A long, long time ago there lived a girl named Cindy-Lu.
She hadn't heard of USY, but was a Conservative Jew.
Then one day a Mem/Kad came a-walking down the street.
And as if destined in the stars, the two of them did meet.

He introduced himself, and of course she did the same.
He thought that he might know her since he recognized her
     name.
Why was she so familiar? Did she go to his school?
And after talking he soon learned that she went to his shul.

She asked where he was heading, and he said "A Shabbaton."
And suddenly he felt a shiver straight down to his bone.
He realized that before him stood a proud and active Jew,
And now's his chance to spread USY right here to Cindy-Lu.

He told her that his chapter would spend Shabbat together
     soon.
And about 100 people would be there this afternoon.
But she wasn't sure what they would do, and thus she did
     inquire.
So this Mem/Kad told her everything, from ruach to attire.

He told of friendships to be formed and good times to be had,
And then spoke of his first event, when he was just a lad.
She still was not convinced that USY was right for her,
But said she'd come to shul this once, and the Mem/Kad did
     concur.

She showed up at her temple just before the candle lighting,
And found that USY was actually quite exciting.
As soon as she walked in, people rushed to say hello,
And like the candles being lit, Cindy's face was aglow.

Needless to say, by the next day, she was completely sold,
And from this day her story just continued to unfold
She came back to every event, and always will remember
That afternoon when she became a proud USY member.

Outreach, Icebreakers, Programming, Kadima and Promotion.
These are all important aspects of a Mem/Kad's devotion.
But looking at big picture – that which really matters most,
Is just one member at a time – to that I'd like to toast.

Now this story is fictional and Cindy-Lu's not real.
But the truth about USY – her story does reveal.
And what this member represents is something to discuss.
Perhaps Cindy-Lu does exist. Perhaps she's all of us.

B'ahava,

Josh Block
2009 International USY Membership/Kadima Vice President
memkad@usy.org

Resource for Chapter Membership/Kadima VPs

• Membership/Kadima Officer Packet