With Thanksgiving coming up, it is important to reflect and think back on things that we are grateful for. Considering it is BBYO’s centennial year, here is a list of 100 BBYO things that I have the utmost gratitude for.

1. Spooey
2. Being my chapters Sh’licha
3. Culvers
4. Regional friends
5. Convention Snacks
6. Invite convention
7. Spring Convention
8. Elections
9. Chapter Merch
10. Alephs
11. Havdalah
12. Cheer Circles
13. Chapter friendships 
14. Meeting Ross lynch
15. IC ‘24 Roommates
16. Universal
17. Chapter fundraisers
18. Sports day
19. Dominos
20. Shofar Press Corps!!
21. Regional TikTok press corps
22. Chapter Instagram 
23. ILTC ‘25
24. Making platforms
25. Convention hotel rooms
26. Getting ready for Shabbat
27. BBG Separates
28. Advisors (I love you Shaina + Sophie)
29. Regional Staff (Thank you Jami, Max, Shira, and Naomi)
30. Leadership opportunities 
31. Lifelong BBYO memories
32. Invite Shabbat steering
33. IC Shabbat steering 
34. Annual yacht party
35. Icebreakers 
36. WOW events
37. Global Israel Fellowship
38. Board calls
39. Chapter under nighters
40. Meeting Skylar Astin
41. Senior pass downs
42. The 100s of past platforms I have
43. Celebrating Jewish holidays with my favorite people
44. The excitement of being elected onto the chapter board
45. Planning and executing programs 
46. My first program 
47. Wednesdays
48. Being a BBYO legacy 
49. Meeting new friends
50. Convention energy drinks
51. Making Tiktoks
52. Writing articles
53. Picking out a Shabbat outfit
54. The anticipation for IC ‘25
55. Bringing my friends to events (recruiting)
56. Bragging about BBYO 
57. MITS
58. Board merch
59. Business Meetings
60. Reebok
61. Convention Oneg
62. Challah
63. Hanging out with BBYO friends
64. Convention food (Minus IC burrito bowls)
65. Registering for programs
66. Collaborating with other chapters on programs
67. Participating in new and uplifting programs
68. Flo Rida
69. IC BBG Lounge
70. IC Saturday night
71. Traveling to IC with my best friends
72. Having the opportunity to go to Denver
73. Friends who drive me to Culver’s after every program
74. The Culver’s workers on Wednesday nights
75. Chapter board training
76. Making election speeches 
77. Invite competition
78. Regional programs
79. Election snacks
80. Anita M. Perlman 
81. Late nights at conventions 
82. Applying for leadership positions
83. Gamechanger grants
84. Shuk
85. Planning programs 
86. International friends
87. The JCC
88. Program hosts
89. Avivas 36th board
90. Avivas 37th board
91. StandUp initiatives
92. Alumni
93. Regional counterparts
94. Fall term kickoffs
95. Weekend programs 
96. Bus rides to programs 
97. Bake sales
98. My BBYO bucket under my bed
99. GMR #61
100. My heart and home, Aviva BBG #2509