Over 50 Organizations from Across Westchester Participating in JCC Maccabi Games
The Jewish community has come together loud and strong in support of this summer's Westchester Games.
Over 30 local synagogues have signed up to help create awareness of and participation in the Games. Each synagogue's liaison serves as a point person between the Games organizers and their Congregation. To find out more about how your synagogue may be participating, contact your liaison. Click here for contact information. Individuals are also welcome to volunteer. Click here to find out more.
In addition to our synagogue partners, UJA-Federation of New York is both a major financial sponsor, as well as a communications outlet for creating awareness of the Games. The Westchester Business and Professional Division of UJA-Federation of New York is working to help identify and expand corporate donors. The Westchester Jewish Conference is also spreading the word about the Games via their website, email blasts and at events.
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Homestay with JCC Maccabi Games Athletes One of the most memorable aspects of the JCC Maccabi Games is an athlete's stay with a host family. Over 1,400 athletes are coming to Westchester this summer and we need 700 host families to house them.
It's not all about competition at the JCC Maccabi Games- food, rest and sleep are essential for the young athletes, and that's where host families come into play. For former JCC Maccabi Games athletes Jake Gorobetz and Ethan Zombek of Scarsdale, host families offered a welcoming and restful respite. Gorobetz had three very different host families for the Games in Detroit, Vancouver and Orange County. "They were all very accommodating," he recalls. "I did not even have to ask for food - they just offered it. They treated me like my own parents, met my needs, and I was very happy."
Initailly, Zombek thought that staying in a host home might be awkward. But he soon learned to apprecitate and trust his hosts: a Vancouver couple who were both fun and supportive. "They cheered me up if my (basketball) team didn't do well," he recalls, "and they celebrated with me when we won the gold medal. More Click here to learn more and volunteer to be a host family in 2009!! |
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2008 Year End Fundraising Goal Exceeded! Funds raised to date: $756,000
Thank you to all our generous donors for helping us not only meet, but exceed our 2008 year-end goal of $700,000.
While we are making great progress, we still need to raise over $1 million. We are looking for participation from the entire JCC and Westchester Jewish community.
Every gift, no matter what size, helps.
Help keep the momentum going!! Please contribute what you can. Click here to make a donation. | |
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Making donations on-line is now quick and easy. Click here to donate
EXPERIENCED AD SALES PERSON needed to sell ads to businesses in both southern and northern Westchester, for JCC Maccabi Games Souvenir Journal, and other Games publications. Click here to contact Lynn Greenberg, Director of Development, or call 472-3300, x284 |
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- Tryouts for girls/boys soccer (U14 and U16), girls/boys tennis (U14 and U16), boys U14 baseball and dance are coming up January-March. Click here for tryout schedule.
· If you are interested in competing in golf, bowling, or table tennis, there will be an informational meeting at the JCC of Mid-Westchester on Thursday, January 29 @ 7:00pm. If you have any questions, click here to contact Joanne Citrin, Delegation Head.
· Tryouts for boys baseball, boys and girls basketball, girls volleyball, boys inline hockey and swimming have taken place and teams are in the process of being formed. Team rosters will be announced in February. |
Volunteers to date: 221
We need 1,000 volunteers to help make the JCC Maccabi Games a resounding success. No matter how much or little time you have, we have a job for you. You don't have to have an athlete participating in the Games to get involved. We need people who can help in:
Staffing events the week of the Games, Aug 16-21.
Whether you have a few hours, a day or the whole week, we need your help the week of the Games. Some of the things you can help with include:
- bus chaperones
- equipment set up
- credentials preparers
- greeters
- meal set-up/service
- scorekeepers
- timekeepers
- traffic control, etc.
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Help us spread the news about the 2009 JCC Maccabi Games
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