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USY NEWS
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all are having a good start to your year. There have been a lot of wonderful things going on in USY. We had two senior USYERS go to international convention in Chicago, where they had a great time seeing old friends and meeting new friends from across the country and Canada. They also enjoyed ruach sessions & educational programs. We look forward to hearing all about their trip, & learning about all the new songs and educational programs they participated in.
Some JR USYERS will be going to a JR kinnus in Natick where they will get a chance to interact with other JR USYERS from across our region. Also recently Kadima has a Splash and Supper event, where everyone had a good time at Coco Keys water park, enjoying the water rides and hanging out with friends from the chapter and region. Coming up the region will be holding a Kadima rock climbing and sleepover event. Look for more USY news in the months to come. We can’t wait to see everyone at the next USY event.
Membership and participation are what make these groups run. If you are not already a Brockton USY member, please sign your child up today! Questions, suggestions and comments are always welcomed.
Click here for the USY registration form
Your USY Advisory Staff
Nikki Torday -- Senior & Junior USY tordayn@aol.com
Sarah Baron-Kelly -- Kadima USY slbkelly@comcast.net
Upcoming events:
Senior Lounge Thursday February 18th in the Youth Lounge
Sr and Jr Lounge Tuesday April 13th
NERUSY at the Redsox game vs Balitmore Sunday April 25th
Spring Convention is Friday, May 7th to 9th
BROCKTON USY WEB SITE
Brockton USY wants parents and
congregants to know what we are doing.
Learn about USY, an international
youth organization supported by conservative
Temples.
Our web site is
www.freewebs.com/brocktonusy/index.htm and can be
accessed directly.
We hope you will visit our site periodically
throughout the year and join our youth
commission.
USY SOCIAL ACTION/ TIKUM
OLAM PROJECT
As part of USY's Social Action/Tikun
Olam Project, this year Brockton USY
has many activities and events planned.
One fundraising project that we are
particularly proud of is our "TO
Bricks" project. The walls of
the Youth Lounge are made with visible
cinderblocks, which are painted white.
We plan to "sell blocks to USYers
past and present, so that you can
forever inscribe yourself on to the
wall of the Youth Lounge. The white
walls will soon be decorated with
the names of the people who have made
USY what it is today, and those who
will make it what it will be in the
future. A percentage of the money
raised will go to Tikun Olam. USY's
charity to build a better world. The
rest of the money will go to help
Brockton USYers attend events that
they would not otherwise be able to
attend without financial assistance.
We appreciate any help you can give,
and we hope that your name can contribute
to brightening both the walls of the
Youth, and the lives of others. The
cost of the bricks will be $18.00
per brick if you have any questions
please feel free to call the office
at 508-583-5810
Brockton USY is continuing our ongoing
project to raise money for Tikum Olam(TO),
the official charity of USY. As Jews,
we are commanded to do deeds of loving
kindness and to give to charities
that help to repair the world. We
are told that if we help one person
we are really helping everyone. With
this in mind, Brockton USY will be
starting a new fundraiser that everyone
can be a part of.
The Shoe City Bottle and Can redemption
center has set up an account under
Brockton USY's name. The Redemption
Center is located in Brockton at the
corner of Pearl and West Chestnut
Street (Approximatly 1 mile from Temple
Beth Emunah.) All you need to do to
is bring your empties and tell them
that they are for Brockton USY. Most
of the employees of the Shoe City
Center are mentally challenged citizens.
Not only will you be contributing
to our USY charity but you will be
doing a Social Action Mitzvah at the
same time.
VISIT THESE WEBSITES
United
Synagogue Youth
New
England Region USY
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