1/21/08

Building on the success of the past 25 years, JCC Maccabi Chicago, a JCC of Chicago program that provides athletic, social and cultural experiences to Jewish teens ages 13-16 years, announces plans for the 2008 JCC Maccabi Games.

All interested athletes and families are invited to attend any of the information nights to learn more about this summer’s Games in Akron, Ohio, Aug 10-15, and Detroit, Michigan, August 17-22. The information nights will take place at the following dates and locations:

• Wednesday, January 30, 7:00pm
  Mayer Kaplan JCC, 5050 Church St., Skokie
• Monday, February 4, 7:00pm
  Bernard Horwich JCC, 3003 W. Touhy Ave., Rogers Park
• Rescheduled from February 6!
  New Date: Wednesday, February 27, 7:00pm
  Bernard Weinger JCC, 300 Revere Dr., Northbrook

JCC Maccabi Chicago plans to send a delegation of 25 athletes and five coaches to Akron, Ohio, to compete in boys and girls soccer and bowling. Representing JCC Maccabi Chicago in Detroit, Michigan, will be 115 athletes and 25 coaches competing in boys baseball, girls softball, boys and girls basketball, in-line hockey, swimming, tennis, track & field, dance, table tennis, bowling and golf. Tryouts for the 2008 JCC Maccabi Chicago teams will take place in February and March. For more information night and tryout information, call Allan Bogan at 847.412.4253 or visit the website at www.gomaccabi.org .

About JCC Maccabi Chicago

• The JCC Maccabi Games can be called the Olympics for Jewish teens, but they serve a larger purpose than athletic competition.
• All of JCC of Chicago programs including the JCC Maccabi Games reflect our mission of Bringing Jewish Values to life. For our teen participants, this means teaching them they will have multiple opportunities during the Games to apply values like responsibility (achreiyut), cooperation (shalom bayit), and repairing our world (tikkun olam). We use the Games as a vehicle to instill a pride among our athletes in their Jewish identity while reminding them that the Games connects each of them to the world’s Jewish community including the State of Israel. 
• JCCs of Chicago has been a cooperating partner with the JCC Maccabi Games since its inception in 1982. An offspring of the World Maccabiah Games held in Israel every four years, JCC Maccabi Chicago is a fantastic opportunity for teen athletes to take their game to the next level, meet new friends, and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience
  

About Jewish Community Centers of Chicago

JCC of Chicago has served Chicago and its suburbs for 104 years offering a wide array of contemporary life-enriching programs and services. JCC brings Jewish values to life every day so that members and program participants can deepen their connection to the joys and responsibilities of Jewish heritage to create a better and more meaningful future. JCC offers cultural, educational, social and recreational programs in full service community centers and other locations including 12 early childhood sites, 8 day camp sites, Camp Chi, an overnight camp, and Perlstein Resort and Conference Center, both in Wisconsin. The newest site, the JCC Elaine Frank Apachi Day Camp on the Lake County Jewish Community Campus, located in Lake Zurich, will open in the summer of 2008. Starting in September, 2008, early childhood programs will be offered at the Campus as well as programs for children and families.

JCC also helps individuals in need at the Dina and Eli Field Multi-Service Center, the Edward and Honora Singer Residence in Uptown, and through JCC’s Project Chesed, a program that helps match families in need with community resources.
 

Contact

Allan Bogan
847.412.4253
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