what happens before part B? PARTAYYYYYYY.
I need to update about NFTY.
What an amazing weekend. What an amazing four years in NFTY. It is so hard to put into words the feelings I have toward this amazing movement.
During Havdallah when the board addressed the entire region, it was so hard to come up with the words to say how I truly feel. How can I sum up the last four years, plus the experience of being on Regional Board? Shaina went first, and that is when I started getting teary-eyed. I was up next (yay gavel order) and it took me a minute to hold back the tears and speak to everyone. I said how lucky and fortunate I was to have NFTY in life. That if I did not have it in high school I don't think I would of survived. I addressed each of the board members and Jason and honestly I wish I had all night to tell them how special, wonderful, unique and amazing they are. NFTY has provided me with my best friends, the best memories of my entire life, and pure happiness. Of course there have been ups and downs, but what makes NFTY so wonderful is what it provides for me. Regional board pushed me to limits I never knew I was capable of handling. I know I grew in so many ways. I learned more about myself, people and Judaism then I would have ever thought. NFTY provided me the chance to go to Kutz, meet my best friend in the universe, go to Israel, and meet friends all over the U.S. What other organization can provide so much for you? Being on regional board has helped me feel like I am giving something back to NFTY. Yet, I feel like it has given me so much. I am eternally grateful for NFTY. I truly am.
I loved being with the seniors this weekend. Looking back on my underclassmen years, I never would have imagined myself where I am now in NFTY, or sitting in senior circle. It was one of the saddest, yet happiest few hours of my life. Looking at everyone in that circle made me think. We have all grown up together in some of the hardest and best times of our lives. They have all turned into beautiful, intelligent people. They are the people that will do something for the world and make a difference. I know we will keep in touch. We are a close class and nothing can stop us. All of the seniors have made an impact on my life and they will always be in my heart. The girls are the greatest, and the boys are incredible. We are all a family. 06!
I hoped I made a difference in some NFTYites life, because I know when I was younger, there was the older kids I always looked up to that made a difference in my life. What is so special about NFTY is how it is a cycle. There are leaders and amazing people that touch the lives of younger people, and those younger people will in turn touch the lives of incoming NFTYites. It is a continuous circle of love, impact and friendship that will never end.
I went to 3 Fall Kallahs, 4 Spring Kallahs, 4 Winter Regionals, 2 National conventions, 2 Camp Jenny's, 4 LLTI's, 1 Hatikvah, Mechina, Mid-Year boards, 2 summers at Kutz, one summer in Israel, and countless TYG events. Honestly, one would think I am crazy. Yet the money and time was well spent. I invested so much, figuratively and literally, and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
I am ending on the most positive note I could have asked for. NFTY is truly the most wonderful thing that I have ever encountered. Every aspect and detail of NFTY is so perfect. Perfect for me. And I thank everyone in it for the wonderful experience.
What a weekend. What a trip. What a fabulous four years. Well spent.
Check out pictures from the weekend: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/alliblumster/my_photos
-Blumster
What an amazing weekend. What an amazing four years in NFTY. It is so hard to put into words the feelings I have toward this amazing movement.
During Havdallah when the board addressed the entire region, it was so hard to come up with the words to say how I truly feel. How can I sum up the last four years, plus the experience of being on Regional Board? Shaina went first, and that is when I started getting teary-eyed. I was up next (yay gavel order) and it took me a minute to hold back the tears and speak to everyone. I said how lucky and fortunate I was to have NFTY in life. That if I did not have it in high school I don't think I would of survived. I addressed each of the board members and Jason and honestly I wish I had all night to tell them how special, wonderful, unique and amazing they are. NFTY has provided me with my best friends, the best memories of my entire life, and pure happiness. Of course there have been ups and downs, but what makes NFTY so wonderful is what it provides for me. Regional board pushed me to limits I never knew I was capable of handling. I know I grew in so many ways. I learned more about myself, people and Judaism then I would have ever thought. NFTY provided me the chance to go to Kutz, meet my best friend in the universe, go to Israel, and meet friends all over the U.S. What other organization can provide so much for you? Being on regional board has helped me feel like I am giving something back to NFTY. Yet, I feel like it has given me so much. I am eternally grateful for NFTY. I truly am.
I loved being with the seniors this weekend. Looking back on my underclassmen years, I never would have imagined myself where I am now in NFTY, or sitting in senior circle. It was one of the saddest, yet happiest few hours of my life. Looking at everyone in that circle made me think. We have all grown up together in some of the hardest and best times of our lives. They have all turned into beautiful, intelligent people. They are the people that will do something for the world and make a difference. I know we will keep in touch. We are a close class and nothing can stop us. All of the seniors have made an impact on my life and they will always be in my heart. The girls are the greatest, and the boys are incredible. We are all a family. 06!
I hoped I made a difference in some NFTYites life, because I know when I was younger, there was the older kids I always looked up to that made a difference in my life. What is so special about NFTY is how it is a cycle. There are leaders and amazing people that touch the lives of younger people, and those younger people will in turn touch the lives of incoming NFTYites. It is a continuous circle of love, impact and friendship that will never end.
I went to 3 Fall Kallahs, 4 Spring Kallahs, 4 Winter Regionals, 2 National conventions, 2 Camp Jenny's, 4 LLTI's, 1 Hatikvah, Mechina, Mid-Year boards, 2 summers at Kutz, one summer in Israel, and countless TYG events. Honestly, one would think I am crazy. Yet the money and time was well spent. I invested so much, figuratively and literally, and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
I am ending on the most positive note I could have asked for. NFTY is truly the most wonderful thing that I have ever encountered. Every aspect and detail of NFTY is so perfect. Perfect for me. And I thank everyone in it for the wonderful experience.
What a weekend. What a trip. What a fabulous four years. Well spent.
Check out pictures from the weekend: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/alliblumster/my_photos
-Blumster