Page 8-THE NEWS-January, 1986
In And Around The JCC
CB’s Handle
By Cary Bernstein
Director of Youth Services
The camp committee and I
are currently working hard to
put together the plans for
Summer Day Camp 1986. We
are plamiing a camp reunion
for a Sunday afternoon in
February at which time camp
registration information will
be available. If you have any
input, please cdl me at the
JCC with your ideas.
The children’s committee
and I are gdso trying to
revitalize Club 23 & 46. These
clubs, for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-6th
graders, meet on Sunday
afternoons. Club members
plan and participate in a wide
variety of activities. For the
months of January-May, club
dues are $20 for JCC mem
bers. The fee includes admit
tance to all club activities and
outings. Please call the JCC if
you would like to enroll.
Brief Update on
Mother's Morning Out
The JCC MMO program
meets on Wednesday and Fri
day from 9 a.m.-l p.m. for
6-month through 29-month-old
children. Helena Spencer has
replaced Margaret Irwin as a
MMO Lead Teacher. Helena
has been a pediatric nurse for
18 years and has served as a
substitute teacher in many of
the preschool progremis in the
Charlotte area. Patsy Lang
ford is still involved with the
program and she and Helena
make a great team. Helena
and Patsy spent several hours
the first week in December
cleaning and redecorating the
MMO rooms; the place looks
great. Please come by and in
troduce yourself to Helena and
see the new decor.
The JCC needs a
volunteer staff photo
grapher. We’ll pay for film
and processing if you and
your can^ra have some
flexible time and would like
to be invited to lots of JCC
events. Call Jackie Fishman
at the “J”, 366-0357.
A Note From JACKIE
The 6-tt year old Soccer team: At this season’s banquet
trophies were received by team members (top L to R) — Casey
Neumann, Craig Kirsch, Jordan Bienstock, Eric Bregman, liana
Kavadlo, Matthew Burstein and (bottom L to R) — Evan Kirsch,
Phillip Schreibman, Mollie Neumann, Ben Bailey, Dan Gromet.
PIZAZZ
Volleyball game in November which resulted in the grudge
match scheduled in January.
Jan. 18 — Volleyball rematch 7-9 p.m. It’s a grudge
match, but additional players can come and
pick sides. You can choose the winning team
or the underdog. Either way, it’s an evening
of fun on the court. The game is at Hawthorne
United Methodist Church with dinner after
ward at the Red Bk^er. Admission: $1.00
Feb. 1 — Trip to Ski Beech. A day on the slopes iii the
North Carolina mountains. Space is limited,
so sign-up is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For those of you who DON’T ski, there’s ice
skating, shopping, or mingling at the lodge.
Registration forms are on back of Dec.
newsletter. The trip is $6/members;
$ 11/guests.
Feb. 21 — Wine tasting, 8 p.m. Come relax with us after
a long, hard week. Educate your palate or
enhance the knowledge you already have on
wines. Jackie from Arthur’s at Eastland Mall
will guide you through the subtleties of wine
varieties, labels and origins. The best part is,
you get to try for yourself! We’ll have bread
and cheese to nibble on. Free to members,
$2/non-members. Location: TBA.
March — Girls Night Out...Pizazz’s Treats! It’s an op
portunity for young, single, Jewish women to
meet each other in a warm, friendly at
mosphere. What better way to do that than
on the house. But let’s not forget the guys;
they’re more than welcome to join in! Details
to follow; keep an eye out for flyers.
Also: Purim party, movie night.
Contact JCC, 366-0357, to receive notices and additional
information.
Special €or Single Parents
Join us on Sunday, January 19 for an informal get-
together for single parents and their kids. From 3-5 p.m.,
we’ll gather at the Armstrong House to discuss ideas for
support groups, social activities, educationed topics, etc.
Our focus will be on determining an initial organizational
structure, but most importantly, on discovering new
friends who perhaps share some of the same problems and
same joys. Refreshments and activities for the kids will
be provided. Please RSVP no later than January 15 to Lor
raine Bailey at the JCC, 366-0357. We look forward to see
ing you there!
January 13 - Family Sabbath Dinner - Call JCC for details.
By Jackie Fishman
Adult Program Coordinator
In mid-November, the JCC’s
Board of Directors afforded
me the opportunity to attend
a Public Relations Institute in
St. Louis sponsored by the
Jewish Welfare Board. There
I had the chance to meet and
share ideas with over 40 P.R.
professionals from JCCs all
over the country. Session
topics ranged from Graphic
Arts and Printing to Planning
and Promoting Special Events
to Crisis Communications.
Robert A. Cohn, Editor-In-
Chief of the weekly St Louis
Jewish Ught, spoke on “How
to Work Effectively with the
Jewish and Community
Press.” The conference offered
a wealth of information not on
ly on P.R., but also on
resources available to Jewish
professional workers.
I spent a morning kibbitzing
with Ken Weintraub, Director
of Family and Group Services
for the 12,000-member St.
Louis JCC. We discussed,
among myriad program ideas,
what he considered the bottom
line for top quality progranmi-
ing — top quality staff. The
Charlotte JCC is fortunate to
have Cary Bernstein as Direc
tor of Youth Services, Euid as
of January 1, Stu Epstein as
Health and Physical Educa
tion Director. Our Admin
istrative Assistant, Lorraine
Bailey, and Linda Aresco, our
bookkeeper, are valued for
their professionalism and their
excellent support services.
As the Charlotte Jewish
Community Center grows and
flourishes, we will be adding
additional staff from Ex
ecutive Director to recep
tionist to instructors to camp
counselors. It is vital that the
best possible persons for the
jobs be found, and that a pro
ductive, healthy and respect
ful partnership between pro
fessional staff and lay persons
be nourished.
The Senior Adult Commit
tee of the JCC, chaired by
Evelyn Berger, has been ac
tivated and is on the move. At
the November 13 meeting, the
committee decided that in ad
dition to its volunteer duties
as drivers for several members
of the Chai-Lites, the JCC’s
senior adult group, members
would begin attending their
meetings on a rotating
schedule. There is much work
to be done for the senior
citizens in Charlotte’s Jewish
community. Is this the time
and place for you to begin
volunteering? As firm as our
commitment to our children,
the Jewish community of
tomorrow, so should our com
mitment be to the elderly
among us, our predecessors.
The JCC eventually hopes to
include a Senior Adult Depart
ment offering a full range of
services to participants. If you
can offer ideas, support or
legwork, call us. Volunteer and
act upon the best impulses of
a Jewish ethical duty to our
elderly citizens.
^^Culture Vultures**
Wednesday, November 21
and Sunday, December l...do
these dates stand out in your
mind? Perhaps it will help to
remember that it rained
buckets both days! Never
theless, a crowd of faithful
JCC “Culture Vultures” at
tended the Charlotte Sym
phony Pops concert on Nov
ember 21 and a tour of the
newly renovated Mint Mu
seum on December 1. Picnic
dinners, catered by Mom or
Dad or Palatable Pleasures or
even by the Colonel were
spread out on red and white
checkered table cloths and en
joyed by various groups of
families, friends, assorted
mispocha and lots of kids.
After a 45-minute concert of
light classical pieces and
Broadway favorites, Jordan
Tang, conductor, and the
Symphony members joined us
for an ice cream sundae
extravaganza.
The December 1 Mint Tour
found Stu Schwartz herding a
delighted group through the
galleries of what appeared to
be a brand new museum. We
hardly recognized the place.
Kudos to the JCC’s Cultural
Arts Committee for planning
these lovely fall events.
Preview of Coming Attractions
So what are you doing Sunday, January 26 from 3-5
p.m.? Busy? Well, how about Wednesday, January 29 from
7-9 p.m.? We know you can make one of these dates to get
a peek at some of the action that will be going on at the
new JCC.
Previews will include mini-sessions conducted by
selected instructors of adult and children’s classes. Detail
ed schedules of activities will be available by calling the
JCC office, 366-0357.
The preview series will continue in February and March.
Now aren’t you just a bit curious?
Summer Day Camp 1986 - It’s only 4 months away
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WANTED: Sunmier Day Camp Staff - Call Cary Berns
tein, 366-0357.