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Membership: 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 god 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!!!!

Small but Mighty

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Wordless Whenever: Hanefesh URL Bracelets

So I find these bracelets extremely awesome. Everyone got either this one or the NERUSY one at our joint Leadership Weekend (depending on which region they are in. You can take a picture with a smart phone of the bar-code part to get to Hanefesh.org .

Icebreaker: M&Ms

I just got back from the Hanefesh and NERUSY Leadership weekend. This is the ice breaker I used, it was written last year by Daniella, who is the NERUSY president, so all credit for it goes to her. I found everyone really enjoyed it and were really getting into it.

M&M Ice Breaker

The first game or more of a boundary breaker is for everyone to get to know each other. After going around saying our name and chapter and a fun fact about ourselves, I will pass around a brown paper bag filled with M&Ms and tell each person to pull out one M&M, but to keep it covered in their hand. One by one people will uncover it and depending on the color of the M&M they will have to answer a different question. The point of the game is to learn something new about each other in a fun way and it’s yummyJ

Red: one superpower that you would want and give a scenario that it would be used in (be creative)

Blue: most embarrassing, stupidest or funniest moment in a USY setting and if you don’t have one just a funny/embarrassing story

Green: what would you do if you had $10,000,000 (but it can’t be donated to SA/TO because MEM/KADs hate SA/TOs)

Yellow: serenade the person next to you with your favorite song and explain why you chose that song

Brown:  If you had to bring a new member to a USY event who is your date who would you bring and why. It can be someone famous or a fellow USYer. If you have a boyfriend/girlfriend that is not in USY, well that’s too bad, pick again or do your job and make them join USY. Simple.

USY Handbook: USY Lingo

I have not done a Handbook post in a while. Sometime it is hard for people and new USYers to keep up in a conversation about USY so hopefully this can help a little.

IA- Israel Affairs Vice President
SA/TO- Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President
Rel/ed- Religon/Education Vice President
Mem/kad- Membership/Kadima Vice President
Comm- Communications Vice President

REB-Regional Executive Board
RGB- Regional General Board

Kadimanik, Kadink, Dinker- Nicknames for someone in Kadima

Chofesh- Free time
Sicha- Lesson

Wordless Whenever: Free Hugs!

Thank you to USY Facts for the picture.

This is a free hug card that Tammi found somewhere and passed out to e and the rest of the Hanefesh board at encampment. I still have a few left in my clipboard, I tend to give them out at random. I think they are really cute, but still don't get why there is a dollar bill in the background when it is supposed to be free.