SAVE THE DATE AND NOMINATE!
EIGHT
over ‘7.
LIGHT 1 Jewish
Apartments
&services
mi
The Tikkun Olam Award recognizes eight senior adults
and their lifetime commitment to the Jewish Community.
Do you know a deserving older adult who...
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Is at least 80 years old?
Has been a life long volunteer in the community?
Is active and volunteering today?
Is dedicated to maintaining strong Jewish values?
Is an inspiring leader or mentor in the community?
HOW TO NOMINATE:
Write or email JAS describing the worthiness of the nominee.
Please include (as applicable)
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Name and age of nominee
Duration of volunteer service (years, decades)
Involvement in Jewish organizations and cau s es
Leadership positions held
Current accomplishments
Letters and newspaper articles supporting nominee's
accomplishments
Also explain how the nominee's long-standing activities exemplify a
commitment to the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).
MAIL/EMAIL TO:
Eight Over Eighty
Jewish Apartments & Services
David and Miriam Mondry Building
15000 W. Ten Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
Email: PWurdock@Jasmi.org
or call: 248-592-1101
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2009.
Building Solidarity
BBYO regional conventions puts
chapters in high gear.
Sam Gringlas
Teen2Teen Staff Writer
A
s we gathered
in the Jewish
Community
Center's parking lot in West
Bloomfield, our chapter's
regional convention coordi-
nator shouted, "Get pumped,
boys, for the best week of
your life!"
Bouncing on my toes,
excitement building, I really
was pumped and ready.
Members of Rabin AZA get pumped up at the RC.
After weeks and weeks of
preparations and practices,
nection to Greenberg and AZA.
Throughout the week, participants
I couldn't wait to get B'nai B'rith Youth
from every chapter focused on the
Organization's regional convention
theme, "I believe tying it into chal-
started. AZA and BBG chapters from
lenges from the T-shirt design contest
all over Michigan Region — 410 teens
from 17 chapters — came together Dec. to talent show. Jewish teens had a great
time cheering on their teammates in
21-26 for the annual competition, often
the spirit of friendly competition. I
simply called RC.
even ran around with our giant green
From sports like basketball and vol-
and white flag during timeouts and
leyball to major events like cheer, song
half-times; and I don't think I've ever
and talent show, groups participate in all
screamed so loudly during our chant,
sorts of exciting competitions. Sporting
"Hidy Tidy:' during my entire time in
our green sunglasses and T-shirts, my
Greenberg.
chapter, Greenberg AZA, overflowed
As the talent show ended, the last
with spirit like a shaken-up bottle of
basketball game finished and the final
pop. I was especially energized as it was
award was handed out, RC came to a
my first RC. I didn't really know what to
close. Although our chapter didn't win
expect, besides the fact that the conven-
RC
— winners were Savage BBG and
tion would be a ton of fun.
Shapiro AZA — it didn't matter so
That first night played host to song
competition, which this year held special much to me. But the convention did
meaning for our chapter. Using music by have a huge impact on my relationship
with my chapter and commitment to
Jeff Grey, one of Greenberg's founding
Greenberg. We became closer, and we
members who tragically passed away
bonded. We shared tears and we shared
in a summer camp storm incident, we
laughs. We created memories.
commemorated his contributions to our
When I first joined this order, I
chapter and reflected on our own con-
really had no idea what
to expect. Now I see
though, as a chapter
we're like a family; and
regional convention
only strengthened this
relationship.
I think the words to
our cheer put it best:
"RC is a blast. It goes by
way too fast!" 111
Sam Gringlas, 14, is a
freshman at North Farm-
Kulanu BBG members practice a cheer.
C2
January 8 2009
ington High School.