| Grand Opening Event: Separate Gender Workout Rooms at the Bernard Horwich JCC |
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2/15/08 Who/What: Bernard Horwich JCC presents a Grand Opening event to celebrate the opening of one of the only separate-gender workout facilities in the country.When: February 24th 2008, 1:00 to 3:00 pm Where: 3003 W. Touhy Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60645 Why: These facilities were created as a response to the Orthodox community, who expressed a desire to lead healthy, active lifestyles through exercise in an appropriate environment. How: BHJCC staff and community leaders will provide a celebratory presentation on health, fitness, and Jewish values. Tours, workshops, and free fitness classes will be offered. Additionally, the Maxwell St. Trio will perform. Refreshments will be served. Who: JCC Community, friends, and public, including children of all ages. Quotes"We created the separate-gender workout rooms as a response to a growing need in the Orthodox community for an appropriate place to exercise. Our new facilities include separate men's-only and women's only workout areas with both featuring a full array of cardiovascular and weight-training equipment. We're proud that we are able to meet the needs of our community and that we will have one of the only JCC separate-gender exercise facilities in the country."
About Jewish Community Centers of ChicagoJCC 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. ContactMedia Contact |