mEMBERSHIP AND VP COUNTERPART PACKET 2015-2016

YOU ARE A MEM/KAD

KING/QUEEN!!

Written and compiled by: Sami Ronik

With work from: Jake Winn (Mem/Kad Vp 2008-2009), Elana Maiman (Mem/Kad VP 2012-2013), Erin Beiner (Mem/Kad Vp 2013-2014), and Marisa Lefton (Mem/Kad Vp 2014-2015)

Dear fellow HaNegev Mem/Kad,

Let me start off by saying CONGRATS on being elected chapter Mem/Kad!!! You are about to embark on the craziest and most amazing ride of your life!! This year is going to be AMAZING and I cannot wait to work with each of you to bring HaNegev’s membership and Kadima to even greater heights! Although your job is definitely a tough one – NO WORRIES! I am here to help every step of the way and you should be super excited to be upholding such an awesome position!

Being a Mem/Kad is all about welcoming new members, making sure old ones stay, including EVERYONE, and giving Kadimaniks the best year ever! The best part about our job (besides getting to hang out with both middle AND high- schoolers) is that it’s all about having fun!! There is no better way to get people to see how fun USY is than by showing them. You get to be wacky, LOUD, crazy, silly, and most importantly…yourself! You love USY and Kadima, so your job is spreading that love to everyone!

We all know that HaNegev is the best damn region in the U.S.A., but this is all because of hard work and dedication. I know that you will work your hardest and dedicate yourself to helping your chapter’s membership and Kadima grow!

This packet’s sole purpose is to help YOU. It includes fun and useful tips, retention and recruitment ideas, programming suggestions, advice, and so much more! Dive on in and use this WHENEVER YOU NEED TO! In addition to all of the membership aspects this packet holds, please do not forget about our pride and joy, Kadima! They are the future of USY and deserve just as much love and attention as any USYer! J

While this packet is an awesome resource for you to refer to when you’re lost…do NOT hesitate to call, text, or facebook message me with any questions you have or advice you need! I am always available to lend you a helping hand with Mem/Kad stuff…but I am also here if you ever need a friend to talk to!

I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am for the upcoming year…especially to see what each of you accomplishes!! You are all superstars and I know that you are going to be an AMAZING Mem/Kad!!! Never forget that I BELIEVE IN YOU and you should believe in yourself too! It’s going to be the most rockin’ year HaNegev has ever seen so let the creative juices start to flow and get ready to be the best Mem/Kad ever! Thank you in advance for everything you do this year – it means more to me than you will ever know.

Changing The World One Smile At A Time, Sami Ronik HaNegev Regional Membership and Kadima VP 2015-2016 International USY Membership and Kadima International General Board 2015

MEM/KAD-ISMS

You were just elected to be a Mem/Kad VP. Maybe you know what it’s all about, and maybe you have NO idea what you just got into. Here are the basic “Mem/Kad”isms that are MUST DO’s throughout the year if you plan on helping your chapter succeed!

. Hi! My Name is Mem/Kad! At programs and events YOU are the one to meet new members, introduce them to other people, hang out with them and check up on them until they can make it on their own into the chapter. This may just seem like schmoozing...but its also in the job description.

. We Love Kadima! YOU are the liaison between Kadima and USY in your chapter. Plan Kadima events, become friends with the Kadima President, attend board meetings as an advisor, and recruit other USYers to staff Kadima events. Working with Kadima will ensure that they know all about USY, which means they will join the future! A-duh!

. Phone Tree: Begin a chapter phone tree. Recruit the board or other members to make phone calls every week about programs. On your own time, look at past membership lists to see who did not rejoin the chapter. Call them and ask them why and try to persuade them to come back and try it out. Keep in touch with new members on facebook, by phone, or e-mail! Make sure the Kadima Board is either doing their own phone tree or offer to help them and find other USYers to help.

. Membership Reports: Help your youth director fill out and send in the membership reports. At the end of each month, fill out your Membership Update and send it in to the Regional Mem/Kad. If the Regional Mem/Kad doesn’t know what’s going on, there’s no way to help OR congratulate you! Peace & increase, baby.

. Recruitment: You and your recruiting team (chapter board) must always be on the look out for new members, whether it be at shul, Hebrew School, or normal school! If you don’t recruit, there is NO WAY for your chapter to grow! Use your top-notch charm!

***REMEMBER*** You are never alone! I am always here to help, as is the Regional Youth Director, your chapter Youth Director, your entire chapter board, and other members of your chapter! Don’t allow the pressure of membership and Kadima bring you down. If you feel you need even more assistance, recruit some members for a Chapter General Board and spread out your duties.

INTERUPTING THIS PACKET FOR AN IMPORTANT NEWS REPORT: THIS JUST IN! EVERY SINGLE USYER HAS A FACEBOOK! KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUR USYERS BY CREATING A FACEBOOK GROUP FOR THE CHAPTER. ADD EVENTS, PICTURES, AND INVITE ALL MEMBERS! IN ADDITION, PLEASE INVITE ALL YOUR CHAPTER MEMBERS TO THE HANEGEV USY FACEBOOK FAN PAGE!!! YOU MAY NOW RETURN TO YOUR PACKET.

1 2 3 4 5! LET ME SEE YOUR CHAPTER PRIDE!!! There’s nothing like a little CHAPTA PRIDE to keep your members excited, enthused, and IN LOVE with your chapter. Don’t hesitate to do ANYTHING to make your chapter stand out, and feel free to make the rest of the region watch in envy.

• Create a short chapter cheer to sing at programs to get everyone excited and to make your presence known at conventions! • Pick a Mascot, buy the stuffed version, and love your mascot! This mascot should be implemented everywhere possible, it should become the face of your chapter, and shortly after that, the USYers in your chapter will think of USY every time they see your mascot. (i.e. if they’re at home watching the “Discovery Channel” and there’s a segment on bees, the USYer will be compelled to subconsciously think about the upcoming chapter program. Works every time!) • Paint a chapter banner or flag to bring to regional events! Invite all members to help paint it…DID SOMEBODY SAY CHAPTER BONDING?!?!?!? • Have a program all about the history of your chapter (i.e. “The life and times of St. Pete USY” Day)! • Attempt to win awards dealing with T.O., membership, and programs in order to SHOW how amazing your chapter is and bond in your shared want for success! • Enthusiastically encourage attendance at conventions (bribery works!!) When you have a larger amount of kids, major amounts of chapter pride result, and thus arises more love for USY from the USYers. • Set a goal at the beginning of the year to WIN a regional or sub regional competition and make sure EVERYONE in your chapter knows this goal!

UNIQUE MIXERS TO HELP YOU LEARN NAMES!!

. Play a childhood game and include having to say your name

For example: You can play Marco Polo and instead of everyone screaming “Polo”, have everyone say his or her own name.

Another example could be playing Jenga or Twister and every time you move you have to say something about yourself. The first time it would be your name, then your favorite color, then if you have any siblings, and so on.

. Organize people by height, grade, birthday, ABC order, and so on but make sure when making groups, you divide them. This will allow members to be surrounded by new people and really push them to make new friends.

. Play traditional USY mixers but incorporate saying your name

The best thing about traditional mixers is that they get people out of their comfort zone and they really work! But, if you don’t want to go around the room saying your “name, grade, and favorite kitchen utensil”, then incorporate that part into the mixer.

For example: When playing Pterodactyl instead of saying pterodactyl and “rawr” how about saying the name of the person you want it to go to. That way you are all learning each others names anyway! Well as much as you can understand without being able to show your teeth!

. Or make up your own mixer!

The best way to make everyone feel equally comfortable is if it is the first time anyone is playing the mixer. So, get inspired! Look at popular books, movies, games, or even apps and put your own USY twist on it to make it your own program!

Fighting for a cure: Senioritis We all know (and can’t stand) senioritis. Senioritis is a sad and terrifying disease…BUT DON’T PANIC!!! SENIORITIS CAN BE PREVENTED!!!! WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP FIND A CURE: • Make the seniors REMEMBER why they came to USY in the first place. REMIND them of how wonderful our organization is. • Create traditions that they will always remember and cherish (such as a senior circle…found on page 8) • Let them know that they are wanted AND needed in your chapter. Ask them to help plan programs for the freshmen and Kadima!! • Plan college prep programs such as a shopping spree at triple B (Bed Bath and Beyond) or Target • Recognize them at your banquet or chapter retreat, and give them special gifts or shoutouts…not only will this make them feel special, but it will get underclassmen excited to have this moment as well • Have a senior overnight at the end of the year NEWBIES Step 1: Introduce yourself. That is the single handedly most important gesture you can and will ever do when a new member walks through the door!!! It’s tough being the new kid on the block, so by just saying hello and telling them who you are, they will already feel welcomed! OKAY, I’ve introduced myself…now what??? • Get to know your chapter’s new asset! Ask them about themselves and find something you have in common to chat about!! • If you see them standing alone at a program, GO HANG OUT WITH THEM!!!! Go talk to them and participate WITH them. • Follow up with them after the program. Whether it’s a phone call, text, or facebook message, it’s always a good idea to let them know how much fun you had with them at USY! Invite them to your next program and even tell them to bring a friend! • Plan a program early on in the year that teaches members EVERYTHING they need to know about USY. This way, they aren’t confused at the next sub regional or regional event • Make an announcement at the end of every program thanking new members for coming and telling them about your next program • If your notice a new member didn’t show up at your latest program, contact them and ask them where they were! • Before ya know it, this NEW member will be an OLD one!!

I bet $613 you’re vowing to be the best Mem/Kad EVER right about now.

AWESOME RETENTION PROGRAMS: • Member of the Month: Every month, choose a member that has shown “outstanding” and “incredible” chapter pride! Reward them by giving them a shoutout in the synagogue’s monthly newsletter and a crown or t-shirt that says “MEMBER OF THE MONTH!!!” • Senior Circle: Yes, seniors think they’re too cool for USY. In order to avoid this, give them something to look forward to like a Senior Circle. Near the end of the year, have a Bonfire or stargazing session (this is great for a chapter retreat.) At the program, all the seniors will sit in a circle and reminisce about the past 4 years. This will give them the chance to reconnect with their fellow seniors and be able to tell them how much they mean to them. • Freshman Kidnap: On a Saturday night or Sunday morning, after notifying the parents of all your freshmen, have licensed drivers (or advisors) kidnap the freshmen from their houses and bring them all to a central location. Make them do silly initiation things such as a scavenger hunt, a whole Gadna training session, or even just take them bowling! End with a ceremony initiating the freshman into your chapter. • Boy/girl bonding night: Organize a night during the week where the boys meet at one place and the girls at another. The boys can have programs like “football, food fight and Frisbee night.” This program combines wackiness with hardcore testosterone that will provide a messy, sweaty, manly bonding experience that encourages the guys to bond with each other. On the other end, have the girls enjoy an evening program like “beach, bathing, and bonding night” where the female powers of the chapter bonds at the beach, relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. • Lock-in: Have a night where you hang out at the temple watching movies, playing board games and making new friends. Sometimes an hour and a half program isn’t long enough for friend making. • Chapter Sunday BBQ: USY should serve as an outlet from the busy life of High School, so pick a Sunday where USYers can relax and enjoy the sun, food, and each other. This program can be a lot of fun and potentially attract people in the area who are afraid USY is “too Jewish” for them. Once you take it out of a temple setting, people may be more comfortable trying it out.

Once your retainers have done their job, it’s time to stick them on auto-pilot as you start to increase members with your… MEMBER RECRUITMENT PLAN! Jewish Hot Spots for Potential Members

Hebrew High School/Hebrew School: HELLO! JEW HAVEN! Convince your classmates that USY and Kadima bring out the fun in Judaism.

1) Bar/Bat Miztvah Classes and Confirmation Classes: Convince them to take a break from their studies and learn about Judaism in a NEW and DIFFERENT way with USY and Kadima. Tell them that becoming a (wo)/man is not just about learning prayers, but also about creating a Jewish identity - something that USY will assist them in creating. 2) Jewish Day Schools/Local High and Middle Schools: At a , ask to have an after school meeting about USY and Kadima. Play some mixers and get people excited. At a regular school, ask to have an after school meeting and have USYers at that school bring their Jewish friends to the meeting. 3) Synagogue Office: Ask for a list of Synagogue Members who have children ages 6th-12th grade and call these members about Kadima/USY!!! 4) Parents: Ask parents to encourage (or force) their child to come try USY and Kadima. Have a parents night where the parents have a chance to learn about the organization and what it has to offer. 5) Congregation: Have a board member address the congregation during services or at temple wide events; the more they know about it and the more they hear about it, the more likely they are to join it. 6) USYers and Kadimaniks: Have them bring their friends to USY. HOOK KADIMANIKS EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL AUTOMATICCALLY JOIN USY!!!

B’nai Mitzvah Project

Almost every Shabbat, a B’nai Mitzvah occurs. When presentations are given at the service, have a board member give a special presentation from the youth department, such as:

• A free program coupon • Personalized letter from you explaining USY • Chapter T-shirt • USY Bumper Sticker • Tzedakah Box • B’kol Echad (and a list of page numbers of ruach songs) • Anything else you can think of!!

By implementing this project you can make an appearance at synagogue (which always looks good to the Rabbi and congregation) and recruit new members! Get them excited about USY when they’re already excited about Judaism ‘cause it’s their Bar/Bat Mitzvah!

STOP! Take a minute to jot down three things you want to implement in your chapter this year. This packet may be overwhelming you with so many awesome ideas and techniques; I wouldn’t want you to forget them all!

1. ______2. ______3. ______

LARGE SCALE RECRUITMENT Your chapter should hold one LSR at the beginning of the year and at LEAST one more in January. LSRs provide one major event for chapters to reel in members. Board Members appreciate this because they can have the major recruitment done at once. Potential members also appreciate having other people to share this joining experience with. In this environment, they aren’t the only new kid. *USE LSRS TO RECRUIT FOR USY AND KADIMA! LSR Programs • Joint open house with synagogue: If your synagogue has an open house, set up a USY booth with music, scrapbooks, and videos. Invite old members to come and have a good time and speak to potential members. • Pool and BBQ: Send flyers out through your Synagogue mailing list as well as flyers to past members. On this day all members, new and old, will join the youth organization. Parents come and fill out forms while kids have a chance to schmooze and enjoy the pool and food. Have different posters or booths set up about different aspects of USY. The board and past members, as well as parents of past members, should be available to speak to prospective families. If your youth department does not have a pool, host this at a willing USYer’s or Youth Commissioner’s house. • Membership Drive: Board members or volunteer members get together at the synagogue with a list of all potential members for their chapter. They call all of these people and convince them to become members of USY. Then, a legal driver will drive over to their house with a membership form (and goodie bag full of fun chapter stuff) and have them fill it out and pay the dues that second! BAM! A NEW MEMBER! • Carpool Pass Out: After Hebrew School, pass out flyers about your latest USY program into the carpool lane. • Hebrew School Orientation: Speak with the Hebrew School Director and ask if the youth department can have a ten minute time slot to talk about programs for USY and Kadima as a whole. Make sure to bring Membership forms as well as program flyers to pass out!

You’re the Membership/Kadima Vice President so recruitment is entirely your job, right? WRONG!!! The pressure of your chapter’s membership is NOT on your shoulders. Recruitment is a chapter effort. Encourage other chapter members to bring their Jewish friends by having the price of a program be a Jewish friend NOT in USY instead of cash. Introduce other board members to new kids at programs so a) you’re not the only one making sure they are having fun and b) the new kids would like to meet more people than just you (no matter how awesome you are)

Milk Carton Members *Don’t let your dearest members go missing*

It is common throughout the year for members to fade out of USY and Kadima. Don’t let them! “Milk Carton Members” is an emergency phrase for members dwindling out of USY and Kadima.

Once a month, meet as a board and for 10 minutes address MCMs. Compare sign in sheets and find people who haven’t been at USY in over two weeks. (Mem/Kads, explain this program to the Kadima president and demonstrate this process at Kadima’s first board meeting.) If you don’t take attendance at chapter programs…now’s a great time to start!

Each month have a different designated board member contact the MCMs to make sure everything is okay, let them know they are missed, and notify them about upcoming programs. However, it is your job (Mem/Kad, I’m talking to you) to make sure the board members are following up.

PHONE CALLS: DO’S AND DON’TS

DO find out what they like, then DON’T focus on one aspect of show how USY caters to their USY that doesn’t interest them. interests. DO be gentle. DON’T be too friendly. New USYers tend to be shy so don’t scare them away. DO remember, you are a DON’T speak to them as a chapter member too. “board member”. Ask them about school and other non-usy things. (Hey, you might become friends!) DO focus in on the chapter level. DON’T overwhelm them with Once they’ve joined the USY lingo or freak them out chapter, then talk about about IC on you’re first phone regional stuff. call. DO listen to what they say. DON’T just preach about USY. DO tell them they can bring any DON’T just point to the USYers Jewish people in 9th-12th grade! and say THESE PEOPLE ARE YOUR NEW BFFS! DO tell them about upcoming DON’T overwhelm them with programs. months and months of programs. DO listen to their ideas! DON’T tell them that the board plans all activities. All chapter members have an opportunity to plan and have a say in what’s happening. DO find out if they are DON’T make leadership seem to interested in leadership. far off. Mention chapter board and later RGB, SRB, and REB. DO ask open-ended questions. DON’T only ask yes or no questions.

MEMBERSHIP CHECKLIST Each month go through this list and make sure you have completed everything on it. If not, reevaluate the month and figure out what you need to do next month!

ü We have had at least one membership drive so far this year. ü We have an up-to-date list of all of our potential members. ü Our board members have continuously called each potential member to talk about USY and encourage them to join. ü We have had at least one program where “if you bring a friend you get in free.” ü We make flyers for all of our programs and send them out to all of the people on our mailing list. ü We have made opportunities for non-board-members to get more involved in our chapter and in the region. ü We have set a membership goal for the year and emailed it to [email protected]. ü We have had USYers speak at Hebrew school to promote USY and Kadima. ü We have had USYers chaperone Kadima events to form a connection between the two youth groups and bridge the gap between the two. ü We have made sure that at all chapter programs a board member is always on the lookout for someone who is sitting alone or not being included, and we have always had someone available to talk to them and hang out with them. ü We keep accurate membership records for USY and Kadima and keep in close contact with our Regional Mem/Kad and the Regional office. o WE CONTINUALLY ARE SENDING IN MEMBERSHIP REPORTS TO THE REGIONAL MEM/KAD!!!!!!!!!!! ü We have made sure that all chapter programs have a recruitment component and that there are always membership forms available for potential members. ü We keep membership retention and recruitment in our minds 365 days a year. J

THE VALUE OF ONE MEMBER 10 members standing in a line. One disliked the president, and then there were 9. 9 ambitious members offered to work late, one forgot his promise and then there were 8. 8 creative members had ideas good as heaven, one lost enthusiasm, and then there were 7. 7 loyal members got into a fix, they quarreled over programs, and then there were 6. 6 members remained with spirit and drive, one moved away, and then there were 5. 5 steadfast members wished there were more, one became indifferent, and then there were 4. 4 cheerful members who never disagree until 1 complained of meetings, and then there were 3. 3 eager members! What did they do? 1 got discouraged, and then there were 2. 2 lonely members, our rhyme is nearly done. 1 joined BBYO, and then there was 1. 1 faithful member was feeling rather blue, until he met his neighbor, and then there were 2!!! 2 earnest members each enrolled 1 more, doubling their number, and then there were 4!!! 4 determined members just couldn’t wait, ‘til each got another, and then there were 8!!! 8 excited members signed up sixteen more, and in another 6 verses, there will be 1024!!!! Never underestimate the value of one member.

MEMBERSHIP GOAL Goals aren’t just in hockey… (they’re in soccer too!) JUST KIDDING!!! We all know we're working towards increasing membership. COOL. Does that mean after your chapter increases by 5 members you're done? NO WAY JOSE!

At your first Board Meeting after reading this packet, sit down with your board and set a realistic, yet positive and optimistic membership goal to achieve by December. In December, create another membership goal for June (I'll remind you).

Once you have decided please email me at [email protected] Subject: Membership Goal December. In the email include your name, chapter, and membership goal total. Please provide the amount of members you plan to have by the end of December and the amount increase from last year.

In order to never forget your goal and what you're working towards try these:

1) Put a huge poster in your Youth Director’s office and every time a new member joins write his or her name or tally the poster.

2) Begin a membership wall in your youth lounge or anywhere that works! Place one piece of paper on the wall for each member you want to have. Take a picture of each member as they join and place their picture on a sheet of paper with their name under it. Not only will this remind you of your goal, it will help everyone learn each other’s names and faces faster!

3) Set a weekly reminder on your phone to check each week and see if you have gained any members. This will keep your goal in mind.

You are the Membership/KADIMA VP! Kadima is not only a branch off of USY; it is its own individual youth group.

1) Kadima has its own tzedakah program: Yad B’Yad, which benefits ’s Tikvah. Tikvah allows pre-teens and teens with special learning disabilities to learn about Judaism and participate in a wonderful camp environment. Tikvah means hope and it is our hope that as many children as possible can benefit from this wonderful program (see usy.org for more details). 2) Kadima has their own conventions too! 3) A HaNegev Kadima Newsletter will be published three times this year and the RGB will be recruiting Kadimaniks to write for it through YOU! Also, we will be asking for Kadimaniks to write in the INTERNATIONAL Kadima Magazine, Kol Kadima. Keep checking your e-mails for more information on this. Kadimaniks: they’re teenagers, not aliens! Some USYers forget that Kadima kids aren’t in third grade, they aren’t really stupid, and only a select few have a fear of cooties. Kadima ranges from 6th to 8th grade, a HUGE maturity difference ranging from just entering middle school and just about to be entering high school.

In your board meeting, have each member write down three things they loved to do in middle school. In pairs, come up with a program for Kadima based on what you liked in middle school. Keep in mind WHO you are planning the program for: all of Kadima, or just one grade in particular. Come up with at least one Kadima program and one joint Kadima and USY program. (YAY KADUSY!!!)

Present all the programs to the board and document some to be planned and passed down to Kadima. The Kadima Board will see what a planned program should look like and they will know that USY is there for them.

USY/Kadima Board Bonding

To make sure your Kadima Board understands what they have to do, have a bonding program or overnight with the USY and Kadima Boards together.

During the night, have the board members with the same positions meet up and discuss: ♥ What their position entails ♥ Goals for the year ♥ Specific programs they want to be joint programs (You…being the Mem/Kad will go with both your Chapter President and Kadima President to discuss programming with them)

Teens vs. Tweens BOTH Kadima and USY like to have fun. BOTH Kadima and USY can be educated through a creative and active medium. BOTH Kadima and USY like anything/everything to do with food. BOTH Kadima and USY have ruach that is off the Richter scale!!!!!

Kadima Presidents need resources too! Take your Kadima President to lunch, FroYo, or even just call them once or twice a week. They have your Youth Director’s help, but they could use your help and the help of your Chapter President too! They have a difficult job and it’s YOUR job to make it all a little easier. This can be done by you attending their board meetings, or even by you asking them to attend a USY board meeting. They are essential to your Kadima chapter and you are essential to them! HELP THEM!!! Don’t forget about them; they are our future!

“I believe all children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way.” –Whitney Houston

Listen to Whit and give Kadimaniks the chance to come up with THEIR OWN programs! They will love the chance to work with you!

K-TUNEZ

*We all know the HaNegev regional song…but what about the HaNegev KADIMA song??? *

(to the tune of “yankee doodle”)

HUSY camel is our favorite Mammal in Kadima, Just listen to our RUACH And we’ll show you what we mean-uh

To say you’ll have THE BEST time Is only saying the least HaNegev Kadima is the best Come join Repeat this part 3 times, each part getting louder us in the Southeast until you’re SCREAMING!!!!! Ya dai dai dai dai dai dai Ya dai dai dai dai dai dai Ya dai dai dai dai dai dai Ya dai dai dai dai dai dai

HA (clap clap, clap) NE (clap clap, clap) GEV (clap clap, clap) HA NE GEV WHAT?!

KA (clap clap, clap) DI (clap clap, clap) MA (clap clap, clap) KA DI MA WHAT?!

Once-a-Month Membership Reports *This report will be done via internet* Please fill this out for Kadima and USY on the 28th of each month (except February, turn it in on the 26th) 1) Chapter and Mem/Kad name 2) Increase in membership 3) Decrease in membership (you may lose and gain members in the same month) 4) Total members 5) Comments: has it been a slow month? a thriving month? are you having joint programming? Do you need help with programming and ways to retain or recruit members? 6) E-mail to [email protected] If I know, I can help. If you don’t tell me, I can’tL.

The Mem/Kad Pledge: (must read aloud) I, (insert name here), pledge allegiance to USY, to be the best Mem/Kad I can be. I will smile constantly (not in a creepy way), go out of my way to make people feel comfortable, and get to know my members. I will use 110% of my effort and creativity when retaining, recruiting, and programming for my chapter. I will keep Kadima enthusiastic about their upcoming years in USY and give them the best year of their life. I will keep in touch with the Regional Membership/Kadima VP and ask for advice if needed, as well as share any cool ideas I have! I am a Mem/Kad for life and will fulfill my position to its entirety…and I will never forget that I AM (mem)/FAB!!! In the name of HUSY, I dub thee a worthy Membership/Kadima VP! (Mazels!)

And with that…PEACE OUT!

You are going to be an INCREDIBLE Membership/Kadima Vice President this year. Always refer back to this packet and please keep in touch with me!

***CALL ME BEEP ME IF YA WANNA REACH ME*** Cell: 954-234-0752 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Sami Ronik…friend me RIGHT NOW! Love always, Sami Ronik HaNegev Regional Membership and Kadima VP 2015-2016 International USY Mem/Kad International General Board 2015