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Video Kick-Off Speaker Presentation: Shayna Solomon
Shayna Solomon is a co-founder and co-leader of Social Action for Everyone (SAFE), a group formed after receiving a micro-grant from the Fund for the Future of Our Children. SAFE’s goal is to bring interfaith teens together to do social action projects, both forming strong connections between people of different faiths and giving back to the community. In addition to her interfaith work, Shayna is also a senior at Montgomery Blair High School where she attends the Communication Arts Program, a magnet program for students who excel in the humanities. Shayna participates in several school related organizations. She co-captains the debate team. She also is co-president of a social activism group called Students for Global Responsibility, which educates about and advocates for various international and local issues. At her synagogue, she also takes a very visible role in many activities, particularly in teaching younger children. She is the co-leader Junior Congregation, a fun and educational religious service for 3rd-6th grade students. She also tutors students individually in the Torah Club, passing on the vocal tradition of reading Jewish musical notation (trope), and for b’nai mitzvah students, preparing them for leading a Saturday morning service. Shayna has also been active in social action with her Jewish community, travelling to Israel this past summer to volunteer all over the country with United Synagogue Youth (USY). Shayna enjoys writing and reading in her spare time, in addition to organizing. She hopes to continue her interfaith and social action work in college next year, as well as continuing to support those who would like to continue SAFE as a high school program. She is very grateful to FFC and all the support that the organization has given her throughout her involvement with them.
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