DC Council

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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.

Contents 1 Chapters and Important People 1.1 Chapters 1.2 Council Staff 1.3 2008-09 Council Boards 2 Council Events 3 Home of: 4 Council Website

Chapters and Important People

Chapters

DC Council has more than 600 registered members in 6 AZA chapters, 7 BBG chapters, and two BBYO (coed) chapters:

AZA:

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

BBG:

• Achshav BBG #304
• Ahavah BBG #2289
• Beshert BBG #2455
• Beth Kadima BBG #639
• Nava BBG #2500
• N'shama BBG #2391
• Ko'ach BBG #2529

BBYO:

• Oseh Shalom BBYO #5261

Special Needs:

• Richard Anderman Shalom BBYO

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

Council Staff

• Rachel Hillman
• Ian Kandel

• Special Needs Director - 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.