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Fall Boards with a Twist
Meetings to Include Freshmen Leadership Component
Calling all CRUSY freshmen! In addition to CRUSY's annual Fall Board meeting to be held the weekend of September 11-14, 2008, at Adath Israel, Cincinnati, all CRUSY freshmen are invited to attend a special leadership component to this weekend.
Applications will be mailed to all incoming 9th graders who were Kadima members this year.

Fall Board applications will be mailed to all of CRUSY's chapter executive and extended chapter boards for which we have officer lists, as well as mailed directly to CRUSY's Executive and General Board. CRUSY's Youth Directors, and Advisors will be receiving the applications as well and the applications will be posted on our website www.crusy.org.

CAMP CRUSY SET FOR AUGUST
Save the Dates! August 6-11,2008, Camp CRUSY for all teens in incoming grades 9-12 in our region. Reservation cards will be mailed out soon. Camp CRUSY will be held at Camp Wise in Burton, Ohio.

CRUSY Tefillin Bank
CRUSY is looking for donations of Tefillin to be used by USYers at conventions throughout the year. All CRUSY Conventions include daily morning and evening davening, but unfortunately, not all of our USYers are able to bring Tefillin for morning minyan. Help us educate our youth about Tefillin and in doing so, further the observance of this important mitzvah. Your contribution would be greatly appreciated. Please send your Tefillin to the CRUSY office along with your name and address so that we can acknowledge your generous contribution.

Send a Kid to CRUSY Campaign
It costs a lot to raise a Jewish teenager. Ideally, every teen in our region should be a member of USY or Kadima and attend every event. Each year we are faced with rising costs for food, lodging and transportation. Consequently, the cost of events rises as well. The Send a Kid to CRUSY Campaign offsets these costs and supports our youth. Through your generosity, over $12,000 has been raised for SEND A KID TO CRUSY since the fund was created four years ago. Your contributions help subsidize Shabbat weekends with ruach, everlasting Jewish memories and making lifetime friends.

Send a Kid to CRUSY acknowledgments can be sent at your request for any occasion. For more information, please contact Arlyne Bochnek at the CRUSY office: 216-751-0606

USY REGIONAL CONVENTION
March 27-30, 2008
Over 150 USYers participated in the CRUSY Regional Convention at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio near Cleveland. Congratulations to the following award winners:

  • CRUSY Chapter of the Year: BUCKUSY- Tifereth Israel, Columbus, OH
  • CRUSY USYer of the Year: Aviva Rogozen from Bnai Jeshurun, Cleveland, OH
  • CRUSY Most Improved Chapter: AIUSY- Adath Israel, Cincinnati, OH
  • General Boarders of the Year: Shira Rascoe- from BGUSY (Beth El, Pittsburgh), Seth Rau from NHUSY (Northern Hills, Cincinnati)
  • Polster Award: Nathaniel Wiznitzer- from Bnai Jeshurun, Cleveland, OH

We also want to congratulate the newly elected Executive Board along with the chapters they represent:

  • President: Jacob Hutt- Shaarey Tikvah, Cleveland, OH
  • Comm. VP: Josh Siegal- Bnai Jeshurun, Cleveland, OH
  • Israel Affairs VP: Ittai Eres- Ohavay Zion, Lexington, KY
  • Membership VP: Todd Siegal- Park Synagogue, Cleveland, OH
  • Rel/Ed VP: Ben Amchin- Derby USY, Lousiville, KY
  • SATO VP: Shira Rascoe- Beth El, Pittsburgh, PA

 

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Arlyne Bochnek,
Youth Director / Assistant Director
Great Lakes & Rivers Region
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Email: bochnek@uscj.org
CRUSY Website: www.crusy.org


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