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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 (Natalie Kalb)
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
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•Victoria:
Keren Thoms, thomskeren@hotmail.com
Affiliated with Temple Emanu-El
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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
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Eastside Seattle
Congregation Herzl Ner Tamid
c/o Youth Department
3700 E. Mercer Way
Mercer Island, WA
98040
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Portland
Congregation Neveh Shalom
c/o Naomi Leavitt
2900 SW Peaceful Ln.
Portland, OR
97239
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Eugene
(Insert address here)
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Tri-Cities
(Insert address here)
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Spokane
(Insert address here)
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Calgary
Beth Tzedec Synagogue
c/o Youth Department
1325 Glenmore Trail
SW Calgary, AB, T2V4Y8
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Edmonton
(Insert address here)
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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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