Annual Report - Tucson Jewish Community Center

2011 Highlights
Sports & Wellness
• The cardio equipment (treadmills, elliptical
cross-trainers, upright and recumbent exercise
bikes) was upgraded with new machines, each
with a 17” widescreen TV that is ergonomically
designed to maximize sight lines and reduce
glare for people of various heights. They also
include iPod integration which allows users to
charge their iPod and manage their playlists.
Arts & Culture
• The Sundance Film Institute chose
our Media Arts Center as one of
a handful of venues around the
world to host their Film Forward
cultural exchange program, a
direct result of our partnership
with The Loft Cinema.
• More than 500 adults a month
continue to benefit from our
art classes, lectures and special
interest groups.
Children & Youth
• Family Programs offered a new event, Puttin’ On The
Ritz…Cracker! It was a fun, gala event specifically
planned to get families with children of all ages
together for a dress-up evening of food, dancing,
magic and entertainment. It was also a chance to
have party vendors showcase their services at the
vendor booths. The event was profitable and had
over 200 attendees.
Early Childhood
Education
•
The enthusiastic new co-directors hit the ground
running with building improvements–fresh
new paint in every classroom and upgraded
flooring. The teaching staff received extensive
training, including a field trip to observe several
Tucson preschools, learn from them, and adapt
best practices in their own classrooms.
Special Needs
Services
•
Special Needs Services received two grants
for the Winter Camp program: one from
the Sundt foundation; the other from the
Safeway Foundation. These grants allowed
us to provide dynamic programming and
send participants to exciting places such
as the Biosphere.