Application for the LOR Award for Chapter of the Year

The Chapter of the Year award is the most prestigious honour a BBYO chapter can earn. It requires that the chapter represent top quality in all areas of chapter functioning – membership; programming; chapter organization; and contribution to the greater Order. The chapter selected annually for this honour is a leader of the larger community of Alephs and BBGs and personifies the ideals set forth in the Seven Cardinal Principles and the Menorah Pledges.

Any chapter can apply for this award. Please ensure only one application per chapter.

Your Name*

First NameLast Name

Your Email*

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Your Cell Phone*

Area CodePhone Number

Your Chapter*

Your Chapter President's Email*

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Your Chapter Advisor's Email*

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Starting Membership (July 1, 2023)*

Current Membership (today)*

Current Number of 8th Grade Members (today)*

What about your chapter’s program quality and programming process makes you suitable for this award?*

How many chapter members – other than Board members – planned programs this year?*

How has your chapter programming evolved over the past year? How is it different and better than it was this time last year?*

Describe your chapter’s best program this year and why it was successful. What was the objective of the program, and to what degree was this objective accomplished (how were participants impacted by the program)?*

How does your chapter advertise/promote itself and its programs to your members and the larger Jewish community?*

How do older members exemplify chapter standards/traditions to new members?*

What does your chapter do to contribute to the success of your region and the International Order?*

Briefly describe your chapter’s participation in each of the following international initiatives: StandUP, Global Shabbat, SpeakUP, J-Serve, ISF/Globalization, Advisor Appreciation, BBYO Connect, AZAA/BBGG, Other Initiatives.*

How does your chapter promote and embody the Seven Cardinal Principles or the Menorah Pledges?*

What challenges did your chapter face this year? How did you address and overcome those challenges?*

What was your chapter’s greatest accomplishment this year?*

Award for Chapter of the Year

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Application Questions