Service Projects
We welcome anyone who wants to get involved in the community to join us for any of our volunteer opportunities. If you see a project that interests you, just sign up using the links below.
If you are interested in serving as the Project Coordinator for any of the projects that indicate a need for one, please contact Rita Shulgina. This will also count toward your membership requirement.
March 20, 2010: Children’s Bday Party at Fraternite Notre Dame
When: Saturday, 03/20, 11:30am-1:30pm
*This event is the make-up for the canceled 2/27 event
Where: Fraternite Notre Dame
2290 First Avenue and 118th Street in East Harlem NY
Once every few months we have the opportunity to meet at the Fraternite Notre Dame Soup Kitchen and present the children whose birthdays fall during this time with gifts, take pictures with them and share cake with the rest of the kids (there are normally over 40!). Many of the children’s families don’t have the financial means to buy gifts or throw a big party. The Fraternite of Notre Dame & our Rotaract Club helps to fill this need. The atmosphere is very lively and the kids are always excited to see us. To volunteer for this event, please plan to bring a gift(s) for the children. You don’t have to spend more than $5 per child. (A great place to shop for reasonably priced toys is Jack’s World). Once we hear from you - you will receive the name and age of your child to buy for.
After the event, we typically go out to lunch in the neighborhood and use this time to get to know one another. Did we mention Patsy’s Pizza (yum!) is across the street!
Can’t attend but still want to make a difference? You are welcome to donate a gift. Thanks! See you there!
Project Coordinators: Feruza Esanova and Sumit Pathak
April 14, 2010: Izzy Block Dinner
When: Wednesday, 4/14, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: Woodstock Hotel- 143 W 43rd b/w 5th and 6th Aves
Servers are needed to help serve dinner and dessert to a group of senior citizens at this dinner party, as well as conduct light clean up of the dining room afterwards. Please come at 5 or preferably earlier, around 4:30, to start preparing for dinner and serving food. Any help is appreciated, evern if you can make it at 5:30 or 5:45. There will also be volunteers from NY Cares there, so you will have a chance to meet helpers from other organizations in NYC.
Please contact Rita at rita.shulgina@gmail.com to sign up or simply show up to the address listed.
For more info, please visit: http://projectfind.org/pages/about_2.html
April 17, 2010: International Community High School
When: Saturday, 04/17, 11:00am- 2:00pm
Location: International Community High School
345 Brook Ave. , Bronx, New York 10454
Directions: 6 Train to Brook Ave. 2 or 5 train to 149th St/3rd Ave (map)
*Anyone who would like to meet and travel up together should meet near Grand Central in front of the Pershing Square Cafe (Park Ave and E 42nd Street) at 10:15am. We will board the 6 train no later than 10:25am.
The majority of the students and their families are recent immigrants, so in order to help these students further their goals we are offer tutoring and conversational English practice in a monthly series with the school. Additionally, the students need one-on-one tutoring with Regents Exams, Homework, Personal Statements, Resumes, Financial Aid, and end of semester projects. No experience is necessary. If you are interested in learning more about the school, please visit www.internationalsnps.org to learn more about ICHS and the International network for public schools.
Project Coordinator Needed
April 18, 2010: JFK Run
When: Saturday, 4/18, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Where: JFK Airport - Terminal 5
Join our Rotaract club and local Rotary clubs in this fun 5K run and walk! Registration fee is $20 ($12 for students) and can be done through http://www.active.com/running/jamaica-ny/jfk-rotary-club-5k-runway-run-2010. You can also register the day of the race for $25, but no later than at 8 a.m.! FREE PARKING on site.
Rotarians from Queens, N.Y. close a portion of JFK Int’l Airport Runway for a good cause and you’re invited to join them! The funds raised are used to assist many organizations, mostly dealing with children.
Please contact Catherine Neira if you have any questions about sign-up, logistics, transportation to the event, etc.
April 24, 2010: Hands on NY Day
When: Saturday, 4/24, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Where: Location TBD
Project Coordinator Needed (to serve as main point of contact from our club)
Hands on New York Day takes place on Saturday, April 24th this year, and is a day of service in cooperation with New York Cares to give NYC “a good spring cleaning”. The purpose of Hands on New York Day is to make New York City parks cleaner, greener, and ready for summer use. We will be joining the other Rotary Clubs in NYC as one Rotary Team! This is always a fun event and a great opportunity to work with our fellow Rotarians to do some hands-on work in our community.
The schedule for the day is as follows:
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Welcome, orientation, and project assignments
10:00 a.m. Community revitalization begins
12:30 p.m. Lunch - bring your own (unless otherwise directed)
1:00 p.m. Back to work
3:00 p.m. Clean-up, thank you, and goodbye
To attend this event, you will need to register on our Rotary Team website (our team name is…”Rotary Clubs of NYC”!):
Register: http://www.handsonnewyorkday.org/rotary
There is a $20 mandatory (tax deductible) donation that helps cover the cost of supplies for the day, as well as funding for the other projects that occur throughout the year at New York Cares.
This is a family friendly event, but if you will be bringing children under the age of 18 (they must be at least 12 years or older) you will need to fill out a waiver and bring it to the event. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
You can also find additional information (FAQ’s) at: http://www.handsonnewyorkday.org/faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=339070&ccp=77987
