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BBYO Lake Ontario Region
4700 Bathurst Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M2R 1W8

Phone: 416-398-2004
Fax: 416-398-5780
E-mail: info@bbyo.ca


Regional Staff:

Program Director:
Kevin Goodman
kgoodman@bbyo.ca
Ext. 222

Outreach Associate:
Kerry Bernknopf
kbernknopf@bbyo.ca
Ext. 223

Administrator:
Debbi Silver
dsilver@bbyo.ca
Ext. 221

Teen Connection
Program Associate:

Gillian Freedman
teenconnection@hotmail.com
Ext. 502

Teen Leadership:

AZA President (Godol):
Michael Gallowitz
godol@bbyo.ca

BBG President (N'siah):
Michelle Covant
nsiah@bbyo.ca


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www.bbyo.org

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An escape you can call home

BBYO is anything and everything you want it to be. Escape from the daily routine of family, friends, school and athletics to an experience completely different from anything you’ve encountered before—to a place where you call the shots. Here, you are empowered to lead your peers and serve your community because all of our programs are youth-led.

BBYO in the News

Most Recent Press Coverage:

Nov. 12, 2009

Teens Meet - A chance to explore their own Jewish identity and engage with spirituality, culture and religion brought teens from across the greater Toronto area together recently at BBYO’s Fall Regional Convention. (click for more)

Aug. 20, 2009

Golf Winners - BBYO’s friends and alumni network (FAN) recently held its 15th annual Memorial Golf Tournament at Nobleton Lakes Golf Club. (click for more)

June 12, 2009

BBYO 'sails' off into sunset - Local teens celebrated the end of a milestone year for BBYO's Lake Ontario region at the movement's recent Toronto Harbour Boat Cruise. (click for more)

June 4, 2009

Record number of teens attend BBYO convention - A record number of Toronto-area teens boarded buses to Camp Northland for BBYO's spring regional convention, this year. (click for more)

May 7, 2009

BBYO teens stay up all night for Israel - BBYO’s Lake Ontario Region members held an Up All Night for Israel event in support of Canadian Magen David Adom (CMDA) at Beth Radom Synagogue recently. (click for more)

Apr. 23, 2009

BBYO is sleepless for Israel - Marking the launch of a unique partnership between Beth Radom congregation and B’nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO), Beth Radom is hosting Up All Night for Israel, a citywide event for Jewish teens in grades 8 through 12 to raise money for Canadian Magen David Adom. (click for more)

Apr. 8, 2009

Beauheart Ball - Teens from five local BBYO chapters attended the group’s annual Beauheart Ball semiformal at Le Parc on March 28, at which Sierra Bahar of Chapter Beth Radom and Ziv Haddi of Chapter Magen were elected as regional Sweetheart & Beau. (click for more)

Mar. 26, 2009

Mind, Body, Attitude - Girls from three local BBYO chapters took part in the group’s “Mind, Body, Attitude” overnight program on March 7 at BBYO’s teen lounge in North York. (click for more)

Mar. 19, 2009

BBYO Convention - Ten teens from Toronto represented BBYO’s Lake Ontario region among 750 teen leaders who gathered in Long Branch, N.J., last month for BBYO’s largest international convention in its 85-year history. (click for more)

Mar. 12, 2009

Torontonian elected to BBYO International Board - When Grade 11 student Josh Harendorf arrived at the hotel where the B’nai B'rith Youth Organization’s (BBYO) annual International Convention (IC) took place on Feb. 11, he was in the midst of serving a second term as the Regional Aleph Godol (President) of Lake Ontario Region (LOR). (click for more)

Feb. 12, 2009

BBYO genocide program puts focus on Darfur - Sixteen-year-old Maya Feldberg was not at a party on Saturday, Jan. 31. She wasn’t at a movie, a friend’s house or a restaurant, either. Instead, she spent the night learning about genocide. (click for more)

Feb. 5, 2009

A sleepless night for Darfur - As lights winked out across Toronto a flame burned bright and strong in the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization’s teen lounge this past weekend. (click for more)

Jan. 8, 2009

Two Cents for Change - Jewish teens gathered recently to share their "two cents" on global issues. The workshop, titled Give your Two Cents, Get Back Change, was sponsored by BBYO and led by teens Sarah Katz and Eli Krapivnik. (click for more)

Dec. 22, 2008

BBYO Chanukah Bash - Teens collected toys for BBYO's annual Chanukah toy drive at the group's Chanukah Bash. (click for more)

Dec. 11, 2008

Making Memories - High school students from all over the city and from all types of Jewish backgrounds gathered recently for a weekend of culture, leadership, and friendship at BBYO's fall regional convention in Cambridge, Ont. (click for more)

Oct. 16, 2008

BBYO Night Party - Thirty teens enjoyed all-night laser tag, karaoke, games and movies until sunrise at BBYO’s annual Laserquest Lock-in event. (click for more)

Oct. 10, 2008

BBYO Kickoff - More than 100 teens recently kicked off BBYO's new year at an outdoor carnival co-ordinated by members of the Lake Ontario regional executive. (click for more)

Sept. 4, 2008

Trillium Foundation grant boosts BBYO - Kelly Indarjit, BBYO regional president of B'nai B'rith Girls (BBG), and Josh Harendorf, regional president of the boys' wing of BBYO, Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA), are thrilled that BBYO recently received a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. (click for more)

Aug. 21, 2008

BBYO Gets Grant - B’nai B'rith Youth Organization’s Lake Ontario region, headquartered in Toronto, received a $73,500 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant, the provincial agency said this month. (click for more)

Aug. 14, 2008

BBYO Golf Tournament - BBYO recently held it's 14th annual golf tournament at Nobleton Lakes Golf Club. (click for more)

Aug. 8, 2008

BBYO boosted by Trillium funds - B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO) is looking to expand thanks to a $73,500 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. (click for more)

Press Coverage Archives:

  JT Apr 10/08 - Toronto teens give back as part of N.A. initiative

  CJN Mar 27/08 - Jewish youths come together for Tikkun Toronto

  CJN Mar 6/08 - BBYO Teens Gather in Ottawa

  CJN Nov 29/07 - Service Award

  CJN Oct 25/07 - Laserquest Lock-In

  CJN June 7/07 - BBYO Convention

  CJN May 10/07 - Youth give back with Tikkun Toronto

  RTV Apr 17/07 - RTV coverage of World Record Attempt

  CTV Apr 15/07 - CTV coverage of World Record Attempt

  Liberal Apr 10/07 - Rebuilding homes, rebuilding lives

  CJN Apr 5/07 - Leaders in training

  CJN Apr 5/07 - New Orleans has profound effect on Jewish youth

  Liberal Mar 12/07 - Guinness record bid in Thornhill

  CJN Mar 1/07 - High schoolers to help clean up New Orleans

  CJN Jan 18/07 - Boys Seek Record

  CJN Dec 21/06 - Toy Drivers

  CJN Dec 14/06 - Snake Handlers

  CJN Nov 16/06 - Jewish teens hit the road

  CJN Oct 12/06 - BBYO Fall Convention

 

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