FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Regional Staff Name

BBYO Region Name  Street Address  City, State Zip Code  www.bbyo.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Regional Staff Name May XX, 2014 phone; email

COMMUNITY NAME TEENS CELEBRATE 90 YEARS OF BBYO HISTORY BBYO Region Name Connects Local Teens to a Strong, Vibrant Community

City Name, State – On Day, Month XX, number (i.e. 50) Community Name Jewish teens came together to celebrate 90 years of shared BBYO history. Founded on May 3, 1924 with the first chapter of the high school fraternity, the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), for young men in Omaha, NE, it grew to include young women with the founding of the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG), AZA’s sister program, on April 22, 1944 in San Francisco, CA.

Today, BBYO is a welcoming home to the more than 40,000 Jewish teens who take part in programming around the world. Participants find a safe place where they can be themselves, learn, lead, serve and have fun with friends who become brothers and sisters.

In Community Name, BBYO Region Name teens marked this momentous occasion by XXXXXXXXX, YYYYYYYYY and ZZZZZZZ (include description of event).

“Quote from teen about the amazing experience BBYO offers and what it means to celebrate 90 years of history,” said Teen Name, a high school year level at High School Name. “Finish quote.”

As a part of BBYO Region Name, local Jewish teens can not only connect to an organization with a rich, vibrant history and inspiring alumni network, but they also have access to programming focused on leadership skills, community service, identity-building and Jewish values. Over the past year, BBYO teens in Community Name have list an event and few word description of a big “win” event in the region, heard from community leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg at BBYO’s annual International Convention and joined 10,000 other Jewish teens giving back to their community through J-Serve, the international day of Jewish youth service.

For more information or to get involved with BBYO in Community Name, please contact Regional Staff Name, Title, at email or phone.

About BBYO

BBYO is the leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. For 90 years, BBYO‘s leadership programs the Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA, high school fraternity) and the B’nai B’rith Girls (BBG, high school sorority) have been providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences, shaping the confidence and character of more than 400,000 alumni who are among the most prominent figures in business, politics, academia, the arts and Jewish communal life. Now, BBYO’s network of Jewish teens, alumni, parents, volunteers and philanthropists serves as the Jewish community’s most valuable platform for delivering to the post Bar/Bat Mitzvah audience fun, meaningful and affordable experiences. With year- round activities in hundreds of local communities and inspiring world-wide travel experiences, BBYO’s broad program menu enables teens to explore areas of leadership, service, civic engagement, Israel education and Jewish values.

Please note that BBYO should not be referred to as the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, but rather by its acronym “BBYO.”

For more information on BBYO, please visit www.bbyo.org.