Bensonhurst Where To Donate Toys, Clothes, And Food In Southern Brooklyn This Holiday Season Reaching-Out Community Services’ 7th Annual Operation Christmas Smiles brought joy to 700 Brooklyn kids. (Photo via RCS-Reaching Out Community Services / Facebook)As great as it feels to get, it feels even better to give. While a little money goes a long way, a single used coat or unopened toy can
Bensonhurst Local Immigrant Youth Orgs Among Brooklyn Community Foundation Grant Recipients Youth education, leadership, and employment programs in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and in Brooklyn at large, are getting some much-needed support thanks to $2 million in grants from Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF). Specifically, BCF has designated $20,000 for United Chinese Association of Brooklyn‘s Youth Leadership Team, which develops leadership,
activism Photos: Fifth Annual Walk For Autism Draws Hundreds, Raises Funds For Local Services For Disabled Source: Shorefront YMore than 250 kids, parents and community leaders converged on the Riegelman Boardwalk this Sunday to take a 1.2 mile stroll for a good cause. Source: Shorefront YThe fifth annual Walk for Autism organized by the Shorefront YM-YHWHA, Marks JCH of Besonhurst and Kings Bay Y kicked
advocacy An Outpouring Of Support For Sheepshead Family Featured By NYT’s Neediest Cases Marks Jewish Community House (Source: Google Maps)The story of Sheepshead Bay resident Yefim Ulitskiy, published by the New York Times’ Neediest Cases on January 5, describes a man whose ex-wife has died and struggles to take care of his two daughters — 11-year-old Daniella and 8-year-old Elana. The girls’ grandmother,
charities Council Passes Bill Cracking Down On Illegal Clothing Donation Bins The City Council passed a bill cracking down on illegal clothing donation bins Thursday. The law – introduced by Councilman Vincent Gentile – penalizes organizations that put drop-off bins on the street with no intention of giving the collected garments to the needy. The bill allows the city to remove the bins
bike 4 frienship tour Cross Country Bike Ride For Children’s Charity Ends In Brighton Beach Source: Lisa MillerCyclists finished off the Investors Bank Bike 4 Friendship Tour on Sunday, a 3,000 mile trek that ended in Brighton Beach. The event kicked off 38 days ago in Los Angeles, led by Brooklynite Yitzy Smith and his six teammates. They crossed the finish line at Ocean
aviator sports and recreation center Local Relay For Life Raised $100,000 To Fight Cancer Joe Gilette, organizer of the Bergen Beachh, Mill Basin and Marine Park chapter of Relay for Life, sent us a note and some photos of this year’s event, in which they raised approximately $100,000 for the American Cancer Society during their June 7 event. Gilette writes: We recently
2808 gerritsen ave Attention Bibliophiles! Books Are Just $3 And Under At Gerritsen Library Book Sale UPDATE (March 26): Organizers have added two more days to the sale: Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28. These are the final days of the Friends of Gerritsen Beach Library’s first spring book sale since Superstorm Sandy devastated the branch in 2012. The library, located at 2808 Gerritsen
activism Bensonhurst Resident Holds An Online Book Drive Benefiting School Children Source: GoodNCrazy/FlickrBensonhurst resident Iljirijana Glavatovic recently started a virtual book drive to raise money for students at a Brooklyn public elementary school. A sophomore at City College, Glavatovic and her three siblings decided to open an online book drive using the services of a charity organization called First Book.
attorney general Attorney General Looking Into Charities’ Sandy Spending Photo by Erica ShermanIt seemed to be just a matter of time before someone started wondering exactly how the millions upon millions of dollars that flowed in from charitable sources in the wake of Superstorm Sandy actually ended up being spent. And now State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking
1827 84th st Saturday: Free Feeding Program At New Utrecht Reformed Church I passed by the New Utrecht Reformed Church (1827 84th Street) this week, and spotted this sign out front for their free feeding program. The sign told me to share the love, so here I am doing that. The program takes place Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m. Come
baseball Cyclones Launch “Meaningful Mondays” To Help In Sandy Recovery Source: Wally Gobetz via Wikimedia CommonsThe Brooklyn Cyclones have announced that they will raising moneyfor various Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts, through a new program dubbed “Meaningful Mondays.” The way it works is that $3 out of every ticket sold at MCU Park (1904 Surf Avenue) on Mondays will go to
41st assembly district democrats club Southern Brooklyn Toy For Tots Drive Breaks All Records… Again! ‘Tis the season for giving, and despite the continued struggles they themselves face after Superstorm Sandy, Southern Brooklyn residents proved their generosity by doling out more than 9,000 toys for last night’s Toys for Tots closeout party at the 41st Assembly District Democrats Club. Santa’s little helpers
be proud foundation Be Proud’s Yad B’Yad Event Brings Food To Those In Need For Rosh Hashanah Source: Be Proud FoundationBe Proud Foundation and Cherry Hill Market (1901 Emmons Avenue) organized a food distribution event called Yad B’Yad (which means “hand in hand”), ahead of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. The event caterered to the needs of the most desperate Jewish people of Brooklyn last
Brooklyn Cyclones July 8: Brooklyn Cyclones And Dream Factory Fundraiser Special Event Source: Wally Gobetz via Wikimedia CommonsThe Brooklyn chapter of the Dream Factory organization has teamed up with the Brooklyn Cyclones in order to raise funds for the next dream they will grant for a child diagnosed with critical or chronic illness. The Cyclones face off against the Jammers of Jamestown
Charitable Giving Want To Contribute To Heartland Tornado Victims? Here’s How You Can Help Kentucky National Guardsmen engage in a search and rescue mission March 3, in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there March 2. Photo by Spc. David Bolton, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Kentucky National Guard.As many of us are
charities Want To Beat Some Hipsters? No, we don’t mean beat them like that. We mean beat them at, like, building stuff. Or something. I don’t know… this is the e-mail I received: On Thursday, April 21, 2011 volunteers from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Nuestros Niños Child Development School, organizers from KaBOOM! and
