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Vote for MetroImma Founder Jodi Samuels - Nominated For a Jewish Hero
Jodi Samuels
New York, New York
How is your Hero working to make the world a better place?
Ten years ago, Jodi and her husband Gavin Samuels moved to NYC. They decided to have a dinner with South Africans and were amazed by the response. They then decided, along with Steve Eisenberg to open a non profit called Jewish International Connection New York www.jicny.com which has gown from one shabbat dinner to a 10,000 person database. Just this Rosh Hashana, Jodi and Gavin will be hosting 90 people for no charge to, as they say, "offer them a home away from home"
Prior to her move, Jodi started the Australian branch of Aish Hatorah, a similar Jewish outreach organization that flourished within 2 years to reach over 2,000 participants. Over the past ten years in NYC, Jodi and her husband have welcomed over 10,000 people into their warm home for Shabbat dinners. Additionally, Jodi has expanded the JICNY way beyond Shabbat dinners alone. In 2009 JICNY had over ten thousand people attend events, organized high-profile networking groups, offered a variety of couples programs and helped to facilitate 55 marriages. She is known as a connector and networker in the community, has an impressive Rolodex of C-level contacts in the business and non-profit sectors, and actively serves on three boards. In 2008 Jodi gave birth to a beautiful baby with Down Syndrome and her and her husband Gavin have made it their mission to make Caila's world a better place and their focus is to create Jewish educational opportunities for Caila and other special needs kids in Manhattan. Jodi is the co-founder of MetroImma an online social networking site for Jewish Moms.
Your vote will help JICNY win the $25,000 prize money, which will go a long way to help fund and expand its programing.
To vote, click here (you can vote very 12 hours and takes just a few seconds).
Please also share this link on facebook http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/jodi-samuels
New York, New York
How is your Hero working to make the world a better place?
Ten years ago, Jodi and her husband Gavin Samuels moved to NYC. They decided to have a dinner with South Africans and were amazed by the response. They then decided, along with Steve Eisenberg to open a non profit called Jewish International Connection New York www.jicny.com which has gown from one shabbat dinner to a 10,000 person database. Just this Rosh Hashana, Jodi and Gavin will be hosting 90 people for no charge to, as they say, "offer them a home away from home"
Prior to her move, Jodi started the Australian branch of Aish Hatorah, a similar Jewish outreach organization that flourished within 2 years to reach over 2,000 participants. Over the past ten years in NYC, Jodi and her husband have welcomed over 10,000 people into their warm home for Shabbat dinners. Additionally, Jodi has expanded the JICNY way beyond Shabbat dinners alone. In 2009 JICNY had over ten thousand people attend events, organized high-profile networking groups, offered a variety of couples programs and helped to facilitate 55 marriages. She is known as a connector and networker in the community, has an impressive Rolodex of C-level contacts in the business and non-profit sectors, and actively serves on three boards. In 2008 Jodi gave birth to a beautiful baby with Down Syndrome and her and her husband Gavin have made it their mission to make Caila's world a better place and their focus is to create Jewish educational opportunities for Caila and other special needs kids in Manhattan. Jodi is the co-founder of MetroImma an online social networking site for Jewish Moms.
Your vote will help JICNY win the $25,000 prize money, which will go a long way to help fund and expand its programing.
To vote, click here (you can vote very 12 hours and takes just a few seconds).
Please also share this link on facebook http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/jodi-samuels
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