oasis Senior Center,
Marni Eisner
contact Jodie lagnocco
at 704-944-6753 or
jodie.iagnocco@char-
lottejcc. org.
The Freedom School
The Shalom Park
Freedom School is the
first Freedom School in
the country sponsored
. by a Jewish community.
Today it operates in
more than 80 cities
across the country with
summer programs focusing on lit
eracy, increasing self-esteem and
generating more positive attitudes
toward learning.
To build upon the this summer,
where'50 children from Sterling
Elementary and Huntingtowne
Farms Elementary Schools came
to Shalom Park, Levine JCC will
host the children a few .times
throughout the year to continue
that educational enrichment. If
you are interested in helping with
this effort, contact Mami Eisner at
704-944-6730 or mami.eisner@
charlottejcc.org. 4*