Unexpected Blessings
Born in Toronto Canada, Jonelle's passion for media and its ability to impact and tell stories that influence combined with her entrepreneurial flair is reflected on her social media site elleFACTOR.Co<BR><BR>Jonelle has devoted half a decade within the television industry on high caliber productions such as, Slice Network’s Wedding SOS, and A Channel's Positive Living TV. Her work reflects her vision to build a global community where “the village” becomes more than just your family and friends but your city, country and international community.<BR><BR>Watching the Earthquake relief initiatives for Haiti and Japan has strengthened her resolve that no other network other than social media could have harnessed a global initiative of people putting their Love into Action as fast as they did.<BR><BR>Jonelle realized the need for the 2nd Love In Action event after being invited by Theresa Laurico to a 2am drive with Abbas Jahangiri (owner of the Toronto rock music landmark the El Mocambo, founder of Serving Charity, Now Magazine's Top 5 Torontonians) to hand out sandwiches and coffee to the homeless on the streets of Toronto.<BR><BR>She then teamed up with Theresa Laurico and Trevor Francis for Love in Action's successful second year raising thousands of dollars for new sleeping bags, hats and gloves for Toronto's homeless to survive the cold winter nights.<BR><BR>This life changing experience lead her to other initiatives and she founded another event with Toronto’s Boombox Saints called the “Soup Kitchen” in the February of 2008. The benefit was held at the El Mocambo to support Serving Charity’s soup kitchen initiatives. She also continues to volunteer her time as Executive Director for Love In Action, and executed 2010's initiative which was a call to action to young leaders.<BR><BR>Through Love In Action, Jonelle is part of a larger community that impacts and inspires a whole new generation of leaders into calls of action for positive shifts.<BR>