2016-17 Winter Program Guide
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WINTER PROGRAM GUIDE<br />
<strong>2016</strong>-<strong>17</strong><br />
Adults<br />
After School<br />
Children &<br />
Families<br />
Early<br />
Childhood<br />
Development<br />
Seniors<br />
Sports & Fitness<br />
Summer Camp<br />
Teens<br />
A place where everyone belongs.
Another full house for<br />
Tuesday evening Adult<br />
Tap Dance class with<br />
Barry Shulman.<br />
JCC Fitness member<br />
Rob Kantrowitz<br />
works out on the new<br />
Converging Chest<br />
Press machine.<br />
Pictured, from left, is JCC of Syracuse Executive<br />
Director Marci Erlebacher, filmmaker Dani Menkin<br />
and Syracuse International Film Festival Artistic<br />
Director Owen Shapiro following the screening of<br />
Menkin’s latest film, On the Map, at the JCC on<br />
Oct. 23 as part of this year’s film festival.<br />
Fall<br />
Scrapbook<br />
Fun with fall art in the Early<br />
Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong><br />
field trip to the apple<br />
orchard.<br />
Above: School-age children playing a board game<br />
during a recent vacation camp. Below: Some football<br />
fun on the playground in the After School <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Pictured at the Sept. 20<br />
Sisterhood Symposium<br />
are the event’s featured<br />
speakers Dr. Eitan Fishbane<br />
(left), associate professor of<br />
Jewish Thought at Jewish<br />
Theological Seminary in<br />
New York City, and Rabbi<br />
Andrew Pepperstone,<br />
spiritual leader of<br />
Congregation Beth Sholom-<br />
Chevra Shas.<br />
Step & Sculpt group exercise class.
Our Jewish Community Center<br />
315-445-2360 | www.jccsyr.org<br />
November <strong>2016</strong><br />
Dear Friends,<br />
It’s that time again when we reflect on our<br />
accomplishments over the past year and highlight the<br />
many ways in which we have advanced our Jewish<br />
Community Center’s mission. As the nucleus of the<br />
Syracuse Jewish community, the JCC often transcends its<br />
mission by becoming a necessity in the lives of many in<br />
our community.<br />
This past year we continued to support hundreds of<br />
local working families with quality childcare through<br />
our Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> and<br />
After School <strong>Program</strong>. At<br />
the other end of the age<br />
spectrum, our support<br />
of area seniors remains stronger than ever. Our hot,<br />
nutritious and delicious senior kosher meals served up<br />
five days a week have developed quite a following. The<br />
JCC’s Neighborhood Advisor <strong>Program</strong> continues to grow<br />
and help more seniors remain living independently in<br />
the community. This year also was a milestone for our<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center as we renovated many<br />
areas of our facility and replaced nearly all of our exercise<br />
equipment.<br />
How wonderful it is that nobody need<br />
wait a single moment before starting to<br />
improve the world.<br />
– Anne Frank<br />
We’ve been able to achieve all of these things—and<br />
more—thanks to the wonderful support from our<br />
community, and the many dedicated members and<br />
I care about the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse and its future. I also identify with and understand<br />
the importance of the JCC to Jewish life in this community. I would like to make the following contribution*:<br />
q Pillar $1,000<br />
q Founder $500<br />
q Supporter $250<br />
q Patron $100<br />
donors like you. As we once again kick off another endof-year<br />
campaign, we ask that you help us further our<br />
mission of providing quality programs and services<br />
rooted in Judaic traditions and teachings. Please<br />
remember that when you give to the JCC, you provide<br />
a gift that lasts throughout the year. Your generous<br />
donation will positively impact the lives of many Central<br />
New Yorkers, while also helping the JCC to maintain its<br />
key role in our community.<br />
As we close out another successful year, help us continue<br />
our long tradition of serving the diverse needs of our<br />
friends and neighbors. Please make a tax-deductible<br />
contribution to the JCC today. Your end-of-year gift<br />
will help ensure that our essential programming and<br />
services continue moving forward throughout the<br />
coming year.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Marci Erlebacher<br />
Executive Director<br />
q Friend $50<br />
q “Two Life” $36<br />
q Chai $18<br />
q Other<br />
Steven Sisskind<br />
Board President<br />
P.S. For your convenience, please use the below form<br />
to submit your tax-deductible JCC contribution today!<br />
Questions? Call us at 315-445-2360.<br />
$_______<br />
#<br />
Name ___________________________________________________________________________<br />
Address _________________________________________________________________________<br />
City _________________________________ State ________________ Zip ______________<br />
Phone _______________________________ Email ____________________________________<br />
Thank you for your<br />
generous contribution!<br />
q Check<br />
Make check payable to: JCC of Syracuse<br />
Mail check and completed form to:<br />
*A contribution does not constitute membership.<br />
JCC of Syracuse<br />
5655 Thompson Rd.<br />
DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
q Credit Card (MasterCard, VISA, Discover, Amex)<br />
Acct. # ________________________________________<br />
Exp. Date ______________________________________<br />
Signature ______________________________________<br />
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Supporting Your Center<br />
Your continued financial<br />
contributions, gifts, grants and<br />
endowments allow us to serve<br />
you, your family and the larger<br />
community six days per week,<br />
year round. Funds raised are<br />
critical to daily operations, special<br />
programming, future development<br />
and improvements, and<br />
scholarships and financial aid.<br />
Matching gifts<br />
Many companies in the Syracuse area have<br />
matching gift programs, which encourage<br />
charitable giving by their employees.<br />
Under these programs, companies match<br />
gifts—often dollar for dollar or even two<br />
dollars to one—that individuals make to<br />
nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations. Your<br />
gift to the JCC may qualify. Please check<br />
with your company to determine eligibility<br />
requirements.<br />
Tribute cards<br />
To commemorate special occasions,<br />
including births, birthdays, graduations,<br />
anniversaries, marriages, Bar or Bat<br />
Mitzvah, or to celebrate and honor the<br />
memory of a loved one, the JCC welcomes<br />
tax-deductible gifts to one of our many<br />
endowment or special funds. (See the<br />
tributes on page 34.) The JCC will<br />
send an acknowledgement card to the<br />
individual (or next of kin) in whose name<br />
the contribution is made. Tribute cards<br />
recognize someone special and help the<br />
JCC. For more information, contact Erin<br />
Hart at 315-445-2040, ext. 112.<br />
End-of-Year Donation<br />
Designate your United Way<br />
donation to support the JCC<br />
If you participate in the United Way<br />
Community Campaign where you work<br />
or as an individual donor, please consider<br />
designating all or part of your gift to the<br />
JCC of Syracuse. This can easily be done<br />
on the back of your pledge card. Your<br />
generous contribution to the JCC through<br />
the United Way donor program will go a<br />
long way in supporting your JCC.<br />
Volunteer<br />
An agency such as the JCC is dependent<br />
on the enthusiasm and willingness of<br />
members of the community who volunteer<br />
their time and talent. Volunteers are<br />
invaluable in bringing vital perspective,<br />
experience, community and manpower to<br />
complement those of our staff members.<br />
Public support is imperative to the JCC of Syracuse’s survival. The center depends<br />
on these donations for a full 7% of its annual budget. We recently mailed out<br />
our end-of-year campaign letters<br />
requesting your generous support.<br />
For your convenience, a copy of this<br />
letter is reprinted on page 3 along<br />
with the form to use for making a taxdeductible<br />
end-of-year contribution if<br />
you haven’t already done so. No gift<br />
is too small and all donations to the<br />
JCC are greatly appreciated!<br />
Senior Adult Dining <strong>Program</strong><br />
Our Bobbi Epstein Lewis Senior Adult<br />
Dining <strong>Program</strong> (see page 22) offers<br />
seniors a hot, nutritious kosher meal<br />
five days a week at a very affordable<br />
price. It’s our way of “giving back” to<br />
local seniors who form the foundation<br />
of our community. You can help<br />
keep this valuable program going by<br />
making a contribution or becoming a<br />
sponsor of our monthly senior newsletter.<br />
For more information, contact<br />
Erin Hart at 315-445-2040, ext. 112.<br />
Jewish Federation of CNY<br />
The JCC of Syracuse is a beneficiary<br />
agency of the Jewish Federation of<br />
Central New York. The JCC receives<br />
funding from the Federation and<br />
works in close partnership with it to<br />
provide the Jewish community with<br />
essential programs and services.<br />
JCC families and members can help<br />
by giving generously to the Jewish<br />
Federation of CNY campaign.<br />
Plant a tree in Israel—no travel<br />
required!<br />
Help make our world a little greener.<br />
Support the JCC’s “Plant a Tree” card<br />
fundraiser to have a tree planted in<br />
Israel or at one of more than 35 other<br />
reforestation sites around the world.<br />
See page 33 for details.<br />
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Welcome<br />
315-445-2360 | www.jccsyr.org<br />
Marci Erlebacher<br />
Executive Director<br />
Don Cronin<br />
Controller<br />
Nick Finlayson<br />
Membership Director<br />
Tammy Barzee<br />
Daytime Receptionist<br />
Erin Hart<br />
Executive Asst./<br />
Office Manager<br />
Will Wallak<br />
Marketing Director<br />
Alan Davis<br />
Operations Director<br />
Deborah Stonecipher<br />
Evening Receptionist<br />
Mission<br />
The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse (JCC) is the nucleus<br />
of the Jewish community built on the foundation of Jewish ethics and values.<br />
We provide quality services and programs for all ages, serving everyone in the<br />
Central New York Region.<br />
Contents<br />
Registration Information ..........................6<br />
Contacts .........................................7<br />
Early Childhood Development .....................9<br />
Gift Cards order form .............................13<br />
After School & Childrens <strong>Program</strong>s ................15<br />
Membership .....................................<strong>17</strong><br />
High school Battle of the Bands coming Jan. 14 .......21<br />
Adults & Seniors .................................22<br />
JCC’s Neighborhood Advisor <strong>Program</strong> ..............23<br />
Childrens Sports & Recreation Classes ...............24<br />
Neulander Family Sports and Fitness Center .........27<br />
Group Exercise Schedule ..........................30<br />
Tributes .........................................34<br />
<strong>2016</strong>–20<strong>17</strong> BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
President<br />
Vice-Presidents<br />
Treasurer<br />
Secretary<br />
Immediate<br />
Past President<br />
Past President<br />
Board Members<br />
Steven Sisskind<br />
Steven D. Wladis, Roy S. Gutterman, Howard M. Weinstein, M.D.<br />
Sara Temes<br />
Debbie Goldwein<br />
Alan E. Lipsy<br />
Andrea Knoller<br />
Tara Burgess Booher<br />
Jayne Charlamb<br />
Rebecca Cohen<br />
Linda R. Drimer<br />
Adam DuChene<br />
Mary Anne C. Gillson<br />
Susan Gingold<br />
Ben Gnacik<br />
Ann Goldstein<br />
Bud Greenman<br />
Michael A. Klein<br />
Mark Levy<br />
Joanne Maloff<br />
Harriet Mead<br />
Ilene Feldman Mendel<br />
Lynne Pascale<br />
Sarah Rose Pinsky<br />
Neil Rosenbaum<br />
Philip Rothschild<br />
Phillip D. Rubenstein<br />
Susan Sloane<br />
Amy P. Sumida<br />
Diane Wladis<br />
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REGISTRATION INFO<br />
How to register<br />
To enroll in classes, use the Class Registration<br />
Form on p. 20 of this booklet. Complete one form<br />
for each individual registration and return to:<br />
JCC of Syracuse<br />
5655 Thompson Rd.<br />
DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
Fax: 315-449-4539<br />
Full payment must be received with the enrollment<br />
form. Register early as some programs have<br />
limited space and classes fill up fast. JCC<br />
members receive enrollment priority.<br />
Automatic registration Auto registration may be<br />
made for the same ongoing class next semester.<br />
Please indicate this on the registration form and<br />
your credit card will be billed at that time.<br />
Cancellations, refunds & changes We do not<br />
send registration confirmations. We will notify you<br />
only if a class is cancelled. The JCC reserves<br />
the right to cancel a class due to insufficient<br />
registration. In such cases, a full refund or credit<br />
will be issued. Transfers from one class to another<br />
can only be made with prior JCC approval.<br />
Billing<br />
Membership JCC membership is a one-year<br />
commitment. Annual membership is nonrefundable<br />
and payment is due in full upon<br />
joining. Or, for your convenience, you may choose<br />
an alternate payment option such as monthly<br />
automatic payments from your credit/debit card or<br />
bank account.<br />
<strong>Program</strong> enrollment Bills for the Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> (ECDP) and the After<br />
School <strong>Program</strong> will be issued on or about the first<br />
of every month. Payment may be made by mail, in<br />
person or via phone/fax by credit card. You may<br />
also choose monthly automatic payments from<br />
your credit/debit card or bank account.<br />
After School withdrawals, changes<br />
To ensure proper staffing ratios, changes or<br />
withdrawals must be made in writing to the After<br />
School <strong>Program</strong> by the 15th of the month (or<br />
next business day) prior to the month when the<br />
change will occur. If written notification is not<br />
received, you are responsible for the original billed<br />
amount. Increases in days and times are based on<br />
availability.<br />
ECDP withdrawals, changes<br />
Enrollment in ECDP is a commitment to our<br />
10-month school year which consists of three<br />
sessions: September–November, December–<br />
February and March–June. Any program<br />
withdrawals or enrollment changes must be made<br />
30 days before the start of a session. For further<br />
details, dates and deadlines, please contact the<br />
ECDP office at 315-445-2040, ext. 120.<br />
FYIFOR YOUR<br />
INFORMATION<br />
JCC community menorah lightings start Dec. 26<br />
Come celebrate Chanukah at our weekday community menorah lightings starting on Monday,<br />
Dec. 26 at 4 p.m. here at the JCC of Syracuse. Join Rabbi Evan Shore of Shaarei Torah Orthodox<br />
Congregation of Syracuse along with children from the JCC’s After School <strong>Program</strong> in celebrating<br />
the Festival of Lights. The menorah lightings are free and open to the public. For more information,<br />
call the JCC of Syracuse at 315-445-2360.<br />
Kashrut Policy<br />
The JCC kitchen is under the supervision<br />
of the Syracuse Va’ad Ha-ir. The kashrut<br />
policy requires strict adherence to the list<br />
of approved foods that may be brought into<br />
the kitchen. This list is available through<br />
program staff members.<br />
Room rental<br />
The JCC rents a variety of spaces at<br />
affordable rates. Our auditorium has<br />
computer presentation capabilities and we<br />
offer kosher catering. We also have various<br />
conference rooms that can be arranged to<br />
accommodate meetings, classes, parties<br />
and other events. For details, contact Erin<br />
Hart at 315-445-2040, ext. 112.<br />
Snow policy<br />
The JCC will make every effort to remain<br />
open during snowy and harsh winter<br />
weather conditions. Closings will be<br />
announced on local TV channels 3, 5, 9<br />
and 10, and on radio stations 620 AM, 570<br />
AM and 94.5 FM. Please call us for class or<br />
program cancellation information.<br />
In the event of school closings, the JCC<br />
will make every effort to remain open for<br />
childcare. This service is open to members<br />
and active program participants only.<br />
Please call ahead for the latest information<br />
and updates.<br />
T<br />
<strong>2016</strong>-20<strong>17</strong> HOLIDAY CLOSINGS<br />
Dec. 25 .......Closed<br />
Jan. 1, 20<strong>17</strong> ....New Year’s Day – Closed<br />
April 10 .......Close at 5:00 pm<br />
Eve of Passover<br />
April 11, 12 ....Passover – Closed<br />
April <strong>17</strong>, 18 ....Passover – Closed<br />
May 29 ........Memorial Day – Closed<br />
May 30 ........Close at 6 pm<br />
Eve of Shavuot<br />
May 31, June 1 ..Shavuot – Closed<br />
July 4 .........Independence Day<br />
Closed<br />
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Hours<br />
FYIFOR YOUR<br />
INFORMATION<br />
JCC Main Entrance<br />
• Reception desk<br />
Monday–Thursday... 8:00 am – 9:00 pm<br />
Friday.............. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />
Saturday ........... Closed<br />
Sunday............. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm<br />
Neulander<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
Monday–Thursday... 5:30 am – 9:00 pm<br />
Friday.............. 5:30 am – 6:00 pm<br />
Saturday ........... 8:00 am – 4:00 pm<br />
Sunday............. 7:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />
Locker rooms close 15 minutes after the<br />
fitness areas close. The Schayes Family<br />
Gymnasium opens at 7 a.m. Monday<br />
through Friday. Hours may be extended<br />
for special programming or league play.<br />
FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EVERYONE<br />
AT THE JCC, WE WILL STRICTLY ENFORCE THE<br />
FOLLOWING SAFETY MEASURES:<br />
• No cars may be parked in front of the main entrance<br />
without a driver present.<br />
• No parking in the handicapped spaces without proper<br />
authorization.<br />
• No parking in the loading area.<br />
• First offense will receive a written warning.<br />
• Second offense vehicles will be towed at the owner’s<br />
expense.<br />
Contacts<br />
Main. ........................................315-445-2360<br />
Direct Dial to Office Extensions ...................315-445-2040<br />
Sports & Fitness Center.......................... 315-234-4522<br />
Fax ............................................315-449-4539<br />
Email. ....................................... info@jccsyr.org<br />
Staff<br />
Administration<br />
Marci Erlebacher.......Executive Director................. x107<br />
Erin Hart ..............Executive Assistant/Ofc. Manager... x112<br />
Don Cronin............Controller........................ x118<br />
Abbie Tricome. ........Bookkeeper ...................... x138<br />
Will Wallak.............Marketing Director ................ x108<br />
Nick Finlayson. ........Membership Director.............. x140<br />
Alan Davis.............Operations Director............... x125<br />
Tammy Barzee.........Daytime Receptionist.............. x100<br />
Deborah Stonecipher.. . Evening Receptionist. ............. x100<br />
Adult and Senior <strong>Program</strong>ming<br />
Cindy Stein<br />
Director of Adult and Senior <strong>Program</strong>ming ................. x104<br />
Marcie Sauer<br />
Adult and Senior <strong>Program</strong>ming Assistant................... x104<br />
Kitchen. ............................................... x124<br />
Children & Teen Services<br />
Mick Hagan<br />
Director of Children and Teen Services..................... x129<br />
Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong> (ECDP)<br />
Jo David...............ECDP Director. ................... x122<br />
Pamela Ranieri.........ECDP Assistant Director............ x123<br />
Christine Flynn.........ECDP Receptionist................. x120<br />
Jennifer Paine..........ECDP Evening Receptionist......... x120<br />
Sports & Fitness<br />
Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER)<br />
Patrick Scott...........Sports & Fitness Director. ......... x144<br />
Sherri Lamanna<br />
Director of Gymnastics, Dance & ECDP Phys. Ed. ............ x126<br />
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Free JCC teen daytrip December 11<br />
Local teenagers looking to explore and<br />
celebrate their Jewish heritage will have<br />
an opportunity to do just that during<br />
an upcoming road trip to Philadelphia.<br />
The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community<br />
Center of Syracuse, in collaboration with<br />
area synagogues, will host a “JCC Teen<br />
Initiative” excursion for students in grades<br />
8-12 to the National Museum of American<br />
Jewish History on Sunday, Dec. 11, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
The bus will depart at 8 a.m. from the JCC<br />
of Syracuse and return to the JCC around<br />
10:30 p.m.<br />
This free outing includes roundtrip<br />
travel, museum admission, a guided tour<br />
and a kosher lunch and dinner. There are<br />
only 35 spots available on a first come,<br />
first served basis. The registration form is<br />
available from the JCC by calling 315-445-<br />
2360 or visiting www.jccsyr.org. The “JCC<br />
Teen Initiative” daytrip is sponsored by the<br />
Joseph Elman Family Fund for Holocaust<br />
Studies at the Jewish Community<br />
Foundation of Central New York.<br />
“We are very excited to coordinate<br />
this trip and give local teens a chance<br />
to connect with the history of Jews in<br />
America,” said Marci Erlebacher, JCC<br />
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and discover their place in the Jewish-<br />
American experience.”<br />
Leading the “JCC Teen Initiative”<br />
excursion and traveling with the teens<br />
will be the JCC’s Mick Hagan, director<br />
of children and teen services. Hagan<br />
heads up a number of JCC teen programs<br />
throughout the year, including summer<br />
camps and the annual high school Battle of<br />
the Bands held each January.<br />
The National Museum of American<br />
Jewish History, located on Independence<br />
Mall in Philadelphia, Pa., was established<br />
in 1976 and is the only museum in the<br />
nation dedicated exclusively to exploring<br />
and interpreting the American Jewish<br />
experience. With more than 25,000 objects,<br />
the museum is the repository of the largest<br />
collection of Jewish Americana in the<br />
world.<br />
For more information about the “JCC<br />
Teen Initiative” trip, call 315-445-2360 or<br />
visit www.jccsyr.org.<br />
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Set aside<br />
the status quo<br />
and grow<br />
By Rabbi Evan Shore<br />
Many associate Chanukah with the<br />
miracle of olive oil, potato latkes and<br />
dreidels. However there is a philosophical<br />
dimension as well. This idea may be found<br />
in the manner that the Chanukah lights are<br />
lit each night.<br />
On the first night of Chanukah we begin<br />
with one candle and add another each<br />
successive night. On the last night of<br />
Chanukah, eight candles are lit. This<br />
process is described in the Talmud as<br />
maalin meen hakodesh vein moreedein,<br />
we strive to ascend in holiness and not<br />
descend.<br />
This idea is very important in our daily<br />
lives. Additionally, it is an important<br />
teaching tool for our children. In general,<br />
Judaism frowns upon the status quo. In<br />
our lives, we are expected to grow in<br />
some way every day. Some growth may<br />
be remarkable while at times in very small<br />
increments.<br />
Our job is to look at ourselves daily<br />
and attempt to build upon our past<br />
experiences and forge ahead with a<br />
clear resolve to continue growing. This<br />
growth may be in many forms, religious<br />
observance, family relationships, character<br />
building, maturation and the list goes on.<br />
This year when we see the glow of the<br />
candles each night of Chanukah may they<br />
be a source of inspiration and motivation<br />
to all of us that each day brings the chance<br />
to make ourselves a little better, kinder<br />
and closer to our Jewish roots.<br />
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/PJLibraryCNY<br />
pjcny@jccsyr.org<br />
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Jerome and Phyllis<br />
Charney<br />
Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong><br />
We are committed to developing the social, emotional, physical and<br />
intellectual well being of each child, allowing them to grow and flourish<br />
as productive members of the community. Our emphasis is on helping<br />
children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive and enthusiastic<br />
learners.<br />
Jo David<br />
Director<br />
Pam Ranieri<br />
Assistant Director<br />
Christine Flynn<br />
Morning<br />
Receptionist<br />
Jennifer Paine<br />
Evening<br />
Receptionist<br />
/ecdpjccsyr<br />
Inspiring your child’s success!<br />
The JCC’s Jerome and Phyllis Charney<br />
Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong> is<br />
the area’s leading comprehensive childcare<br />
facility and preschool. Our specialized<br />
program uses the Creative Curriculum<br />
paired with NYS Early Learning<br />
<strong>Guide</strong>lines and a Reggio Emilia-inspired<br />
approach to learning (see p. 10). See how<br />
the JCC can help your child succeed!<br />
• Flexible enrollment 2–5 days a week.<br />
• Professional, nurturing teachers.<br />
• Field trips, music programs and more!<br />
• Clean, secured facility.<br />
• SMART boards in pre-K classrooms.<br />
For more information about our<br />
program, and to schedule a tour, contact<br />
the Early Childhood Director at 315-445-<br />
2040, ext. 122, or jdavid@jccsyr.org.<br />
Early bird<br />
registration starts<br />
February 1, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Open to current JCC members.<br />
<strong>Program</strong> Hours<br />
Monday–Friday<br />
7 am – 6 pm<br />
The <strong>2016</strong>-20<strong>17</strong> school<br />
year is currently<br />
underway and runs<br />
through June. There<br />
are still some spaces left in our 3- and<br />
4-year old programs. If you are interested<br />
in enrolling your child for this year, please<br />
contact the Early Childhood Director at<br />
315-445-2040, ext. 122, to set up a tour.<br />
Early registration for the upcoming 20<strong>17</strong>-2018<br />
school year begins February 1, 20<strong>17</strong>. We will<br />
send current Early Childhood families and<br />
JCC members registration packets at the end<br />
of January. If you are currently not a member<br />
of the JCC and would like to take advantage<br />
of early registration, you may join the JCC<br />
in February. Enrolling your child early will<br />
guarantee classroom placement. Registration<br />
opens to the public on March 1, 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
For each new school year your completed<br />
enrollment paperwork along with the $25<br />
registration fee must be submitted. Additional<br />
enrollment paperwork will be sent home<br />
in May and must be returned no later than<br />
June 14, 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
HOW TO REGISTER<br />
Age groups served<br />
Infant — 6 weeks – 8 months<br />
• Must be six weeks old by Sept. 5, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Toddler — 18 months – 36 months<br />
• Must be 18 months by Sept. 5, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Preschool<br />
• Must be age 3 by Dec. 1, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Pre-Kindergarten<br />
• Must be age 4 by Dec. 1, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Withdrawals, changes<br />
Enrollment in ECDP is a commitment to our<br />
10-month school year which consists of three<br />
sessions: September–November, December–<br />
February and March–June. Any program<br />
withdrawals or enrollment changes must be<br />
made 30 days before the start of a session.<br />
Come for a visit<br />
For more information about our program,<br />
and to schedule a tour, contact the Early<br />
Childhood Director at 315-445-2040, ext. 122,<br />
or jdavid@jccsyr.org.<br />
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Jerome and Phyllis<br />
Charney<br />
Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong><br />
HOW YOUNG CHILDREN LEARN<br />
Much of what children learn and do in<br />
an early childhood program doesn’t come<br />
home in a backpack. Young children<br />
learn best through hands-on and direct<br />
interactive experiences. This type of<br />
learning happens through play and<br />
exploration.<br />
The Jerome and Phyllis Charney Early<br />
Childhood Develop <strong>Program</strong> uses the<br />
Creative Curriculum paired with the NYS<br />
Early Learning <strong>Guide</strong>lines, using a Reggio<br />
Emilia inspired approach to learning.<br />
The Reggio Emilia Approach is an<br />
innovative and inspiring approach to<br />
early childhood education which values<br />
the child as strong, capable, resilient and<br />
rich with wonder and knowledge. Every<br />
child brings with them deep curiosity and<br />
potential and this innate curiosity drives<br />
their interest to understand their world<br />
and their place within it. These are the<br />
guiding principles that we stand by when<br />
educating children:<br />
Children are capable of<br />
constructing their own learning<br />
They are driven by their interests to<br />
understand and know more.<br />
Children form an understanding of<br />
themselves and their place in the<br />
world through their interactions<br />
with others<br />
There is a strong focus on social<br />
collaboration, working in groups, where<br />
each child is an equal participant, having<br />
their thoughts and questions valued.<br />
The adult is not the giver of knowledge.<br />
Children search out the knowledge<br />
through their own investigations.<br />
Children are communicators<br />
Children are encouraged to use language<br />
to investigate, explore and reflect on their<br />
experiences. They are listened to with<br />
respect, believing that their questions and<br />
observations are an opportunity to learn<br />
and search together. It is a continual and<br />
collaborative process. Rather than the child<br />
asking questions and the adult answering,<br />
the search is undertaken together.<br />
The environment is the third<br />
teacher<br />
The environment is recognized for<br />
its potential to inspire children. An<br />
environment filled with natural light, order<br />
and beauty. Open spaces free from clutter,<br />
where every material is considered for its<br />
purpose, every corner is ever-evolving to<br />
encourage children to delve deeper and<br />
deeper into their interests.<br />
The space encourages collaboration,<br />
communication and exploration. The space<br />
respects children as capable by providing<br />
them with authentic materials & tools. The<br />
space is cared for by the children and the<br />
adults.<br />
The adult is a mentor and guide<br />
Our role as adults is to observe (our)<br />
children, listen to their questions and their<br />
stories, find what interests them and then<br />
provide them with opportunities to explore<br />
these interests further.<br />
The Hundred Languages of<br />
Children<br />
Probably the most well-known aspect of<br />
the Reggio Emilia Approach is the belief<br />
that children use many, many different<br />
ways to show their understanding and<br />
express their thoughts and creativity.<br />
There are one hundred different ways<br />
of thinking, of discovering, of learning.<br />
Through drawing and sculpting, through<br />
dance and movement, through painting<br />
and pretend play, through modeling and<br />
music, and that each one of these Hundred<br />
Languages must be valued and nurtured.<br />
The Reggio Emilia Approach<br />
emphasizes hands-on discovery learning<br />
that allows the child to use all their senses<br />
and all their languages to learn.<br />
The NYS Early Learning <strong>Guide</strong>lines<br />
focuses on all areas of development<br />
for children birth to five years old.<br />
The guidelines provide teachers and<br />
families with an understanding of child<br />
development and where children are on the<br />
developmental continuum. There are five<br />
domains in the guidelines: Physical wellbeing,<br />
health, and motor development;<br />
social and emotional development;<br />
approaches to learning; cognition and<br />
general knowledge; and language,<br />
communication and literacy.<br />
CALENDAR<br />
December<br />
22 ..........PJ Library<br />
Wear your pajamas to school!<br />
23 ..........Chanukah Party<br />
Classrooms A, B, 2, 6, 7, 8<br />
26-30 ......Vacation Camp<br />
January 20<strong>17</strong><br />
9–20 .......Book Fair<br />
9–20 .......Parent-Teacher Conferences<br />
18 ..........PJ Library<br />
Wear your pajamas to school!<br />
12–13 ......Grand Event<br />
February<br />
1 ...........Early registration begins for<br />
20<strong>17</strong>-2018 school year<br />
9 ...........PJ Library<br />
Wear your pajamas to school!<br />
15 ..........<strong>Winter</strong> Performance<br />
Classrooms A, B, 2, 6, 8<br />
March<br />
1 ...........Open registration begins for<br />
20<strong>17</strong>-2018 school year<br />
8 ...........PJ Library<br />
Wear your pajamas to school!<br />
10 ..........Purim Parade<br />
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Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong><br />
CREATIVE CURRICULUM<br />
The Creative Curriculum for<br />
infants, toddlers and twos<br />
There is an emphasis on the following<br />
routines and experiences:<br />
Routines<br />
• Hellos & goodbyes<br />
• Diapering & toileting<br />
• Eating & mealtimes<br />
• Sleeping & naptimes<br />
• Getting dressed<br />
Experiences<br />
• Playing with toys<br />
• Enjoying songs & stories<br />
• Imitating & pretending<br />
• Connecting with music & movement<br />
• Creating with art<br />
• Tasting & preparing food<br />
• Exploring sand & water<br />
• Going outdoors<br />
The Creative Curriculum for<br />
preschoolers<br />
There is an emphasis on the following<br />
experiences and the teachers intentionally<br />
tie in math, literacy, social studies and<br />
science.<br />
• Dramatic play<br />
• Blocks<br />
• Art<br />
• Sensory experiences<br />
• Read aloud<br />
• Cooking<br />
• Music & movement<br />
• Outdoors<br />
For more information on our<br />
curriculum and approaches to learning,<br />
please visit the Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> section on the JCC’s<br />
website www.jccsyr.org.<br />
HAPPY CHANUKAH<br />
December brings with it Chanukah, the<br />
“Festival of Lights,” and our classroom<br />
Chanukah parties that have become a<br />
favorite ECDP tradition! Our Chanukah<br />
parties will be held on Friday, Dec. 23 for<br />
rooms 6, 7, 8, A, B and 2. The boys and<br />
girls will be eating potato lakes and jelly<br />
doughnuts. Songs will be sung, dreidels<br />
will be spun, candles on the menorah will<br />
be lit and stories of brave Maccabees told.<br />
Each child will also receive a specially<br />
decorated goodie bag filled with a dreidel,<br />
Chanukah stickers and chocolate gelt to<br />
take home.<br />
If your child will not be scheduled to<br />
attend our program on Dec. 23 for the<br />
Chanukah Party, you may pay for extra<br />
time if space is available. Otherwise,<br />
parents may bring in their child and<br />
STAY WITH THEM for the duration<br />
of the party. NYS licensing regulations<br />
requires a specific student/teacher ratio be<br />
maintained at all times in every classroom.<br />
Ratios vary according to age. Thank you<br />
for your understanding and cooperation<br />
with this matter.<br />
PJ LIBRARY<br />
The JCC has partnered with the PJ Library<br />
(PJ for pajamas) which visits our program<br />
monthly. Children are encouraged to wear<br />
their pajamas to school on PJ Library days!<br />
The PJ Library coordinator reads stories,<br />
sings songs and plans activities with the<br />
children. The program offers free, highquality<br />
Jewish books and music each<br />
month to children ages six months to eight<br />
years all across North America to parents<br />
raising Jewish children.<br />
WINTER VACATION CAMP<br />
The Early Childhood Development<br />
<strong>Program</strong> will be closed for winter break<br />
Dec. 26–30. There will be a vacation camp<br />
offered for our working parents who need<br />
extended-day and full-day child care Dec.<br />
26–30. The teachers who will be caring<br />
for children that week may NOT be your<br />
child’s regular teachers.<br />
The winter vacation camp is subject to<br />
minimum enrollment. The fee is $50 per<br />
day. Please look for the registration form<br />
in your child’s mailbox. We cannot accept<br />
registration forms after Dec. 9 due to staff<br />
scheduling.<br />
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PRESCHOOL BOOK FAIR<br />
You’re invited! We look forward to seeing<br />
you at our annual Scholastic Preschool<br />
Book Fair which will be held Jan. 9–20<br />
from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Early<br />
Childhood wing of the JCC.<br />
Our book fair is the perfect way to<br />
update your home library at half the cost!<br />
Many of our parents love to purchase<br />
books for their child’s classroom. To make<br />
this easier for you, please look for the<br />
specially marked book bins at the checkout<br />
which contains the wish list of books<br />
for classroom libraries. Your child will<br />
be able to place a special sticker inside<br />
the book that lets the teacher know who<br />
purchased it for the classroom. Please note<br />
that purchasing a book from the wish bin<br />
is optional and not required. The Early<br />
Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong> greatly<br />
appreciates all wish bin books that are<br />
purchased.<br />
GRAND EVENT<br />
Grandparents or other special people<br />
are invited to have lunch with their<br />
preschooler! After lunch and a special<br />
story all special guests are invited to shop<br />
for books for their children from our book<br />
fair.<br />
Save the date! Our Grand Event will be<br />
held as follows:<br />
• Jan. 12 – Classrooms 6, 7, 8<br />
• Jan. 13 – Classrooms A, B, 2<br />
Look for the invitation in your child’s<br />
mailbox.<br />
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES<br />
Communication between parents and<br />
teachers is an important part of our<br />
program. During the school year teachers<br />
are making observations and documenting<br />
learning to guide instruction and promote<br />
success in all areas of development. We<br />
look forward to sharing it with you during<br />
the parent-teacher conferences that will<br />
be held Jan. 9–20. Please look for the<br />
sign-up sheet outside the office. A second<br />
conference will be scheduled in May.<br />
PURIM PARADE<br />
The Early Childhood Development<br />
<strong>Program</strong> will hold its annual Purim<br />
Parade on March 10 at 9:45 a.m. in the<br />
gymnasium. Parents are invited to attend<br />
and children may wear their costumes to<br />
school.<br />
<strong>Winter</strong><br />
enrichment classes<br />
Classes require pre-registration and are<br />
subject to minimum enrollment.<br />
Bricks 4 Kidz<br />
Age: 4–5<br />
Day: Thursdays<br />
Dates: Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26<br />
Time: 1–1:45 pm<br />
Fee: $55 members, $60 non-members<br />
Taught by: Bricks 4 Kidz CNY<br />
This is a great class for<br />
children to practice fine<br />
motor skills, pattern<br />
recognition and more. Your<br />
child will build a different<br />
LEGO animal each class while taking a<br />
virtual trip to the zoo! We’ll build a camel,<br />
elephant, giraffe and kangaroo using LEGO<br />
Duplo bricks. Each class will start with circle<br />
time and a book about the animal that will be<br />
built. Following the animal build, there will<br />
be some creative LEGO play time and crafts.<br />
Kids Yoga<br />
Age: 3–5<br />
Day: Wednesdays<br />
Dates: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25<br />
Time: 1:15–2 pm<br />
Fee: $35 members, $40 non-members<br />
Taught by: Bridgett Langstaff<br />
This class helps kids build<br />
concentration, strength,<br />
flexibility, self-control and<br />
balance. Children will embark<br />
on a calming journey and<br />
begin to understand mindfulness and finding<br />
contentment in everyday life.<br />
JCC membership not<br />
required to enroll in<br />
these classes. Use the<br />
registration form on<br />
page 20 and sign up today!<br />
Questions?<br />
Call us at 315-445-2040, ext. 120.<br />
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JCC of Syracuse<br />
Gift Card <strong>Program</strong><br />
Order Form<br />
Apparel & Accessories<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Aerie $25<br />
American Eagle Outfitters $25<br />
Banana Republic $25<br />
Bon-Ton $25<br />
Bon-Ton $100<br />
Burlington Coat Factory $25<br />
Champs Sports $25<br />
Children’s Place $25<br />
Claire’s $10<br />
Disney $25<br />
Disney $100<br />
Express $25<br />
Finish Line $25<br />
Foot Locker $25<br />
Gap $25<br />
Gymboree $25<br />
J. Crew $25<br />
Journeys $25<br />
L.L. Bean $25<br />
L.L. Bean $100<br />
Lands’ End $25<br />
Lands’ End $100<br />
Lane Bryant $25<br />
Men’s Warehouse $25<br />
Old Navy $25<br />
Payless Shoes $20<br />
Talbots $25<br />
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Make your holiday<br />
shopping easier!<br />
Purchase gift cards from the JCC this holiday season and help<br />
support the Early Childhood Development <strong>Program</strong> Tand<br />
Children’s Department.<br />
It’s easy! Simply fill out this form and drop off at the JCC front<br />
desk. Your gift cards will be delivered in time for the holidays!<br />
• Order by Monday, December 12 at noon<br />
for delivery by December 19.<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Barnes & Noble $10<br />
Barnes & Noble $25<br />
Barnes & Noble $100<br />
Best Buy $25<br />
Best Buy $100<br />
Game Stop $25<br />
iTunes $15<br />
iTunes $25<br />
Regal Theatres Single $9.50<br />
Regal Theatres $25<br />
Specialty Stores<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Babies “R” Us $20<br />
Bass Pro Shops $25<br />
Bass Pro Shops $100<br />
Build-A-Bear Workshop $25<br />
Buy Buy Baby $25<br />
Christmas Tree Shops $25<br />
Dick’s Sporting Goods $25<br />
Dick’s Sporting Goods $100<br />
Gander Mountain $25<br />
Guitar Center $25<br />
Hallmark $25<br />
Michaels $25<br />
Office Depot $25<br />
Office Max $25<br />
PetSmart $25<br />
Staples $25<br />
Staples $100<br />
Toys “R” Us $20<br />
Health & Beauty<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Bath & Body Works $10<br />
Bath & Body Works $25<br />
CVS Pharmacy $25<br />
GNC $25<br />
Regis Salon $25<br />
Rite Aid $25<br />
Sally Beauty Supply $25<br />
Sephora $20<br />
Supercuts $25<br />
Walgreens $25<br />
Grab & Go Eateries<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Arby’s $10<br />
Bruegger’s Bagels $10<br />
Burger King $10<br />
Chipotle $10<br />
Cold Stone Creamery $10<br />
Domino’s Pizza $10<br />
Dunkin’ Donuts $10<br />
Little Caesars Pizza $20<br />
Panera $10<br />
Panera $25<br />
Papa John’s Pizza $10<br />
Pizza Hut $10<br />
Starbucks $10<br />
Starbucks $25<br />
Subway $10<br />
Subway $50<br />
Taco Bell $10<br />
Wendy’s $10<br />
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JCC of Syracuse Gift Card <strong>Program</strong> Order Form (cont.)<br />
Dining<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Travel<br />
Applebee’s $25<br />
Applebee’s $50<br />
Bonefish Grill $25<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings $10<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings $25<br />
Carrabba’s Italian Grill $25<br />
Cheesecake Factory $25<br />
Chili’s $25<br />
Cracker Barrel $10<br />
Dave & Buster’s $25<br />
Denny’s $10<br />
Olive Garden $25<br />
Outback $25<br />
P.F. Chang’s $25<br />
Red Lobster $25<br />
Red Robin $25<br />
Ruby Tuesday $25<br />
Texas Roadhouse $25<br />
TGI Friday’s $25<br />
Uno Pizzeria & Grill $25<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Avis Car Rental $50<br />
Best Western $25<br />
Best Western $100<br />
Budget Car Rental $50<br />
Clarion Hotels $50<br />
Clarion Hotels $100<br />
Celebrity Cruises $100<br />
Disney $25<br />
Disney $100<br />
Disney $1000<br />
Hotels.com $100<br />
Hyatt Hotels $50<br />
Hyatt Hotels $100<br />
For the Home<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Gas & Auto<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
General<br />
Ace Hardware $25<br />
Ace Hardware $100<br />
Bed Bath & Beyond $25<br />
Crate and Barrel $25<br />
Crate and Barrel $100<br />
Home Depot $25<br />
Home Depot $100<br />
Jo-Ann Fabrics $25<br />
L.L. Bean $25<br />
L.L. Bean $100<br />
Lowes $25<br />
Lowes $100<br />
Pier 1 Imports $25<br />
Pottery Barn $25<br />
Pottery Barn $100<br />
West Elm $25<br />
Williams Sonoma $25<br />
Williams Sonoma $100<br />
Advance Auto Parts $25<br />
Auto Zone $25<br />
BP $50<br />
Exxon $50<br />
Gulf Oil $25<br />
Jiffy Lube $30<br />
Mobil $50<br />
Pep Boys $20<br />
Shell $25<br />
Sunoco $50<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
American Express $25<br />
American Express $100<br />
American Express $200<br />
Mail Order & Online<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
Amazon.com $25<br />
Amazon.com $100<br />
Cabela’s $25<br />
Cabela’s $100<br />
Groupon.com $25<br />
Omaha Steaks $50<br />
Overstock.com $25<br />
Peapod Online Grocery $25<br />
Peapod Online Grocery $100<br />
REI $25<br />
Shutterfly $25<br />
Zappos.com $25<br />
1-800-FLOWERS $50<br />
Department & Discount Stores<br />
QTY CARD AMT TOTAL<br />
JCPenney $25<br />
JCPenney $100<br />
Kmart $25<br />
Kmart $50<br />
Kohl’s $25<br />
Kohl’s $100<br />
Lord & Taylor $25<br />
Macy’s $25<br />
Macy’s $100<br />
Marshalls/Homegoods $25<br />
Marshalls/Homegoods $100<br />
Sam’s Club $25<br />
Sam’s Club $100<br />
Sears $25<br />
Sears $100<br />
Target $25<br />
Target $100<br />
TJ Maxx $25<br />
TJ Maxx $100<br />
Walmart $25<br />
Walmart $100<br />
Gift Card Order Form – Payment Information<br />
Cash or checks only, please. Sorry, no credit cards accepted. Questions? Call 315-445-2360.<br />
Make check payable to: JCC of Syracuse.<br />
Please drop off this form<br />
at the JCC front desk.<br />
JCC of Syracuse<br />
5655 Thompson Rd.<br />
DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
Thank you<br />
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and support!<br />
Name __________________________________________________________________<br />
Address ________________________________________________________________<br />
City ____________________________________ State ___________ Zip ____________<br />
Phone __________________________________________________________________<br />
Email __________________________________________________________________<br />
Total No. of Cards ________________________ Grand Total $ ____________________<br />
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After School & Childrens <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
Kindergarten –<br />
Sixth Grade<br />
Mick Hagan<br />
Director of Children & Teen Services,<br />
Camps and Inclusion Specialist<br />
HOW TO REGISTER<br />
The After School <strong>Program</strong> registration<br />
form is available from our main entrance<br />
reception desk and from our website. A $20<br />
non-refundable registration fee and a $50<br />
deposit applied to tuition must accompany<br />
the registration form. Billing is done on a<br />
monthly basis. Each child is automatically<br />
enrolled for each month unless advance<br />
notice is given to withdraw.<br />
Withdrawals, changes<br />
To ensure proper staffing ratios, changes<br />
or withdrawals must be made in writing to<br />
the After School <strong>Program</strong> by the 15th of the<br />
month (or next business day) prior to the<br />
month when the change will occur. We are<br />
unable to prorate for a partial month and<br />
NO partial month credits will be issued. If<br />
written notification is not received, you are<br />
responsible for the original billed amount.<br />
Increases in days and times are based on<br />
availability. All changes MUST be in writing<br />
For more information, please call us at<br />
315-445-2040, ext. 129.<br />
SNOW DAY? DROP OFF THE KIDS<br />
AT THE JCC!<br />
Open to everyone in grades K–6<br />
Don’t let school closings cause child-care<br />
problems. We can help and we have a great<br />
sledding hill in our own backyard! Children can<br />
be dropped off as early as 7 a.m. and picked<br />
up as late as 6 p.m. Families registered in the<br />
After School <strong>Program</strong> at least one day per week<br />
may attend for only $10/day while all others are<br />
welcome at $45/day for JCC members and<br />
$55/day for non-members.<br />
We provide a dynamic array of programs and activities for school-age<br />
children in a safe, nurturing, flexible and welcoming environment that<br />
supports their families’ needs. <strong>Program</strong>ming focuses on a healthy<br />
combination of constructive play, child- and counselor-led activities,<br />
active play and Judaic culture. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged<br />
to become vital members of our programs.<br />
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROGRAM<br />
Busy families looking for the right place<br />
for their children to go after school need<br />
only look to the JCC! Our licensed After<br />
School <strong>Program</strong> is a great place for kids in<br />
grades K–6 to go for fun, educational and<br />
recreational activities.<br />
We’re open school days until 6:00 p.m.<br />
and children may attend up to five days a<br />
week. It’s just a short walk down the hall<br />
for Syracuse Hebrew Day School students<br />
to get to the program. Other students<br />
from nearby schools arrive just as easily<br />
as busing is provided from East-area<br />
Syracuse City Schools, Jamesville-DeWitt,<br />
Fayetteville-Manlius and area private<br />
schools. In some cases, the JCC’s own bus<br />
can even provide transportation to the<br />
program.<br />
For all the quality and value that we<br />
offer, you’re sure to agree there’s no other<br />
place like JCC!<br />
Days per week Members Non-members<br />
5 $221 $ 286<br />
4 $193 $ 251<br />
3 $167 $ 218<br />
2 $122 $162<br />
1 $82 $122<br />
5% sibling discount. Discount applies to lower<br />
priced enrollment on each additional child.<br />
Before school care for elementary children<br />
Give your Jamesville-DeWitt student a safe and comfortable<br />
place to go in the morning before the school day begins.<br />
Our Before School Care <strong>Program</strong> is convenient, flexible and<br />
affordable for both JCC members and non-members.<br />
For more information, call us today at 315-445-2040,<br />
ext. 129.<br />
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After School & Childrens <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
Kindergarten –<br />
Sixth Grade<br />
<strong>2016</strong> KIDS NIGHT OUT<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Wonderland Theme<br />
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28<br />
Ages: Grades K–6<br />
Time:<br />
Cost:<br />
7–10:30 pm<br />
$20 members, $25 non-members<br />
$40 family maximum if registered<br />
by 1/23/<strong>17</strong><br />
Spring Fling Theme<br />
Date: Saturday, April 8<br />
Ages: Grades K–6<br />
Time:<br />
Cost:<br />
7–10:30 pm<br />
$20 members, $25 non-members<br />
$40 family maximum if registered<br />
by 4/3/<strong>17</strong><br />
FUNDRAISERS<br />
Kosher challah and baked goods sale<br />
Challah from Harrison Bakery is available<br />
for sale on Fridays at the JCC. Other<br />
baked goods available include breads,<br />
rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, donuts and<br />
more! All proceeds benefit the Children’s<br />
Department. Place your pre-order by<br />
downloading the order form from<br />
www.jccsyr.org or pick one up at the front<br />
desk. Pre-orders must be placed by noon<br />
on Wednesday for Friday pick up.<br />
Gift Cards<br />
Purchase your gift cards for the holidays<br />
through the JCC and earn money for the<br />
Children’s Department and ECDP! Simply<br />
fill out the order form on page 13 and<br />
return it to the JCC. We’ll deliver the gift<br />
cards to you and there are no service fees<br />
or surcharges. Make your gift giving easier<br />
and you’ll be supporting the kids at the<br />
JCC!<br />
<strong>2016</strong>–<strong>17</strong> Vacation Camps<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Break<br />
Dec. 26–30 and Jan. 2, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Spend this break enjoying indoor and outdoor<br />
fun— so come prepared for the weather! We’ll<br />
go on field trips and have a New Year’s Eve<br />
Party! Sign up for whole or half days (on non<br />
field-trip days).<br />
Early registration deadline: Wednesday,<br />
Dec. 14 to avoid closeouts and late fees.<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<br />
Monday, Jan. 16<br />
Gather together with your friends on this day to<br />
appreciate one another. We’ll make friendship<br />
portraits and do team building activities like<br />
relay races and scavenger hunts. Bring clothes<br />
to go sledding, weather permitting!<br />
Early registration deadline: Monday, Jan. 9<br />
to avoid closeouts and late fees.<br />
February Break<br />
Monday, Feb. 20 – Friday, Feb. 24<br />
Celebrate summer in the winter with a luau,<br />
summertime games and snacks, and even field<br />
trips! We’ll have some seasonal fun, too, so<br />
come prepared for the summer and winter!<br />
Early registration deadline: Monday, Feb. 13<br />
to avoid closeouts and late fees.<br />
We’re here when you need us<br />
Passover/Spring Break<br />
April 12–21 (not April <strong>17</strong>, 18)<br />
The JCC will be closed on April 10, 11, <strong>17</strong> and<br />
18 for Passover. Our Passover/Spring Break<br />
Vacation Camp will be filled with fun games,<br />
arts & crafts, sports and field trips!<br />
Early registration deadline: Monday, April 3<br />
to avoid closeouts and late fees.<br />
Sign up<br />
Registration flyers will be available at our<br />
front desk and on our website www.<br />
jccsyr.org a few weeks prior to each<br />
vacation camp. Our activities vary greatly<br />
and we keep things exciting and fun for<br />
our vaca-campers!<br />
Times<br />
Prices<br />
Full Day<br />
Half Day<br />
9 am – 4 pm<br />
Early/Late Care* 7 am – 6 pm<br />
$45 members, $55 non-mem.<br />
$30 members, $35 non-mem.<br />
Early/Late Care* $2 members, $3 non-mem.<br />
*Free for After School <strong>Program</strong> participants<br />
enrolled at least one day/week<br />
T<br />
Even if your child is not a regular After School <strong>Program</strong> participant, you can<br />
bring your school-age child to the JCC on superintendant days, vacation<br />
days and even unexpected snow days! We serve the Syracuse City School<br />
District (select schools), Jamesville-DeWitt, Fayetteville-Manlius and area<br />
private schools. If your child attends school in these districts or has a school<br />
closure that coincides with one of these public school districts, you may take<br />
advantage of these days. Just call us at 315-445-2360 for a registration form<br />
or download it from www.jccsyr.org. We’re here when you need us!<br />
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MEMBERSHIP Membership<br />
Your JCC of Syracuse Membership Department is dedicated to developing and<br />
maintaining relationships with current and prospective JCC members. We’re<br />
all about strengthening the JCC through member participation and support by<br />
providing individualized service and attention as well as accountable actions.<br />
Join the JCC!<br />
The JCC of Syracuse offers a variety of flexible membership options to<br />
anyone in the community. Members enjoy use of the center, the outdoor<br />
heated pool, access to the fitness facilities and program exclusives and<br />
discounts. Specific benefits vary depending on whether you join as a Full-<br />
Facility (Fitness) or Non-Fitness member. Please see the chart at right for<br />
details.<br />
You do not have to be Jewish to become a<br />
member of the JCC of Syracuse. Your JCC<br />
membership is a one-year commitment<br />
and automatically renews each year unless<br />
cancellation notice is given in writing.<br />
Annual membership is non-refundable and<br />
payment is due in full upon joining. Or, for<br />
your convenience, monthly payment plans<br />
are available including automatic payments<br />
from your credit or debit card. Enroll today<br />
by completing pages 18–19.<br />
Dedicated to serving our community<br />
As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit community<br />
center, our mission is to serve our<br />
community. We occasionally offer<br />
membership allowances on a case-by-case<br />
basis to accommodate those with special<br />
needs and financial circumstances. Contact<br />
our Membership Director for additional<br />
details.<br />
Questions?<br />
For more information about joining the JCC<br />
of Syracuse, please contact our Membership<br />
Director at 315-445-2040, ext. 140.<br />
JCC MEMBER BENEFITS<br />
Benefits<br />
Full-Facility<br />
(FF)<br />
Non-Fitness<br />
(NF)<br />
Member Rates on <strong>Program</strong>s & Svcs. • •<br />
Pool Membership • •<br />
Sports & Fitness Center<br />
•<br />
Non-<br />
Member<br />
Group Exercise Classes* • ¢ ¢<br />
Personal Training ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
Fitness Assessment • ¢ ¢<br />
Massage ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
Nutritional Counseling ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
Special Fitness Packages ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
Indoor Running/Walking Track<br />
Towel Service<br />
•<br />
•<br />
Member Reciprocity • •<br />
Open Gym & Leagues • ¢ ¢<br />
Campus Play Grounds & Courts • • •<br />
Senior Lunch <strong>Program</strong> ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
Access to Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> (ECDP)<br />
• •<br />
Room/Space Rental ¢ ¢ ¢<br />
• Included with membership<br />
¢ Additional fees or restrictions may apply<br />
*TRX for Golf fee per class: $15 for Full-Facility members, $25 non-members.<br />
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Please complete and submit this form along with the Membership Application form on page 19.<br />
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS<br />
Membership Options & Rates<br />
RATES (ANNUAL / MONTHLY)<br />
FULL-FACILITY<br />
CATEGORY CODE TYPE DESCRIPTION<br />
(FITNESS) NON-FITNESS<br />
Family A 2-Parent Family<br />
2 adult caregivers, children and dependent students within a<br />
single household $823 / $71 $441 / $40<br />
Family B 1-Parent Family 1 adult caregiver, children and dependent students $598 / $54 $334 / $32<br />
Couple C Adult Couple 1 adult couple with no dependants living at home $711 / $63 $399 / $37<br />
Individual D Individual Adult* 1 adult age 18+ $520 / $47 $299 / $27<br />
Student E Individual Student* Any student age 14+ with valid student ID $329 / $30 N/A<br />
Senior F Senior Adult 1 adult age 60+ $463 / $42 $129 / $14<br />
Senior G Senior Special 1 adult age 60+, weekdays only $261 / $25 N/A<br />
Senior H Senior Couple 2 married adults, one is age 60+ $643 / $57 $199 / $19<br />
*Individuals age 35 and younger may add a spouse to a Full-Facility (Fitness) membership for an additional $99/year.<br />
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION<br />
I Mitzvah Monetary tax-deductible contribution in addition to any membership Any amount<br />
J Silver Monetary tax-deductible contribution in addition to any membership $100<br />
K Gold Monetary tax-deductible contribution in addition to any membership $200<br />
L Platinum Monetary tax-deductible contribution in addition to any membership $300<br />
LOCKER RENTAL (Full-Facility memberships only; optional)<br />
M Small Annual cost for a small personal locker; limited availability $95<br />
N Large Annual cost for a large personal locker; limited availability $195<br />
ONE-TIME ENROLLMENT FEE (New and lapsed memberships only)<br />
Full-Facility (Fitness) members – A, B, C, D $50 Non-Fitness members – A, B, C, D $30<br />
Full-Facility (Fitness) Student/Senior – E, F, G, H $25 Non-Fitness Senior – F, H $15<br />
PLEASE FULLY COMPLETE...<br />
5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
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In the spirit of<br />
Tzedakah, please<br />
consider making<br />
a tax-deductible<br />
contribution<br />
along with your<br />
membership<br />
payment.<br />
Today’s Date: Full Name: Date of birth:<br />
Membership Type (A–H)<br />
REGISTRATION CODE AMOUNT<br />
Additional Tax-Deductible Contribution (I–L)<br />
Locker Rental (Full-Facility only; M–N)<br />
Enrollment Fee (If applicable) —<br />
TOTAL<br />
PAYMENT METHOD q Check (Payable to JCC of Syracuse) q Cash (Do not send cash in the mail)<br />
q Credit Card (MC, Visa, Discover, Amex)<br />
Acct. #: Exp. Date: Security Code:<br />
Please complete<br />
the Membership<br />
Application on<br />
the next page. >><br />
Cardholder Name:<br />
Signature:<br />
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Please complete and submit this form along with the Membership Options & Rates form on page 18.<br />
PRIMARY MEMBER<br />
Title q Mr. q Mrs. q Dr. q Ms. Gender q Male q Female<br />
5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
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Membership Application<br />
Last Name First Name Date of Birth<br />
Address City State Zip<br />
Home Phone Cell Phone Email<br />
Occupation<br />
Employer<br />
Emergency Contact Name Phone Relationship<br />
Synagogue Affiliation (optional) q No Affiliation q Not Applicable<br />
How did you hear about us?<br />
MEMBER #2<br />
Title q Mr. q Mrs. q Dr. q Ms. Gender q Male q Female<br />
Last Name First Name Date of Birth<br />
Address City State Zip<br />
Home Phone Cell Phone Email<br />
Occupation<br />
Employer<br />
CHILDREN/DEPENDENT STUDENTS<br />
Last Name First Name Gender Date of Birth School Grade/Year<br />
q Need to list additional children? Please use a separate sheet.<br />
AGREEMENT/SIGNATURE<br />
q M<br />
q M<br />
q M<br />
q M<br />
q F<br />
q F<br />
q F<br />
q F<br />
I, the undersigned primary member, for myself and all<br />
persons listed above, hereby agree to the following:<br />
I am applying for membership with the Jewish<br />
Community Center (JCC) of Syracuse. I agree to<br />
abide by its rules and bylaws. I understand that all<br />
members 18 years and older may participate in the<br />
JCC’s annual meeting.<br />
I understand that membership dues are payable in full<br />
at the time of joining or renewal unless a payment plan<br />
has been approved in advance. A payment plan only<br />
specifies the manner in which payments will be made<br />
and does not reflect a month-to-month membership<br />
commitment. If paying by monthly automatic payments<br />
from a credit card, I authorize the JCC of Syracuse to<br />
automatically charge my credit card account for each<br />
consecutive month of the plan.<br />
I understand that membership dues are automatically<br />
renewed each year unless I give notice in writing.<br />
Note that the JCC of Syracuse reserves the right to<br />
cancel a membership for any reason at any time with<br />
appropriate notice. I understand that membership<br />
is not transferable and membership dues are<br />
non-refundable.<br />
I have read and agree with these membership terms<br />
as acknowledged by my signature below.<br />
Primary Member’s Signature<br />
Date<br />
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Class Registration & Emergency Authorization<br />
I hereby appoint the appropriate JCC staff members to act on my behalf in authorizing unexpected medical, dental or surgical care and/or hospitalization for the<br />
below named minor(s) during the period of September 1, <strong>2016</strong> through August 31, 20<strong>17</strong>, in the event of my unavailability.<br />
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Bands sought for 15th annual JCC Battle of the Bands<br />
Calling all high school rockers! The Sam<br />
Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of<br />
Syracuse is once again seeking rock and<br />
other musical groups to enter and play in<br />
its Battle of the Bands concert. This 15th<br />
annual competition exclusively for high<br />
school bands will be held on Saturday,<br />
Jan. 14, 20<strong>17</strong> at 7 p.m. at the JCC of<br />
Syracuse.<br />
The winning band will receive a $200<br />
cash prize, eight hours of studio time at<br />
More Sound Recording Studio in Syracuse<br />
and the opportunity to play in a special<br />
JCC 20<strong>17</strong> Spring Showcase concert. The<br />
Battle of the Bands entry form is available<br />
online at www.jccsyr.org and at the JCC’s<br />
front desk. Registration is $40 per band.<br />
The deadline to enter is Jan. 6, 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
“We’re so excited to be putting on our<br />
15th Battle of the Bands concert,” said<br />
Mick Hagan, JCC’s director of children<br />
and teen services. “Each year we’ve been<br />
very fortunate to have so many talented<br />
musicians step up and help us put on a<br />
great show. It’s going to be special evening<br />
full of fun and excitement for both the<br />
bands and fans in attendance.”<br />
All bands entering the JCC Battle of<br />
the Bands competition are limited to a<br />
maximum of seven<br />
students and must have<br />
a majority of its band<br />
members enrolled fulltime<br />
at a local high<br />
school. Each band<br />
entered will have 30<br />
minutes to play and wow<br />
the crowd on Jan. 14.<br />
The Battle of the Bands<br />
concert has typically<br />
drawn up to ten bands<br />
from all over Central<br />
New York. The shows<br />
are filled with quality<br />
talent and get the house<br />
rocking. Last year’s<br />
winner was alternative<br />
ska band the Cuddlefish<br />
from Onondaga High School.<br />
Judges for the 20<strong>17</strong> Battle of the<br />
Bands will be Jose Varona, More Sound<br />
Recording Studio; Scott Dixon (dXn), 95X<br />
radio personality; and Bob Staffa (B.O.B),<br />
95X radio personality. Admission to the<br />
show is $9 and open to the public. For<br />
every high school student admission, the<br />
JCC will donate $1 to his or her school<br />
district’s music department.<br />
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Pictured from left is the JCC’s Mick Hagan, director of Children and Teen<br />
Services, along with <strong>2016</strong> Battle of the Bands winner The Cuddlefish<br />
band members Ryan Cass, Max Marcy, Joe Russo, Noah Dardaris, and<br />
Garrit Peck.<br />
For more information, and to register<br />
for the Battle of the Bands, contact<br />
Mick Hagan at 315-445-2040, ext. 129,<br />
mhagan@jccsyr.org, or visit www.jccsyr.org.<br />
DISCOUNTED<br />
MOVIE TICKETS<br />
For Regal Cinemas<br />
• $9.50 each<br />
• No expiration date<br />
• No restrictions<br />
Purchase tickets at the JCC’s<br />
front desk. Proceeds benefit the<br />
JCC Children’s Dept.<br />
Sunday, March 12, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Volunteers needed!<br />
Shift 1: 11:45 am – 2 pm<br />
or<br />
Shift 2: 1:45 – 4 pm<br />
For information on volunteering,<br />
contact Cindy Stein at 315-445-2040, ext. 104.<br />
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Adults and Seniors <strong>Program</strong><br />
We strive to get adults and seniors throughout the community involved by offering<br />
various activities and events designed to meet a range of different interests. For<br />
seniors age 60 and older, we provide opportunities for socialization, fitness, good<br />
nutrition, entertainment, education and assistance. The program also incorporates<br />
Jewish culture through celebration, fellowship and weekly Shabbat experiences.<br />
Cindy Stein<br />
Director of Adult and<br />
Senior <strong>Program</strong>ming<br />
Marcie Sauer<br />
Adult and Senior<br />
<strong>Program</strong>ming Assistant<br />
Come celebrate the<br />
holidays with us!<br />
Chanukah senior luncheon<br />
Friday, Dec. 23, <strong>2016</strong> • 12–1:30 pm<br />
Join us for latkes and a<br />
special holiday lunch as<br />
we celebrate Chanukah<br />
with live entertainment!<br />
$5.00 suggested lunch<br />
contribution for seniors<br />
age 60 and over. Lunch<br />
reservations are required.<br />
For questions and to make a lunch<br />
reservation, call 315-445-2360 or stop by the<br />
JCC’s main entrance reception desk.<br />
Noon Year’s Eve luncheon for seniors<br />
Friday, Dec. 30, <strong>2016</strong> • 12–1:30 pm<br />
Start your New Year’s<br />
celebration early at the<br />
JCC! Put on your party<br />
clothes and dancing shoes<br />
as we ring in 20<strong>17</strong> with<br />
live entertainment. This<br />
special holiday luncheon for<br />
seniors age 60+ is a $5.00<br />
suggested contribution. Lunch reservations<br />
are required. For questions and to make a<br />
lunch reservation, call 315-445-2360 or stop<br />
by the JCC’s main entrance reception desk.<br />
BOBBI EPSTEIN LEWIS SENIOR ADULT DINING PROGRAM<br />
There’s no better place to go for a<br />
delicious, well-balanced, kosher meal<br />
in the company of friends. Meals are<br />
prepared fresh in our kosher kitchen.<br />
Our Bobbi Epstein Lewis Senior<br />
Adult Dining <strong>Program</strong> is the only senior<br />
nutrition program available outside of New<br />
York City serving kosher meals five days<br />
a week. The program is funded in part<br />
by the Onondaga County Department of<br />
Aging and Youth and the New York State<br />
Office for the Aging and Administration<br />
for Community Living.<br />
Senior kosher lunches<br />
Day: Weekdays<br />
Time: Noon<br />
Cost:<br />
$4.00 suggestion contribution<br />
$5.00 special holiday luncheon<br />
suggested contribution<br />
“<br />
Menu: Posted in our senior newsletter<br />
There is a fountain of youth: it is your<br />
and online at bit.ly/jccsrmenu.<br />
Reservations: By noon the business day<br />
mind, your talents, the creativity you<br />
before. Call 315-445-2360 or stop<br />
bring to your life and the lives of people<br />
by the JCC main entrance<br />
you love. When you learn to tap this<br />
”<br />
reception desk.<br />
source, you will truly have defeated age. Special holiday luncheons<br />
— Sophia Loren<br />
Come celebrate Chanukah and New Year’s<br />
with us! For details, see listings at left.<br />
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We regularly hold special luncheons to<br />
celebrate holidays. Check out our seniors<br />
newsletter for updates on future holiday<br />
luncheons.<br />
Meal site gift certificates<br />
Meal site gift certificate booklets make<br />
a great gift! Each certificate is good for<br />
a delicious lunch at the JCC. For more<br />
information, call 315-445-2040, ext. 104.<br />
Live entertainment<br />
Every month we bring in live<br />
entertainment during our senior lunch.<br />
Come and enjoy a home-cooked meal<br />
and the company of good friends while<br />
being entertained by great local singers,<br />
comedians, dancers and other performers.
Adults and Seniors <strong>Program</strong><br />
315-445-2360 | www.jccsyr.org<br />
Connect. Learn. Have fun.<br />
Bridge<br />
We welcome new bridge players of all ages<br />
and levels on Mondays from 1–3:30 p.m.<br />
Join us for lunch and then hit the tables!<br />
A new table will open up when we have<br />
enough extra players signed up. Please stop<br />
by the front desk to get on the list.<br />
Driver safety courses<br />
Would you like to lower your auto<br />
insurance costs and reduce points on<br />
your license? We typically host driver<br />
safety courses a few times each year here<br />
at the JCC. For the latest information on<br />
upcoming classes, check out our senior<br />
newsletter or regularly visit our website<br />
www.jccsyr.org for announcements.<br />
Mah Jongg<br />
Come play Mah Jongg at the JCC on<br />
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays<br />
at 12:30 p.m. New players are always<br />
welcome! For more information, call Cindy<br />
at 315-445-2040, ext. 104.<br />
Movie matinees at the “J”<br />
We provide the most up-to-date releases<br />
in cinema format right in your backyard.<br />
Movie suggestions are always welcome.<br />
Please check our newsletter for show times.<br />
Neighborhood Advisor<br />
The JCC’s Neighborhood Advisor Sharon<br />
Kieffer offers outreach, information and<br />
referral services to seniors in the DeWitt,<br />
Fayetteville and Manlius areas. For more<br />
information, see the article at right or call<br />
Sharon at 315-445-2040, ext. 156.<br />
Free presentation on peacetime draft Dec. 4<br />
While the word “draft” can be used in<br />
relation to a poorly insulated home or<br />
professional sports teams, until 1973<br />
most people associated the word draft<br />
with compulsory military service. Well,<br />
this is the “draft” that will be the focus<br />
of an upcoming event based on a book by<br />
Manlius, N.Y. resident Mel Rubenstein.<br />
The Peacetime Draft During the Cold<br />
War, a presentation by Mel and Mady<br />
Rubenstein, will be given on Sunday, Dec. 4<br />
at 1 p.m. at the JCC of Syracuse. The<br />
event is free and open to the public. Light<br />
refreshments will be served.<br />
Rubenstein’s book, The Peacetime<br />
Draft During the Cold War (2009), is a<br />
compilation of contributed stories by local<br />
men about their military service during the<br />
period between the Korean and Vietnam<br />
wars. The Dec. 4 presentation will delve<br />
into many of the book’s stories with many<br />
historical photos of the time. Also, several<br />
Order your 20<strong>17</strong> Mah Jongg cards!<br />
Mady and Mel Rubenstein.<br />
of the contributing writers will be on hand<br />
to meet and greet.<br />
For more information about The<br />
Peacetime Draft During the Cold War<br />
presentation on Dec. 4, contact the JCC’s<br />
Cindy Stein at 315-445-2360, cstein@jccsyr.<br />
org or visit www.jccsyr.org.<br />
Neighborhood Advisor helps east-area seniors live independently<br />
The JCC’s Neighborhood<br />
Advisor Sharon Kieffer.<br />
Do you or someone<br />
you know need help<br />
with Social Security<br />
benefits, SNAP<br />
(food stamps),<br />
Home Energy<br />
Assistance <strong>Program</strong><br />
(HEAP) benefits,<br />
transportation or<br />
other services? The<br />
JCC’s Neighborhood Advisor can help.<br />
Sharon Kieffer, the JCC’s Neighborhood<br />
Advisor, assists seniors age 60 and older in<br />
the DeWitt, Fayetteville and Manlius areas<br />
with outreach, information and referral<br />
services so that they can remain living<br />
independently in their homes. There is no<br />
cost for this service, however donations<br />
are accepted and appreciated. Kieffer has<br />
many years of experience providing case<br />
management services in the healthcare and<br />
long-term care fields.<br />
The Neighborhood Advisor program is<br />
part of the Onondaga County Department<br />
of Adult & Long Term Care Services.<br />
For more information, and to make a<br />
referral (seniors may self-refer), call Sharon<br />
Kieffer at 315-445-2040, ext. 156.<br />
A fundraiser to benefit the<br />
JCC Seniors <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
• $8 – Standard Print Card<br />
• $9 – Large Print Card<br />
Deadline: Jan. 13, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Stop by the front desk, visit<br />
www.jccsyr.org or contact Cindy Stein<br />
at 315-445-2040, ext. 104.<br />
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Childrens Classes<br />
SPORTS SCHOOL & OF FITNESS<br />
[ GYMNASTICS ] DANCE<br />
Pre-school & School Age<br />
We work with pre-K to pre-teen children to teach physical education,<br />
teamwork, sportsmanship and cooperation.<br />
Sherri Lamanna<br />
Director of Gymnastics, Dance and<br />
ECDP Physical Education<br />
KARATE<br />
Little Dragon Karate<br />
Age: 3 – Pre-K (must be 3 by 12/1/16)<br />
Day: Friday<br />
Time: 1–1:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/9–3/10 (not 12/30, 2/24)<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
CNY Karate School at the JCC! This pre-school<br />
karate class provides a fun and appropriate<br />
way to introduce your youngest to this popular<br />
and healthy sport. Additional fees may be<br />
incurred for uniform and sparring equipment.<br />
Kids Karate<br />
Age: Grades K–6<br />
Day: Friday<br />
Time: 4:15–5 pm<br />
Dates: 12/9–3/10 (not 12/30, 2/24)<br />
Fee: $165 members, $185 non-members<br />
Students in this course will progress through<br />
the beginning ranks of CNY Karate Gojoryu<br />
style. Karate enhances motor skill progression<br />
and self discipline. Additional fees may be<br />
incurred for uniform and sparring equipment.<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
Age: Grades 1–6<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 4:30–5:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/5–3/6 (not 1/2, 1/16, 2/20)<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>5 non-members<br />
Basketball can be a life-long participatory sport.<br />
Start at an early age and learn the basics.<br />
Taught by coach Bob McKenney of Mac’s Hoop<br />
Stars.<br />
FITNESS FUN!<br />
Movin’ & Groovin’ Fitness<br />
Age: Grades 3–6<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 4:30-5 pm<br />
Dates: 1/23–3/6 (not 2/20)<br />
Fee: $84 members, $94 non-members<br />
Bring your energy to move and groove to fun,<br />
upbeat music. Comfortable clothes and sneakers<br />
are required.<br />
T<br />
SOCCER<br />
Le Moyne Soccer – Pre-K<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 11–11:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/5–3/6 (not 1/2, 1/16, 2/20)<br />
Fee: $140 members, $160 non-members<br />
Min. Class Size: 5<br />
This fun and fast-paced class is focused on<br />
boosting balance, coordination and fundamental<br />
soccer skills. A variety of creative games<br />
are used to help kids develop listening skills,<br />
cooperation and teamwork.<br />
Le Moyne Soccer – School-Age<br />
Age: Grades K–6<br />
Day: Wednesday<br />
Time: 4:30–5:15 pm<br />
Dates: 12/7–3/8 (not 12/28, 2/22)<br />
Fee: $140 members, $160 non-members<br />
Min. Class Size: 5<br />
Trained coaches provide 45 minutes of highly<br />
creative and high-energy activities. This class<br />
is a great introduction to soccer and designed<br />
to help children master age-appropriate<br />
developmental milestones.<br />
SPORTS<br />
Rookie Sports I<br />
Age: 3 (must be three by 12/1/16)<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 1–1:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/5–3/6 (not 1/2, 1/16, 2/20)<br />
Limit: 10<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
Throwing, catching, kicking and running made fun through<br />
pre-sports skills training. Miniature equipment is used with<br />
an emphasis on fun and good sportsmanship.<br />
Rookie Sports II<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Friday<br />
Time: 1–1:45 pm<br />
Dates: 12/9–3/10 (not 12/30, 2/24)<br />
Limit: 12<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
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Creative Tots<br />
PRE-SCHOOL DANCE<br />
Age: 3 (must be three by 12/1/16)<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 1–1:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Ballet shoes<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
For the youngest dancers, this class is an introduction<br />
to music and movement with a focus<br />
on fun and creativity.<br />
Pre-Ballet<br />
Childrens Classes<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 1:45–2:15 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Pink ballet shoes (girls)<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
This Pre-K class is an introduction to ballet<br />
techniques and terminology.<br />
SPORTS SCHOOL & OF FITNESS<br />
[ GYMNASTICS ] DANCE<br />
Pre-school & School Age<br />
School of Dance<br />
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Ballet, Tap and Jazz form the curriculum of the JCC Dance <strong>Program</strong>. Girls and boys are<br />
invited to participate in this program and gain flexibility, strength and coordination while<br />
having lots of fun. Dance classes are held in the dance aerobic studio with mirrors,<br />
dance bars and wood flooring. The program includes a recital in June with additional<br />
fees for costumes. We have some dance shoes available for our students at no cost.<br />
Please ask for details.<br />
Fancy Feet<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 2:30–3 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Black tap shoes and black jazz<br />
shoes or black ballet shoes<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
Tap and jazz class for boys and girls. Develop<br />
rhythm, strength and flexibility.<br />
Tap and Jazz<br />
SCHOOL-AGE DANCE<br />
Age: Grades K–4<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 4:30–5 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Black jazz shoes and tap shoes<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
Tap and Jazz II<br />
Age: Must have previous jazz and tap<br />
experience.<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 4–4:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Black jazz shoes and tap shoes<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
Ballet<br />
Age: Grades K and up<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Time: 5–5:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9 (not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Limit: 8<br />
Attire: Girls: Leotard and tights<br />
Boys: Shorts and T-shirt<br />
Shoes: Pink ballet shoes (girls)<br />
Fee: $145 members, $165 non-members<br />
Classes begin the week of<br />
December 5. Please use the<br />
registration form on page 20.<br />
Questions? Contact Sherri Lamanna<br />
at 315-445-2040, ext. 126.<br />
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Childrens Classes<br />
PRESCHOOL GYMNASTICS<br />
The JCC offers a wonderful program that<br />
introduces preschoolers to gymnastics at<br />
times designed to be convenient for parents.<br />
SPORTS SCHOOL & OF FITNESS<br />
[ GYMNASTICS ] DANCE<br />
Pre-school & School Age<br />
Tumbling Tots I<br />
(Preschool Gymnastics I)<br />
Age: 3 (must be three by 12/1/16)<br />
Day: Wednesday<br />
Time: 1–1:45 pm<br />
Dates: 12/7–3/8 (not 12/28, 2/22)<br />
Limit: 12<br />
Attire: Leotard, shorts or sweatpants. No<br />
pants with snaps, buttons or strings.<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>0 non-members<br />
Pre-gymnastics skills for 3-year olds! Emphasis<br />
on safely using the beam, bars and vault.<br />
Tumbling Tots II<br />
(Preschool Gymnastics II)<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Tuesday<br />
Time: 2–2:45 pm<br />
Dates: 12/6–3/7 (not 12/27, 2/21)<br />
Limit: 12<br />
Attire: Leotard, shorts or sweatpants. No<br />
pants with snaps, buttons or strings<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>0 non-members<br />
Pre-gymnastics movement skills will be taught<br />
in a safe and fun environment using floor,<br />
beam, bars and vault.<br />
Tumbling Tots II<br />
(Preschool Gymnastics II)<br />
Age: Pre-K<br />
Day: Wednesday<br />
Time: 2–2:45 pm<br />
Dates: 12/7–3/8 (not 12/28, 2/22)<br />
Limit: 12<br />
Attire: Leotard, shorts or sweatpants. No<br />
pants with snaps, buttons or strings.<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>0 non-members<br />
Floor, beam, bars and vault for pre-K students!<br />
SCHOOL-AGE GYMNASTICS<br />
The JCC Gymnastics School offers a comprehensive<br />
regimen of gymnastics instruction.<br />
Students develop agility, flexibility and<br />
self-confidence. Classes are taught by Sherri<br />
Lamanna. Placement is based on skill, not age.<br />
Gymnastics – Level I, II, III<br />
Age: Grades K and up<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 3:30–4:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/5–3/6 (not 1/2, 1/16, 2/20)<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>0 non-members<br />
Beginning gymnastics foundations taught<br />
on floor, beam, bars and vault in a safe and<br />
encouraging environment.<br />
Gymnastics – Level I, II, III<br />
Age: Grades K and up<br />
Day: Monday<br />
Time: 4:30–5:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/5–3/6 (not 1/2, 1/16, 2/20)<br />
Fee: $155 members, $<strong>17</strong>0 non-members<br />
This level progresses the student to an intermediate<br />
development in all events.<br />
SENSORY GYM CLASS<br />
This class is perfect for the child with<br />
boundless energy who likes to use all of his<br />
or her senses. The class caters to the needs<br />
of children of all abilities and developmental<br />
levels, and provides the appropriate sensory<br />
input which is most beneficial for your<br />
child. Children will thrive through games,<br />
movement, jumping and more. The class is<br />
run by Mick Hagan, Children’s Department<br />
inclusion specialist, and Sherri Lamanna,<br />
Pre-Team Gymnastics<br />
Days: Wednesday and Friday<br />
Time: 4–5:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/7–3/10<br />
(not 12/28, 12/30, 2/22 2/24)<br />
Fee: $330 members, $355 non-members<br />
Participants will be accepted on the pre-team<br />
through tryouts or approval from coach. Gymnasts<br />
will work on skills and develop compulsory<br />
routines for introductions to competitions.<br />
Team Gymnastics<br />
Days: Tuesday and Thursday<br />
Time: 3:45–5:30 pm<br />
Dates: 12/6–3/9<br />
(not 12/27, 12/29, 2/21, 2/23)<br />
Fee: $330 members, $355 non-members<br />
Participants will be accepted on the team<br />
through tryouts or approval from coach. Gymnasts<br />
will compete against other gymnastics<br />
programs in the area. Some additional fees will<br />
be incurred.<br />
director of Pre-school Physical<br />
Education and Gymnastics. Classes will<br />
require a minimum of four children and<br />
a maximum<br />
of six to<br />
ensure that<br />
all children<br />
receive<br />
the proper<br />
support and<br />
attention.<br />
Age: 3–4<br />
Day: Thursday<br />
Dates: 12/8–3/9<br />
(not 12/29, 2/23)<br />
Time: 12:30–1:15 pm<br />
Fee: $<strong>17</strong>0 members,<br />
$190 non-members<br />
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Neulander<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
HOURS<br />
Mon. – Thurs. ........5:30 am – 9:00 pm<br />
Friday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 am – 6:00 pm<br />
Saturday ............8:00 am – 4:00 pm<br />
Sunday .............7:00 am – 6:00 pm<br />
Patrick Scott<br />
Sports & Fitness Director<br />
Michael S. Knapp<br />
Personal Trainer<br />
Everything you need<br />
in one state-of-the-art facility<br />
Paula Pacini<br />
Group Exercise Coordinator<br />
/jccsyrsf<br />
New equipment • New flooring • New attitude<br />
Helping you get even more out of your workouts<br />
Late last summer the JCC Fitness Center’s first floor adult fitness room was overhauled<br />
with a new floor, all new state-of-the-art cardio machines and a vast majority of new<br />
strength training equipment. Come check out our upgraded facilities!<br />
LOCKER RENTALS<br />
• Large $195/year<br />
• Small $95/year<br />
OPEN GYM<br />
Please see the schedule at the Fitness desk or<br />
view it online at www.jccsyr.org/sf-gym-cal.html.<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
Member’s Pickup Basketball<br />
(18 and older)<br />
Days & Times:<br />
Cost:<br />
Thursdays 7–9 pm<br />
Sundays 9–11 am<br />
Free for Fitness members<br />
Non-Fitness members:<br />
• $5 drop-in (with Fitness member)<br />
• $75 one day/wk, $110 two days/wk<br />
GYM RENTALS<br />
We rent out our collegiate size gymnasium at<br />
affordable rates to local groups who run<br />
volleyball and basketball leagues as well as<br />
other sporting events. For more information,<br />
please call 315-234-4522.<br />
We understand the importance of regular<br />
exercise in leading a healthy lifestyle.<br />
That’s why we’re dedicated to helping<br />
you attain your fitness goals. Our<br />
family-friendly facility offers<br />
something for every age group, and<br />
we’re especially in-tune with the<br />
fitness needs of senior adults. From<br />
group exercise classes, free weights<br />
and fitness machines, to personal<br />
training and more, you can count on<br />
our experienced staff to help make<br />
your time at the gym productive and<br />
enjoyable.<br />
If you’re not already a JCC<br />
Fitness member, come for a tour!<br />
Experience our friendly, casual<br />
atmosphere and what makes us<br />
different from other facilities. If you<br />
are a Fitness member, step out of<br />
your regular routine and add a fresh<br />
twist to your workouts with massage,<br />
nutritional counseling or TRX<br />
suspension training. Whatever exercise<br />
program you choose, you can count on the<br />
JCC to support you every step of the way.<br />
Check out all that the JCC Sports &<br />
Fitness Center has to offer:<br />
• Open 7 days per week.<br />
• Over 25 cardio machines.<br />
• Keiser M3 bikes.<br />
• Banked indoor running/walking track.<br />
• Comprehensive free-weight area and<br />
strength training machines.<br />
• Clean showers and locker rooms with<br />
towel service provided.<br />
• Over 50 group exercise classes offered<br />
weekly including free regular TRX classes.<br />
• Collegiate-sized gymnasium.<br />
• Free orientation by our professional staff.<br />
• Free fitness assessments.<br />
Not already a fitness member? Call us<br />
today at 315-234-4522 for a tour!<br />
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Neulander<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES<br />
• All classes are free for Fitness members<br />
(except TRX for Golf).<br />
• $10 per class for non-Fitness members.<br />
• TRX for Golf: $15/class for Fitness<br />
members; $25/class for non-members.<br />
Check out the schedule on page 30.<br />
Ages:<br />
Day:<br />
Time:<br />
Fee:<br />
FAMILY GYM<br />
3 and up<br />
Sundays<br />
Through Dec. 18, starts again 1/15/<strong>17</strong><br />
11:30 am – 12:30 pm<br />
Free for Fitness members<br />
Non-members – $5 per child,<br />
$10 per family maximum<br />
Parents and their children will get moving and<br />
enjoy a variety of structured and unstructured<br />
play with our obstacle courses, floor mats and<br />
inflatable tumbling run. Other activities include<br />
“kidnastics,” stretching, mini-soccer, mini-basketball<br />
and “circle” activities. Parents should<br />
be prepared to participate with their children.<br />
NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING<br />
Consult with JCC Sport & Fitness Director<br />
Patrick Scott to develop a healthy nutrition program.<br />
With a master’s degree in applied clinical<br />
nutrition, Patrick can help review and recommend<br />
specific foods to promote healthy living.<br />
Whatever your goals are, from losing weight to<br />
improving sleep, a proper nutrition program is<br />
a must. Call 315-234-4522 today to schedule<br />
your complementary 30-minute consultation!<br />
Meet our personal trainers<br />
Patrick Scott<br />
Patrick Scott, JCC sports<br />
& fitness director, has<br />
been in the fitness industry<br />
for over eight years,<br />
doing everything from<br />
training high school and<br />
professional athletes to<br />
training 80-year old knee replacement clients<br />
and coaching group exercise classes. He<br />
holds a bachelors degree in clinical exercise<br />
science from Ithaca College and a masters<br />
degree in applied clinical nutrition from the<br />
New York Chiropractic College. Scott is a<br />
certified strength and conditioning specialist,<br />
certified through the National Strength and<br />
Conditioning Association.<br />
“My passion for fitness runs deep, stemming<br />
from my time playing high school and college<br />
football, and it continues to grow as I help<br />
different people achieve their fitness goals,”<br />
says Scott. “Whatever your goal is, from<br />
losing weight to gaining muscle, or even just<br />
being able to do a pushup, I am ready and<br />
eager to help you reach those goals.”<br />
Scott recently relocated back to the Syracuse<br />
area from Alexandria, VA with his wife<br />
Lindsey and daughter Lillian.<br />
One-on-One Personal Training<br />
As low as $27 per half-hour. Stop by the<br />
Fitness desk for details and to set up a time.<br />
Rates<br />
60 minutes<br />
1 session ..................$60<br />
5 sessions .................$290<br />
10 sessions ................$550<br />
20 sessions ................$1,060<br />
50 sessions ................$2,500<br />
30 minutes<br />
1 session ..................$35<br />
5 sessions .................$165<br />
10 sessions ................$320<br />
20 sessions ................$600<br />
50 sessions ................$1,350<br />
Group Training<br />
More fun for everyone!<br />
Rates<br />
1 session ..................$80<br />
5 sessions .................$370<br />
10 sessions ................$700<br />
PERSONAL TRAINING<br />
Michael Knapp<br />
Michael Knapp is a 1988<br />
graduate of Marcellus High<br />
School and has resided<br />
in Eastwood for the past<br />
20 years. He has a B.S. in<br />
physical fitness education<br />
from SUNY Cortland<br />
and an A.A.S. in recreation leadership from<br />
Onondaga Community College. He is an<br />
American Council on Exercise certified<br />
personal trainer and has been training for 20<br />
years. Knapp is experienced in community,<br />
corporate, commercial and private personal<br />
training. He primarily focuses on functional<br />
fitness, which incorporates all components<br />
of health and movement including posture,<br />
balance, core strength and muscle and joint<br />
strength/endurance. He also specializes in<br />
weight loss programs, youth sports training,<br />
post-rehab and senior fitness.<br />
Knapp follows Syracuse University sports,<br />
the New York Yankees and the Dallas<br />
Cowboys. He enjoys playing softball, music,<br />
movies, outdoor activities and working out.<br />
He and his wife Kristie were married in<br />
2007. Knapp has two sons: Kane, 26 years<br />
old, and Montgomery, 18 months old.<br />
FREE Fitness Assessments<br />
Stop by the Fitness desk today to schedule<br />
your complimentary 30-minute fitness<br />
assessment.<br />
Fitness Assessments Include:<br />
• Overhead squat assessment<br />
• Goal setting<br />
• Nutrition counseling<br />
• Machine help<br />
• Exercise advice<br />
Start developing your road to a healthier you!<br />
Speed up your results!<br />
Workout with one of our<br />
experienced trainers.<br />
Call 315-234-4522 today<br />
for an appointment!<br />
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Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
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TRX for golf<br />
Because I’m tappy...<br />
Ask any of the participants in Barry<br />
Shulman’s Tuesday night tap dance class<br />
here at the JCC and they’ll<br />
tell you that you can’t help<br />
but feel happy when tap<br />
dancing. Want to join in on<br />
all the tappy fun? Our spring<br />
tap classes will be starting up in February<br />
(see the schedule at right). For the latest<br />
Don’t let your golf game get rusty during<br />
this off season. Let the JCC help you stay in<br />
golf shape all winter long! TRX (total body<br />
resistance exercise) can help strengthen<br />
your core and swing speed as well as<br />
provide a total body workout. Our TRX<br />
for Golf group exercise class is held on<br />
Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. We also offer oneon-one<br />
and small group TRX training by<br />
appointment. Look to the JCC to help you<br />
and the rest of your foursome stay ahead of<br />
the game. For more information, contact<br />
Patrick Scott at 315-234-4522 or pscott@<br />
jccsyr.org.<br />
updates, follow the JCC on Facebook or<br />
Twitter, or join our tap class email list at<br />
http://bit.ly/jcctaplist.<br />
Spring 20<strong>17</strong> Tap Dance class schedule<br />
February 28<br />
March 7, 14, 21, 28<br />
April 4, 25<br />
May 2, 9, 16, 23<br />
Ballroom and Latin dance<br />
classes start Jan. 5<br />
Classes are held Thursday evenings in the<br />
JCC’s first floor dance studio. The cost is<br />
$5 per night. Attend one or both classes for<br />
the same low price!<br />
6:30 pm<br />
Introduction to Ballroom Dancing<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Introduction to Latin Dancing<br />
Dance shoes are encouraged, but not<br />
required. Shoes with smooth soles also<br />
work. Questions? Contact Patrick Scott at<br />
315-234-4522 or pscott@jccsyr.org.<br />
We accept the<br />
following fitness programs<br />
Get someone to join, get an extra month<br />
added to your JCC membership!<br />
New member referral program<br />
For JCC of Syracuse members*<br />
What’s in it for you (our current member):<br />
Refer a friend or family member who joins the JCC<br />
Sports & Fitness Center and get one month added to<br />
your annual membership term.<br />
What your friend or family member gets:<br />
15% off any JCC of Syracuse Sports & Fitness Center<br />
annual membership.<br />
Questions? Stop by the Fitness desk or call<br />
315-445-2040, ext. 140.<br />
The JCC Neulander<br />
Family<br />
Sports & Fitness Center<br />
at the JCC of Syracuse<br />
*Must be a current JCC of Syracuse member in good standing.<br />
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Neulander<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
WINTER <strong>2016</strong>-<strong>17</strong><br />
GROUP EXERCISE CLASS SCHEDULE<br />
SUN<br />
MON<br />
TUE<br />
WED<br />
THU<br />
FRI<br />
SAT<br />
6 AM<br />
5:45 – 6:30 AM<br />
Muscle Sculpting<br />
Bev<br />
5:45 – 6:30 AM<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Ellie<br />
5:45 – 6:30 AM<br />
TRX – Bev<br />
5:45 – 6:30 AM<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Ellie<br />
5:45 – 6:30 AM<br />
Muscle Sculpting<br />
Bev<br />
7 AM<br />
6:45 – 7:30 AM<br />
Yoga<br />
Linda R.-S.<br />
8 AM<br />
9 AM<br />
10 AM<br />
11 AM<br />
12 PM<br />
9:00 – 9:45 AM<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Team<br />
9:50 – 10:35 AM<br />
Muscle Sculpting<br />
Team<br />
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM<br />
Family Gym<br />
Team<br />
8:15 – 9:00 AM<br />
Cardio Conditioning<br />
Kim<br />
9:00 – 9:45 AM<br />
Exercise Chair* – Joe<br />
9:00 – 9:55 AM<br />
Line Dancing – Tom<br />
10:00 – 10:45 AM<br />
Group Cycle – Kim<br />
10:00 – 10:45 AM<br />
Balance & Bone<br />
Density – Paula<br />
11:00 – 11:50 AM<br />
Senior Strength &<br />
Balance**<br />
Donna<br />
9:00 – 9:45 AM<br />
Zumba – Lisa<br />
9:00 – 9:55 AM<br />
Group Cycle – Linda S.<br />
10:00 – 11:00 AM<br />
Pilates<br />
Sue L.<br />
11:05 AM<br />
Chair &<br />
Balance<br />
Class*<br />
Sue L.<br />
11:05 AM<br />
NIA<br />
Elaine<br />
8:15 – 8:55 AM<br />
Cardio<br />
Conditioning<br />
Mary Beth<br />
9:00 AM<br />
Step &<br />
Sculpt<br />
Vanessa<br />
9:00 AM<br />
Yoga*<br />
Kelly<br />
10:00 – 10:45 AM<br />
Group Cycle – Ron<br />
10:15 – 11:00 AM<br />
Zumba Sandy<br />
11:00 – 11:50 AM<br />
Senior Strength & Bal<br />
Paula<br />
8:45 – 9:30<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Kim<br />
9:30 – 10:30 AM<br />
Yoga<br />
Kay<br />
10:30 AM<br />
Pilates<br />
Karen<br />
11:35 AM<br />
NIA<br />
Elaine<br />
11:00 AM<br />
Exercise<br />
Chair*<br />
Joe<br />
8:00 – 8:50 AM<br />
50/50 (Muscle<br />
Sculpting/TRX)<br />
Peg<br />
9:00 AM<br />
Step &<br />
Sculpt<br />
Vanessa<br />
9:00 AM<br />
Yoga*<br />
Linda S.<br />
10:00 – 10:50 AM<br />
Zumba Gold – Sandy<br />
10:00 – 10:45 AM<br />
Group Cycle – Kim<br />
10:00 – 10:55 AM<br />
Tai Chi Arthritis* - Genoa<br />
11:00 – 11:50 AM<br />
Senior Strength &<br />
Balance<br />
Paula<br />
8:15 – 9:00 AM<br />
50/50 (Cycle/TRX)<br />
Bev<br />
9:00 – 9:50 AM<br />
Zumba<br />
1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sat.<br />
20/20/20 2nd Sat.<br />
9:05 – 9:50 AM<br />
Group Cycle – Ellie<br />
10:00 – 10:45 AM<br />
TRX – Joe<br />
10:30 – 11:30 AM<br />
NIA<br />
Team<br />
*Class Meets Upstairs<br />
4 PM<br />
5 PM<br />
6 PM<br />
7 PM<br />
Spring<br />
Tap Dance class<br />
with Barry<br />
starts Feb. 28<br />
6:30–7 pm<br />
Remedial<br />
(Sneaking Ahead)<br />
7 pm<br />
Beginner Tap<br />
8 pm<br />
Intermediate Tap<br />
9 pm<br />
Advanced Tap<br />
See p. 29<br />
for details.<br />
5:30 – 6:30 PM<br />
Intermediate Line<br />
Dancing – Tom<br />
5:45 – 6:30 PM<br />
TRX – Bev<br />
6:35 – 7:30 PM<br />
Yogalates/Pilates<br />
Paula/Karen M.<br />
4:00 – 5:00 PM<br />
Yoga – Kelly<br />
5:30 – 6:25 PM<br />
Pilates/Barre Combo<br />
Sue L.<br />
5:45 – 6:30 PM<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Bev<br />
5:00 – 5:45 PM<br />
TRX<br />
Peg/Marie L<br />
5:45 – 6:30 PM<br />
Muscle Sculpting<br />
Team<br />
6:35 – 7:30 PM<br />
Pilates/Barre Combo<br />
Sue L.<br />
4:00 – 5:00 PM<br />
Yoga – Kelly<br />
5:45 – 6:30 PM<br />
50/50 (Cycle/TRX)<br />
Bev<br />
5:45 – 6:30 PM<br />
Zumba<br />
Sandy J.<br />
6:30 – 7:15 PM<br />
TRX for Golf***<br />
Michael<br />
All group exercise classes, except TRX for<br />
Golf, are included in Fitness memberships.<br />
Fee for non-Fitness members is $10/drop-in.<br />
**The Seniors Class on Mondays at 11 am<br />
is free to all seniors. The Seniors Class on<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m. carry a fee<br />
for non-Fitness members and non-members.<br />
Questions? Please call or stop by the Fitness<br />
desk.<br />
***TRX for Golf class fee: $15 for Fitness<br />
members, $25 for non-members.<br />
Schedule is subject to change. Classes<br />
may be cancelled if minimum enrollment<br />
levels are not met.<br />
The JCC Neulander<br />
Family<br />
Sports & Fitness Center<br />
at the JCC of Syracuse<br />
For more information, contact the Fitness Center desk at 315-234-4522.<br />
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Group<br />
Exercise Classes<br />
MIND AND BODY<br />
Barre<br />
A combination of ballet techniques with Pilates<br />
movements and principles offers an energizing<br />
workout that strengthens, stretches and tones the<br />
body.<br />
NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative<br />
Action)<br />
NIA is a blend of concepts, cultures, theories and<br />
movement from the east and west. It is a barefoot<br />
technique offering a fusion of movement styles.<br />
Experience the expressiveness of dance, the power of<br />
martial arts and the wisdom of the healing arts.<br />
Pilates<br />
Based on the principles of Joseph Pilates, this class’<br />
multiple levels of participation uses bands, magic<br />
ALL FITNESS LEVELS<br />
20/20/20<br />
For those looking for some variety... 20 minutes of<br />
cardio, 20 minutes of muscle sculpting and 20 minutes<br />
of stretching. Wow!<br />
Balance & Bone Density<br />
This integrated balance training and bone density<br />
building class is designed to address fall reduction<br />
and prevention as well as build bone density and<br />
postural stability.<br />
Cardio Conditioning<br />
This high-energy class offers all the benefits of a<br />
muscle sculpting class combined with different cardio<br />
techniques such as steps, BOSU ball and glides.<br />
Format will differ from class to class to offer the best<br />
fat- and calorie-burning workout in town.<br />
Group Cycle<br />
Designed by an Olympic mountain-biking coach,<br />
the Keiser M3 Plus bike brings the mountain-biking<br />
experience indoors to safely deliver a full-body<br />
workout. Unlike other cycling classes which just work<br />
the legs, this cutting-edge cycling class works the<br />
whole body.<br />
Line Dancing<br />
Get moving with line dancing—a fun way to exercise!<br />
Line dance to all varieties of music using a series of<br />
basic steps and patterns of all dance styles. Challenge<br />
yourself as the dances change direction and move<br />
around the room. Class is designed for beginners,<br />
those who want moderate exercise, and also for those<br />
who want a more intense workout.<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center<br />
• All classes are free for Fitness members<br />
(except TRX for Golf).<br />
• $10 per class for non-Fitness members.<br />
circles, stability balls and BOSUs. Mostly done on a<br />
mat, but some standing work is incorporated as well.<br />
Tai Chi for Arthritis<br />
Tai Chi is an ancient practice proven to improve<br />
mental and physical well being. Tai Chi for Arthritis<br />
uses gentle Sun-style Tai Chi movements to help<br />
reduce stress, improve breathing and develop<br />
balance, mobility and body awareness. All ability<br />
levels are welcome and you don’t need to be<br />
diagnosed with arthritis to participate.<br />
Yoga<br />
A hybrid style drawing from Vinyasa, Lyengar and<br />
Viniyoga that brings physical benefits by integrating<br />
body and mind performance. Bring a towel, water and<br />
we recommend that you bring your own Yoga mat.<br />
Yogalates<br />
This class is a fusion of Yoga and Pilates. See each<br />
description above for further details.<br />
Muscle Sculpting<br />
Instructors use barbells, free weights, bands and balls<br />
to create the ultimate total body shaping class.<br />
Step & Sculpt<br />
A dynamic blend of step and cardiovascular activities<br />
along with intervals of strength movements help<br />
increase muscle tone and the body’s metabolism. An<br />
overall power packed workout!<br />
TRX Suspension Training<br />
Free; $15 for non-Fitness members<br />
TRX (total body resistance exercise) utilizes a band<br />
(two-handled nylon strap) to harness the power of<br />
gravity and movement for body weight exercises. The<br />
result is a mix of support and mobility to train strength,<br />
endurance, flexibility, coordination, balance, power<br />
and core stability across a wide range of resistance.<br />
TRX for Golf<br />
Fee: $15 for Fitness members, $25 non-members<br />
TRX (total body resistance exercise) training<br />
specifically designed to help golfers with off-season<br />
conditioning.<br />
Zumba<br />
A fusion of Latin and international music provides<br />
the backdrop for a blood pumping, effective<br />
cardiovascular workout for all ages. A variety of fast<br />
and slow rhythms help tone and sculpt the body while<br />
you learn easy-to-follow dance steps. Zumba Gold is<br />
the low-impact version for all levels.<br />
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• TRX for Golf: $15/class for Fitness members;<br />
$25/class for non-Fitness members.<br />
BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE<br />
New this winter! Ballroom and Latin Dance with Maria<br />
on Thursday evenings begins this winter on Jan. 5, 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
She brings over 25 years of experience dancing and<br />
teaching dance locally. The cost is $5 per night. See<br />
p. 29 or stop by the Fitness desk for details.<br />
BASIC<br />
Chair & Balance Class<br />
Exercises designed for a chair for those individuals who<br />
have difficulty getting down to the floor for mat work.<br />
Also some standing work for balance training.<br />
Exercise Chair<br />
Working on a push-pull pulley system, the exercise<br />
chair offers a total body workout while sitting. It is easy<br />
to use and helps increase flexibility, balance, endurance<br />
and strength. The chair can accommodate those with<br />
very limited mobility to those who can get around and<br />
are looking to tone and increase their upper body.<br />
FAMILY GYM<br />
Ages:<br />
Day:<br />
Fee:<br />
3 and up<br />
Sundays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm<br />
Through Dec. 18, starts again 1/15/<strong>17</strong><br />
Free for Fitness members<br />
Non-members – $5 per child, $10/family max.<br />
Enjoy both structured and unstructured play with our<br />
obstacle courses, floor mats, inflatable tumbling run,<br />
mini-soccer, mini-basketball and more. Parents should<br />
be prepared to participate with their children.<br />
SENIORS CLASS<br />
Senior Strength & Balance<br />
Day: Mondays<br />
Fee: Free – open to all seniors in the community<br />
Day:<br />
Fee:<br />
Wednesdays, Fridays<br />
Free for Fitness members<br />
$5 non-fitness members, $10 non-members<br />
This class is designed to get senior adults moving. Set<br />
to big band and oldies music, participants will dance<br />
and execute chair exercises that are less strenuous on<br />
the body. It provides a low impact workout that will help<br />
improve participant’s strength and balance.<br />
TAP DANCE<br />
Adult Tap Dance class with Barry on Tuesdays returns<br />
this spring! See p. 29 or stop by the Fitness desk for<br />
details.<br />
For the latest class schedule<br />
updates visit www.jccsyr.org.<br />
JCC membership is not required to<br />
take group exercise classes.<br />
For more information, call the<br />
Fitness desk at 315-234-4522.<br />
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POST-REHAB FITNESS<br />
AT THE JCC<br />
Picking up where your physical therapist left off<br />
Still looking to make gains in your recovery<br />
or maintain function after completing your<br />
rehab program?<br />
Post-rehab at the JCC<br />
may be able to help.<br />
We have experience<br />
working with clients<br />
after discharge from<br />
physical therapy and chiropractic care. We<br />
will consult with your physical therapist or<br />
While we do not provide medical treatment,<br />
our post-rehab fitness program does offer<br />
the following services:<br />
• Fitness Assessments<br />
• Strength Training<br />
• Flexibility Training<br />
• Cardiovascular Training<br />
• Functional Conditioning<br />
physician to develop and implement a fitness<br />
program tailored specifically for you.<br />
Here at the JCC, our post-rehab services<br />
have assisted many clients with improving<br />
their level of function, strength, flexibility<br />
and endurance, as well as weight loss. For a<br />
free, no-obligation post-rehab consultation,<br />
contact Patrick Scott today at 315-234-4522,<br />
ext. 144, or pscott@jccsyr.org.<br />
Neulander Family Sports & Fitness Center at the JCC of Syracuse<br />
315.234.4522 • www.jccsyr.org • 5655 Thompson Rd. DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
Regular TRX classes are now FREE<br />
for JCC of Syracuse Fitness members!<br />
Mondays ~ 5:45–6:30 pm<br />
Wednesdays ~ 5:45–6:30 am<br />
Wednesdays ~ 5–5:45 am<br />
Saturdays ~ 10–10:45 am<br />
Does not apply to TRX for Golf class.<br />
Regular TRX class fee is $15 for non JCC Fitness members.<br />
Class registration required. Sign up at the Fitness desk or call 315-234-4522.<br />
MASSAGE at the JCC<br />
We offer a unique blend of<br />
massage modalities to fit<br />
every client’s needs.<br />
For more information and to book<br />
an appointment, call the Fitness<br />
desk at 315-234-4522.<br />
Family Gym<br />
at the JCC Sports & Fitness Center<br />
Fun for the whole family!<br />
• Inflatable gymnastics<br />
tumbling run<br />
• Obstacle courses<br />
• Floor mats<br />
• Mini-soccer<br />
• Mini-basketball<br />
• Kidnastics<br />
• ...and more!<br />
We offer lots of structured and<br />
unstructured play options. Please<br />
be prepared to participate with<br />
our child. Come and have a blast!<br />
Ages:<br />
Day:<br />
Fee:<br />
3 and up<br />
Sundays 11:30 am–12:30 pm<br />
(through Dec. 18, starts again 1/15/<strong>17</strong>)<br />
Free for fitness members<br />
Non-members – $5 per child,<br />
$10 per family maximum<br />
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Plant a tree in Israel or elsewhere worldwide—no travel required<br />
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If you’ve ever wanted to make our world a<br />
little greener—whether right here in New<br />
York or in a desert region such as Israel—<br />
the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community<br />
Center of Syracuse can help. And, you<br />
don’t have to travel far to make it happen.<br />
The JCC of Syracuse recently kicked off<br />
a fundraiser to have trees planted here in<br />
the United States and at various locations<br />
around the world such as Israel, Africa<br />
and Asia. Those looking to support this<br />
initiative may purchase a “Plant a Tree”<br />
card from the JCC. Then simply go online<br />
according to the instructions on the card<br />
to have a tree planted at one of more than<br />
35 reforestation sites around the world.<br />
Each card costs $18 or you can buy five and<br />
get one free.<br />
“Plant a Tree” cards may be purchased<br />
over the phone or in person from the<br />
JCC’s main entrance receptionist, Jerome<br />
and Phyllis Charney Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> or Neulander<br />
Family Sports & Fitness Center. Donors<br />
may choose to have their tree planting<br />
donation benefit the JCC’s After<br />
School <strong>Program</strong>, Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong>, Sports &<br />
Fitness Center, PJ Library in CNY or<br />
Seniors Department. Tree donations<br />
also may be designated as a tribute in<br />
honor or memory of someone special.<br />
“We’re really pleased to be rolling<br />
out this type of fundraiser,” said JCC<br />
of Syracuse Executive Director Marci<br />
Erlebacher. It’s a first for us and a<br />
great way for our supporters to help<br />
out their chosen JCC program while<br />
making a positive impact on the<br />
environment.”<br />
As a dry desert region, Israel has<br />
limited trees and no natural forests.<br />
Thus all forests must be handplanted,<br />
which Israel has done quite<br />
successfully. In less than 60 years Israel<br />
has become one of only two countries<br />
with a net gain in its number of trees.<br />
For more information about the<br />
JCC’s “Plant a Tree” fundraiser, call<br />
315-445-2360 or visit www.jccsyr.org.<br />
How you can support our fundraiser and have a tree<br />
planted in memory or honor of someone special...<br />
• Call us at 315-445-2360 to purchase your Plant a<br />
Tree card and pay by credit card.<br />
• Visit http://bit.ly/jcctree to download the PDF<br />
form and purchase your card by postal mail order.<br />
• Stop by the JCC’s main entrance reception desk,<br />
Sports & Fitness Center desk or Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong> to purchase your card.<br />
Purchase the NEW<br />
20<strong>17</strong> SaveAround ® book<br />
TODAY!<br />
KIDZ ‘N MOTION<br />
Fitness program for grades 3–6<br />
A JCC of Syracuse fundraiser.<br />
• Only $25/book<br />
• Makes the perfect<br />
gift!<br />
• The most popular<br />
local merchants!<br />
• Save money all<br />
year long!<br />
• Now with MORE<br />
mobile and<br />
printable savings!<br />
Purchase your book from the JCC’s<br />
main entrance reception desk, Sports &<br />
Fitness Center desk or Early Childhood<br />
Development <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Starts January 5, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
Thursdays • 3:30–4:30 pm<br />
$50 JCC members, $70 non-members<br />
This 8-week exercise program is designed to help kids live a healthy<br />
lifestyle. For more information and to register, contact Patrick<br />
Scott at 315-234-4522 or pscott@jccsyr.org.<br />
The JCC Neulander<br />
Family<br />
Sports & Fitness Center<br />
at the JCC of Syracuse<br />
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Tributes<br />
The following tributes were received from July 22, <strong>2016</strong> to October 31, <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
TO FROM TO FROM<br />
BEN MELTZER ENDOWMENT FUND<br />
Leslie Aronoff and Bob Sanford To mark the happy occasion of your marriage.<br />
Jo Frances Brown<br />
BERT & LAURA ERLEBACHER<br />
CULTURAL & EDUCATION FUND<br />
Elaine Charles & Family In memory of Dr. Walter Charles. A great man<br />
and a great Physician.<br />
Irving H. Goldman, MD<br />
Alyse Holstein<br />
Chuckie & Alex Holstein<br />
In memory of your husband.<br />
Mark & Marci Erlebacher<br />
In memory of your son.<br />
Mark & Marci Erlebacher<br />
BOBBI EPSTEIN LEWIS<br />
SENIOR ADULT DINING PROGRAM FUND<br />
Barbara Arnow<br />
In memory of Mark.<br />
Mark & Marci Erlebacher<br />
Sondra & Steve Goldberg<br />
Shirley Kay<br />
Shirley Kay<br />
Ilene & Herb Mendel<br />
In honor of the marriage of<br />
Dana Goldberg & Matt Cutter.<br />
Marla & Steve Share<br />
In memory of your sister.<br />
Helen Marcum<br />
In memory of your sister, I want to<br />
follow in years.<br />
Shush Martin<br />
In honor of the birth of Wesley Simon Abraham.<br />
Marla & Steve Share<br />
GENERAL OPERATING FUND<br />
Eleanor Garfinkel<br />
Mazel Tov on Maurice & Rita’s wedding.<br />
Jan & Neil Bronstein<br />
Joanne & Victor Grazi<br />
The Family of Irven Schapiro<br />
The Family of George Wladis<br />
Roberta Wladis & Family<br />
Mazel Tov on Maurice & Rita’s wedding.<br />
Jan & Neil Bronstein<br />
In memory of Irven Schapiro.<br />
Lois Roth<br />
In memory of George Wladis.<br />
Lois Roth<br />
Our deepest sympathy on the loss of your<br />
beloved husband and father.<br />
Sondra & Steven Goldberg<br />
IDA RUBIN SENIOR ADULT NUTRITION ENDOWMENT FUND<br />
Leslie Naughton<br />
Wishing you a speedy & complete recovery<br />
and good health.<br />
Alan & Myrna Koldin<br />
Family of Gertrude Radin<br />
With our sincere sympathy on the passing of<br />
your mother and grandmother.<br />
Alan & Myrna Koldin<br />
PLANT A TREE CARD PROGRAM<br />
In memory of Lou & Hellian Seiden.<br />
Sharon & Joe Kieffer<br />
Dr. Jessica Hootnick and<br />
Ben Heatwole<br />
In honor of the birth of<br />
Nathaniel Jacob Heatwole.<br />
Great uncle David Hootnick & aunt Sally<br />
SYDELLE ROTHMAN ECDP SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
Dr. Ron Fish<br />
In memory of Louis Fish.<br />
Ilene and Herb Mendel<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Mendel<br />
The Poushter Family<br />
The Shriro Family<br />
The Wladis Family<br />
In honor of the birth of your grandson.<br />
Brenda & Gil Hoffman<br />
In memory of Gert Radin.<br />
Brenda & Gil Hoffman<br />
In memory of Marvin.<br />
Brenda & Gil Hoffman<br />
In memory of George.<br />
Brenda & Gil Hoffman<br />
Celebrate, honor and remember<br />
To commemorate special occasions —births, birthdays,<br />
graduations, anniversaries, weddings, Bar or Bat Mitzvah,<br />
or to perpetuate the memory of a loved one—the JCC<br />
welcomes tax-deductible gifts to one of our many<br />
endowments and special funds. The JCC will send an<br />
acknowledgement card to the individual (or next of kin) in<br />
whose name the contribution was made. Some of our funds<br />
are listed below. For further information, please contact<br />
Erin Hart at 315-445-2040, ext. 112.<br />
Ava & Irving Raphael Maccabi Endowment Fund<br />
Ben Meltzer Endowment Fund<br />
Bert & Laura Erlebacher Cultural & Education Fund<br />
General Operating Fund<br />
Ida Rubin Senior Adult Nutrition Endowment Fund<br />
Jeffrey Sussman Athletic Scholarship Fund<br />
Leadership Development Fund<br />
Morris & Dorothy Cohen Endowment Fund<br />
Sydelle Rothman ECDP Scholarship Fund<br />
JEFFREY SUSSMAN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND<br />
Judy Torres<br />
Wishing you a speedy recovery!<br />
Margorie, Larry, Casi & Scott Loeb<br />
JEROME AND PHYLLIS CHARNEY<br />
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM<br />
Jessica and Matt Rice In honor of Olivia’s naming.<br />
Mark & Susan Field<br />
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JCC of Syracuse<br />
HIGH SCHOOL BANDS WANTED<br />
15 th Annual High School<br />
Battle of the Bands<br />
Saturday, January 14, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
SPONSORED<br />
BY<br />
WINNING BAND RECEIVES...<br />
SIGN UP<br />
YOUR BAND TODAY!<br />
• $200 cash prize<br />
• 8-hours studio time at<br />
More Sound Recording Studio<br />
• $40 registration fee<br />
• Deadline: 1/6/<strong>17</strong><br />
• Band members must be in<br />
high school<br />
Questions?<br />
Contact Mick Hagan at<br />
315-445-2040, ext. 129,<br />
or mhagan@jccsyr.org.<br />
BATTLE OF THE BANDS CONCERT:<br />
January 14, 20<strong>17</strong> • 7 pm<br />
Tickets: $9 at the door<br />
@<br />
JCC of Syracuse<br />
5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt<br />
www.jccsyr.org<br />
T<br />
Give the gift of<br />
T<br />
fitness for the<br />
holidays!<br />
Gift Certificates available for:<br />
• Personal training<br />
• Massage<br />
• Nutritional counseling<br />
• Group exercise classes<br />
T<br />
Stop by or call the JCC<br />
Fitness desk at 315-234-4522.<br />
Make your child’s birthday memorable with<br />
one of our awesome theme parties!<br />
• Arts and Crafts<br />
• Fun and Games<br />
• Gaga Pit Party<br />
• Glitter and Glam<br />
• Inflatable Fun<br />
• Pool Party (summer)<br />
BIRTHDAY<br />
PARTIES<br />
AT THE<br />
JCC<br />
For preschoolers, school-age kids and teens!<br />
• Preschool Party<br />
• Sports<br />
• NEW! Toddlers’<br />
Tango with Tamar!<br />
• Yoga and Fitness<br />
Start planning your party today! Contact Mick Hagan<br />
at 315-445-2040, ext. 129, or mhagan@jccsyr.org.
5655 Thompson Rd.<br />
DeWitt, NY 13214<br />
NONPROFIT ORG.<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
SYRACUSE, NY<br />
PERMIT NO. 2392<br />
Sam Pomeranz<br />
Jewish Community Center<br />
154 th Annual Meeting & Gala<br />
<br />
Sunday<br />
June 4, 20<strong>17</strong>