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Hi, my name is Evie Lightman and I'm so excited to be Deganya's president this year! This week we started the year off strong with our challah bake kickoff programme, and it was so good to see the smiles on members' faces as they made and plaited the dough. What makes Deganya so special is the community feeling that it provides, so seeing old members from last year return with so much energy and excitement for the year ahead really made me happy. We also had some new members this week and so we spent the first half of our programme with fun icebreakers and games for everyone to get to know each other. The thing that I love most about BBYO is the people in it - the family feeling that never fails to exist in all aspects of the movement. As president, I hope that we can continue to make BBYO feel like a home for all teens, and I can't wait for all of our future programmes!