Welcome to our new series of Community Spotlight articles, where I will be interviewing the heads of the GSC committees that make our community great! First on the list is Yonina Sakols, communications head and editor of the GSC newsletter.
cheers,
Simcha Tamkin
S: How long have you been living in Givat Shmuel?
Y: About two and a half years
S: What prompted you to get involved in the GSC?
Y: When I first came here it helped me meet a lot of new people, so I felt like I had to give back and possibly make it even better.
S: What is your favorite thing about the community?
Y:Wow, there are so many things to choose from.
I would say the fact that I still go to meals and meet new people because the community is so big. Also, the fact that I have so many friends here doing so many different things. Some are students, some are soldiers, older people and younger people, and families with kids.
S: What are you working on for the community?
Y: We are coming out with a weekly newsletter, plus our goal is to redesign the website, and draw more people to our events.
S: What is the one thing from your home country that you miss the most?
Y: Well besides for missing my family, I miss Romanian salami from Chicago (my home city) and being a 10 minute drive from the beach.
S: If you had an unlimited budget to create a new community initiative, what would it be?
Y: I would want an office headquarters for the GSC, someplace we could use where it would be more conducive to uninterrupted work.
S: What is the most awkward thing that has ever happened to you at a meal?
Y: Well, besides for the numerous meals I’ve fallen asleep at, there was a time I missed my mouth with my fork and shoved the food into my cheek.