8th Annual West Side County Fair - Looking for VOLUNTEERS

GreenTeam says ”Our good friends in Riverside Park are looking for 15-20 rockin’ eco-volunteers to help out at the 8th Annual West Side County Fair on Sunday, September 12 from 12:30-6:30 p.m.! Volunteers will help out at the “Green Acre” environmental corner, running hands-on activities for kids about environmental awareness, green living, and animal care. Lunch will be provided.

To volunteer, please send an email to Zhen at Zhen.Heinemann@parks.nyc.gov.

Sunday, September 12th
12:30- 6:30 p.m.
66th-72nd Streets along the Hudson River in Riverside Park South”

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because I promised … 

ZogSports is awesome.  The idea is to get a team together or join an existing one as an individual to make new friends and raise money and awareness for the charity of your choice.  Another way to change up your day between work and home and meet new like-minded people.  Go for it.  

Perhaps we should get a tumblr team going - or is there one?

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When I was teaching I had StoryCorps on the mind - they would come into the schools and theater programs to work with kids a lot, playing their stunning stories and sharing the importance of  preserving our personal histories. 

I had wanted to record a conversation with my Papa, asking him to tell stories of how he met my Nana (she was wealthy and German and he was poor and Russian and they spent the early years of their relationship in the midst of training for World War) and stories of the first time he watched a TV or heard the idea for a cellular phone. Tell me how the post office changed from when you started working there to when you left. Tell me what you think of this world today.  I would have asked about the war, but I know he wouldn’t have elaborated.  He read the paper, NY Times, cover to cover every morning. He wasn’t loquacious or demonstrative but he was thoughtful and aware and kind. And, a man worth listening to.   

StoryCorps near City Hall on Centre Street between Duane and Worth. Check out their mission and the possibility of partnering with them.  Recordings are stored in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.

And, if you’re enamored, considering donating or voting for them at the MEMBERS PROJECT.

NYCgovparks.org - Events Calendar

I mean, I like free outdoor activities.  And, this is real easy to use.  Just type in the park close to you or where you’re heading and voila, a list of activities.  There is a handy dandy subscribe button as well.  

City Harvest - Rescuing Food for New York’s Hungry

Click the pic for the 2010 Guide to New York’s Most Generous Restaurants

To learn more about City Harvest, how you can donate or volunteer, check out the website

NON-PROFIT PROFILE: Bowery Mission in Noho, NYC

I know life is short and this video is long but its really worth your while to give it a look.  A variety of volunteer opportunities are available at the Bowery Mission:  tutoring, serving meals in dining room, working food line at Tompkins Square Park (Outreach).

And, you may be interested to check out their young philanthropists events to raise money and / or collect toiletries, etc for the mission.