There are 2 different prices for Spring Convention this year depending on whether you want to include a special NER swag gift in your registration! 

Convention Fee with Brand New NER Sweatpants: $390

Convention Fee without Brand New NER Sweatpants: $375

If you DO NOT want to include the cost of our special NER swag gift- special edition Spring Convention sweatpants--please register here.

Timing (subject to change)

Spring Convention registration will begin at 3pm on Friday, 4/5.  Programming will begin at 4:30pm

Buses will be provided starting at 1:15-1:30pm.  See email for currently planned bus locations and timing.  Final timing and bus locations will be provided via email a week before convention.  We will provide buses from:

• Acton (Synagogue)- 1:15pm
• Natick (Synagogue) for Metrowest teens-2pm.  We were able to offer Westborough in the fall due to the convention in Central Mass.  For Spring Convention, the bus stop is in Natick. 
• Newton (Synagogue)- 2pm
• Andover- 1:15pm
• Marblehead (Synagogue)- 1:15pm
• Sharon (Synagogue)- 2pm
• Providence- 1:15pm

We will be finishing programming by 2:30 pm on Sunday 4/7 and buses will depart then.

Scholarship

Scholarship is available on a limited basis, applications due by 3/14/24. Click here to apply.  You must be logged into mybbyo to apply. There is no need to register for convention if you are applying to scholarship. Scholarship awards will be emailed by 3/22/2024 by the end of the day.  Call or text Jeff at 412-983-0590 if you have any questions or email him at [email protected].

 https://bbyo.org/scholarship-form

Payment Plans
Payment plans are available if needed, please reach out to [email protected] 

Security

We will have local police/security presence at the location from registration until end of programming.  Please contact Jeff if you have additional questions.

What to Bring and Rooming
At the convention site, we will be sleeping in cabins.  Each cabin has 8-12 beds; if we fill up cabins, there are 2 additonal 20-bed cabins we may use as well.  We are still taking rooming requests (see registration question) but everyone will be with at least 7 other teens.

Teens will need to bring sleeping bags and pillows.

We will provide a packing list closer to the event and make additions depending on weather forecasts.

Who's Leading the Convention?
We will have staff, advisors, guests present throughout the weekend.  Fall Convention is run by our teen-led steering committee led by our Regional S'ganim (VP's of Programming) Abby Mahr of Mishpucha BBG and Harry Barnett  of Sababa AZA in the Metrowest.

Additionally, we have a teen led steering committee made up of teens from all over the region to lead services, activities and more!

Cancellation Policy: The deadline to cancel with a full program refund is the final registration deadline for this program. Until that date, full refunds will be granted for cancellations in writing (e-mail is acceptable), for any reason. After the registration deadline, partial refunds may be available based on convention expenses already paid (hotel, transportation, etc.). Within ten days of convention we’ve already confirmed final counts with our vendors, and no refunds will be given (unless a doctors note is received due to illness). “No shows” will not receive a refund.

Depending on registration, camp availability and transportation we may have to close registration earlier than  deadline and your teen will be placed on a waitlist.

Food

All food will be nut-free.  All meat meals (Friday Dinner and Saturday lunch) are kosher. Camp will prepare vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free alternatives for those who have allergies.  Menu will be provided closer to the date of the event.  If you have any concerns, contact Jeff who is happy to put you in touch with Bournedale staff.

Registration Questions and CampDocs:

• There are registration questions to answer regarding which bus to take, roommate request, sweatpants size and more.
• Please answer the allergy/dietary restriciton question so we request enough food.
• All teens/families must fill out CampDocs information by 3/28/23 so we know allergies, physcial and mental health information and vaccine information along with other questions.