Donor Spotlight

Jerry & Julie Nabhan 

Julie and Jerry Nabhan are part owners of Specialty Solid Waste and Recycling, which is now managed by their son, Nick Nabhan. Their other son Jeff Nabhan is the Facility Manager for the SMaRT in Sunnyvale. The Nabhans came to SCS as major donors when SCS was able to help one of their employees — a single mom who had a brain aneurysm. SCS ensured the mother was able to stay in her home and access all the benefits and resources she was eligible for so that she could continue to support her family. When asked why it’s important to support Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS), Jerry said: “You never know when you are going to need the services SCS provides — from rental and utility assistance to food and follow-up case management. It could happen to any one of our families who are living on the edge. Our employee would have been out on the streets if SCS was not there to help her in her time of need.” Jerry and Julie were both so grateful to SCS that Julie joined the Board, where she was a member for more than five years. The Nabhans also launched an annual fundraiser called “Dinner at the Dump”, AKA “A Trashy Affair”, with most of the proceeds going to SCS. The Nabhans have now organized more than 12 of these events. The top three charitable causes that the Nabhans support are The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Sunnyvale Community Services, and CHOC Walk. They have two sons and currently have four grandchildren. Julie still volunteers at her grandchildren’s school. For fun, Jerry and Julie both like to dance, do paddleboarding, water skiing (when they were younger), and attend all types of sporting events. All the kids and grandkids are involved in sports. As Jerry tells it, he met Julie at a dentist’s office where she was the assistant, and it was love at first sight. Three months later he asked her to marry him. “You just know when you know,” said Julie. The Nabhans are both a part of Sunnyvale Rotary and volunteer at Senior homes. SCS is truly fortunate to have donors and supporters like Julie and Jerry Nabhan!