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2008 KJG Monument Release

The K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic Committee would like to invite the public to the unveiling of a monument in memory of the late Barberton High School basketball coach. The ceremony will take place on West Hopocan Avenue, between Second and Third Streets, at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 20, 2008.  This location is outside the current Greynolds Gymnasium that sits inside the Lake Anna YMCA.  It is also the former site of the Barberton High School Industrial Arts Building, which housed the former Greynolds Gymnasium where Greynolds’ teams won an overwhelming number of victories in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Committee would also like to invite former Magics players and coaches to attend the dedication. Please contact Larry Bidlingmyer at 330-753-3572 or e-mal at lbidlingmyer@neo.rr.com., if you are able to attend.

The monument is being constructed by Summit Memorials, using marble salvaged from the old Barberton High School by the Barberton Historical Society.

The K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic is a two-day basketball showcase that takes place each December at Barberton High School to raise money for youth programs and equipment as well as stroke awareness education at the Lake Anna YMCA. This year’s event will be December 29 and 30. Tax-deductible donations to the Greynolds Classic Fund should be directed to the Barberton Community Foundation, 460 W. Paige Ave., Barberton, OH 44203.

Man credits awareness seminar for stroke alert

Rich Muller
Herald Staff Writer

A few days after Anthony and Georgia Kaluza had attended the first of three stroke awareness seminars at the Barberton Active Adult Center, the couple got to use the knowledge gained at the session, funded by proceeds from the K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic.

They had just come back from watching a grandchild play soccer when Anthony sat down, complaining of a really bad headache. He was just going to lay down, but Georgia, with the help of a daughter and nurse at Barberton Hospital, convinced him to go to the hospital.

Anthony said he did not think he was having a stroke, and at first, a hospital intern was treating it as a headache, but a resident doctor had him try to raise his hand and after watching that, said it was something different and started a series of tests including an MRI scan.

While at the hospital, Anthony learned he had experienced two previous strokes, ones he was not aware had occurred. The Kaluzas credit the stroke awareness seminars with showing them what to look for this time and what to do. Anthony’s stroke caused no apparent damage or impairment.

“I’d like to see them keep going,” Anthony said of the stroke awareness and other health programs continue at the Active Adult Center.

“Once you learn something, you can’t take it away,” he said, adding that anything you learn can help.
“It may save a life,” he said.

Anthony would like to see more seminars like the stroke awareness series, and for more people to attend.

The April seminars were sponsored by the Barberton Parks and Recreation, Active Adult Division; Barberton Hospital, Pleasant Pointe, Northeast Professional Home Care, and Care Source. Participants heard presentations on ways to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke, what rehabilitation and care entails, how to live health a lifestyle and other topics, including a healthy lunch after the sessions.

4th Annual
Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Barberton High School

2008 Classic Match-ups Announced!
The Greynolds Classic Committee is pleased to announce that this event will grow to 16 teams, including 6 schools participating for the first time.  Games will be payed at Barberton High School on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

Ticket information for the 2008 K. Jack Greynolds Memorial  Classic coming soon.

The events will honor the late Jack Greynolds who died in 2004. He coached high school basketball for 29 seasons, the last 17 with the Barberton Magics. He retired in 1987 after suffering a stroke.
Proceeds will be donated to the Lake Anna YMCA and those organizations working in a collaboration with the YMCA for stroke awareness and youth programs.  The 2007 Greynolds Classic donated $22,400.00 to this cause, bringing to date a grand total of $59,000.00 in donations.

With the opening of the Lake Anna YMCA, three new programs, sponsored by proceeds from the Greynolds Classic, have been introduced:

• A "Magic Dribblers" program was established by the YMCA to teach boys and girls basic basketball handling skills.  This program was offered in January and February with 30 participants.
• The Active Adult Center, in collaboration with health insurance companies and Barberton Hospital will be offering a two-part Stroke Awareness Seminar designed to discuss stroke prevention, standard treatments and information to deal with loved ones who have suffered a stroke.
• An Active and Healthy Lifestyles program for middle school students will be offered by the Parks and Recreation Department.  This program will begin this spring and is designed to promote participation in life time activities, exercise, proper eating habits and making healthy choices.

Individual and corporate sponsorship packages are available for the K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic.

For more information regarding the K. Jack Greynolds Memorial Classic, please contact Larry Bidlingmyer at lbidlingmyer@neo.rr.com or at (330) 753-3572.

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