May 11-18, 2008 is AmeriCorps Week and to celebrate Met Council will be hosting a variety of volunteer projects. If you are interested in the following, please contact Ericka at (212)453-9685 or ebuyco@metcouncil.org. Hope you can spare some time to volunteer!
Catalog Library at Senior Residence
Location: Linda and Jerry Spitzer Residence
351 East 61st Street, Manhattan 10021
Date: Monday May 12th
Time: 11-3pm
Number of Volunteers Needed: 12
Description: Met Council owns and operates low income housing sites throughout all the five boroughs. At our East 61st Street building there is a large library in the community room, however not many of the residents use it because it is not organized and it is hard to find books. With our new catalogue system, each book will be categorized accordingly and will be entered into a database to make the library more usable. Volunteers for this event will be labeling and making card catalogues for each book. Volunteers do not need to bring any additional equipment or tools for this event. Lunch will be provided.
Food Packaging in Canarsie
Location: 5361 Preston Court, Brooklyn NY 11234 (Between East 56th and Foster Ave.)
Date: Tuesday May 13th
Time: 10-1pm
Number of Volunteers: 10 (max)
Description: Our food warehouse is located in Canarsie. Volunteers create family sized kosher food packages, which are distributed to 13,000 families throughout New York City a month.
Spring Planting at Carleton Residence
Location: Carleton Residence
89 Carlton Ave. (Fort Greene Brooklyn)
Date: Wednesday May 14th
Time: 11-4pm
Number of Volunteers Needed: 12-15
Description: If you would like to brighten up one of Met Council’s low income housing sites, then come help with some spring planting! Prepared to get down and dirty while working with soil and planting colorful flowers and a variety of veggies. Volunteers do not need to bring any additional equipment or tools to this event. Lunch will be provided.
Card Making for Homebound Seniors
Location: Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (main office)
80 Maiden Lane, 21st Floor, Manhattan 21st Floor
Date: Friday, May 16th
Time: 11:00-2:00pm
Number of Volunteers Needed: 15-20
Description: Met Council owns and operates low income housing sites throughout all the five boroughs. Many of the residents at these sites are homebound seniors. A lot of these seniors have no family nearby and are often isolated from society. By making cards for these seniors, it will show that someone cares for them.
Canarsie Bridges Festival
Location: 9502 Seaview Avenue in Canarsie (Brooklyn)
Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 1-4pm
Description: This will be the festival's 10th year and features free rides, games, basketball, face-painting, balloons, and refreshments. Volunteers would help the JCC of Canarsie flipping hot dogs, painting faces, inflating balloons, playing basketball, and ensuring that the festival runs smoothly.
Organization: JCC of Canarsie
Contact Info: Ruby at (718) 495-6210
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