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Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff Hosts
Annual Bastille Day Luncheon
Philanthropist and author Jean Shafiroff hosted
her Annual Bastille Day Luncheon at the upscale, stylish,
art-adorned restaurant Michael’s New York. The distinguished
guests enjoyed a specialty menu in the private dining room
that was decorated with French flags in honor of Bastille
Day.
Notable attendees included: Jean Shafiroff,
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, NYS Assemblywoman Rebecca
Seawright, Malan Breton, Ramona Singer, Zang Toi, Hunt
Slonem, Susan B. Taylor, Rita Cobsy, Dr. Penny Grant, Susan
Gutfreund, Nicole Noonan, Flo Anthony, Lee Fryd, Ann Van
Ness, Randi Schatz, Christopher Cameron, Lucia Hwong Gordon,
Marilyn Crawford, Jonathan Marder, Ernest Schmatola, Marilyn
Kirschner, Laurel Marcus, Matt Rich, Paola Rosenshein, Peter
Thomas Roth, Patricia Shiah, Maria Fishel, Lieba Nesis,
Couri Hay, Carole Belladora, David Hochberg, Cheri Kaufman,
Alisa Roever, Victoria Wyman, Roy Kean, and Tony Bowles.
Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff has served as a
board member of the French Heritage Society for
approximately eight years. A strong supporter of the
nonprofit organization, Jean Shafiroff is dedicated to the
preservation, restoration and promotion of French heritage
in America and France.
The French national holiday, Bastille Day,
commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison, marking
the beginning of the French Revolution, which took place on
July 14, 1789. The Bastille prison was a symbol of the
absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI’s Regime. By
capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king's
authority should be limited by a separation of powers.
About Jean Shafiroff:
Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist,
humanitarian, TV host, writer, and the author of the book "Successful
Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What You Give". Jean
is often referred to as "the first lady of philanthropy" by
the press because of her generosity and extensive work as a
volunteer fundraiser and leader in the philanthropic world.
She serves on the boards of many charitable organizations
and each year chairs upwards of eight different charity
galas. Among the many causes she champions are those
involved in women’s rights, rights of the underserved,
health care, and animal welfare.
Jean serves on the boards of the American
Humane, Southampton Hospital Association, NYC Mission
Society, French Heritage Society, Couture Council of the
Museum at FIT, Global Strays, New York Women's Foundation,
and Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation Honorary Board. A
Catholic, she served on the board of the Jewish Board for 28
years and now is one of their honorary trustees.
In addition, Jean is an ambassador for
American Humane and is the national spokesperson for the
organization’s “Feed the Hungry” Covid-19 program, an
initiative designed to provide food for 1,000,000 shelter
animals. Jean is the ambassador of the Southampton Animal
Shelter Foundation and a key donor and volunteer fundraiser
for their work. She is a New York Women's Foundation Board
Alumna who remains very active with the Foundation and with
women's issues in general.
For her philanthropy Jean has been honored
many times by groups including the Stony Brook Southampton
Hospital, American Heart Association, American Cancer
Society, New York City Mission Society, Southampton Animal
Shelter, Surgeons of Hope, Al Sharpton's National Action
Network, the Ellen Hermanson Foundation, Pet Philanthropy
Circle, Animal Zone International, Youth Counselling League,
the NYC International Film Festival Foundation, the Jewish
Board, and the Hadassah. In December 2020 Dan's Paper named
her Philanthropist of the Year at their Long Island Power
Women's Award Ceremony.
Jean is the producer and host of the
television show "Successful Philanthropy" which airs
six times weekly through LTV studios in East Hampton, NY, as
well as in New York City on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN):
Spectrum Channel 34 and 1995, Verizon/FiOS Channel 33, and
RCN Channel 82. The show will open in additional markets in
2021. On her TV program Jean interviews an eclectic mix of
leaders in the world of philanthropy as well as actors,
artists, business and civic leaders, and even a U.S.
presidential candidate.
For more information about Jean Shafiroff,
please visit: jeanshafiroffofficial.com.
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