Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Cunningham Park to help plant trees at A Million Trees planting site. Volunteers will be trained in proper planting techniques. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long pants and clothing that can get dirty. Please meet you NAV Tech lead at the corner of 75th Ave & 210th Street, Queens NY. Space is limited.
Requirements: Registration is Required For This Event.
Date: April 20, 2013
Location: 75th Avenue & 210th Street, Queens, NY 11364
Contact: Bridgette Duncan, Outreach Assistant, 212-360-3317
Website: http://www.nycgovparks.org/
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Ongoing, HELP CLEAN OUT AND REBUILD HOMES AFFECTED BY SANDY!
More than three months after Hurricane Sandy, thousands of New Yorkers are still living with mold. Respond & Rebuild helps Rockawayresidents get past a huge obstacle to rebuilding: mold removal. It’s physical work and can be a tedious job, but it’s so important that it’s done well, and you can do it! This is a free service we provide to Rockawayresidents affected by Sandy. We do outreach to find homes, provide a free assessment, and then bring volunteers to complete the work.
Your commitment to this work makes it possible for us to keep our appointments with families who have often been wait-listed, stood up by contractors, and turned down by insurance companies. When you arrive on time and work hard all day, you are helping us keep our promises to people who have already dealt with a tremendous burden over the past few months.
Sign up for a full day of work. Jobs are lined up in advance.
Requirements: Advanced sign up is required by 5pm the day before your volunteer day.
Please sign up on our website: Sign Up Here!
Volunteers just need to bring a bag lunch and wear a warm hat and warm clothes, and hard soled shoes such as work boots or camping boots.
Respond & Rebuild is a full-day of relief work. Volunteers need to arrive on time and stay all day. Our last safety training begins promptly at 9:30 AM.
On weekends, we offer a shuttle service to our base in Rockaway from the Howard Beach A train station at 103rd St. & 159th Ave. Shuttle pick up is promptly at 9 am. On weekdays, volunteers must use public transportation or provide their own transportation here. Bus service is running. Those finding their own transportation must arrive at the base no later than 9:30am.
Location: 74-16 Beach Channel Drive, Queens, NY 11692
Days / Times: Monday-Sunday, ongoing, 9:30am
Contact: Jason Maas, Volunteer Coordinator, 718-714-8173
Website: http://www.respondandrebuild.org/
Ongoing, HUDSON RIVER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENER
Neighborhood Gardeners will work within a designated segment of the Park corresponding to a Manhattan west-side neighborhood.
Responsibilities include the following the following:
Installation of plant and garden material
Maintenance of the Park’s landscape including weeding, pruning, mulching, cutting of grasses, addition of soil amendments, cleaning of vegetation beds, and pest identification
To regularly and punctually attend designated weekly volunteer times
Please visit http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/support-the-park/volunteer for more information.
Responsibilities include the following the following:
Installation of plant and garden material
Maintenance of the Park’s landscape including weeding, pruning, mulching, cutting of grasses, addition of soil amendments, cleaning of vegetation beds, and pest identification
To regularly and punctually attend designated weekly volunteer times
Please visit http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/support-the-park/volunteer for more information.
Requirements:
While training will be provided, Neighborhood Gardener should:
Have prior horticulture experience including general planting and landscape/garden maintenance
Be willing and able to get dirty and perform physical labor
Be willing to work in nearly all weather conditions
Be willing to work with other volunteers and staff members with a good attitude in a team setting
Be willing to converse with park patrons about the Park and its landscape
Have an enthusiasm to improve the Park’s landscape
While training will be provided, Neighborhood Gardener should:
Have prior horticulture experience including general planting and landscape/garden maintenance
Be willing and able to get dirty and perform physical labor
Be willing to work in nearly all weather conditions
Be willing to work with other volunteers and staff members with a good attitude in a team setting
Be willing to converse with park patrons about the Park and its landscape
Have an enthusiasm to improve the Park’s landscape
Days / Times: Tuesday / Thursdays, Mornings and Afternoons
Location: 353 West Street, Pier 40, NY, NY 10014
Contact: Mark Chever, Volunteer Coordinator, 212-627-2020 ext: 8751
Location: 353 West Street, Pier 40, NY, NY 10014
Contact: Mark Chever, Volunteer Coordinator, 212-627-2020 ext: 8751
Ongoing, BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK GREEN TEAM
The Green Team is a weekly volunteer group that provides essential horticultural care to the park. Weekly projects may include planting, mulching, or removing invasive plants. The Green Team is a wonderful opportunity to learn about gardening, enjoy nature, and make the park look its best.
Children are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian. Green Team meets twice a week from April through October in the Main Street section of the park. The entrance is on the corner of Main and Plymouth Streets in the DUMBO neighborhood.
Tuesdays, 6 - 8 pm
Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm
Please sign up for Green Team sessions here:
http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/calendar
Requirements:
Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes and clothes they don't mind getting dirty. Please visit http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/events/calendar to sign up for Green Team sessions.
Groups of 6 or more must contact sward@brooklynbridgepark.org to schedule a Green Team session.
Location: 334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Contact: Sarah Ward, Volunteer Coordinator, 718-412-1031
Ongoing, REBUILDING HOMES IN THE ROCKAWAY'S
Friends of Rockaway in conjunction with the St. Bernard Project and Americorps NCCC has begun free, needs based, rebuilding of homes on the Rockaway Peninsula.
We are currently looking for volunteers that are willing to come put in a hard days work, want to learn a new skill and don't mind getting a little dirty.
Our days start at 9am and end at 4:30pm. We recommend you bring a lunch and water and a tool belt if you have one sitting around. We will have all of the tools you need here but if you have a favorite hammer feel free to bring it.
We can't do the work we are doing without the volunteers that are coming through our door. We hope to see you soon!
Requirements:
It's important that you are physically capable of lifting up to 50lb's all day. Possibly up and down stairs. Familiarity with power tools would be a plus but not a must. But it's important that you are comfortable and willing to learn how to use at least a drill and possibly a circular saw. We will provide training in the morning based on the work that we are doing that day and we are happy to answer all questions and demonstrate a skill until everyone is comfortable with the scope of work.
We will also provide hard hats, masks, gloves and eye protection when needed.
Days/Times: M-F, 9am-4:30pm, ongoing
Contact: Aaron Dickerson, Volunteer Coordinator, 574-226-8706
Website: http://friendsofrockaway.org
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