This Week in Hillel - DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS BY SUNDAY
Queen's Hillel
THIS WEEK IN HILLEL!
First of all, Queen's Hillel would like to thank everyone who came out to this year's Bar Mitzvah Bash! The event was a huge success, and we all had a blast!
Special thanks to the social committee and everyone else who helped out with the event!
We would also like to apologize for not getting this email out earlier, we have been experiencing some technical difficulties with our email address, but all is up and running!
In this email:
1- HILLEL ELECTIONS
2- GENERAL EXECUTIVE POSITIONS (CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS)
3- HILLEL CANADA PRESENTS: "CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN VIENNA - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE"
4- SHABBAT DINNER - Friday, March 16th
5- ISRAEL ON CAMPUS (IOC) UPDATE
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1- HILLEL ELECTIONS
YOUR BALLOT MUST BE SUBMITTED (copy and pasted) TO hillelv...@gmail.com BY SUNDAY, MARCH 11th @ 11:59 PM. Submitted ballots will only be viewed by Rob Nagus.
YOUR NAME:___________
ARE YOU A PAID MEMBER OF QUEEN'S HILLEL? (YOU MUST BE A PAID MEMBER OF HILLEL TO VOTE)
#1: For President (confidence vote)
( ) JOSH FREEDMAN
( ) Re-open nominations
( ) Abstain
#2: For Vice President External (choose one):
( ) CARLI FINK
( ) EVE TEICHMAN
( ) Abstain
#3: For Vice President Internal (choose one):
( ) HANNAH DAVIS
( ) SARAH PILLERSDORF
( ) Abstain
#4: For Vice President Finance (confidence vote):
( ) GARRET BARON
( ) Re-open nominations
( ) Abstain
Elections Pages:
Josh Freedman: http://www.facebook.com/groups/318402794883346/
Carli Fink: http://www.facebook.com/groups/348853361826296/
Eve Teichman: http://www.facebook.com/groups/258644707551145/
Hannah Davis: http://www.facebook.com/groups/198115763625812/
Sarah Pillersdorf: http://www.facebook.com/groups/267281850014175/
Garrett Baron: http://www.facebook.com/groups/319279161454914/
To get an idea of what to look for in our candidates, here are the major duties of the executive and board officers:
President
? Officially represent Hillel
? Is responsible ex-officio for all public relations of Hillel
? Preside at all Hillel meetings
? Coordinate all activities of Hillel
? Delegate Presidential duties as necessary to other Executive officers, or general members
? Organize the year's Executive
? Must have served minimum of one year on Executive.
? Represent Hillel on relevant university and AMS bodies
? Maintain positive relations with Israel on Campus, Jewish Law Students' Association, Chabad, Beth Israel, Iyr HaMelech, Kingston Jewish Council, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and any other like-minded organizations that emerge in the Kingston community.
Vice President, Internal
? Assist president in overseeing Hillel and the Executive
? Assist the President in all major decision making
? Assume the role of the President in his/her absence in conjunction with the
? Vice-President External
? Assist the President and other officers in coordinating Hillel activities
? Responsible for operational matters related to Hillel
? Responsible for overseeing smooth logistical running of events (set-up, during, and clean-up of events)
? Responsible for overseeing Social Programming Chair, Active Programming Chair, and Shabbat & Kashrut Chair
? Must have served minimum of one year on Executive
Vice-President, External
? Assist president in overseeing Hillel and the Executive
? Assist the President in all major decision making
? Assume the role of the President in his/her absence in conjunction with the Vice-President Internal
? Responsible for weekly electronic communication to Hillel members, as well as producing the Hillel newsletter and any other publications
? Shall serve as Webmaster, and will update the Hillel website when necessary
? Responsible for overseeing Tzedek Chair, Education Chair, and Membership & Outreach Chair.
? Responsible for booking rooms for Hillel events
? Responsible for re-applying for club space, re-ratification, signing up for clubs nights and all Orientation Week events
? In charge of forming and maintaining relationships with the Queen's and Kingston communities and other campus clubs.
? Must have served minimum of one year on Executive
Vice-President, Finance
? Assist president in overseeing Hillel and the Executive
? Assist the President in all major decision making
? Manage the Hillel budget, bank account, cheque book, and financial records
? Maintain contact with Hillel Director and Queen's Hillel Advisory Board with regard to the status of the account
? Draft budgets proposed before each semester and enforce it throughout year
? In a report, summarize first semester spending and predict second semester budget for biannual community meeting
? Responsible for training Financial Apprentice to assume role in following term
? Prepare applications for AMS club grants and other funding sources
? Responsible for overseeing money collection and membership dues at front door of Hillel house before each event, in conjunction with the Membership & Outreach Chair and Financial Apprentice
VOTING CLOSES THIS SUNDAY, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED YET, THERE'S STILL TIME!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR CANDIDATES!
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/302457896486791/
2- GENERAL EXECUTIVE POSITIONS (CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS)
The link to the application can be found as an attachment in this email.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact anyone with previous exec experience!
Applications are due on
3- HILLEL CANADA PRESENTS: "CELEBRATE JEWISH LIFE IN VIENNA - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE"
This event is an educational and inspirational Jewish trip for interested students into the heart of Europe: Vienna. Students will spend eight meaningful days in Vienna, visiting Jewish sites, synagogues, and museums, and speaking with prominent members of the Viennese Jewish Community. They will explore the city, see the famous parks, visit City Hall, and enjoy cultural attractions within Vienna, and will leave the city to visit Mauthausen Concentration Camp and to see the beautiful City of Vienna on a bicycle ride.
The trip will take place May 16 - 24, 2012. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Jewish Welcome Service of Vienna accommodations, meals, tourist attractions, museum admissions and all ground transportation will be covered; students are only responsible for arranging and paying airfare to and from Vienna.
Registration deadline is March 16, 2012.
For more details please contact Samuel Konig: sko...@uiafed.org
Application form is available at: http://tinyurl.com/viennaapplication
4- SHABBAT DINNER - Friday, March 16th
The time has come again! Hillel's second last Shabbat dinner of the year is coming up NEXT FRIDAY!
We know you all love the home cooked chicken, meatballs, veggies, kugels, salads and BROWNIES!
Hope to see you all there!
As always, dinners are free for members and $10 for non-members.
More info and Facebook event to come!
5- ISRAEL ON CAMPUS (IOC) UPDATE
Interested in Israeli affairs? Israel on Campus aspires to provide a voice for the Jewish state at Queen's. The club brings to light Israel's achievements and contributions to the global community, as well as her historical commitment to peace. IOC strives to bring to the forefront the shared values that bind Israelis and Canadians together, and promote lasting peace between Israel and its neighbours. If you are interested in learning about Israel on Campus and want to hear more about their schedule and programs, please send an email to iocq...@gmail.com.
Feel free to check out IoC's Facebook group here for further updates and events!: http://www.facebook.com/groups/30453607594/
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Stay tuned for surprise events along the way!
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