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How to Join USY
5 Easy steps to
the most fun you’ll ever have!
1.
Confirm that you
belong in Pinwheel Region
•If you live
in the US:
Do you live in Washington, Oregon,
Wyoming, Alaska or Idaho?
•If you live
in Canada:
Do you live in British Columbia,
Alberta, the Yukon, or the Northwest Territories?
If you answered
yes to either of the aforementioned questions, then congratulations! You’ve come
to the right place.
If you answered
no to both of the aforementioned questions, then let us redirect you towards
your appropriate region. Please email the Pinwheel Regional Membership/Kadima
Vice President (Josh Fagen) at
pnwmemkad@yahoo.com
with your state or province, and he will send you in the right direction for
your USY membership.
2.
Determine what chapter you should join
•If you live
in the US:
Which city of the following do you live
closest to: Seattle, Eastside Seattle (Mercer Island & Bellevue), Portland, Eugene, Tri-Cities or Spokane?
•If you live
in Canada:
Which city of the following do you live
the closest to: Calgary, Edmonton, Richmond, Vancouver, West Vancouver, or
Victoria?
If you could successfully
identify the city nearest you, then congratulations! Move on to step 3.
If you know you should be in
Pinwheel, but there’s no chapter near you, please email the Regional
Membership/Kadima Vice President with your specific location, and he will help
you figure out the right steps to take.
3.
Contact your chapter advisor
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•Seattle:
Brandon Blake, brandonblake1@gmail.com
Affiliated with Congregation Beth Shalom
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•Eastside
Seattle Area:
Tracy Brazg,
tracybrazg@yahoo.com
Affiliated with Herzl Ner Tamid
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•Portland:
Naomi Leavitt,
nleavitt@nevehshalom.org
Affiliated with Congregation Neveh Shalom
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•Eugene:
No current advisor so contact Josh!
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•Tri-Cities:
No current advisor so contact Josh!
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•Spokane:
Logan Napolsky, (e-mail to come)
Affiliated with
Temple Beth Shalom
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•Calgary:
Ben Grintuch, Bernie Rabinovitch,
calgaryusy@gmail.com
Affiliated with Beth Tzedec Synagogue
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•Edmonton:
(insert advisor name), (insert email)
Affiliated with (insert synagogue name here)
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•Richmond:
No current advisor so contact Josh!
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•Vancouver:
Tovah Altman, usy@bethisrael.ca
Affiliated with Beth Israel
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•West
Vancouver:
Andréa Milman,
andreamilman@hotmail.com
Affiliated with
Congregation Har El |
•Victoria:
Keren Thoms,
thomskeren@hotmail.com
Affiliated with Temple Emanu-El |
Send them the following email:
Hi! My name is (insert
your name here) and I’m interested in joining your USY chapter. Could you
please mail me your membership forms? (Insert your address here.) I’d
also love to hear about some of your upcoming events. If you would please email
me back, I’d really appreciate it.
4.
For those of you who’d prefer to take the initiative yourself, mail in your
forms right away!
•Click the
chapter you wish to join and download the appropriate membership form:
•Mail them
to the following addresses:
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Seattle
Congregation Beth Shalom
c/o Youth Department
6800 35th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115 |
Eastside Seattle
Congregation Herzl Ner Tamid
c/o Youth Department
3700 E. Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040 |
Portland
Congregation Neveh Shalom
c/o Naomi Leavitt
2900 SW Peaceful Ln.
Portland, OR 97239 |
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Eugene
(Insert address here) |
Tri-Cities
(Insert address here) |
Spokane
(Insert address here) |
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Calgary
Beth Tzedec Synagogue
c/o Youth Department
1325 Glenmore Trail
SW Calgary, AB, T2V4Y8 |
Edmonton
(Insert address here) |
Richmond
(Insert address here) |
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Vancouver
(Insert address here)
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West Vancouver
Congregation Har El
c/o Andréa
Milman
1305 Taylor Way
West Vancouver, BC V7T 2Y7
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Victoria
Congregation Emanu-El
c/o Keren Thoms
1416 Blanshard St.
Victoria, B.C V8W 2J3
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5.
Get ready for the most exciting time of your life!
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E-mail
Jenny Wolochow!
