“This was my first time at the JCC Maccabi Games, and it was a very memorable experience. I not only got to compete in the sport that I love playing, but also met Jewish teens from all over the US, Canada, and the world. I liked that the week was packed with activities, and I was still able to get to know my host family and explore a city I had never been to before.” - 2024 Team Tucson JCC Maccabi Participant • Both Mountain Region BBYO Presidents (AZA & BBG) were elected from our Tucson chapters and a JCC Maccabi Team Tucson alum was selected to serve on the JCC Maccabi International Leadership Board. • Davis Hubbell, Director of Teen Engagement was awarded the JCCA Merrin Teen Fellowship. an innovative “mifgash” experience that has engaged over 7,400 Israeli and North American teens in the past three years, making it one of the largest global Jewry dialogue initiatives. The teens took part in five half-hour sessions with Israeli teens they were matched with based on shared interests. Through the experience, our American teens gained a connection and friend in Israel, while the Israeli teens not only made a friend in America but also earned a high school English credit. • As an extension of Better Together programming, a Tucson BBYO-er won the Better2Write essay contest and received a $3,700 scholarship toward a Jewish summer experience. TEEN ENGAGEMENT Some highlights from the year include: • Partnerships were the cornerstone of connection for BBYO teens in 2024, with notable ones including: Handmaker Senior Living for Better Together intergenerational learning, the Tucson Jewish Museum + Holocaust Center for Annual Teen Shabbat, and the Primavera Foundation where teens collaborated to provide 180 hygiene care packages for the unhoused. • In preparation for the Tucson J’s hosting of JCC Maccabi in 2025, Zoom to The Games began in 2024 with the goal of connecting Jewish teens from Tucson with Jewish teens from Chi ș inău, the capital of Moldova, in order to build a bridge through relationship-based engagement and ultimately bringing Moldovan teens to Tucson for The Games. • Two Tucson BBYO teens participated in One2One,
Teen Engagement Programs Revenue $156,478 Tiyul $120,155 Maccabi $10,000 Birthdays $26,323
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Tiyul Campers 64
BBYO Participants 90 Teens Attended BBYO Convention 16
Maccabi Participants 10
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