Tag: volunteer

The Upper West Side clearly has the finest collection of PhD's, MD's, RNs, Esquires, LSW's and CFAs in the city, and now we need

Several readers have asked us for ideas on volunteering over the holidays and we've come up with a list that we'd like to expand.

The YMCA and the West Side Campaign Against Hunger are holding fundraising events in the next few weeks.

Looking for a good way to celebrate Spring and help out in the neighborhood? The Riverside Park Conservancy is looking for volunteers to help fill sandboxes at the playgrounds in

Friday night is expected to be the coldest night in 10 years, the coldest night since your girlfriend left you for that investment banker. COLD! No no, we're

If you've got a strong back, a strong mind or even strong breath you can help your community. We've heard about several

Here are a few upcoming volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood.

Below, check out some notices we've recently received from Upper West Siders, including public school students whose tennis court and equipment were severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy.

We recently received the following updates about volunteering from Councilwoman Gale Brewer:

We recently received another note from Gale Brewer's office identifying places on the Upper West Side that are still accepting donations for Hurricane Sandy victims:

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's time for the West Side Campaign Against Hunger's thousand turkey challenge, where people can donate turkeys that are distributed to low-income families. The challenge starts today (Thursday) and you can participate by bringing a turkey to the Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew, ...

Because we continue to get more requests for volunteers and supplies, we'll try to use this post as a place to list current volunteer opportunities that locals are sending us.

Heard about some more volunteering/aid needs to add to the story we posted yesterday. Update: The information below may not be current. We have an ongoing list of needs posted here. From Shelly Fine: Evacuees have been transported to two Centers: Consolidation  Evacuation Center is in George Washington High School. ...

Upper West Siders heeded the call to help out the people who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy, bringing clothes and volunteering their time at shelters over the past few days. Evacuees from other parts of the city were sent to the neighborhood, and hundreds