New York Cares Day Saturday, October 20, 2007

Overview Community Service Day in NY Volunteers come out to help fix up the city’s schools Painted mural, fixed libraries, painted classrooms and hallways

Community Service Day in NY

Volunteers come out to help fix up the city’s schools

Painted mural, fixed libraries, painted classrooms and hallways

Over 8,000 volunteers signed up and participated this year Worked to fix up 117 public schools in the city

Over 8,000 volunteers signed up and participated this year

Worked to fix up 117 public schools in the city

Goal To create a more vibrant and cheerful environment for students to learn in

To create a more vibrant and cheerful environment for students to learn in

Participants

New York Cares Over 500 flexibly scheduled projects each month Examples: visit sick people in the hospital, take HIV/AIDS patients to the movies, help immigrants with their English, read to homeless children, teach soccer or other sports to children living in shelters

Over 500 flexibly scheduled projects each month

Examples: visit sick people in the hospital, take HIV/AIDS patients to the movies, help immigrants with their English, read to homeless children, teach soccer or other sports to children living in shelters

Annual Events New York Cares Day (October) Hands on Day (April) Winter wishes for kids and families November/December Coat Drive (December)

New York Cares Day (October)

Hands on Day (April)

Winter wishes for kids and families November/December

Coat Drive (December)

Youth Service

nycares.org

nycares.org