BBYO Lake Ontario Region

Meet the 56 amazing teens who were elected by their peers this week to serve on our 10 chapter executive boards across Toronto & York Region for the Spring Term! These teens will provide leadership and direct support to our local chapters, consult with advisors, staff and community partners in charting the organization’s vision, and plan programs for hundreds of teens in their chapters and across our community over the next six months!

Registration for IC 2021: United We Rise opens worldwide today at 8PM ET! Join us February 11-15 for the largest and most epic celebration of teen culture and leadership in the world, bringing together thousands of teen influencers, educators, philanthropists, thought and business leaders, musicians, celebrities, politicians, activists, and brands changing the world for the better. Join the launch night event beginning at 7:45PM and register beginning at 8:00PM at bbyo.org/ic2021! #azabbgic2021 BBYO

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This weekend, thousands of Jewish teens around the world will celebrate Global Shabbat - BBYO’s biggest Shabbat experience yet! Here in Toronto, all ten chapters will host #BBYOGlobalShabbat events and everyone’s invited! Find your chapter’s event and join us!

We asked teens what BBYO means to them: "BBYO is more than a youth group. It's friends from all around the world, and friends from right here at home. It's memories that will last forever, and fun times we never could have imagined. It's finding a home within Judaism, and the joy of learning more about our heritage. It's discovering confidence in ourselves, and the courage to speak up. It's leading with positivity and optimism, and not backing away from a challenge, It's wher...e I can be myself, and where I can work to make the world a better place. It's learning new ways to connect to people, and realizing that when we work together, we can accomplish anything." This Tuesday is #givingBBYOday, part of #GivingTuesdaya global day of giving back to our communities. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by uniting our entire community around a shared passion for the power of BBYO to make a difference in the lives of Jewish teens. We hope you will support BBYO Ontario on #givingBBYOday to help celebrate the impact of BBYO in our community. No gift is too big or too small. If you can help, please request a telethon call or make a donation today at bbyo.ca/giving as part of our #givingBBYOday efforts! Now more than ever, it is so important that we continue to strengthen our community and offer a meaningful Jewish experience to all Jewish teens. Thank you for supporting BBYO! bbyo.ca/giving

Help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 by joining us as a #givingBBYOday Ambassador this year, where you can raise funds on #givingBBYOday for BBYO Ontario! As an Ambassador, you’ll receive a full toolkit of templates, and graphics, and tools to share your personal BBYO story throughout the day plus, you’ll be supporting BBYO teens right in our community. Thank you for helping us to rally support for Lake Ontario Region! Sign up at bbyo.ca/giving/ambassador to become an Ambassador!

If you have plans Saturday night, CANCEL THEM!! Instead, join us for Fall Fest: An Evening of Mystery, happening this Saturday at 8pm on Zoom with friends from across the region! #BBYOFallFest

Whether you’re an alumnus, parent, or current member, you do NOT want to miss this quarantine-inspired game show, Who Knows One?, streaming live on our Facebook page on Sunday November 8th at 8PM! Watch featured alumni compete to find The Chosen One as viewers help the contestants earn clues, lifelines and special guest ringers! The game starts NOW!

Today we mourn the passing of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former chief rabbi of Great Britain. We celebrate his erudition, his wisdom, and his prolific authorship of works on Jewish thought. It was our honor to welcome him as a speaker at BBYO International Convention 2015 ... his words will never be forgotten. May his memory be a blessing and wisdom and legacy continue to live on. bit.ly/36h81su.

Hey '90s Alumni... Are you Team Ilana Blumenthal-Garber, Team Joel Marans, or Team Debbi Silver??? Help Ilana, Joel and Debbi by giving in their honour at bbyo.ca/zoom today and watch our BBYO Alumni "Who Knows One?" Game Show LIVE on our Facebook page this Sunday at 8PM to see it all play out! Your support in honour of any contestant will help BBYO Ontario continue to create compelling Jewish experiences that bring teens together to form lifelong friendships and a lasting c...onnection to the Jewish people. Our teens are the Jewish futureand every gift makes an impact! Donate in honour of Debbi Silver '66, Marshall Kaplan ’84, Ken Polk ’87, Yael Azuelos Elfassy ’89, Ilana Blumenthal-Garber ’90, Joel Marans ’93, Ben Sterlin ’14, Amanda Freedman ’14, or Michelle Tanner ’20, at bbyo.ca/zoom to influence the game while supporting BBYO Ontario. This is an event that no alumni, parents, teens or friends will want to miss! We hope to see you live on Sunday night!

Hey 2000s Alumni... Are you Team Amanda Freedman, Team Ben Sterlin or Team Michelle Tanner ??? Help Amanda, Ben, and Michelle by giving in their honour at bbyo.ca/zoom today and watch our BBYO Alumni "Who Knows One?" Game Show LIVE on our Facebook page this Sunday at 8PM to see it all play out! Your support in honour of any contestant will help BBYO Ontario continue to create compelling Jewish experiences that bring teens together to form lifelong friendships and a lasting co...nnection to the Jewish people. Our teens are the Jewish futureand every gift makes an impact! Donate in honour of Debbi Silver '66, Marshall Kaplan ’84, Ken Polk ’87, Yael Azuelos Elfassy ’89, Ilana Blumenthal-Garber ’90, Joel Marans ’93, Ben Sterlin ’14, Amanda Freedman ’14, or Michelle Tanner ’20, at bbyo.ca/zoom to influence the game while supporting BBYO Ontario. This is an event that no alumni, parents, teens or friends will want to miss! We hope to see you live on Sunday night!