Since its introduction in 1997, JCC Cares remains the differentiation between the JCC Maccabi Games and any other sporting event. The JCC Cares program is an opportunity for participants to take a few hours out of their schedules to participate in a hands-on community service project. We have ambitiously chosen four JCC Cares projects that
Since its introduction in 1997, JCC Cares remains the differentiation between the JCC Maccabi Games and any other sporting event. The JCC Cares program is an opportunity for participants to take a few hours out of their schedules to participate in a hands-on community service project. We have ambitiously chosen four JCC Cares projects that
Hello JCC Maccabi Games Community, The spirit of the Games is in the air and all around us, as we are 11 days away from Opening Ceremonies at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on August 2nd, 2015. Our team has been working diligently around the clock to prepare for the next 11 days.
Hello JCC Maccabi Games Community! We are Hannah Sprung and Sam Sinykin and we are interning for the 2015 JCC Maccabi Games. We are excited to be working with The Games team in order to make this summer’s Games a success. Many of you may come in contact with us throughout the summer. We look
The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) announced on June 5 the slate of community leaders who will serve as honorary co-chairs for the 2015 JCC Maccabi Games, which will take place Aug. 2-7, 2015. The co-chairs include: Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, and his wife Debbie; former Senator and
By Chad Tessmer It sounds like a significant endeavor — to open your home to the visiting teen athletes of the 2015 JCC Maccabi Games. And while the impact of the experience will transcend the week of Aug. 2, leaders and organizers for the Games are hitting the streets to ensure that the community
By Chad Tessmer Destination: Milwaukee As the countdown clock to the JCC Maccabi Games Opening Ceremonies crossed into double digits, planning work was well underway for the nearly 30 delegation heads who represented visiting communities during their first official visit to Milwaukee the last week of April. “It’s an important milestone, to welcome our visiting
By Chad Tessmer With less than 125 days before the JCC Maccabi Games open on the floor of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, the infrastructure for managing and supporting a community of volunteers, host families, participants and donors is in place. “One of the many blessings of hosting the Games is having access to the
The JCC Maccabi Games® is the largest Jewish youth event in the world. From August 2-7, 2015, our community will welcome over 1,000 visiting Jewish teens from across the globe and involve all of Greater Milwaukee, including 500 host families, 1,000 volunteers and 200 local teen athletes. JCC Maccabi Games® kicked off in 1982 with
By Dann Jacobonson I’ve been a volleyball coach for about 25 years. I have coached boys and girls, women and men, at every level from fourth grade through college. Yet I have never been a part of something as life affirming and positive as my experience coaching at the JCC Maccabi Games, which took place