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Photo via New York CaresDo you have a gently used coat that you don’t wear anymore? Have your kids grown out of last year’s winter gear? Donate your old coats as part of the NY Cares 27th Annual Coat Drive [https://www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive]. The after-school program
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Photo courtesy of David Barker/NYC Parks.There are only two spots left [https://www.newyorkcares.org/projects/orientation-express-spruce-fort-greene-park] (as of this posting) for the Saturday, April 4 park clean-up day with New York Cares at Fort Greene Park, so reserve your spot now! The day’s agenda consists of
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[https://www.facebook.com/newyorkcares/photos/a.400016872235.178673.6351647235/400018592235/?type=3&theater] Photo via New York Cares [https://www.facebook.com/newyorkcares/photos/a.400016872235.178673.6351647235/400018592235/?type=3&theater] Maybe your New Year’s resolution is to volunteer or get more involved with the
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The 26th annual New York Cares Coat Drive [https://www.newyorkcares.org/coat-drive] kicks off today and runs through December 31. There are more than 280 locations around New York City where you can drop off a clean, gently used coat to help neighbors in need — let’s warm our
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Roytman with a moose skeleton from Maine.by Vanessa Ogle Wheelbarrows, dirt and a vision are all someone needs to make a difference in the community. Jacqui Roytman, a former dance teacher, is known for combining science—often in the form of plants and photosynthesis—and art to transform neighborhoods
Clothing Donations
Looking for a place to drop off clothing and other textiles that’s not a donation bin placed illegally on a sidewalk [/blog/sanitation/sanitation-wants-clothing-donation-bins-gone-from-4th-avenue]? As you make room in your closet for new winter duds, and in the future when you start thinking about spring cleaning, here’s a
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If you ask me, Sheepshead Bay could definitely use some more crocuses. Source: WikipediaNew York Cares, which runs volunteer programs for 1,300 nonprofits, city agencies, and public schools, will join forces with the Bay Improvement Group (BIG) to restore and revitalize three garden sites hard hit by Superstorm Sandy,
Love a Library Day
Free on Saturday? Volunteers are needed at the Kensington branch [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/kensington] (4207 18th Ave) for the second Love A Library Day [http://newyorkcares.org/volunteer/service_days/lovealibrary.php], an event taking place at 36 public library branches across the city. The event is on
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The annual New York Cares Coat Drive [http://newyorkcares.org/volunteer/holiday_volunteering/coat_drive/index.php] is still underway, and with a goal of collecting 200,000 new or clean gently used coats to help neighbors in need, including those affected by Hurricane Sandy, they could use your help.
Barrier Beautification
Photo by Robert FernandezAll artists with hidden talents looking for an opportunity to display your unique work to others, now is your chance to get others to notice your work! The Department of Transportation and New York Cares [http://www.newyorkcares.org/] invite all artists to participate in their “Barrier
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If this year’s winter was anything like last year’s (Oy! Please, let it not be… ), and the economy continues to suck pond water, then it’s a pretty safe bet that some of our less fortunate members of humanity will need a winter coat to help keep them