The Sunderlins: Four years and counting at Camp JCC
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or Heather Sunderlin, mother of nine-year-old twins, Camp JCC has it all. She works full-time as the director of employee services at Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer; her husband, Rich, is in the Navy and is often away for weeks; and she wants her sons Dylan and Tyler to have active and fun-filled summers. The Sunderlins Three years ago, Sunderlin signed her kids up for Camp JCC, and has done so each summer since. “As parents, we don’t want our kids sitting around watching TV and playing video games all summer,” she says. “They go at it so hard at the JCC, they are tired after a day of camp.” When her employer, Marty Einhorn, recommended the camp, Sunderlin checked it out. A non-Jewish family, she loves that her kids are exposed to a multi-cultural environment. “They learn some Hebrew and a bit about Israel, but it’s mostly a traditional day camp.” The Sunderlins also know their kids are safe at the JCC. “The staff knows our
kids, and it’s a secure, friendly environment.” “I’m a very active kind of kid,” says Tyler. “I like coming here because I’m not a video game kind of person. I swim and do outdoor things like putt-putt and all kinds of camp activities. And when the weather’s bad, there’s still a lot going on inside.” His twin brother Dylan fully agrees. “Camp gets me outside, and there are lots of activities to choose from. I really like the Gaga pit!” Besides a two week trip to Myrtle Beach, the Sunderlins will come to camp all summer, as well as Summer Extension in August. “It’s a no brainer,” says Sunderlin. “The JCC has everything for my boys at one place; they’re happy, and so am I.” For more information about Camp JCC, visit campjcc.org or call the Simon Family JCC, 321-2306. The Simon Family JCC is a constituent agency of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.
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For JCC member Sara Jo Rubin, the fitness center is new by Leslie Shroyer
“I feel good when I walk in the door,” says Sara Jo Rubin, Simon Family JCC member, about the fitness center. “I’m actually here now, using the facility instead of talking about coming.” A Norfolk native, Rubin grew up within a stone’s throw of the JCC in Norfolk. She remembers riding her bike there as a teenager. Rubin has maintained her membership over the years, but mostly to attend cultural arts events and to stay active as a community member. Rubin describes herself as “disciplined in every area, but fitness.” With a goal to be fit for her daughter’s upcoming wedding, she knew she should work on her cardio fitness, as well as her upper body strength. She also knew that without a trainer she might not be committed to working out on a regular schedule. Fortunately for Rubin, Donna Bloom had a few early morning slots available. A bit apprehensive in the beginning, Rubin found Bloom to be “very sensitive to my beginner level. She built a personalized program to suit my needs exactly.” Noting Bloom’s wit and humor,
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Rubin says she is also instructed to think things through when she works out on machines or lift weights, learning how to effectively use each muscle group. Now in her third month of training, Rubin is surprised by how much she looks forward to each training session, and her goal is to continue to work out on her own as well as treat herself to some private instruction. “I love coming to the JCC for fitness,” she says. “It’s such an upbeat place, and, because it’s the JCC, there’s that wonderful feeling of comfort.”
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