5/16 Adapted Junior
Maccabi Fun Run-M. Bradley Jacobs Junior Maccabi Program
Be a part of the JCC Maccabi games! Participate
in an adapted Jr. Maccabi Fun Run for youth ages 8-12. Sunday
May 16, 8:30-11 AM (registration 7:30 AM). Location: Striar
JCC: 445 Central St., Stoughton. Adapted track and field events,
DJ, snacks.
Call Nancy Rottman 617-558-6508 or Nancy Present
781-341-2016 x201 with the following information: athlete’s
name and date of birth; address; e-mail; phone; parent(s)
names and e-mails; will a parent assist the child? does the
child need a volunteer, other than the parent, to assist him/her?
Please give information about your child’s ability/needs
that would be helpful to volunteers, and please let Nancy
know that you are a Yesodot family.
Adapted Fun Run athletes are also invited
to participate in the JCC Maccabi Games Opening Ceremonies
on August 15 from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Fleet Center in Boston.
March in the parade of athletes at this gala kickoff event
for the 2004 JCC Maccabi games. Parents are required to stay
at all Jr. Maccabi events.
Cost: $20 JCC members; $25 non-members (includes
events + t shirt). Please note that Opening Ceremonies will
be extremely stimulating with 10,000 cheering spectators,
loud music, laser lights and a one hour wait with 2,000 athletes
in a tunnel before entering the stadium.
The M. Bradley Jacobs Junior Maccabi Program
is created in loving memory of M. Bradley Jacobs by his family
and friends. The 2004 JCC Maccabi Games are hosted by the
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston, an agency of the
Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
Yesodot families are invited to join Ventures
Into Well-Being and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation
and Recreation Universal Access Program, on the trail at Walden
Pond State Reservation in Concord. Assistive equipment and
teamwork help people of all abilities access conventional
hiking trails at a leisurely pace. Adaptive equipment includes
Terra Trek manual wheelchairs, baby joggers, walkers, crutches,
and gait belts. Spaces limited to first 15-20 people to sign
up.
Begin your walk at a replica of Thoreau's
cabin while a ranger leads a tour and provides some history.
Then travel to the pond...enjoy Thoreau's books...visit the
original site of the cabin. The exact time of
day we meet will depend on group consensus so RSVP early with
a time preference so that I can share the information with
group leaders. RSVP by 5/14 at the latest to
reserve your space by e-mailing director@yesodot.org
and include a description of mobility issues/needs and time
preference.
For more information about the program, and
to learn more about the specific adapted equipment available,
contact Brenda Kennedy, and let her know that you are a Yesodot
family. (413) 259-0009 or brendakennedy100@myfreei.com
Free to paid up Yesodot members; other Yesodot members $25/family.
For all ages.
