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I am a 11th grader from Houston, TX and I am excited to be a candidate to be your 5781-5782 NFTY-TOR President! I was born in Texas, but I am also half Canadian and have attended several Canadian summer camps. When I am not doing stuff with NFTY, I like to read about political history and watch MSNBC and . I love NFTY-TOR and I want others to be able to QUALIFICATIONS feel that same love. I found out about NFTY at a young age and was excited to be a part of it. In these troubled times, it helps to HOUSTY President 2019-2021 be able to connect with other Jews throughout the region and NFTY-TOR Chair of Engagement the country. I want every Jewish teen to get the chance to be a and Outreach, 2020-2021 part of this amazing community. Attended NFTY Convention 2019, 2021 VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES NFTY-TOR Constitution Committee, 2021 • Monthly NFTYx Programs Attended North American Asefah • Asynchronous Programming RAC-TX Research Team 2020 • Utilize teen-adult RAC Teen Justice Fellowship 2020 partnerships Attended L’Taken 2020 NFTY-TOR Groupleading • Advanced TYG Programming Committee, 2019-2020 • Intra-City TYG Events Religious School Teaching Assistant, 2019-2020 • TYG Programming Helped plan WinCon 2019 Takeovers Helped plan WinCon 2018 (until Harvey hit) Discussions with TYG Meetings Attended GFC for 4 summers TYG Presidents Attended Camp Ramah in and Advisors Attended Habonim-Dror’s Socially Distanced Camp Gesher ROAD TO TYG Events Attended URJ Camp George REOPENING (NFTY-NEL) for two years Camp George CIT, 2020 Youth Council Confer with Interfaith Youth Houston Area Manager In-person and GFC Admin Expansion Director GFC Event! HSPVA High School Democrats STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TYG REGION AREA • Bring NFTY programming • Advertise TOR events and • Connect with Regions and to Religious School classes programs in the GFC TYGs throughout the South • Youth-led temple services newsletter Area • • • Work with TYGs to set Regional Remind thread Area-wide NFTYx programs achievable short- and long- • Bring back the Post-Event • Share programs, songs, and term goals Survey recruitment strategies with • Give Metro Area chairs a • Encourage TORites to write neighboring regions bigger role in leading their for the NewsletTOR • Write a cheer for the South Metro Area in recruitment • GroupMe “Cabins” during Area to go directly after and programming virtual kallahs the main NFTY cheer

BUILD AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY • Encourage participants to add pronouns to their name on zoom calls • When planning virtual programs, designate one person to type any info into the zoom chat • Provide quiet alternative programs during loud or overwhelming programs • Be considerate of others’ beliefs • Ensure group leaders are representative of the region • Try to keep program locations close together at in-person events TRAINING • Recruitment training and practice webinars • Program format • Virtual/In-Person • NFTYx and how it works • 678 Programs lead by TORites • Give TORites more leadership experience • Bring in Middle Schoolers