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22 Facts About Jean Shafiroff

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Jean Shafiroff is an American philanthropist, author, advocate, and socialite.

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Jean Shafiroff is the host of the television show "Successful Philanthropy" on LTV.

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Shafiroff, nee Jean Lutri, grew up on Long Island, New York.

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Jean Shafiroff's parents are Placido Lutri, former music chairman and director of district bands for the Levittown, Long Island, schools, and Rose Lutri, a painter and former textile designer.

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Jean Shafiroff graduated from Holy Trinity Diocesan High School in Hicksville, New York, in 1972.

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Jean Shafiroff has been a trustee of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services since 1992 and served as a board member of the Youth Counseling League, a division of JBFCS, from 1998 to 2009.

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Jean Shafiroff joined the board of Couture Council, which supports the museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, in 2010.

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Jean Shafiroff is an honorary board member of the Southampton Animal Shelter.

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Jean Shafiroff is known for "her leadership in raising money for the Southampton Hospital" and sits on the Southampton Hospital Association board.

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Jean Shafiroff chaired the hospital's annual summer gala fundraiser in 2010,2011 and 2013.

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Jean Shafiroff has chaired other galas and fundraisers, including the Bicentennial Gala of the NY Mission Society, the Solar One Gala, and the New York City American Cancer Society Gala three times.

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Jean Shafiroff has organized and hosted high-profile luncheons for charitable organizations.

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In October 2014, Jean Shafiroff was elected to the board of directors of the NYC Mission Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping out families in New York City's impoverished neighborhoods.

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Jean Shafiroff serves as a board member for The New York Women's Foundation and American Humane.

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In March 2016, Jean Shafiroff authored Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life by What You Give.

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Jean Shafiroff is a regular columnist at Social Life magazine.

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Jean Shafiroff was an Ellen Hermanson Foundation and Surgeons of Hope honoree in May and June 2014, respectively.

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Jean Shafiroff was an honoree and recipient of the Madeleine Borg Lifetime Service Award and recipient of the Dina Merrill Award for Public Service from the New York Mission Society in 2014.

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In June 2016, Jean Shafiroff received the Humanitarian with Heart Award from the American Heart Association.

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That same year, Jean Shafiroff was honored at the Taste of Hope gala for the American Cancer Society.

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Jean Shafiroff has been named by Gotham Magazine as one of the "100 Most Powerful New Yorkers," and was featured in Hamptons Magazine's "Best Dressed List" in 2012.

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In 2019, Jean Shafiroff was the Stony Brook Southampton Hospital gala honoree.