If you’ve got a strong back, a strong mind or even strong breath you can help your community.
We’ve heard about several volunteer opportunities in the last couple of weeks. Check them out below:
Thousand Turkey Challenge
Buy a turkey for a needy family to be distributed by West Side Campaign Against Hunger. The kickoff event is on Nov. 19, and you can learn more about the event here.
Helping Out at the 105th street Dog Run
I am working on transplanting shrubs, and will need 3-4 strong folks to help out this coming Sunday—November 17—to do the final move and replant. Please let me know if you can help out, and what time is best for you, and I’ll schedule accordingly: volunteer@dogrun105.org.
Fall Leaf Raking at Riverside Park
Saturday, November 16th 10am-1pm
Riverside Park, Various Locations
With trees, comes leaves – and when they fall in the park, it’s necessary to clean them up. Join Riverside Park Conservancy to rake leaves off of our pathways, high-traffic areas, and lawns to prevent them from clogging storm drains, making pathways slippery, and smothering the grass. All leaves will be added to our compost pile and turned into valuable mulch for use throughout the park.
Families, groups, and volunteers of all ages are welcome. Jumping in piles encouraged! For more info or to register call 212-870-3070 or email rsvp@riversideparknyc.org
More info here.
West Side Community Garden’s 22nd Annual Tulip Planting
The West Side Community Garden’s 22nd Annual Tulip Planting is on Saturday, November 16th, and Sunday, November 17th, from 10AM – 4PM. Join gardeners and neighbors to plant 12,000 tulip bulbs! Everybody is welcome, including kids. Gloves and trowels are provided. The garden is on 89th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.
For more information, call Jackie at (917) 414-1950, or if you want to bring food or volunteer for helping with sign-in sheets/organization call Mira at (212) 875-0632.
Christian Club for Children with Disabilities
Young Life is a non-denominational Christian organization that mentors teens, and Young Life Capernaum is specifically for teens
with both physical and developmental disabilities. You can check out more information here: https://www.younglife.org/
friends. Parents can join their kids if they’d like or if they feel comfortable leaving them there is a parent’s hang out that happens at the same time as club if they’d like to attend that, otherwise they are free to drop off and come back when club is over. Over the summer we take high schoolers to camp for a week as well.
Club meets every other Thursday night from 6:00 until 7:30 at All Angels Church (80th between Broadway and West End). Here are upcoming
dates:
Thursday Nights: 6:00PM-7:30PM
November 21: Club
December 5: Club
December 19: Club
Manhattan New School Track Club – Fall Classic 5k for Kids!
On Sunday, November 17 that we are putting on with Manhattan New School’s Track Club: the Fall Classic 5k for Kids.
Join us for the MNS Track Club – A Fall Classic 5k For Kids on November 17th.
* This is a fun run; therefore, we encourage runners and walkers to sign up.
* Website registration will be open until November 1st.
* No race day registration.
* Registration fee is $35 and includes a race shirt (if you register online before the deadline)
* Race capacity is 100 participants
* Race start time: 8:30am
* Hudson River Park; start and finish at Pier 84
Questions? Email Angela Auzston at aauzston@ctf.org – See more at: bit.ly/18Cmsjr
Please feel free to share this with family, friends, and anyone who you think might be interested in signing up!
Have volunteer opportunities? Send them to info@westsiderag.com.
