Editing DC Council

'''DC Council #54''' is the largest council in [[Northern Region East]] [[BBYO]]. It covers Montgomery County, MD; Howard County, MD; Prince Georges County, MD; and Washington, D.C.  

==Chapters and Important People==

===Chapters===

DC Council has more than 600 registered members in 6 [[Aleph Zadik Aleph|AZA]] chapters, 7 [[B'nai B'rith Girls|BBG]] chapters, and two BBYO (coed) chapters:

AZA:
*[[Brandeis AZA (NRE-DC)|Brandeis AZA #1519]]
*[[Einstein AZA (NRE-DC)|Einstein AZA #2134]]
*[[Melech AZA #2461]]
*[[Lantos AZA (NRE-DC)]
*[[Simon Atlas AZA #126]]
*[[Abe Pollin AZA #2545]]

BBG:
*[[Achshav BBG #304]]
*[[Ahavah BBG (NRE-DC)|Ahavah BBG #2289]]
*[[Beshert BBG #2455]]
*[[Beth Kadima BBG #639]]
*[[Nava BBG #2500]]
*[[N'shama BBG (NRE-DC)|N'shama BBG #2391]]
*[[Ko'ach BBG #2529]]


BBYO:
*[[Oseh Shalom BBYO #5261]]

Special Needs:
*[[Shalom BBYO|Richard Anderman Shalom BBYO]] 

DC Council also has a [[Teen Connection]] program for 7th and 8th graders.

===Council Staff===

*[mailto:rhillman@bbyo.org Rachel Hillman]
*[mailto:ikandel@bbyo.org Ian Kandel]

*Special Needs Director - [mailto:limorh@bbyonre.org Limor Hartman]

===2008-09 Council Boards===

AZA:
*[[Godol]] Noah Kaswell
*[[S'gan]] Ethan Dubin
*[[Moreh]] Max Heller
*[[Mazkir]] Sammy Prywes
*[[Gizbor]] Jon Ochs
*[[Shaliach]] Alex Barry
*[[Sopher]] Nathan Bernstein

BBG:
*[[N'siah]] Dani Kirsch
*[[S'ganit]] Emily Perper
*[[MIT-Mom]] Mim Kahn
*[[Shlicha]] Laura Epstein
*[[Mazkirah]] Zara Shore
*[[Gizborit]] Brett Promisloff

==Council Events==

*Annual Gala
Held in early November. The major fundraiser for DC Council. The Phil Berg BBYO Distinguised Alumni Award is presented to a distinguished alum of DC Council, and many parents, alumni, and local philanthropists attend. In 2005 at the innaugural gala, journalist Carl Bernstein was given the award and over $75,000 was raised to support DC Council.

*Sweetheart/Heartthrob (SH/HT)
Held the day before Thanksgiving. SH/HT is DC Council's semi-formal dance which focuses around the introduction of the newly-elected Sweethearts and Heartthrobs of each chapter. Traditionally, the previous year's alumni come towards the end of the dance to visit. 

*AZAA Football
Held in the fall. DC Council's AZA chapters compete against one another in a two-hand-touch football league.

*BBG Shabbat
Held in the fall. DC Council's BBGs celebrate shabbat simultaneously with all other BBGs in the international order, and build sisterhood while spending the night at the JCC.

*AZAA Basketball
Held in the winter/spring. DC Council's AZA chapters compete against one another in a 5-on-5 basketball league.

*BBG Spirit Day
Held in January. DC Council's BBG chapters compete against one another in competitions judging their spirit, creativity, and talents.

*Frat Shabbat
Held in the spring. DC Council's AZAs celebrate shabbat simultaneously with all other AZAs in the international order, and build fraternity while camping at Little Bennett Regional Park.

*AZAA Ultimate
Held in the spring. DC Council's AZA chapters compete against one another in a 8-on-8 ultimate frisbee league.

*Council Convention
Held in late April/early May. Council Convention is where the council boards are elected. Outgoing seniors who have qualified recive Council Life Membership, and speak about their BBYO experiences in a sacred ceremony called ''lifetimes''.

*DC Council Awards Night
Held in late May. DC Council members and chapters recieve awards and scholarships.

==Home of:==

*Mascot: Donald Duck
*Colors: Blue and Yellow
*Newspaper: "The DC Duckline"
*The 05-06 International AZAA Chairman Neil Fanaroff and the 05-06 International Teen Connection Chairman Morie "Bo" Newman.
*International Shliach Mike Rosenberg (2008-2009)

==Council Website==
Currently, DC Council does not have a website, but is working on one. For now, refer to the regional website, http://www.bbyonre.org.