Friends, family, lifelong bonds, brothers, sisters — your reasoning for joining BBYO, and what keeps me striving to be the best that I can be — all come from BBYO Summer. This is what my summer consisted of this year: Full Perlman (ILTC and Kallah), August Execs, board retreat, and LTI. So, if you count all of that up, my 10-week summer consisted of about 8 weeks of being away at BBYO. Do I regret it? I can say with 100% passion, absolutely not. In fact, I’m sitting here a month and a half later writing this, thinking about how badly I need to be taken back.

I know this seems like a lot, and would likely not be for everybody. And I’m not sitting here trying to convince you to do all this. However, what I do want to tell you is to just try out one program. See how invested you get in BBYO, see yourself grow to become a leader, see yourself waiting for IC to hug those friends again. I know some of you are thinking that you go to another summer camp and can’t miss a year. Well, first, our CLTC program is only two weeks long! I have countless friends who have done things over the summer and have still been able to attend CLTC.

Any type of program you could think of? We have it at BBYO summer: Color war, bunk bonding, trips to places like Italy or Greece, debates, singing around a bonfire. To be honest, though, the best part is it’s a make-your-own experience. If you want a water balloon fight or yoga in the morning, it can most definitely be made to happen.

My point through all this is simple: BBYO summer is like an all-you-can-eat buffet; you get the best leadership training possible, along with the most memorable summer. So sign up for BBYO summer 2026!