American Turners NY to send teams to nationals
(l-r) Terry Fardella, president; Joe Loughery, participant; Elaine Makowski, vice president; and Michele Loughery,
trustee and head swim coach all are in the process of preparing for a trip to the nationals in Indiana.
Photo courtesy of American Turner
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BY PATRICK ROCCHIO
A local chapter of a national
organization that promotes
soundness of body and
mind is sending a team to the
Midwest to compete in a national
competition.
American Turners New
York, which has its NYC-based
headquarters in Throggs
Neck, will fi eld teams comprised
of youth and adults to
compete in a variety of sports
at the 55th National Turner
Competition in Fort Wayne,
IN in July.
The event, sometimes
called ‘Turnfest,’ also includes
cultural competitions and is
the longest running festival in
the United States, occurring
every four years.
“It’s like a mini-Olympics
with a family fl avor,” said
Terry Fardella, ATNY president.
Elaine Makowski, ATNY
vice president, said that it was
the fi rst time in about 20 years
that the local Turners have
fi elded a group to compete at
the nationals.
Plans have already been
made for lodging and travel for
at least 16 youth and adults, all
of whom are members of the
private organization.
The ATNY team will
compete in swimming,
golf, pickleball (a racquet
sport), drill, track and field,
and cultural competitions
which include the performing
and visual arts, said Arlene
Grauer, ATNY past vice
president.
Both youth and adults will
be competing in the tournaments,
said Grauer, adding
that the organization is looking
to make use of all that their
national parent group has to
offer, including the ‘turnfest’
and some scholarships.
“(The trip) should develop
a new feeling of ‘esprit de
corps,’” said Grauer, adding
“The kids will get to see another
part country, and compete
like they haven’t done before.”
Grauer said that she was
helping with the planning
which is easy for her because
she has family in the Fort
Wayne area.
American Turners, a national organization committed to keeping youth
and adults sound of body and of mind, was founded in 1848. The Cincinnati,
Ohio based organization was recognized with a U.S. postage stamp
at its centennial. Photo courtesy of Amerian Turners NY