Monday, March 19, 2007

TRSTY mixer..ignore

Title: The Ultimate TRSTY Mixer

Goals:
-to meet new PP’s
-to learn everyone’s names
-to have lots of fun!

Objectives: -To learn and get to know everyone’s names in the group your in
-Make team cheer(s)
-Make a good flag
-Make new friends

Materials: -index cards
-markers
-posterboard
-pencils/pens
-paper

Procedure: 00:00-01:00 Introduction and spliting into groups
01:00-03:00 Place names on back of the shirts
03:00-10:00 Figure out which name you are
10:00-12:00 Break into groups
12:00-17:00 Name Games
17:00-18:00 Explain the other mixers
18:00-30:00 Do the mixer
30:00-35:00 Second mixer
35:00-55:00 Make up cheers
55:00-65:00 Perform cheers
65:00-90:00 Make team flags

Detailed Procedure:

00:00-10:00 The main group leader is going to explain what a mixer is to the large group. They will explain how when everyone went into the room they got a different person on their back. With the person they got, they have to ask around people yes or no questions only to try to figure out the person on their back. Once they figure out the person on their back they then have to find other people with the same person and form groups with them. Once they all form their groups a group leader will come over to them and start the next part of the mixer.

10:00-12:00 Break into groups

12:00-17:00 Name games! First just do something simple like say your name and what color underwear your wearing, if you could pimp your ride what would you do, your favortie thing to eat during Passover, your favorite type of computer screen, or anything else you can think of! Then do a good name game. Go around the circle and have everyone say their name and an adjective that uses the same letter as the start of their name. EX: My name is Rachel. And I'm rocking, so I'm rockin rachel. Then the next person has to say the person's name before them and then say their own name and so on and so forth, until everyone knows everyones names.

17:00-18:00 Explain the mixer. The next mixer that you are doing with your group is two truths and a lie. Everyone goes around and says two true things and then says one lie. Everyone has to guess which one is the lie, and whoever gets it right gets to go and so on.

18:00-35:00 Have fun with the mixer! When your entire group goes have you group make a human knot and try to get out. If your done with that then make a pyrmid and have one of the group leaders judge it.

35:00-55:00 Now someone will go on the microphone (or yell) and say the next mixer. The next mixer is making up team cheers for and with your team. Make sure to tell your team that they are a team and they are going to be a team for the entire weekend. Make up some great cheers! Which ever's teams cheer is the best will get to sing it for all to hear.

55:00-90:00 Now create your team flag. You can do whatever you want and give your team a name. Rememeber these are the groups for the whole weekend.

Monday, March 05, 2007

NFTY-MAR, a history of marvelous times

It was a few years ago when I was about to embark on my very first NFTY-MAR event.

A classic first event for the shy 8th grader that I was, Thevent.

I was eager to meet all those crazy cute Jewish kids in those pictures my sister would constantly tell me and show me. How I miss those days of innocence when my sister was in NFTY. Those were the days.

There was Mark Swick, Seth GL, Jacob Perlin, Rachel Gotlieb, Jenny Krammer, Edi Davis, there was always this Cheez on Toast thing. Lots of people, so little time.

I have met all these amazing people, and I still remember being Central. I love TheVent.

This year I'll be the West Side.

Wanna see how much I've grown?

THEVENT 2004:

Me and Amanda Litman, who knew what would come of us little 8th graders. Who knew she would be leading TheVent this year and I would be songleading. Crazy.


THEVENT 2005:




I had no idea what would come the year after. Making more friends, leading services at my temple and even leading my first program. Danny the NFTY president even came and sat in my program. I wrote some of the programs. Crazyyy.



THEVENT 2006:



I got soooo sick during TheVent last year, but I still tried to have the time of my life, with my central lovin.

THEVENT 2007:
??

We will see. I cant wait.

I miss NFTY