{"id":770679,"date":"2025-02-04T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.masaisrael.org\/?post_type=in-media&#038;p=770679"},"modified":"2025-03-04T12:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T10:59:17","slug":"meet-the-masa-changemakers-sharona-shnayder-and-kristin-guerin","status":"publish","type":"in-media","link":"https:\/\/www.masaisrael.org\/fr\/in-media\/meet-the-masa-changemakers-sharona-shnayder-and-kristin-guerin\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Masa changemakers \u2013 Sharona Shnayder and Kristin Guerin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-col\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Covid-19 hit, Sharona Shnayder was just looking for an excuse to go outside and meet with friends: \u201cDuring lockdowns, my friend and I found ourselves craving a way to reconnect with the world beyond our screens. One day, we grabbed some bags, headed to the park, and began picking up litter. It gave us a sense of purpose. So much so, that we thought to invite other friends and encourage people around the world to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What started as a small initiative grew into a global movement:\u00a0<em>Tuesdays for Trash<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 a mission to inspire people to dedicate at least one day a week to the planet by picking up trash \u2013\u00a0 resulted in the creation of 15 chapters, involvement in over 60 countries, and more than 87,000 pounds of trash removed. \u201cIt began with a simple desire to do good\u2014and it has blossomed into a global force for climate justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-image-in-body\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mfp-image-popup-container-link\" title=\"Kristin Guerin distributing food to people in need. (Credit: Courtesy of Masa)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/w_690\/647640\" alt=\"Kristin Guerin distributing food to people in need. (Credit: Courtesy of Masa)\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" data-mfp-src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/w_690\/647640\" data-image-name=\"Kristin Guerin distributing food to people in need. (Credit: Courtesy of Masa)\" data-image-credit=\"\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mfp-image-popup-container-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/Icons\/zoom-image-icon.svg\" alt=\"Enlrage image\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><figcaption class=\"article-image-caption article-image-credit\">Kristin Guerin distributing food to people in need. (Credit: Courtesy of Masa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sharona, who was born in Nigeria, grew up in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/benjamin-netanyahu\/article-840532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a>, and today lives in Israel, is active in the President\u2019s Climate Crisis Forum and has been selected to receive the National Geographic Young Explorers grant as one of 15 young people ages 18-25 from 13 countries, recognized for their \u201cgroundbreaking and impactful environmental solutions achieved through leadership and courage.\u201d With the grant, Sharona is expanding the project and is publishing a children\u2019s book on environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>Sharona is one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/masa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masa Changemakers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 18 exceptional young men and women carefully selected from Masa\u2019s 200.000 alumni for their extraordinary accomplishments and contributions to the Jewish world and Israel. The Changemakers list highlights the inspiring contributions of Masa alumni worldwide, showcasing their noteworthy and inspiring achievements and the positive change they bring to their communities and beyond.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>Recalling her participation in a Masa-Career program, she says, \u201cMy Masa experience marked a pivotal moment. Through my internship at a start-up called UBQ Materials, which transforms waste into reusable materials, I gained firsthand exposure to the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurship. This role deepened my understanding of the climate landscape in Israel and gave me skills and networks to navigate it ideally.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>With Sharona on the list is Kristin Guerin, who, until recently, was a professional\u00a0actor, director, and producer with over a\u00a0decade of experience in theatre, film, and television.\u00a0However, in March 2020, when the entertainment industry closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she, like Sharona, refocused her energy on social change during the crisis. That is how Buddy System MIA came to life, an organization she co-founded and leads.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>\u201cI began to worry about my neighbors in need, especially people who were low-income, elderly, and immunocompromised, who couldn\u2019t safely leave their homes to attend food distributions or even go to a grocery store to use their food stamps.<\/p>\n<p>I used my free time to create a volunteer platform that quickly took off. Within a few days, Buddy System had paired hundreds of volunteers with homebound neighbors who needed a \u201cbuddy\u201d to help them through the pandemic with food, emotional support, and neighborly love.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>Buddy System MIA now supports over 5,000 people with access to free, healthy food through three robust programs. Every year, the organization repurposes over 400,000 pounds of rescued food that would otherwise be sent to landfills, with the help of 1,600 volunteers who\u00a0foster community accountability across Miami.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>One of the programs is the Community Fridge Initiative, a\u00a0network\u00a0of public refrigerators in food deserts with the motto, \u2018Take what you need, leave what you can.\u2019 These community fridges are life-changing for the over 800 weekly visitors who can walk up 24\/7 and find free, healthy food. \u201cIt is now my full-time job, where I serve as Executive Director\/CEO and oversee six employees and 1,600 volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kristin was among the first fellows of Masa-Volunteers, a program launched by Masa at the start of the war to enable thousands of Jews from around the world to support Israel during its most challenging time through volunteer work. \u201cThe program helped me identify my own nuanced personal values and worldview, especially in how I want to show up in the world as a Jewish leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>Sharona and Kristin are just two examples of the amazing work Masa alumni are doing all over the world and the leadership they demonstrate in their communities. As Sharona puts it: \u201cWe need to embrace the principle of Tikkun Olam\u2014our sacred responsibility to repair the world.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>The challenges we face today\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/environment-and-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a>, inequality, conflict \u2013\u00a0may seem insurmountable, but Tikkun Olam teaches us that no action is too small when it comes to healing the world. Every effort we make, no matter how modest, contributes to the collective good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read the full list of Masa\u2019s Changemakers, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.masaisrael.org\/fr\/go\/masas-change-makers\/\">https:\/\/www.masaisrael.org\/go\/masas-change-makers\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":769661,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-770679","in-media","type-in-media","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meet the Masa changemakers \u2013 Sharona Shnayder and Kristin Guerin | Masa Israel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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