Shabbat Shalom!

Please join us at 6:00pm in the FEISTEY lounge for our annual elections. Have a say in who is on the FEISTEY Executive Board for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are interested in running please email ryan@templeemanuel.ca the following pieces of information:

• Please fill out this form and hand it in to Ryan or Micah before May 18th: FEISTEY Candidacy Letter
• Prepare the following materials as stated in the FEISTEY Constitution:

Article VI: Procedures for Candidacy, Elections, Appointments and Voting

Section A:       Declaring Candidacy

Any member of FEISTEY in good standing may run for an elected or appointed position provided that he or she will be a member of FEISTEY in his or her year in office.

Section B:       Letters of Intent

1. A letter must be sent by all candidates to the president including: signatures from their parents, and Youth Programming Advisor. Letter must be received on the deadline date mentioned.
2. Anyone running or applying for an office must include a detailed letter including:  Qualifications for the job, personal view of the job, plans for the future of the job, and
3. anything else the candidate feels is applicable. Letters should be double-sided for President, and single-sided for all other candidates of elected positions. This letter will be sent to all FEISTEY constiuents one week prior to the elections.
4. Upon receipt of the letter of intent, with all of its afformentioned subjects present, the president will send a confirmation of their candidacy.

Section C:       Elections & Appointments

1. Officers shall be elected or appointed for a term of one year on the election date, the only exception being the Rover.
2. Executive Board members may not hold more than one elected position at a time.
3. No campaigning may take place before the election period.
4. There will be no co-running for elected or appointed positions.

Section D:       Speeches

1. Two-minute speeches will be given by each candidate for each office.
2. Presidential candidates will be given four minutes.

Section E:       Forums

1. All candidates for an elected position will answer questions posed by youth group members on election day.
2. Questions will be screened by the ranking executive officer present. Outgoing officers will distribute to all participants a list of possible questions for their office.

Section F:        Voting

1. Elections will be held by secret ballot.
2. Each constituent of FEISTEY represents one vote.
3. Voting will take place after candidates leave the room.
4. Votes will be taken by secret ballot.
5. Ballots will be collected and counted by the President and Youth Programming Advisor.
6. If three or more candidates are running for an office and a clear majority is not given to any one candidate, the president will announce the two candidates with the greatest number of votes. These two candidates will compete in a run-off.
7. In the event of a tie, the President shall cast the tie-breaking vote, which he or she shall not reveal. The President shall under no circumstances reveal the amount of votes any candidate receives.
8. Votes will be announced to the candidates first, then to the general board by the President.

Section G:       Drop-Down Candidates

1. A candidate for the Executive board has the option to, and is limited to, one drop down, of which he or she must inform the FEISTEY President in his or her letter of intent to run, all of which the president will keep confidential.
2. A decision to drop from an Executive position to a lower Executive position constitutes a drop-down.

Section H:       The Rover

1. The Rover shall be appointed by the members of the newly elected Executive Board prior to June 30th.

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Article VII: Miscellaneous

Section D:       Amendments

1. All proposed amendments to this constitution must be submitted in writing to the President and the Regional Director at least two weeks prior to a board meeting.
2. A 2/3 vote shall pass the amendment. The amendment shall be ratified by a second 2/3 vote at the following board meeting.
3. If a passed amendment goes unratified at the next board meeting for any reason, that amendment is considered dropped. It must be presented again for a first vote at a subsequent Board meeting, followed by ratification in order to become a passed amendment.

Check back frequently for upcoming programs…

Sorry if this was an inconvenience in any way.

Jack,

Spring Kallah Registration is open. Spots will fill up fast for this one, so be sure to register soon. This is the last event in the NFTY-NEL calendar year so you won’t want to miss it.  This  event is also open to GRADE 8 students! We will be having a special “Nebucation” or introductory program for all the Grade 8′s in order to inform them about all the things that NFTY-NEL does. All of the details can be found below. Please email ryan@templeemanuel.ca if you have any questions.

The program scheduled for Tuesday November 29th has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience. Updates on upcoming programs next week.

Hello FEISTEYites,
 
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who came out last Friday night to be a part of Invisible Children’s story. It was truly incredible to see so many of our youth participating and learning in this program. Definitely look out for some information on how to donate through FEISTEY!
 
As it states in the FEISTEY Constitution under Article Three, section C:
 
Section C:      
 
1.      A member in good standing of FEISTEY must have paid their dues to FEISTEY and to NFTY-NEL.
 
2.      Dues will be required at the beginning of the year and will allow for free or discounted FEISTEY events.
 
3.      Dues will be $60 for a year, however, if this cannot be paid, arrangements can be made with the President and Advisor.
 
4.      Every member group shall annually pay into the treasury of this federation a sum determined by the Regional Director and the regional executive board and shall not be awarded applications to attend regional events until dues are paid.
 
5.      Dues increases will be made by the adult leadership of FEISTEY and Temple Emanu-El, however, the FEISTEY Executive Board must review and approve any of these changes.
 
6.      Members of FEISTEY are eligible to vote at General FEISTEY meetings, as long as all dues are received prior to voting period.
 
 
 
FEISTEY is asking for a $60 donation from each member in order for the Youth group to run sustainable and informative programs. We ask that you please bring this money to the next event that you attend. You will not be allowed to be a member or attend FEISTEY events without this $60 donation. If for some reason you cannot pay this, please send me an email or call me so that we can work something out.
 
Also, FEISTEY will be having our first lounge event of the year. The program is a surprise, but it will take place on Sunday November 6th, 2011 at 1:00pm in the FEISTEY Lounge.  You don’t want to miss this one. Here is a link to the event on Facebook to RSVP: [ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110808382362934 ]http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110808382362934.
 
Can’t wait to see you all this Sunday and please don’t forget about your FEISTEY donation.
 
Thank you!