Kitchen for Good’s Paley picked for ROI Global Summit

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Aviva Paley of San Diego, who helped launch Kitchen for Good, which uses unused kitchen produce to feed the hungry, has been selected to participate in the 2016 ROI Global Summit in Jerusalem, an exclusive, high-profile gathering of young global innovators taking place June 26-30.  (ROI is a bilingual play on words for “Return on Investment” and roi, Hebrew for shepherd.)

Paley’s Kitchen For Good catering service develops community kitchens that provide job training and recycle wasted produce for the hungry. With Kitchen for Good, Paley tackles issues of food waste, hunger and unemployment while also operating a profitable catering enterprise that creates jobs for culinary graduates and helps fund social programs. She also organizes weekly ‘Shabbatlucks,’ Shabbaton camping retreats, and holiday gatherings.

Thanks to her extraordinary vision and innovation, Paley was selected among 150 of the Jewish world’s leading young change makers from 29 countries who will convene for intensive networking, skill-building and idea development at the 2016 ROI Global Summit, the flagship program of ROI Community, an initiative of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.

This year’s participants bring a diverse set of interests and accomplishments, ranging from building an online support system used by thousands of victims of sexual abuse around the world; to making Jewish text more accessible through humorous takeoffs on biblical stories; to establishing a yoga organization that provides low income Kenyan women with the skills to become self-sufficient yoga instructors; and much more. These 150 innovators share a commitment to building a more vibrant, inviting and inclusive Jewish future for the benefit of the Jewish community and the broader world.

“Since its inception in 2006, the ROI Summit has convened some of the most promising young Jewish minds, providing them with a platform to showcase their ideas, challenge each other and develop their visions for change. We feel lucky to be able to look back on a decade of community activity, to learn from our challenges and success over the years and to see the tangible impact that our members have created in communities across the globe,” said Justin Korda, executive director of ROI Community. “This group of change makers is injecting the Jewish world with a boost of energy and creativity that will shape the Jewish future for years to come.”

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