80 Years Ago

(From the May 25, 1945 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

Twenty-two couples attended the chapter’s anniversary celebration Sunday, May 20. Bernard Robinson, recently discharged from the Navy, returned to the chapter. This leaves 75 chapter members still with the armed forced since December 1941… The chapter will hold its summer election in two weeks. Leonard Tiber, member for four years, became the third senior adviser of the chapter upon reaching his retirement age in AZA.

30 Years Ago

(From the May 19, 1995 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

On Tuesday, April 25, BBYO members attended a rally congratulations youths and other members of their community on their hard work and dedication to community service in Kansas City. The rally featured speakers Congresswoman Karen McCarthy, corporate chief Eli Segal (assistant to President Clinton for national services) and Daryl Gilmore, National Youth Volunteer Corps member. The guest speakers took this opportunity to thank the youths for their efforts in providing community service and to encourage them to continue to make a difference in the community. BBYO participants and American Corps members joined together following the rally and cleaned up the Longfellow/Dutch Hill area in the 2700 block of Campbell Street in Kansas City as their community service project. The lot is the future site of a community garden for the neighborhood.

25 Years Ago

(From the May 19, 2000 issue of The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle)

The BBYO adult advisory board announces that the annual adviser appreciation event will be held at the Jewish Community Center at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 4. All BBYO members are encouraged to attend and stay for the regularly scheduled AZA and BBG meetings that will follow. BBG advisers to be recognized include Leslie Nottberg, Ahava: Cara Ernstein and Janey Goodman, B’not Lev; Sharon Friedman and Bonnie Yarmo, Kinneret; Beth Goldstein Machar: and Molly Ackerman and Susan Lebow, Shoshana. AZA advisers being recognized include Randy Litvak, Hatikvah; Doug Lerner and Josh Blackman, Nordaunian; Bruce Hertzfield, Palmach; Heath Winer and Todd Hollander, Two’s AZA. Lawrence, Kan.; and Wichita, Kan., BBYO advisers are Todd Kornblit, Nitzanim, and Devra Renner, Kesher.