{"id":996,"date":"2026-06-18T10:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=996"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:34:32","slug":"positive-people-in-pinecrest-gabrielle-kushner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=996","title":{"rendered":"Positive people in Pinecrest : Gabrielle Kushner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Gabrielle Kushner has garnered well over 1,000 community service hours in just three years of high school, and she is on track to earn many more.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=995\">Panter, Panter &amp; Sampedro Awards 2026 Scholarships to two Miami Palmetto Senior High School students<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Her strong commitment to community service earned her the Mark Light Temple Beth Am Outstanding Service Award given at Temple Beth Am. At Palmetto, she won the PAW Award, given for positive citizenship, academic effort, school involvement and Panther spirit. Last year she received the Palmetto Volunteer Award.<\/p>\n<p>Most of her volunteer hours come from working at the University of Miami Mini Canes Summer Camp. Each summer she earned between 240 and 260 hours. She plans to volunteer again this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The summer camp is important to her because she attended it for six years as a camper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved it so much I wanted to be a role model and come back as a volunteer,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a recreational sports camp where every week there is a sport of the week as well as swimming, arts and crafts, dance and movement.<\/p>\n<p>Many other volunteer hours come from being a Sunday school counselor\/teacher at Temple Beth Am, a Madrachim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am with the first graders,\u201d she says. \u201cI am helping them understand the core concepts of Judaism, and be a bridge from the teachers to the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kushner is a member of the Social Justice Teen Fellowship at Beth Am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to Guatemala over the Martin Luther King weekend,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was an insanely eye-opening experience for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What surprised her the most is while she knew she was walking into a situation she was not used to, the weekend opened her eyes as to how other parts of the world live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was rewarding to be able to help,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, the Fellowship members volunteered at Lotus House where they served food and cleaned up the dining room.<\/p>\n<p>Next school year the Fellowship group expects to go to go on another mission trip.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=994\">Santo Dulce! Churros brings \u201cChurros Mundiales\u201d flavors to World Cup watch parties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kushner volunteered at Camp Jenny in Georgia last year, a camp that rewards underprivileged students from the Atlanta area with a sleep away camp experience. The money is raised by Jewish teens and the camp is organized and staffed by those teens.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s the incoming president of BAFTY, the youth group at Beth Am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been on board since freshman year,\u201d she says. \u201cBeing able to step into the highest position has been really exciting. As board president I will be involved in board meetings with the temple and be the voice for the teens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At Palmetto, she the incoming managing editor of Palm Echo, the school yearbook. Last school year she was the business manager.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s on the board as Senior Vice President of the Jewish Student Union.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also in the National Honor Society, the English Honor Society and a member of the Class of 2027 Class Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Next year she\u2019ll be the vice president of PAWS, (Panther Animal Welfare Society Club) in charge of programming.<\/p>\n<p>Helping rescue dogs is important to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started a project called Mitzvah for Mutts,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve raised funds and volunteered at the shelter. My love for dogs has been prominent in my life. I started my mitzvah project in 2021, and I\u2019ve been doing it ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the fall, she\u2019s applying to colleges for a degree in Psychology and Communications and Marketing. Applications will likely include Syracuse University, the University of Miami, University of Florida, the University of Wisconsin Madison, Indiana University, the University of Maryland, the University of Colorado and the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ABOUT US:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more Miami community news, look no further than Miami Community Newspapers. This Miami online group of newspapers covers a variety of topics about the local community and beyond. Miami\u2019s Community Newspapers offers daily news, online resources, podcasts and other multimedia content to keep readers informed. 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Whether you\u2019re looking for local Miami news, or podcasts, Miami\u2019s Community Newspapers has you covered. For more information, be sure to check out: https:\/\/communitynewspapers.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you have any questions, feel free to email Michael@communitynewspapers.com or Grant@communitynewspapers.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/miamimovershub.com\/?p=992\">Though his vision is limited, his art knows no bounds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Palmetto High School rising senior Gabrielle Kushner has garnered well over 1,000 community service hours in just three years of high school, and she is on track to earn many more. Her strong commitment to community service earned her the Mark Light Temple Beth Am Outstanding Service Award given at Temple Beth Am. 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