Connecticut Valley Region

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CVR has very few songs and cheers and is currently looking for more good ones.  If anyone has any feel free to inform them.  CVR has many changing mascots, rarely keeping one for more than a year.   
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Always refreshing to hear a raitoanl answer.
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* [[C is for Connecticut]]
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* [[Bueno]]
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* [[We are CVR!]]
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*[[CVR SPIRIT FINGERS!]]
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===AZA Mascot===
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Revision as of 11:18, 29 September 2012

eltaleltoua Connecticut Valley Region BBYO spans many smaller communities. A region of just over 460 members, CVR has been a stable and consistant region for many, many years.

Contents

Geography

CVR spans all of Connecticut, South Western Massachusetts and Westcheseter, NY. There are chapters in:

  • Greater Bridgeport Area (CT)
  • Stamford (CT)
  • Greater New Haven Area (CT)
  • Ridgefield (CT)
  • Greater Newtown Area (CT)
  • Greater Hartford Area (CT)
  • Amherst (MA)
  • Willimantic(CT)
  • Eastern CT
  • Longmeadow (MA)

Chapters

These are the next division for CVR below the regional level. Each chapter encompasses an area and draws members from the local Jewish population. They hold weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly meetings.

AZA

BBG

BBYO

Regional Boards

These are the elected youth leaders that run the region.


AZA Regional Board 2012-2013

The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2012-2013 Programming Year

BBG Regional Board 2012-2013

AZA Regional Board 2011-2012

The 7 Alephs comprising the AZA Regional Board for the 2011-2012 Programming Year

BBG Regional Board 2011-12

Past Regional Boards

Staff

These are the paid professionals that make this region function

  • Senior Regional Director Josh Cohen (Nadov BBYO)
  • Regional Field Staff Aron Pinkussohn, Rebecca Shapiro
  • Regional Adult Commission Chair Person Ken Ginsberg (non-paid)


Advisors

Advisors are volunteers. They are usually BBYO Alumni. They attend all chapter and regional events and oversee everything that happens in the chapters while still allowing youths to run them.

AZA

BBG

  • LeVine BBG - Jamie Pinkussohn(RAM BBG), Pam Elias (RAM BBG)
  • SDA BBG - Holly Bernstein, Sarah Baser
  • RAM BBG - Rachel Boles (RAM BBG)
  • Tikvah BBG - Paula Snyder, Amanda Greenberg, Ally Green (Tikvah BBG)
  • Nadav BBG - Shosh Cohn, Jillian Bober
  • Sabbaba BBG - Lena Blumenthal, Hannah DeLucia

BBYO

  • Chai BBYO - Rachel D'Agostino, Abe Gladstone
  • Genesis BBYO - Julie Pinkussohn, Ben Striano (Genesis BBYO)
  • Mishpacha BBYO - Abby Morrison (Allentown BBG of Central Region East)

Regional Office

The central location of the region:


CVR BBYO

360 Amity Road

Woodbridge, CT 06525

(203) 389-2127

Regional Events

These are overnights, dances, and conventions open to the entire region. They are opportunities for members to learn, develop, see their friends from around the region, and have an all out amazing time.

  • B'Yachad (a convention occurring in late August. B'yachad is crucial for chapter board members to learn about the positions they will hold for the next year.)
  • Kickoff Dance (a Dance to open the programming year in September or October)
  • Sisterhood Overnight (a one night convention for all the BBGS of CVR. Will not be occuring in 2012.)
  • Fall Convention (a convention in November. Is often themed as the "Spirit Convention".)
  • Kallah (Regional Judiac Insitute, held in January)
  • AZAA (AZA Athletics. Regional AZA Basketball tournament pitting AZA chapter against chapter. Held on two Sundays in May.)
  • Beau Sweetheart (a Dance where the Regional Beau and Regional Sweetheart are elected, happens in February or March)
  • Spring Convention (a convention happening in April or May to elect the next year's regional boards)

Spirit

CVR has very few songs and cheers and is currently looking for more good ones. If anyone has any feel free to inform them. CVR has many changing mascots, rarely keeping one for more than a year.

Always refreshing to hear a raitoanl answer.

AZA Mascot

The current AZA mascot is Clarice the Goat.

BBG Mascot

The current BBG mascot is Snoopy.

Color

CVR BBYO's colors are Blue Yellow. It was elected at B'Yachad 2005.

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