Tuesday, December 31, 2013

January 2014- Volunteer of the Month- Yael Segal!



Congratulations to Yael Segal, our January 2014 Volunteer of the Month!

 Yael is a full time mom who is also a personal trainer and registered nurse originally from Israel. She came by Met Council’s volunteer opportunities from word from a friend when looking for a way to give back to her community. Each week, Yael travels from Long Island to lead a chair exercise workshop for seniors at our low-income housing site in Brooklyn. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm and developing relationships with the dedicated clients who attend the workshop each week. After a few short weeks of leading, she also generously donated a new DVD of chair exercises for our collection.

In the new year, Yael will also become a volunteer for our Helpful Hands Program to assist clients in various tasks as they continue to rebuild a year after Sandy. In years past, Yael has spent time volunteering to aid children in Peru which inspired her to continue when she moved to New York 8 years ago. Her commitment to serve and give back to the community is outstanding. For this, we are nominating Yael our Volunteer of the Month for January 2014.

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